COronado 9
Encyclopedia
Coronado 9 is a syndicated
crime drama set in San Diego
, California
, starring Rod Cameron
as Dan Adams, a former United States Navy
intelligence officer turned private detective. Coronado 9 is Adams's address; the numeral 9 on a rock shown near his front door in the opening credits denotes the house number. Coronado
is also a wealthy suburban city in San Diego County
. The series produced thirty-nine episodes between September 6, 1960 and May 31, 1961. Coronado 9 was the third and last of Cameron's syndicated programs, following City Detective
and "State Trooper"
.
Vaughn Taylor
guest starred three times in the episodes "Flim Flam" as Voss, "Come with Thy Loot" as dentist Henry Dakin, and "Sincerely Yours, Napoleon", which also featured Virginia Christine
and Sue Ane Langdon
. Christine appeared also in "Obituary of a Small Ape", along with character actor
J. Pat O'Malley
(who played Dr. Tracey). Langdon appeared as well in the role of Holly Crane in "Blonde Herring".
Beverly Garland
, Anthony Caruso
, and Doug McClure
appeared in the pilot, "The Widow of Kill Cove", in the roles of Doris Denny Bona, Jack Bona, and Jimmy Hoke, respectively. Garland and Caruso also appeared as the same characters in a subsequent episode with an unlikely title, "Remember the Alamo
". Connie Hines
, later a co-star of Mr. Ed, appeared twice on the series as well in the episodes "A Stroll in the Park" and "The Groom Came D.O.A." Future "Star Trek
" star DeForest Kelley
appeared in two episodes: "Loser's Circle" as Frank Briggs and "Run, Shep, Run" as Shep Harlow. Jay Novello
and Walter Coy
also appeared in "Run, Shep, Run."
Other episodes and notable guest stars included "Doomtown" (Frank Ferguson
), "The Spinster of Nob Hill" (Ed Nelson
), "I Want To Be Hated" (Joanne Linville), "Four and Twenty Buddhas" (Raymond Bailey
), "Long Way to Detroit
" (Vito Scotti
and Barbara Stuart
), "The Anxious Mariner" (William Schallert
), and, the series finale, "They Met in Honolulu
", with Tod Griffin
Joe Sanger. Read Morgan
appeared as Mark Sidon in the episode "Flim Flam".
Several Coronado 9 guest stars, such as Tod Griffin, Read Morgan, and Paul Stader
, also appeared with Cameron on State Trooper. Both were Revue Studios productions. Coronado 9 was filmed in San Diego except for two episodes made in Honolulu and New Orleans
.
Television syndication
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crime drama set in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, starring Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron was a Canadian-born movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Westerns....
as Dan Adams, a former United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
intelligence officer turned private detective. Coronado 9 is Adams's address; the numeral 9 on a rock shown near his front door in the opening credits denotes the house number. Coronado
Coronado, California
Coronado, also known as Coronado Island, is an affluent resort city located in San Diego County, California, 5.2 miles from downtown San Diego. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census. U.S. News and World Report lists Coronado as one of the most expensive...
is also a wealthy suburban city in San Diego County
San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
. The series produced thirty-nine episodes between September 6, 1960 and May 31, 1961. Coronado 9 was the third and last of Cameron's syndicated programs, following City Detective
City Detective (TV series)
City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The first of three consecutive Rod Cameron series, City Detective aired between January 1, 1953 and May 10, 1955...
and "State Trooper"
State Trooper (TV series)
State Trooper is a half-hour television crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada State Troopers. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from September 25, 1956, to June 25, 1959...
.
Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor (actor)
Vaughn Taylor was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood....
guest starred three times in the episodes "Flim Flam" as Voss, "Come with Thy Loot" as dentist Henry Dakin, and "Sincerely Yours, Napoleon", which also featured Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine was an American film and television actress and voice artist. Christine had a long career as a character actress in film and television. She played "Mrs...
and Sue Ane Langdon
Sue Ane Langdon
Sue Ane Langdon is a retired American actress.She began her performing career singing at Radio City Music Hall and acting in stage productions. In the mid-1960s she acted at Manhattan's Schubert Theatre in The Apple Tree musical, which starred a young Alan Alda...
. Christine appeared also in "Obituary of a Small Ape", along with character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
J. Pat O'Malley
J. Pat O'Malley
James Patrick O'Malley was an English singer and character actor, who appeared in many American films and television programs during the 1940s–1970s, using the stage name J. Pat O'Malley...
