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The Donna Reed Show

Cast & Crew

Tony Owen
producer / executive producer
248 Episodes, 1958 - 1966

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

William Roberts
creator / characters created by / written by
275 Episodes, 1958 - 1966: John Whedon
written by / teleplay
39 Episodes, 1958 - 1962: Nate Monaster
written by / story
31 Episodes, 1958 - 1961: Paul West
written by / teleplay / writer
30 Episodes, 1962 - 1966: Barbara Avedon
written by
23 Episodes, 1960 - 1966: Alfred Lewis Levitt
written by / story / teleplay
17 Episodes, 1959 - 1962: Helen Levitt
written by / story / teleplay
10 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: Henry Sharp
written by / teleplay
9 Episodes, 1958 - 1961: Phil Sharp
written by / teleplay
8 Episodes, 1960 - 1964: Sumner Arthur Long
written by
6 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Sam Locke
written by
6 Episodes, 1964 - 1965: Joel Rapp
written by
6 Episodes, 1964 - 1965: Bob Fisher
written by / story / teleplay
5 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Alan Lipscott
written by / story / teleplay
5 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Clifford Goldsmith
written by
5 Episodes, 1960 - 1966: Milton Pascal
written by
5 Episodes, 1962 - 1965: Ben Gershman
written by
5 Episodes, 1962 - 1964: Jerry Davis
written by
4 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Phil Davis
written by
4 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Howard Snyder
written by
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Hugh Wedlock Jr.
written by
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Frank Tarloff
written by
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1960: Andy White
written by
3 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: David R. Schwartz
teleplay
3 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Erna Lazarus
written by
3 Episodes, 1963 - 1966: Jack Harvey
written by
3 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Irving Taylor
written by
3 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Phil Leslie
written by
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1964: Peggy Chantler Dick
written by
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1958: William Cowley
written by
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1958: Seymour Friedman
written by
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1963: Douglas Morrow
written by
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Barney Slater
writer / written by
2 Episodes, 1963 - 1963: Tommy Tomlinson
teleplay / written by
2 Episodes, 1964 - 1964: Andrew McCullough
written by
2 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Lou Shaw
written by
2 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Jack Raymond
written by
2 Episodes, 1966 - 1966: Jess Carneol
story / teleplay
1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Kay Lenard
story / teleplay
1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Don Nelson
written by
1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Jay Sommers
written by
1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Seaman Jacobs
written by
1 Episode, 1959 - 1959: Bill Manhoff
written by
1 Episode, 1959 - 1959: Si Rose
written by
1 Episode, 1959 - 1959: Sam Adams
written by
1 Episode, 1960 - 1960: Mathilde Ferro
written by
1 Episode, 1960 - 1960: Theodore Ferro
written by
1 Episode, 1960 - 1960: Jacqueline Trotte
written by
1 Episode, 1960 - 1960: True Boardman

1 Episode, 1961 - 1961: John Elliotte
written by
1 Episode, 1961 - 1961: Michael Fessier
written by
1 Episode, 1961 - 1961: Frank Fox
written by
1 Episode, 1961 - 1961: Sheila Lynch
written by
1 Episode, 1961 - 1961: Ralph Goodman
written by
1 Episode, 1962 - 1962: Austin Kalish

1 Episode, 1962 - 1962: Elroy Schwartz

1 Episode, 1962 - 1962: Leo Solomon
written by
1 Episode, 1962 - 1962: Michael Cramoy
written by
1 Episode, 1963 - 1963: Ed Haas
written by
1 Episode, 1963 - 1963: Norm Liebmann
written by
1 Episode, 1963 - 1963: Frank Crow
story
1 Episode, 1964 - 1964: Keith Fowler
written by
1 Episode, 1964 - 1964: Leonard Gershe
written by
1 Episode, 1964 - 1964: Mannie Manheim
written by
1 Episode, 1964 - 1964: Gary Abrams
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: David Braverman
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Janet Carlson
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Dick Conway
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Nathaniel Curtis
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Roland MacLane
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Bob Marcus
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Paul Petersen
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Don Richman
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Ben Starr
written by
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Laurence Marks
written by
1 Episode, 1966 - 1966: Rick Mittleman
written by
1 Episode, 1966 - 1966: Ronny Pearlman
written by
1 Episode, 1966 - 1966

