The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
- Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaOver thirty actors auditioned for the lead role, with William Shatner the eventual winner, though he then declined it. James Franciscus was also offered the role, but had committed himself to another (eventually unmade) series at the time.
- ConnectionsEdited from Did'ja Know? (1950)
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It was today's ER with fewer interns. Just one! Dr. Kildare!
I used to watch this series and would not leave the house "for anything" the night the show was on. I remember my older sister asking me if I wanted to go bowling with a bunch of friends, I declined. I had this teenager's fanaticism for the series and a crush in a good way on Dr. Kildare, Richard Chamberlain (The Thorn Birds). I guess Dr. James Kildare was a big heart throb those days. I remember his boss Dr. Leonard Gillespie, Raymond Massey (All my Darling Daughters) calling him Jim. That was a nice series. I clearly remember when they did a love story where Yvette Mimieux was his girl friend and Richard Chamberlain sang: "True Love!" I bought his record and sang along like a crazy teen. I think she died of cancer, I guess, in that episode. I have no recollection of Mimieux being nurse Zoe Lawton (1965-66). My guess is because I was raised abroad and by the time I watched the series it was ending in the States. The last of the series probably never got translated. The series was about this intern and his relationship with his boss and his patients. It was today's ER with fewer interns. Just one! Dr. Kildare! He was enough! It was my favorite doctor series and I remember it, fondly!
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- macpherr
- Aug 13, 1999
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