Actors Studio
TV Show| Title | Actors Studio |
| User score | 6.5 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 1948 |
| Release date of last episode | Jun 23, 1950 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Production country | US |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 65 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly. The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman. In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing. The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E30 ∙ The Good Companions
Jun 23, 1950
S2.E29 ∙ The Swan
Jun 9, 1950
S2.E28 ∙ The Token
May 26, 1950
S2.E27 ∙ Alison's House
May 12, 1950
S2.E26 ∙ Screwball
Apr 28, 1950
S2.E25 ∙ Sanctuary in Paris
Apr 14, 1950
S2.E24 ∙ The Salt of the Earth
Mar 31, 1950
S2.E23 ∙ The Pink Hussar
Mar 17, 1950
S2.E22 ∙ The Apple Tree
Mar 3, 1950
S2.E21 ∙ Mr. Mummery's Suspicion
Feb 17, 1950
S2.E20 ∙ Telas, the King
Feb 3, 1950
S2.E19 ∙ Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]
Jan 31, 1950
S2.E18 ∙ The Timid Guy
Jan 24, 1950
S2.E17 ∙ The Little Wife [restaged]
Jan 17, 1950
S2.E16 ∙ An Ingenue of the Sierras
Jan 10, 1950
S2.E15 ∙ Hannah
Jan 3, 1950
S2.E14 ∙ Counry Full of Sweden
Dec 27, 1949
S2.E13 ∙ A Child Is Born
Dec 20, 1949
S2.E12 ∙ The Midway
Dec 13, 1949
S2.E11 ∙ The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
Dec 6, 1949
