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Shower of Stars (TV Series 1954–1958) Poster

(1954–1958)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Ralph Levy ... (16 episodes, 1954-1958)
Seymour Berns ... (12 episodes, 1954-1958)
Ralph Nelson ... (1 episode, 1958)

Series Writing Credits  

Ronald Alexander ... (play) (1 episode, 1955)
Maxwell Anderson ... (adaptation) (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Maxwell Anderson ... (teleplay) (1 episode, 1954)
Herbert Baker ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Herbert Baker ... (writer) (1 episode, 1955)
George Balzer ... (4 episodes, 1955-1958)
George Balzer ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
Karen DeWolf ... (additional dialouge) (1 episode, 1955)
Charles Dickens ... (by) (1 episode, 1955)
Charles Dickens ... (story "A Christmas Carol") (1 episode, 1954)
Morton S. Fine ... (1 episode, 1955)
Morris Freedman ... (writer) (1 episode, 1954)
David Friedkin ... (1 episode, 1955)
Hal Goldman ... (writer) (20 episodes, 1955-1958)
Hal Goldman ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
Hal Goldman ... (20 episodes, 1955-1958)
Hal Goodman ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Hal Goodman ... (writer) (1 episode, 1957)
Al Gordon ... (writer) (20 episodes, 1955-1958)
Al Gordon ... (20 episodes, 1955-1958)
Al Gordon ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
Arthur Hopkins ... (1 episode, 1955)
Hal Kanter ... (1 episode, 1954)
George Kelly ... (based on an one-act play by) (1 episode, 1956)
Milton Lazarus ... (written by) (1 episode, 1955)
Milton Pascal ... (writer) (1 episode, 1954)
Sam Perrin ... (4 episodes, 1955-1958)
Sam Perrin ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
Howard Snyder ... (writer) (8 episodes, 1955-1957)
Howard Snyder ... (13 episodes, 1955-1958)
Howard Snyder ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1958)
Howard Snyder ... (adapted for television by) (1 episode, 1955)
John Tackaberry ... (writer) (2 episodes, 1956)
John Tackaberry ... (adapted for television by) (1 episode, 1955)
George Manker Watters ... (1 episode, 1955)
Hugh Wedlock Jr. ... (writer) (8 episodes, 1955-1957)
Hugh Wedlock Jr. ... (13 episodes, 1955-1958)
Hugh Wedlock Jr. ... (written by) (2 episodes, 1958)
Hugh Wedlock Jr. ... (adapted for television by) (1 episode, 1955)