Cast

Donna Reed
Donna Stone
275 Episodes, 1958 - 1966: Paul Petersen
Jeff Stone
275 Episodes, 1958 - 1966: Carl Betz
Dr. Alex Stone / Dad Stone
272 Episodes, 1958 - 1966: Shelley Fabares
Mary Stone
192 Episodes, 1958 - 1965: Patty Petersen
Trisha Stone
99 Episodes, 1963 - 1966: Ann McCrea
Midge Kelsey / Midge
73 Episodes, 1963 - 1966: Bob Crane
Dr. Dave Kelsey / Dr. Dave Blevins
63 Episodes, 1963 - 1965: Darryl Richard
Smitty / Smitty (Morton Smith)
34 Episodes, 1961 - 1966: Jimmy Hawkins
Scotty / George Haskell / Jerry / Jerry Hager / Jimmy
20 Episodes, 1958 - 1965: C. Lindsay Workman
Jim / Dr. Higgins / Dr. Jim Higgins / Charlie Henderson / Dr. Brady / Dr. Jim / Dr. Kane
12 Episodes, 1960 - 1965: Janet Landgard
Karen / Sabrina
12 Episodes, 1963 - 1965: Candy Moore
Angie / Bebe / Bebe Barnes / Bernice
10 Episodes, 1961 - 1966: Stephen Pearson
Zack / 2nd Boy / Eddie / Mike / Pete
8 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Allan Hunt
Stan / Bill / Boy / Howard / Moose
7 Episodes, 1962 - 1965: Gary Waynesmith
Willie / Blake / Reporter
7 Episodes, 1964 - 1965: Jan Stine
Roger / Johnny
5 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Reba Waters
Antoinette Duval / Dorine / Ginny / Ginny Currier / Marcia
5 Episodes, 1958 - 1962: Tommy Ivo
Herbie Bailey / Herbie
5 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Aline Towne
Helen / Kay / Kay Wiley / Mrs. Sutton / Nellie Slocum
5 Episodes, 1960 - 1966: William Lanteau
Mr. Devlin / Mr. Jepsen / Phillips / Publicity Director / Simmons
5 Episodes, 1962 - 1966: Doodles Weaver
Charlie Brubaker / Man / Mr. Perkins / Paul
4 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: Charles Herbert
David Barker
4 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Richard Deacon
Mr. Conroy / Mr. Heflin / Mr. Johnson / Mr. Moorehead
4 Episodes, 1959 - 1962: Rodney Bell
1st Reporter / Ed / Mr. Foss / Mr. Mason
4 Episodes, 1961 - 1964: Leslie Barringer
Boy / Les / Rudy / Timmy
4 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Dorothy Lovett
Edie / Alma
4 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: Gerry Lock
Helen / Kate Brock / Myra Keppler / Myra Robinson
4 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Celia Wilgus
4 Episodes, 1959 - 1964: Mimsy Farmer
Joanne Wells / Laurie / Laurie Lessing
4 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Betsy Jones-Moreland
Dorothy Evans / Geri / Janet Palmer / Mrs. Pratt
4 Episodes, 1960 - 1965: Dick Wilson
Mr. Carothers / Mr. Drucker / Mr. Hodges / Waiter
4 Episodes, 1960 - 1965: Ricky Klein
1st Boy / Gordie / Jeff's Friend / Mike
4 Episodes, 1958 - 1961: Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale
4 Episodes, 1962 - 1964: Mary Shipp
Lydia Langley
3 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Jackie Kelk
Dr. Boland / Bo
3 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Frances Robinson
Myra / Ellen Marcy
3 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Arthur Hanson
Ben / Ben Wiley / Dr. Gardner
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: Jack Albertson
Jack Richards
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: James Stacy
Danny / Sandy / Steve Callahan
3 Episodes, 1962 - 1962: Ann Doran
Mrs. Adams / Margaret Dorsey
3 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Tony Haig
Eddie / Greg / Walter Pearson
3 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Melinda Casey
Babs Keppler / Sue
3 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Harvey Korman
Carter Melville / Dr. Allison / Headwaiter
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: Stephen Wootton
Eddie / Greg / Wilbur
3 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Sally Mansfield
Alice / Beth / Joyce
3 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Regina Groves
Ann / Babs
3 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Randy Preissman
Christopher Langley / Dan / Robert
3 Episodes, 1959 - 1962: Glenn Perry
Bill / Boy / Ted
3 Episodes, 1963 - 1963: Mary Treen
Miss Winters / Mrs. Larson / Sunny Cooper
3 Episodes, 1958 - 1965: Jack Straw
Mr. Alexander / Salesman
3 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Stephen Roberts
Dean Shelby / Mr. Herman / Rafferty
3 Episodes, 1959 - 1965: Kirk Alyn
Man / Mr. Crawford / Steve Slocum
3 Episodes, 1961 - 1966: Harry Korshak
Chuck / Jerry / Steve
