Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Genre	Horror, Drama, Mystery
Presented by	Alfred Hitchcock (re-colorized footage)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	76 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Christopher Crowe Jon Slan Michael Sloan
Producer(s)	Alan Barnette Mary Kahn Barbara Laffey David Levinson Susan Whittaker
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Michael Sloan Productions Paragon Motion Pictures, Inc.
Distributor	Universal Television
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC (1985–1986) USA Network (1987–1989)
Picture format	35 mm 4:3
Audio format	Monoaural
Original run	September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29) – July 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)
Chronology
Related shows	Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents, sometimes called The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series of the same name.

Background

In 1985, the National Broadcasting Company aired a new made-fortelevision film^[1] based upon the series, combining newly-filmed stories with colorized footage of Alfred Hitchcock from the original series introducing each segment. The film was a huge ratings success, and sparked a brief revival of the anthology series genre that included a new version of The Twilight Zone amongst others.

Format

A new Alfred Hitchcock Presents series debuted in the fall of 1985 and retained the same format as the movie – newly filmed stories (a mixture of original works and updated remakes of original series episodes) with colorized introductions by Hitchcock. The new series lasted only one season before NBC cancelled it, but it was then produced for three more years by USA Network (which is now co-owned with NBC under NBC Universal).

Notable guest stars

Series pilot

• Ned Beatty – Larry Broome (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
• Lee Ving – Curt Venner (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
• Tony Frank – Sheriff Noakes (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
• John Huston – Carlos/Narrator (segment "Man from the South")
• Melanie Griffith – Girl (segment "Man from the South")
• Annette O'Toole – Stella (segment "An Unlocked Window")
• Bruce Davison – Betty Ames/Baker (segment "An Unlocked Window")

Other episodes

• Melissa Sue Anderson – Laura Donovan, Julie Fenton
• Harvey Atkin – Sam Wicks
• Brian Bedford – Sherlock Holmes, Stewart Dean
• Robby Benson – Ed
• Yannick Bisson – Ty
• Rory Calhoun – Jimmie Thurson
• David Cassidy – Joey Mitchell
• Kim Novak – Rosa
• Shaun Cassidy – Dale Thurston
• John Colicos – Carter Talbot
• Mike Connors – Robert Logan
• Andy Garcia – Alejandro
• Bruce Gray – Bryan Holland
• Arsenio Hall – Cleavon
• Mark Hamill – Danny Carlyle
• Noel Harrison – Charles Blanchard
• Art Hindle – Alton Brooks
• Barclay Hope – Harvey
• Van Johnson – Art Bellasco
• Martin Landau – Wallace Garrison
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• Cec Linder – Dr. Hoffman
• Ann-Marie MacDonald – Denise Tyler
• Patrick Macnee – Thaddeus
• E.G. Marshall – Charlie Pitt
• David McCallum – Lt. Cavanaugh
• Neil Munro – David Barclay
• Anthony Newley – Phil Halloran
• Kathleen Quinlan – Karen Wilson
• Marion Ross – Margaret Sturdevant
• Martin Sheen – Paul Dano
• Cedric Smith – Paul Stevens
• Brent Stait – Jim Sweeney
• Parker Stevenson – Clark Taylor
• Eli Wallach – Yosef Kandinsky
• Patrick Wayne - Michael Roberts
• Rod Wilson – Eddie
• Jeff Wincott - Tom King
• Edward Woodward – Drummond

Syndication

NBC Universal's horror-themed cable channel Chiller, which launched on March 1, 2007, is airing The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents for the first time on television in more than a decade. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents was the first show to air on Chiller when it launched at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. In Canada it airs on Space on Sundays (times vary).

References

1. ^ Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV)

External links

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents at the Internet Movie Database
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents at TV.com
• episode guide at Garn's GuidesThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents