Run for Your Life (TV series)
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| Run for Your Life | |
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 Run for Your Life intro screenshot |
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| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Roy Huggins |
| Directed by | John Rich Michael Ritchie Leslie H. Martinson Stuart Rosenberg Ben Gazzara |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 85 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jo Swerling, Jr. Robert Hamner Roy Huggins |
| Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 13, 1965 – March 27, 1968 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Run for Your Life is a television drama series starring Ben Gazzara which ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968.
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[edit] Synopsis
Gazzara played a lawyer who had only a short time left to live. He decided to do all the things he had never had time for previously. Much like Route 66, each episode featured the main character on the move, encountering new people in new situations.
The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.
[edit] Notable guest stars
Several guest stars had recurring roles on the series including Fernando Lamas as Ramon da Vega, a professional gigolo, Jeremy Slate as race car driver Pete Gaffney, Ina Balin as Lisa Sorrow, Martin Milner as Mike Greene, and Stephen McNally as Mike Allen. Other notable guest stars include[1]:
[edit] References
- ^ Robertson, Ed (1998-02). Television Chronicles: Run for Your Life. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