3 Episodes, 1962 - 1965: Gene Blakely
Dr. Frank Bennett / Kingsley / Mr. Perkins
3 Episodes, 1962 - 1966: Willie Mays
Willie Mays / Self
3 Episodes, 1964 - 1966: Penny Kunard
Bettina / Isobel / Julie
3 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Kristine Miller
Betty Murdock / Edna
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Herb Vigran
Judge / Mr. Sprague
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Florence MacMichael
Madeline / Madeline Richards
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Alan Carney
Mr. Pruitt
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1962: John Bryant
Major Barker
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Scotty Morrow
Pee Wee
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Hal Smith
Mr. Pearson / Rod
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Lee Aaker
Kenny / Walter the Wizard
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Renee Godfrey
Gloria / Wilma
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: Jimmie Lee Gaines
Harold / Jerry
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Jerry Lanning
Clay Shannon / Jerry Summers
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1962: Yale Summers
Howard
2 Episodes, 1963 - 1963: Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Devlin / Myra Keppler
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1962: Ann Morriss
Eleanor Moody / Fran
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Olive Sturgess
Alice Burke / Carol Berke
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Gregory Irvin
Mousie Myers
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Melinda Byron
Betsy / Ellen Schiller
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Howard McNear
Wilbur Wilgus
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Harvey Grant
Philip / Philip Dorsey
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Marjorie Winters
Mrs. Pruitt / Ruth Morton
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1960: Steven Barringer
Craig / Steve
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Tony Owen Jr.
Rick / Roger Griffin
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Crahan Denton
Babcock / Dr. Kendall
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1962: Sid Tomack
Mac
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Frank Wilcox
Bartley Langley / George Heiser
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Holly Harris
Elsie / Mrs. Crawford
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Annelle Hayes
Mrs. Bolton / Taffy Cinders
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: Carter DeHaven
Fred Miller / Mr. Merriam
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1962: William Windom
David Adams / Ed Corwin
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Jeff DeBenning
Mr. Fletcher / Mr. Werner
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Howard Wendell
George Heiser / George Helser
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Stephen Courtleigh
Colonel Woodward
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Hugh Corcoran
Eddie / Eddie Barclay
2 Episodes, 1958 - 1958: Roberta Shore
Carol / Nancy
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Keith Vincent
Jim Berke / Jim Burke
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Susan Dorn
Ceil Pennington
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Pat McCaffrie
Electrician / Jack Keppler
2 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Franco Corsaro
Mr. Tocari / Murphy
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1965: Ray Baumann
Elroy / Jerry
2 Episodes, 1960 - 1961: Trudy Marshall
Mother / Mrs. Foster
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Paul Engle
Spike / Zachary
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1961: Peter Oliphant
Johnnie / Pete
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1961: Brooke Bundy
Joanne / Joanne Wells
2 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Sherry Granato
Gwen / Rosemary
2 Episodes, 1963 - 1963

Produced By

Paul West
associate producer / producer
78 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: Phil Sharp
associate producer
76 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: William Roberts
associate producer
36 Episodes, 1958 - 1959