Series Cast  

William Lundigan ...  Self - Host / ... 22 episodes, 1954-1958
Jack Benny ...  Self / ... 19 episodes, 1955-1958
Art Gilmore ...  Announcer / ... 10 episodes, 1954-1958
Mary Costa ...  Self / ... 7 episodes, 1954-1957
Red Skelton ...  Self / ... 6 episodes, 1955-1956
Fredric March ...  Ebenezer Scrooge / ... 4 episodes, 1954-1956
Gary Crosby ...  Eddie Davis / ... 4 episodes, 1955-1956
Bob Crosby ...  Self 4 episodes, 1956-1958
Betty Grable ...  Self / ... 4 episodes, 1954-1958
Ed Wynn ...  Self 4 episodes, 1954-1958
Harry James ...  Self 4 episodes, 1954-1955
Frankie Laine ...  Self - Singer / ... 4 episodes, 1955-1956
Ethel Merman ...  Self / ... 4 episodes, 1955
George Burns ...  Self 3 episodes, 1956-1958
Basil Rathbone ...  Marley's Ghost 3 episodes, 1954-1956
Bob Sweeney ...  Bob Cratchit / ... 3 episodes, 1954-1956
Mel Blanc ...  Self 3 episodes, 1957-1958
Van Johnson ...  Self 3 episodes, 1957-1958
Jo Stafford Jo Stafford ...  Self 3 episodes, 1958
Barrie Chase ...  Blonde starlet / ... 3 episodes, 1954-1955
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955-1958
Georgia Gibbs ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 1955-1957
Shirley MacLaine ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955-1956
Marilyn Maxwell ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955
Tommy Sands ...  Self 3 episodes, 1957-1958
Vincent Price ...  Mr. Fitzgerald in Courtroom Skit / ... 3 episodes, 1957
Ray Middleton ...  Fred / ... 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Christopher Cook Christopher Cook ...  Tiny Tim 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Sally Fraser ...  Belle / ... 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Craig Hill ...  Young Scrooge 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Queenie Leonard ...  Mrs. Cratchit 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Rex Evans ...  Solicitor 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Tony Pennington Tony Pennington ...  Solicitor's Companion 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Billy Griffith Billy Griffith ...  The Book Buyer 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Peter Miles ...  Peter Cratchit 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Janine Perreau ...  Belinda Cratchit 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Bonnie Franklin ...  Susan Cratchit 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Judy Franklin Judy Franklin ...  Martha Cratchit 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Juney Ellis Juney Ellis ...  The Housekeeper 2 episodes, 1954-1955
David Rose and His Orchestra David Rose and His Orchestra ...  Themselves 2 episodes, 1955-1958
The Sportsmen Quartet The Sportsmen Quartet ...  Themselves 2 episodes, 1955-1958
Gene Nelson ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Edgar Bergen ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Charlie McCarthy ...  Self - Ventriloquist's Dummy 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Mario Lanza ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Rudy Vallee ...  Self - Guest Vocalist / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
The Andrews Sisters ...  Themselves 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Johnnie Ray Johnnie Ray ...  Self 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Gene Austin ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Ziggy Elman ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Lesley-Marie Colburn Lesley-Marie Colburn ...  Dancer / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
F.E. Miller F.E. Miller ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Martha Tilton ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Dick Foran ...  Harvey Howell / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Bobby Van ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Dan Dailey ...  Self 2 episodes, 1955
Tony Martin ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Jack Oakie ...  Self 2 episodes, 1955
James Burke ...  Self 2 episodes, 1955
Jane Kean ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Mary Healy ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Peter Lind Hayes ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Betty Kean ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1955
Chiquita Johnson ...  Self 2 episodes, 1958
Paul Weston Paul Weston ...  Self 2 episodes, 1958
Don Bestor Don Bestor ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Ruth Hussey ...  Agnes Carroll 1 episode, 1955
Janis Paige ...  Janis Paige 1 episode, 1958
John Raitt ...  John Raitt 1 episode, 1958
Edward Everett Horton ...  Ed Hoffman 1 episode, 1955
Barbara Nichols ...  Miss Kim O'Day 1 episode, 1958
Dennis Day ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Mary Wickes ...  Lizzie 1 episode, 1955
Andy Devine ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Larry Keating ...  W.J. Archer 1 episode, 1955
Paul Douglas ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Gil Frye Gil Frye ...  Pierre the Head Waiter 1 episode, 1958
John Hoyt ...  Principal Bob Wilson 1 episode, 1955
Johnny Green ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Glen Turnbull Glen Turnbull ...  Eddie the Stage Manager 1 episode, 1958
Ronnie Burns ...  Tommy Green 1 episode, 1955
Phil Harris ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Frank Sennes Frank Sennes ...  Frank Sennes 1 episode, 1958
Olive Sturgess ...  Mia Caroll 1 episode, 1955
Glenn Ford ...  Glenn Ford 1 episode, 1958
Sam Hearn Sam Hearn ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Carol Leigh Carol Leigh ...  Joan Carroll 1 episode, 1955
George Hicks George Hicks ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Janet Parker Janet Parker ...  Ginger Carroll 1 episode, 1955
Joseph Kearns ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Mary Livingstone Mary Livingstone ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Mahlon Merrick ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Frank Nelson ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Frank Parker ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Robert Sabonjian Robert Sabonjian ...  Self - Mayor of Waukegan, Illinois 1 episode, 1958
Larry Stevens Larry Stevens ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Ted Weems ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Don Wilson ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Charles Bagby Charles Bagby ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Frank Remley Frank Remley ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Wayne Songer Wayne Songer ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Sammy Weiss Sammy Weiss ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Sheree North 1 episode, 1954
Sherry Jackson ...  Terry 1 episode, 1954
Jean Hagen ...  Margaret 1 episode, 1954
Danny Thomas ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Groucho Marx ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Hayden Rorke 1 episode, 1954
Fred Clark 1 episode, 1954
Marvin Kaplan ...  W. Somerset Kaplan 1 episode, 1954
Rusty Hamer ...  Rusty 1 episode, 1954
