Match the Actor with the Show - 1960s edition Quiz

Answer: Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr appeared in two hit series in the 1960s: "Perry Mason" from 1957 to 1966 and "Ironside" from 1967 to 1975. On "Perry Mason", he played the title character, a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. The show was among the first hour-long drama series filmed for television in the U.S., and it continued to air in syndication for years after its original run. Burr received Emmy nominations for his work on the show in 1959-1961, winning the award in 1959 and 1961.

Answer: Bill Cosby

"I Spy" was an adventure series starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby as American agents who masqueraded as tennis player Kelly Robinson (Culp) and his coach Alexander Scott (Cosby). The series ran from 1965 to 1968 and was the first major American drama to feature an African American actor in a lead role. Both Culp and Cosby were nominated for Emmy awards for 1966-1968, but it was Cosby who took home the award for three straight years.

Answer: Don Adams

Like Bill Cosby, Don Adams also took home three straight Emmy awards, albeit in the comedy category, for his work on "Get Smart". The Mel Brooks/Buck Henry spy comedy ran from 1965 to 1970 and featured Adams as Agent 86 Maxwell Smart who worked for a U.S. government agency called CONTROL. Adams received Emmy nominations for his work on the show in 1966-1969, winning the award in 1967-1969.

Answer: Robert Conrad

"The Wild Wild West" was an unusual genre - a spy western. It featured Robert Conrad as Secret Service agent James West and Ross Martin as master of disguise Artemis Gordon. Taking place after the Civil War, the plots for the series included both history and fantasy, and the show ultimately ended up being canceled due to backlash against violence on TV. Conrad didn't receive any Emmy acknowledgments for his work on the show but co-star Martin received a nomination in 1969.

Answer: Peter Graves

Before the Tom Cruise films, "Mission: Impossible" was TV series that ran from 1966 to 1973. Peter Graves portrayed team leader Jim Phelps starting in the second season (Steven Hill portrayed team leader Dan Briggs in the first season). The team of agents worked for the Impossible Mission Force, a government agency tasked with completing elaborate covert operations.

The supporting cast on the show changed over the years but included Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Leonard Nimoy and Lesley Ann Warren. Graves received an Emmy nomination for his work on the show in 1969; co-star Martin Landau received nominations in 1967-1969 but neither won.

Answer: Patrick McGoohan

A British psychological drama, "The Prisoner" consisted of seventeen episodes and ran from 1967 to 1968. On the show, Patrick McGoohan portrayed a British agent who was captured after he tried to quit his job and detained in a mysterious seaside village where he was assigned the name of "Number Six". Any attempt at escape was hindered by a floating orb called "Rover".

Besides starring in the show, McGoohan also co-created it and co-wrote and directed much of the series.

Answer: Brian Keith

The sitcom "Family Affair" ran from 1966 to 1971 and featured Brian Keith as a New York City bachelor who took in his orphaned nieces and nephew. His valet Mr. French (Sebastian Cabot) helped to raise the 15-year old Cissy (Kathy Garver) and six-year old twins Jody (Johnny Whitaker) and Buffy (Anissa Jones). Keith received Emmy nominations for his work on the show in 1967-1969 but didn't win.

Answer: Patrick Macnee

The stylish British spy drama "The Avengers" aired from 1961 to 1969. In the first season, Ian Hendry portrayed Dr. David Keel with Patrick Macnee appearing as Keel's partner, but after Hendry left the show, Macnee became the star as John Steed. Steed had various partners in the early years, but it was his partnership with Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) from 1965-1968 that is perhaps the most memorable. Macnee didn't receive Emmy nominations for his work on the show but Rigg did in 1967 and 1968.

Answer: Dick York

The fantasy sitcom "Bewitched" ran from 1964 to 1972 and famously had two Darrins: Dick York from 1964-1969 and Dick Sargent from 1969-1972. Dick York, the original mortal husband of witch Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) left the show due to recurring back pain from an injury that had occurred in the late 1950s.

Although the show continued on without him, the ratings declined following the replacement. York received an Emmy nomination for his work on the show in 1968 but didn't win.

Answer: William Shatner

The show that started the franchise, the original "Star Trek" ran from 1966 to 1969 and featured William Shatner as Captain James Kirk of the starship Enterprise. Shatner wasn't in the cast of the first pilot episode but a second pilot was shot and featured Shatner and other members of the show.

Despite an aggressive letter-writing campaign by fans of the show, the series was canceled after 79 episodes. Shatner didn't win an Emmy accolades for his work on the show but Leonard Nimoy received three Supporting Actor nominations.