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Van Williams and Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet. In 1966, ABC-TV had William Dozier revive George W. Trendle's famous radio character in a new series, The Green Hornet. Van Williams signed with 20th Century-Fox to portray the mysterious masked hero and his alter ego, newspaper editor Britt Reid (son of Dan Reid, Jr. who was the nephew of John ...
The character had originated as the star of a radio series [6] (1930s to 1950s), and it had previously been adapted to movie serials, comic books, and other media.Owing in part to George W. Trendle and Fran Striker having created all the central characters and developed the core formats of both radio shows, Britt Reid shares the same family name as the Lone Ranger, as Britt's father had been ...
Surfside 6 is an ABC television series that aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centers on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat, and features Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II, Van Williams as Kenny Madison (a character recycled from Bourbon Street Beat), and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne.
Van Williams, who portrayed the masked crime-fighter The Green Hornet in a memorable but short-lived companion TV series to Batman in the 1960s, has died. Van Williams, TV's Green Hornet, dies at ...
It aired for the 1966–1967 television season and stars Van Williams as both the Green Hornet and Britt Reid, and Bruce Lee as Kato. [12] [13] With his insistence on using his martial arts skills, Bruce Lee stole the show as Kato. This was the first time Asian martial arts fighting was seen on American TV.
Surfside 6 cast members: Margarita Sierra, Troy Donahue, Lee Patterson, Diane McBain and Van Williams. Surfside 6 is an American television series starring Troy Donahue, Van Williams, and Lee Patterson, and co-starring Diane McBain and Margarita Sierra. The show centers on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat.
Warners gave McBain a regular role on Surfside 6 (1960–62), supporting Troy Donahue, Van Williams, and Lee Patterson. Surfside 6 ran for two seasons. Surfside 6 cast: Margarita Sierra, Troy Donohue, Lee Patterson, Diane McBain and Van Williams. McBain had a banner year in 1960.
María Margarita Suárez Sierra (January 5, 1936 – September 6, 1963), better known as Margarita Sierra, was a Spanish-American singer, dancer, and actress best known for her supporting role as the nightclub-singing Cha Cha O'Brien on the early 1960s ABC/Warner Bros. television series, Surfside 6, with Troy Donahue, Van Williams, Lee Patterson, and Diane McBain.