George N. Neise 1 episode, 1954
Beverly Tyler 1 episode, 1954
James Dunn ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Rochelle Hudson ...  Alice 1 episode, 1954
Peter Leeds 1 episode, 1954
King Donovan 1 episode, 1954
Robert Carson 1 episode, 1954
Gil Stratton ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Michael O'Shea ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
William Bishop ...  Steve 1 episode, 1954
Joseph Crehan 1 episode, 1954
Dick Winslow 1 episode, 1954
Jimmy Cross 1 episode, 1954
Eddie Mayehoff Eddie Mayehoff ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Effie Klinker Effie Klinker 1 episode, 1954
Jeff Donnell ...  Self - Actress 1 episode, 1955
Joan Blondell ...  Bonny 1 episode, 1955
Marguerite Chapman ...  Self - Cameo 1 episode, 1955
Dan O'Herlihy ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1955
Cynthia Chenault ...  Self - Guest Vocalist 1 episode, 1955
James Gleason 1 episode, 1955
Gracie Allen ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Robert Sterling ...  Self - Cameo 1 episode, 1955
Larry Storch 1 episode, 1955
William Frawley ...  Gabby Mullins 1 episode, 1955
Vivian Vance ...  Mrs. Mullins 1 episode, 1955
Cedric Hardwicke ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1955
Helene Stanley 1 episode, 1955
Pat O'Brien ...  Self - Cameo 1 episode, 1955
Tom Drake ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 1955
Laurie Mitchell 1 episode, 1955
Joe Besser ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Mary Treen ...  Cleaning lady in boarding house skit 1 episode, 1955
Anna Maria Alberghetti 1 episode, 1955
Sheila Bromley ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Fortunio Bonanova ...  Opera Singer 1 episode, 1955
Joe Cranston ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Yma Sumac ...  Opera Singer 1 episode, 1955
Kelly Brown ...  Self - Performer 1 episode, 1955
Mel Allen ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Wally Boag Wally Boag ...  Self - Performer 1 episode, 1955
Loyal Underwood ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Pat Rosemond Pat Rosemond ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Marguerite Piazza Marguerite Piazza ...  Dorothy Meadows 1 episode, 1955
Jack Cathcart Jack Cathcart ...  Self - Orchestra Leader 1 episode, 1955
Dickie Humphreys Dickie Humphreys ...  Self - Performer 1 episode, 1955
Roger Wagner Chorale Roger Wagner Chorale ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1955
Harold Lang ...  Self - Guest Vocalist 1 episode, 1955
Patti Wharton Patti Wharton ...  Lady Luck / ... 1 episode, 1955
Ray Arnett Ray Arnett ...  Self - Performer 1 episode, 1955
Dick Brown Dick Brown ...  Dancer 1 episode, 1955
Joan Druckenmiller Joan Druckenmiller ...  Child Violinist 1 episode, 1955
Rhonda Fleming ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Elsa Lanchester ...  Mrs. Zooker 1 episode, 1956
Rory Calhoun ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Jane Russell ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Joe E. Brown ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Nanette Fabray ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Peggy Lee ...  Mary Rigley 1 episode, 1956
Marge Champion 1 episode, 1956
Gower Champion 1 episode, 1956
Connie Haines ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Nelson Riddle ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Helen O'Connell Helen O'Connell ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Les Baxter ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Tex Williams ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Frankie Lymon Frankie Lymon ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Babette Bain Babette Bain 1 episode, 1956
Beryl Davis Beryl Davis ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
The Norman Luboff Choir The Norman Luboff Choir ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1956
Jayne Mansfield ...  Jayne Mansfield / ... 1 episode, 1957
Hedy Lamarr 1 episode, 1957
Yvonne De Carlo ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Julie London ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Joan O'Brien ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Fred MacMurray ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Carol Channing ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Tallulah Bankhead ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Gale Storm 1 episode, 1957
Liberace ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Herb Vigran ...  Self - Policeman in Courtroom Skit 1 episode, 1957
Robert B. Williams ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Jacques d'Amboise 1 episode, 1957
The Krofft Puppets ...  Various Characters 1 episode, 1957
Janet Lennon Janet Lennon ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Reginald Gardiner ...  Self - Surprise Visitor 1 episode, 1957
Lawrence Welk 1 episode, 1957
The Lennon Sisters ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1957
Sid Krofft 1 episode, 1957
Peggy Lennon Peggy Lennon ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Dianne Lennon Dianne Lennon ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Kathy Lennon Kathy Lennon ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Rod McKuen ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Jimmie Rodgers ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
George Liberace ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Artie Auerbach Artie Auerbach ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Russell Trent Russell Trent ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Jack Harmon Jack Harmon ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Jean Durand Jean Durand ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
The Lester Horton Dancers The Lester Horton Dancers ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1957
Patty McCormack ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Zsa Zsa Gabor ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Hermione Gingold ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Charles Cantor ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Gogi Grant Gogi Grant ...  Self 1 episode, 1958
Bess Flowers ...  Pioneer Woman (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
Dick Elliott ...  Fezziwig (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
Jimmy Baird Jimmy Baird ...  Boy (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
Ezelle Poule Ezelle Poule ...  Woman (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
John Murphy John Murphy ...  The Lamplighter (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
John Meek John Meek ...  Boy With Goose (uncredited) 1 episode, 1954
Jack Albertson ...  Bartender (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Paul Sand ...  Self - dancer (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Ravenscroft ...  Opera Singer (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Douglas Evans ...  Gordon (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
Diane Gump Diane Gump ...  Model (uncredited) 1 episode, 1955
George Olsen ...  Self (uncredited) 1 episode, 1958

