A young John Beck is missing from the cast list!
I swear that, if possible, I'm going to start taping the credits of each episode, as I've seen a lot of missing actors as I refer to IMDb when I watch Encore's broadcasts!
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
I remember John Beck in the short lived James Garner series 'Nichols'. And you're right about John missing from the cast list. I also looked him up on IMDB and his appearance on Death Valley Days isn't listed. About the earliest appearance I can remember was John's being in an episode of 'I Dream of Jeannie'. I'm wondering if he wasn't on the Solomon's Glory episode of 'Death Valley Days' even sooner.
shareI remember "Nichols"! I with I'd had a VCR because one episode I would have taped had Kristoffer Tabori as a guest star. I recall TV Guide having an article about that episode; it involved something like an earthquake or cave-in.
No, he was in "I Dream of Jeannie" several years before that. The list has "Days of Our Lives" as his earliest credit.
There were several other cast members listed, but I didn't think to jot down the names. I knew, as I was watching, that the very young man courting the girl HAD to be John Beck. I went to IMDb and couldn't find his character's name ('Sandy Peters', I think it is). I thought it was unusual because, in the previous episode, Luke Halpin had a major role; best known as Sandy Ricks on "Flipper", he was playing a boy named Sandy!
From now on, I swear that I'll hit the Record button to catch end credits. Although IMDb makes it too difficult to add information (How I've tried!), I simply can make a thread
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
I'm giving my age away here, but I remember Nichols when it was on primetime when I was a kid...LOL. It's been a lot of years, but I remember James Garner was a sheriff of a small western town in the early 1900s and he rode a motorcycle instead of a horse. John Beck's character was somewhat of the town bully in the series and was constantly at odds with James Garner (Nichols). I was watching the Solomon's Glory episode of Death Valley Days this afternoon and somehow remembered John Beck from his days on Nichols. I love watching those old shows. Brings back good memories.
shareDon't worry: I'm MUCH older than you are! Consider that I was a whole year old when "Death Valley Days" went on the air and 19 years old when it went off the air!
My younger sister and I were nicknamed Bart and Bret Maverick (respectively) because we convinced our dad to teach us poker!
When we played Cowboys & Indians, my sister often was Rin-Tin-Tin aka Rinty!
Yep! I'm OLD! That's why Encore Western, MeTV and Cozi TV are so wonderful! Many of these shows seem new in many ways because, throughout those years, we watched so many Westerns. It's wonderful revisiting the past. However, I wish that Encore would add "Sugarfoot" to the lineup!
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they also showed "Nichols"?
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
LOL...It was nice of your dad to teach the two of you how to play poker. And I love those old shows too. I watch a network called ESPN that shows some of the old westerns too. Daniel Boone, which really wasn't a western, but one of my favorites back in the '60s comes on around 9 o'clock in the morning along with The Big Valley, The High Chaparrel, Bonanza and sometimes The Virginian. And yes, I'd love to watch 'Nichols' again too. I really liked it when I was a kid, but have never seen it in reruns.
shareI keep expecting Encore Western to add "Sugarfoot" to their lineup.
Thanks to all of the channels indulging in "retro" broadcasting! Sadly though, when MeTV aired "Honey West" and "The Rogues", they were stashed in the wee hours of Sunday morning!
But, Westerns really are showing up everywhere. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" is on Encore Western and COZI TV! I'm looking forward to seeing other series that will be returned to the TV screen.
It's encouraging~but discouraging to poorer folks~that DVDs of these old series are costly, meaning they must be in demand.
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
I agree. I've noticed that DVDs of the whole series of a lot of these good old shows have gone up in price. Awhile back I could have gotten a set of DVDs of Wanted: Dead or Alive for about $10. I wish I had taken advantage of that deal then. I have found some decent deals on eBay, but it's kind of taking a chance. You never know what kind of shape the DVDs might be in if they have already been used.
shareWOW! I am actually OLDER then both of you and I don't remember "Nichols" at all. Yes,there were a TON of those westerns! We were a "Gunsmoke", "Mavrick"and "Bonanza" family...lol. But there is NO WAY our mom would have let us play poker that young (we were finally allowed in High School) Such a diffrent time... You are so right about the memories! Thanks for the great post.
...."and I never saw a young'un that DIDN'T KNOW IT ALL!!
Doc to Cale - GUNSMOKE
I still recall my younger sister, Dad and I sitting around the chartreuse-colored footstool and playing cards. I didn't retain the knowledge, but it shows what a terrific fellow my father was. Mom said he was more like a kid than a lot of kids. I'm certain that he was ADHD, as I am, so that would be an accurate description.
Once when we stopped so that he could run an errand, he returned with a silver cone that I imagine was for adding oil to an engine (he ran a service station). Getting in the car, he promptly popped it on top of his head and announced, "Look at me! I'm Tom Terrific!" Mom reports that we began chanting, "I want a Tom Terrific hat! I want a Tom Terrific hat!" I'm not sure what they did to quiet our demands. Mom probably explained that it was just a joke.
So, Dad was exactly the type of father who would teach his two little girls how to play poker like Bret and Bart Maverick.
We lost him just past his 47th birthday, but we have so many memories of him that make us smile and laugh even with the tears.
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
You should be able to add his name without much difficulty. IMDB actually looks at those edits a lot quicker than say, a correction of a quote.
I've edited half dozen or more cast lists and those corrections all showed pretty fast.
For one episode IMDB had the wrong title (The Fight San Francisco Never Forgot). I submitted that change and it was updated *very* quickly.
Have you attempted to edit the cast list and add Beck to it? Give it a shot...you may be surprised.
I've tried three places to add information that I knew was correct, as I had done the research. The music showed up after about 1 1/2 years. The others never did. I have very little faith on the results of submitting information. I tend to add it in the forum, especially music heard in films.
Their submission process is far from simple to me and very aggravating, as if they do not want to bother with extra information.
When I have the time, I'm going to play catchup on "DVD", as I've been taping end credits for a couple of months. So, I can check for other actors whose names have been left out, as well as the characters' names. I started a thread for cast listings already and just need to add to it.
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC