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Omnibus

The original "Omnibus" show, hosted by Alastair Cooke, was a New York City-based program that explored a wide range of subjects, including science, arts, and original plays by renowned playwrights, often featuring interviews with notable figures.

The debut of "Omnibus" brought a diverse range of subjects to the screen, covering science, arts, and original productions, all broadcast live from New York City.

Episodes:

Episode 2 Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

2. Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

Aired: Nov 16, 1952

The next episode will delve into the tumultuous life of Abraham Lincoln, trac...

Episode 3 The Twelve Pound Look

3. The Twelve Pound Look

Aired: Nov 23, 1952

A self-made millionaire's life is turned upside down after his first marriage...

Episode 4 Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

4. Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

Aired: Nov 30, 1952

The next episode features a diverse range of segments, including a dramatic e...

Episode 6 Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

6. Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

Aired: Dec 14, 1952

The next episode of this iconic series delves deeper into Lincoln's life, fea...

Episode 8 My Brother Henry

8. My Brother Henry

Aired: Dec 28, 1952

The next episode features a thrilling combination of segments, including a st...

Episode 11 Vive!

11. Vive!

Aired: Jan 18, 1953

The next episode combines captivating storytelling, theater, design, and inno...

Episode 13 Die Fledermaus

13. Die Fledermaus

Aired: Feb 1, 1953

The next episode brings together music and industry expertise, featuring a pe...

Episode 14 Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

14. Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

Aired: Feb 8, 1953

The next episode explores the early years of Abraham Lincoln's political care...

Episode 16 La Boheme

16. La Boheme

Aired: Feb 22, 1953

The next episode features a mesmerizing production of Puccini's beloved opera...

Episode 17 The Happy Journey

17. The Happy Journey

Aired: Mar 1, 1953

The next episode offers a captivating mix of content, including a timeless ta...

Episode 22 Grandma Moses

22. Grandma Moses

Aired: Apr 5, 1953

The next episode brings together art and storytelling, showcasing the life of...

Episode 24 The Abracadabra Kid

24. The Abracadabra Kid

Aired: Apr 19, 1953

The next episode will feature a diverse range of engaging content, including ...

Episode 25 A Tale of Two Cities

25. A Tale of Two Cities

Aired: Apr 26, 1953

The next episode will feature a dramatic reading from Charles Dickens' classi...

Episode 26 Arms and the Man

26. Arms and the Man

Aired: May 3, 1953

The next episode of the program will be a thrilling production of George Bern...