Series Produced by 

Ralph Levy ... producer (15 episodes, 1954-1957)
Nat Perrin ... producer (9 episodes, 1954-1955)
Cecil Barker ... executive producer / producer (6 episodes, 1954-1958)
John F. Meyers ... associate producer (5 episodes, 1955-1958)
Richard Fisher ... associate producer (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Jule Styne ... supervising producer (2 episodes, 1955)
Seymour Berns ... producer (1 episode, 1955)
James Starbuck ... associate producer (1 episode, 1955)
Ralph Nelson ... producer (1 episode, 1958)
Desi Arnaz ... executive producer (uncredited) (31 episodes, 1954-1958)
Lucille Ball ... executive producer (uncredited) (31 episodes, 1954-1958)

Series Music by 

Lyn Murray ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Bernard Herrmann ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Milton Pascal ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Lud Gluskin ... (1 episode, 1954)
Gordon Jenkins ... (1 episode, 1954)
David Rose ... (1 episode, 1955)
Jule Styne ... (1 episode, 1955)

Series Cinematography by 

George E. Diskant ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Editing by 

Robert Fritch ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Art Direction by 

Robert Tyler Lee ... (8 episodes, 1955-1958)
Ralph Berger ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Albert M. Pyke ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Set Decoration by 

Buck Henshaw ... (3 episodes, 1955)
Edward G. Boyle ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
George R. Nelson ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Dwight Gibson ... (1 episode, 1957)

Series Costume Design by 

George Whittaker ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)

Series Makeup Department 

Karl Herlinger ... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Production Management 

Lloyd Richards ... production manager (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

John F. Meyers ... associate director (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
Jack R. Berne ... assistant director (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Howard A. Quinn ... associate director (1 episode, 1958)

Series Sound Department 

John C. Grubb ... sound recordist (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Earl B. Mounce ... sound recording engineer (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Robert Reeve ... sound editor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Leard Davis ... lighting director (2 episodes, 1957)
Doug Morris ... lighting director (2 episodes, 1958)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Kate Drain Lawson ... costumer (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Alvina Tomin ... Mary Costa's gowns / gowns: Mary Costa (2 episodes, 1957-1958)

Series Editorial Department 

Dann Cahn ... editorial supervisor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Music Department 

David Rose ... music director / musical director / music arranged and conducted by / original songs (5 episodes, 1955-1958)
Lyn Murray ... conductor / musical director (5 episodes, 1957-1958)
Lud Gluskin ... musical director / musical direction (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
Maxwell Anderson ... lyrics (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Victor Bay ... associate conductor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Leon Birnbaum ... music editor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Bernard Herrmann ... conductor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Roger Wagner ... vocal supervisor (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Buddy Bregman ... orchestrations (2 episodes, 1955)
Milton Pascal ... original songs / special music (2 episodes, 1955)
Norman Luboff ... vocal arrangements / vocal direction (1 episode, 1955)
Mahlon Merrick ... musical director (1 episode, 1955)
James Starbuck ... musical staging (1 episode, 1955)
Jule Styne ... music supervisor (1 episode, 1955)
Sid Kuller ... special lyrics (1 episode, 1958)
Paul Salamunovich ... choral singer (uncredited) (1 episode, 1954)

Series Additional Crew 

Robert Colvin ... technical director (4 episodes, 1955-1957)
Gene Nelson ... choreographer / choreography (4 episodes, 1955)
Jack Langdon ... assistant to the producer (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Miriam Nelson ... choreographer (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Donald Saddler ... choreographer (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
A.J. Cunningham ... technical director (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Jack Boyle ... choreographer (2 episodes, 1958)
Robert Sidney ... choreographer (1 episode, 1954)
Art Gilmore ... announcer (1 episode, 1955)
Paul Godkin ... choreographer (1 episode, 1955)
Harry King ... choreography (1 episode, 1955)
James Starbuck ... choreographer (1 episode, 1955)
Rod Alexander ... choreographer (1 episode, 1957)
Jack Regas ... choreographer (1 episode, 1957)

See also

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