Music

Stu Phillips

33 Episodes, 1962 - 1966: Van Alexander

4 Episodes, 1963 - 1963: William Loose

2 Episodes, 1963 - 1963

Cinematography

Gert Andersen

227 Episodes, 1958 - 1965: Frederick Gately

16 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Lothrop B. Worth

3 Episodes, 1966 - 1966: Burnett Guffey

1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Henry Freulich

1 Episode, 1965 - 1965

Sound

James Nelson
supervising sound editor
218 Episodes, 1958 - 1964: Roy Siegel
sound effects editor
74 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: Sid Lubow
sound effects editor / sound effects
33 Episodes, 1963 - 1965: Fred J. Brown
sound effects editor
27 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Terrance Emerson
sound cable man
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965

Editing

Robert B. Hoover

86 Episodes, 1961 - 1966: Richard Fantl

80 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Fredrick Y. Smith

18 Episodes, 1958 - 1962: Michael Luciano

12 Episodes, 1958 - 1958

Art Direction

Robert Purcell

107 Episodes, 1960 - 1966: Ross Bellah

97 Episodes, 1959 - 1966: Cary Odell

22 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Robert Peterson

19 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Paul Palmentola

16 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: John T. McCormack

4 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Phillip Bennett

3 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Carl Anderson

3 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Robert F. Boyle

3 Episodes, 1959 - 1959: Walter Holscher

2 Episodes, 1959 - 1960: Seymour Klate

2 Episodes, 1966 - 1966: William Flannery

1 Episode, 1959 - 1959

Set Design

Makeup

Clay Campbell
makeup artist / makeup supervisor / makeup
209 Episodes, 1959 - 1966: Gertrude Wheeler
hair stylist / hair styles
173 Episodes, 1960 - 1966: Helen Young
hair stylist
75 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Frank McCoy
makeup artist
20 Episodes, 1965 - 1966

Assistant Director

Jerrold Bernstein
assistant director
170 Episodes, 1958 - 1965: John D. Bloss
assistant director
33 Episodes, 1959 - 1961: Bill Lukather
assistant director
16 Episodes, 1965 - 1966: Carter De Haven Jr.
assistant director
6 Episodes, 1958 - 1958: R. Robert Rosenbaum
assistant director
6 Episodes, 1962 - 1966: Max Stein
assistant director
4 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Herb Wallerstein
assistant director
4 Episodes, 1958 - 1959: Pat Corleto
assistant director
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1961: Donald L. Gold
assistant director
2 Episodes, 1961 - 1961: Floyd Joyer
assistant director
1 Episode, 1958 - 1958: Irving J. Moore
assistant director
1 Episode, 1960 - 1960: Harold Lewis
assistant director
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Lou Place
assistant director
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965: Roger Slager
assistant director
1 Episode, 1965 - 1965

Production Management

Seymour Friedman
production supervisor
203 Episodes, 1958 - 1966: Lawrence Werner
post-production supervisor
133 Episodes, 1961 - 1966

Art Department

Richard Lawrence
uncredited
260 Episodes, 1959 - 1966

Stunts

Jesse Wayne
stunts
1 Episode, 1962 - 1962

Editorial

Richard Fantl
supervising editor
29 Episodes, 1958 - 1959

Other

Seymour Friedman
production assistant
53 Episodes, 1958 - 1960: Miriam Nelson
choreographer
1 Episode, 1959 - 1959

Music Department

Irving Friedman
music supervisor
74 Episodes, 1961 - 1963: Ed Forsyth
music supervisor
60 Episodes, 1963 - 1966: Emil Cadkin
music editor
40 Episodes, 1961 - 1962: Igo Kantor
music editor
34 Episodes, 1962 - 1963: Van Alexander
additional music by
1 Episode, 1963 - 1963: William Loose
composer: stock music
113 Episodes, 1958 - 1961: John Seely
composer: theme music
37 Episodes, 1958 - 1959

Script Department

Milton Pascal
script consultant
38 Episodes, 1964 - 1965: Ray Singer
executive script consultant
19 Episodes, 1965 - 1966

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