Main Cast

Raymond BramleyRaymond Bramley(segment "The Gold Dress")
Joseph BuloffJoseph Buloff(segment "The Bear")
John CallJohn Call(segment "Nobody's Fool")
Claude BessyClaude Bessy(segment "Dance Madness")
Yul BrynnerYul BrynnerFrancois Villon (segment "A Lodging for the Night")
Harry BellaverHarry Bellaver(segment "The Bad Men")
Siobhan McKennaSiobhan McKenna(segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")
Scott DouglasScott DouglasPat Garrett (segment "Billy the Kid")
Orson WellesOrson WellesKing Lear (segment)
Edward AsnerEdward Asner(segment)
Richard KileyRichard KileyActor (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
Robert AllenRobert Allen(segment)
Frank AlbertsonFrank Albertson(segment "Happy Birthday, Aunt Sarah")
John HeldabrandJohn HeldabrandGeorge Macdonnell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Anne BancroftAnne BancroftPaco's Sister (segment "The Capital of the World" 2)
Sylvia FieldSylvia FieldMrs. Muffit (segment "The Raspberry Queen")
Lorne GreeneLorne GreeneEd Bailey (segment "The Sojourner")
Margaret HamiltonMargaret HamiltonAunt Wilma (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma")
Jack BennyJack BennyAthanael (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Judith EvelynJudith Evelyn(segment "Let There Be Farce")
Philip BourneufPhilip Bourneuf(segment "Antigone")
Bobby ClarkBobby ClarkPainter (segment "Vive!")
Joseph AnthonyJoseph Anthony(segment "The Royal Game")
Zachary ScottZachary Scott(segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Charles AidmanCharles Aidman(segment "The Blue Hotel")
Lew AyresLew AyresJulius Maltby (segment "Nothing So Monstrous")
John BrownleeJohn BrownleeDr. Falke (segment "Die Fledermaus")
Kelly BrownKelly BrownHead Wrangler (segment "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' ")
Maria BritnevaMaria Britneva(segment)
Jacques AubuchonJacques Aubuchon(segment "Paso Doble")
James DalyJames Daly(segment)
Marlon BrandoMarlon BrandoStanley
Edward BinnsEdward Binns(segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Edward AndrewsEdward AndrewsColonel Livingstone
Felicia MontealegreFelicia MontealegreNarrator
James BroderickJames Broderick(segment "Lincoln Part III: Growing Up")
Mario AlcaldeMario AlcaldeNarraboth (segment "Salome")
John AlvinJohn Alvin(segment "The House")
Royal DanoRoyal DanoAbraham Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Philip AbbottPhilip Abbott(segment "The Man without a Country")
Paul DouglasPaul DouglasHarry (segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Victor JoryVictor JoryCaptain Kidd
Lillian BronsonLillian Bronson(segment "The House")
Crahan DentonCrahan DentonTom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
John CassavetesJohn Cassavetes
Frank BolgerFrank Bolger(segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")
Jocelyn BrandoJocelyn Brando(segment "The Gold Dress")
Brandon De WildeBrandon De Wilde(segment "The Man in the Cool, Cool Moon")
Katharine BardKatharine BardLizzie Borden (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")
Rosemary DeCampRosemary DeCampShark Wicks' wife (segment "Nobody's Fool")
Burgess MeredithBurgess MeredithEveryman (segment "Everyman")
June LockhartJune LockhartMrs. Jonson (segment "The Trial of Ben Jonson")
John CromwellJohn Cromwell(segment "A Lodging for the Night")
Malcolm BrodrickMalcolm Brodrick(segment "The Bad Men")
Jack CollinsJack CollinsSinger (segment)
Natasha ParryNatasha ParryCordelia (segment)
Phyllis LovePhyllis LoveMaria (segment "The Contrast")
Paul FrankePaul FrankeDr. Blind (segment "Die Fledermaus")
Joseph CampanellaJoseph Campanella(segment)
Jerry BergenJerry Bergen(segment "Happy Birthday, Aunt Sarah")
Ray BoyleRay Boyle(segment "The Christmas Tie")
Eric BerryEric Berry
Hal MarchHal MarchGeorge Bidwell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Donald DavisDonald DavisTiresias (segment "Oedipus, the King")
Olga FabianOlga FabianHilde's Mother (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike")
Jim HawthorneJim HawthorneCocky Locky (segment "Chicken Little")
Mischa AuerMischa AuerNicola (segment "Arms and the Man")
Renie RianoRenie Riano(segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")
Lester MatthewsLester MatthewsThe Chief (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Sam GilmanSam Gilman(segment "A Jury of Her Peers")
Bert LahrBert LahrPainter (segment "Vive!")
Herbert BerghofHerbert Berghof(segment "The Royal Game")
Nita TalbotNita Talbot(segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Irene ChamplinIrene ChamplinGhost (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan")
Arny FreemanArny Freeman(segment)
Nan BoardmanNan Boardman(segment "Nothing So Monstrous")
Rex EverhartRex Everhart(segment)
Ethel BarrymoreEthel Barrymore(segment "Lord Byron's Love Letter")
John BealJohn BealFrancis (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Kay MedfordKay Medford(segment)
Walter FitzgeraldWalter FitzgeraldMr. Hardcastle (segment)
John C. BecherJohn C. Becher(segment "Lord Byron's Love Letter")
Everett SloaneEverett Sloane(segment)
Andre CharisseAndre CharisseLaurent (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Eartha KittEartha KittSalome (segment "Salome")
Hildy ParksHildy Parks(segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Frances FullerFrances Fuller(segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")
Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeJudge (segment "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick")
Martin E. BrooksMartin E. BrooksBenedict Arnold (segment "Treason, 1780")
Martin GabelMartin GabelNarrator (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Mildred DunnockMildred DunnockLouella (segment "The Gold Dress")
Loïs BoltonLoïs Bolton(segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")
Don GarnerDon Garner(segment "Nobody's Fool")
Joseph SchildkrautJoseph SchildkrautDeath (segment "Everyman")
Alexander ScourbyAlexander ScourbyBen Jonson (segment "The Trial of Ben Jonson")
Berry KroegerBerry Kroeger(segment "A Lodging for the Night")
Conrad JanisConrad Janis(segment "The Raspberry Queen")
Arnold MossArnold MossDuke of Albany (segment)
James MillhollinJames MillhollinMr. Van Rough (segment "The Contrast")
Philippa BevansPhilippa Bevans(segment "Three Sketches")
Larry BlydenLarry BlydenTeddy Roosevelt
Elliott ReidElliott ReidAustin Bidwell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Audrey ChristieAudrey ChristieMiss Kingsley (segment "The Nature of the Beast")
Peggy FeuryPeggy Feury(segment "Hilde and the Turnpike")
Paul UkenaPaul UkenaSinger (segment)
David HooksDavid Hooks(segment "Brewsie and Willie")
George IrvingGeorge IrvingThe Fox (segment "Chicken Little")
Jonathan HarrisJonathan HarrisMatey (segment)
Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre AumontCaptain Bluntschli (segment "Arms and the Man")
Evelyn RudieEvelyn Rudie(segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")
Dorothy MaloneDorothy MaloneElizabeth Rodholder (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Louisa HortonLouisa Horton(segment "A Jury of Her Peers")
Barry JonesBarry Jones(segment "Antigone")
Fredd WayneFredd WayneMaster Adam Fumie (segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Martyn GreenMartyn GreenJudge (segment "Trial by Jury")
Mark DanielsMark Daniels(segment "Androcles and the Lion")
Donald HarronDonald HarronJack Purdie
Nanette FabrayNanette FabrayRaina Petkoff (segment "Arms and the Man")
Byron FoulgerByron FoulgerHoratio (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Larry GatesLarry GatesGeorge Washington (segment "One Nation")
Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthy(segment "Antigone")
Dennis HoeyDennis HoeyArthur Conan Doyle (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")
Tom PediTom Pedi(segment)
Hermione GingoldHermione GingoldMrs. Hardcastle (segment)
Lilyan ChauvinLilyan ChauvinJeanne (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Eva Marie SaintEva Marie SaintActress (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
Fred HerrickFred Herrick(segment)
Martin LandauMartin LandauJokanaan and John the Baptist (segment "Salome")
Orson BeanOrson BeanNarrator (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to be a Submarine")
David WintersDavid Winters(segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Mario GalloMario Gallo(segment "The Capital of the World" 2)
Russell CollinsRussell Collins(segment "The Bad Men")
Paula StewartPaula StewartSinger (segment)
Beverly BentleyBeverly Bentley(segment "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World")
Enid MarkeyEnid Markey(segment "Let There Be Farce")
E.G. MarshallE.G. Marshall(segments "Nobody's Fool" and "Village Incident - India")
Robert GoodierRobert GoodierCreon (segment "Oedipus, the King")
Patrick McAlinneyPatrick McAlinney(segment "The Blue Hotel")
Anthony RossAnthony RossMr. Muffit (segment "The Raspberry Queen")
Lee RichardsonLee RichardsonColonel Manly (segment "The Contrast")
Melissa HaydenMelissa Hayden(segment "The Five Gifts of Life")
William ShatnerWilliam Shatner(segment "Moliere's School for Wives")
Harry TownesHarry TownesEdward Noyes (segment "The Great Forgery")
Bramwell FletcherBramwell FletcherEarl of Kent (segment)
Jessica TandyJessica TandyBlanche Du Bois (segment "Courtship")
Melville CooperMelville CooperSganarelle (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan")
David J. StewartDavid J. StewartOswald (segment)