(who played Dr. Tracey). Langdon appeared as well in the role of Holly Crane in "Blonde Herring".
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas", in the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons...
, Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso (actor)
Anthony Caruso was an American character actor in over 100 American films, usually playing villains, including the First Season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Don Juan Ortega...
, and Doug McClure
Doug McClure
Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s...
appeared in the pilot, "The Widow of Kill Cove", in the roles of Doris Denny Bona, Jack Bona, and Jimmy Hoke, respectively. Garland and Caruso also appeared as the same characters in a subsequent episode with an unlikely title, "Remember the Alamo
Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution.Alamo may also refer to:-Places:*Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas*Alamo, California*Alamo, Georgia*Alamo Township, Michigan*Alamo, Nevada*Alamo, New Mexico...
". Connie Hines
Connie Hines
Connie Hines was an American actress, best known for playing Alan Young's wife, Carol Post, on the 1960s syndicated and then CBS sitcom Mister Ed.- Biography :...
, later a co-star of Mr. Ed, appeared twice on the series as well in the episodes "A Stroll in the Park" and "The Groom Came D.O.A." Future "Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
" star DeForest Kelley
DeForest Kelley
Jackson DeForest Kelley was an American actor known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.-Early life:...
appeared in two episodes: "Loser's Circle" as Frank Briggs and "Run, Shep, Run" as Shep Harlow. Jay Novello
Jay Novello
Jay Novello was an American radio, film, and television character actor.Born in Chicago as Michael Romano, of Italian descent, Novello began his career as a radio actor, playing Jack Packard on the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery for a brief period, circa 1944...
and Walter Coy
Walter Coy
Walter Darwin Coy was an American stage, radio, film, and, principally, television actor, originally from Great Falls, Montana. He was best known for narrating the NBC western anthology series, Frontier, which aired early Sunday evenings in the 1955-1956 season.-Career:Coy performed on Broadway...
also appeared in "Run, Shep, Run."
Other episodes and notable guest stars included "Doomtown" (Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Perhaps his best known role was as the ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name...
), "The Spinster of Nob Hill" (Ed Nelson
Ed Nelson
Edwin Stafford Nelson is an American actor.Nelson has appeared in numerous television shows, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he was teaching acting and screenwriting in his native New Orleans at two local universities there...
), "I Want To Be Hated" (Joanne Linville), "Four and Twenty Buddhas" (Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Thomas Bailey was an American actor on the Broadway stage, movies, and television. He is best known for his role as wealthy banker, Milburn Drysdale, in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies....
), "Long Way to Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
" (Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti was a veteran character actor who played many roles, primarily from the late-1940s to the mid-1990s. He was known as a man of a thousand faces, for his ability to assume so many divergent roles in more than 200 screen roles, in a nearly 50 year career. He was known for his resourceful...
and Barbara Stuart
Barbara Stuart
Barbara Ann Stuart was an American actress.-Major roles:Stuart portrayed "Miss Bunny", the girlfriend of Sergeant Vincent Carter, played by Frank Sutton, on three seasons of CBS's Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C....
), "The Anxious Mariner" (William Schallert
William Schallert
William Joseph Schallert is an American actor who has appeared in many films and in such television series as The Smurfs, The Rat Patrol, Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Waltons, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Love, American Style, Get...
), and, the series finale, "They Met in Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
", with Tod Griffin
Tod Griffin
Tod Griffin, born as Arthur Griffin , was an American actor of stage, film, and television, originally from Birmingham, Alabama.-Early years:...
Joe Sanger. Read Morgan
Read Morgan
Read Morgan is a former American actor whose longest-running role was as a United States Army cavalry officer in the 1960-1961 season of The Deputy, a western television series on NBC created by Norman Lear. Morgan appeared in thirty episodes as the one-eyed Sergeant Hapgood Tasker, recognized by...
appeared as Mark Sidon in the episode "Flim Flam".
Several Coronado 9 guest stars, such as Tod Griffin, Read Morgan, and Paul Stader
Paul Stader
Paul B. Stader, sometimes known as Manny Stader , was an American actor best known for having performed stunts for Johnny Weismuller, Lex Barker, Gregory Peck, and John Wayne. He was also the underwater director of the 1978 film The Return of Captain Nemo.-Working with Weismuller and Barker:Stader...
, also appeared with Cameron on State Trooper. Both were Revue Studios productions. Coronado 9 was filmed in San Diego except for two episodes made in Honolulu and New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
.