Dan Raven
Dan Raven is an American crime drama starring Skip Homeier which aired on NBC between January 23, 1960, and January 6, 1961. The setting of the series is the famous Sunset Strip of West Hollywood, California. The series focuses on activities of the sheriff's department, including those of the fictitious Lieutenant Dan Raven and his assistant, Sergeant Burke, played by Dan Barton. Quinn K. Redeker appeared as photographer Perry Levitt. The program aired for a half-hour from January 1960 until September 23, when it expanded for thirteen hour-long segments.
Dan Raven featured contemporary celebrities appearing as themselves, including Buddy Hackett, Paul Anka, Marty Ingels, Bob Crewe, and Bobby Darin. Darin appeared in the first of the hour-long episodes, "The High Cost of Fame".
The long-running 77 Sunset Strip ran on ABC at 9 p.m. Eastern on the same Friday evenings as Dan Raven, which started at 7:30. Dan Raven, in the hour format, faced difficult opposition from the second season of CBS Western series Rawhide starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. Its competition on ABC was the sitcom Harrigan and Son, starring Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry.
Other selected episodes include:
⁕"The Mechanic" with Buddy Hackett on September 30
Year: 1961
Genre: Crime
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Studio: NBC
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Cast: Skip Homeier, Quinn K. Redeker, Dan Barton
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First Air Date: Sep 23, 1960
Last Air date: Jan 06, 1961
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 13 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.8936
Language: English
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