Ben Casey
TV ShowTitle | Ben Casey |
User score | 5.7 |
Release date | Oct 2, 1961 |
Release date of last episode | Mar 21, 1966 |
Genre | Drama |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Bing Crosby Productions |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 5 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 153 |
Run time | 60 min. |
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.