Appearances

Alistair CookeAlistair Cooke
Victor BorgeVictor Borge
Christopher CronynChristopher Cronyn
Diana AdamsDiana Adams
Fred AllenFred Allen
Helen HayesHelen Hayes
Antonio El BailarínAntonio El Bailarín
Richie AndruscoRichie Andrusco
Jacques-Yves CousteauJacques-Yves Cousteau
Art CarneyArt Carney
Eric FlemingEric Fleming
Herbie FayeHerbie Faye
James AgeeJames Agee
Linda ChristianLinda Christian
Joseph N. WelchJoseph N. Welch
Leopold StokowskiLeopold Stokowski
Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein
Agnes de MilleAgnes de Mille
W.H. AudenW.H. Auden
Hume CronynHume Cronyn
Sonia ArovaSonia Arova
Peter BrookPeter Brook
Pearl S. BuckPearl S. Buck
Dick ButtonDick Button
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner
Charlton HestonCharlton Heston
John HerseyJohn Hersey
Rudolf ArnheimRudolf Arnheim
Kenny DelmarKenny Delmar
Tandy CronynTandy Cronyn
Leo GennLeo Genn
Karl WeberKarl Weber
Eva GaborEva Gabor
Josef MaraisJosef Marais
Thomas Hart BentonThomas Hart Benton
Peter FreuchenPeter Freuchen
Miranda MaraisMiranda Marais
Benny GoodmanBenny Goodman
Raymond MasseyRaymond Massey
Allen FuntAllen Funt
Betsy von FurstenbergBetsy von Furstenberg
Esther WilliamsEsther Williams
Carmen FloresCarmen Flores
Jean SibeliusJean Sibelius
McGeorge BundyMcGeorge Bundy

Creators

Robert SaudekRobert SaudekCreator

Info about Omnibus

Seasons: 8

Network: CBS

Production Countries: United States, Italy, Spain

Genres:Drama, Music, History

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