TV series
The Twilight Zone
Overview
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Details
- First air date
- 1959-10-02
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 5 seasons
- Episodes
- 156 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
- Network
- CBS
- Production
- Cayuga Productions, CBS
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rod Serling as Self - Host
- Robert McCord as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Jay Overholts as Taxi Driver
- Vaughn Taylor as Salesman
- Bernard Sell as Executive
- Jon Lormer as Minister
- Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth
- Jack Klugman as Jesse Cardiff
- John Anderson as Goldsmith
- S. John Launer as Lieutenant Colonel
- J. Pat O'Malley as Old Ben
- Barney Phillips as TV Repairman
Creators and crew
- Rod Serling - Creator
- Rod Serling - Executive Producer
- Herbert Hirschman - Producer
- William Froug - Producer
- Buck Houghton - Producer
- Bert Granet - Producer
Seasons
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