The Bell Telephone Hour - Production & Contact Info

The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
TV Series | 60 min | Music

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The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)

TV Series | 60 min | Music

The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.

Seasons

10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | … See all

Directors

Sid Smith | Clark Jones | Dave Geisel | Robert Scheerer & 25 more

Writers

Lucille Kallen (writer) | Charles Andrews (writer) | Draper Lewis (writer) | William Nichols (writer) & 36 more

Producers

Dan Lounsbery (producer) | Burt Shevelove (producer) | Charles Andrews (producer) | Frederick Heider (producer) & 25 more

Composers

Gordon Jenkins | Johannes Brahms | Claude Debussy | Gian Carlo Menotti & 3 more

Cinematographers

Ross Lowell | Erik Daarstad | Darwin Deen | Peter Glushanok | Andrew M. Costikyan (as Andy Costikyan)

Editors

Miriam Arsham | Anne Gilbert | Walter Hess | Nancy Sen (as Nancy Holmes Sen) & 3 more

Production Design

Peter Dohanos | Paul Barnes | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | Jean Eckart | William Eckart

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 12, 1959

Release date (First episode)

Jan 12, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
The Bell Telephone Orchestra Themselves / Themselves - Orchestra Themselves / Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	61	Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour (1947)
Mel Brandt Self - Announcer / Self - Commentator / Self - Host Self - Announcer / Self - Commentator / Self - Host See fewer	45	Our Five Daughters (1962)
Donald Voorhees Self - Host / Self - Orchestrator / Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Conductor / Self - orchestra conductor Self - Host / Self - Orchestrator / Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Conductor / Self - orchestra conductor See fewer	18	The Ezio Pinza Show (1951)
The Buster Davis Singers Themselves / Themselves - Performers / Themselves - Singers Themselves / Themselves - Performers / Themselves - Singers See fewer	13	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House (1966)
Edward Villella Self - Ballet Dancer / Self - Nutcracker / Self - Prince Self - Ballet Dancer / Self - Nutcracker / Self - Prince See fewer	12	Playhouse 90 (1956)
John Raitt Self - Singer / Self - Host Self - Singer / Self - Host See fewer	11	The Pajama Game (1957)
Jacques d'Amboise Self - Dancer / Self - Ballet Dancer Self - Dancer / Self - Ballet Dancer See fewer	11	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Carol Lawrence Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - singer-dancer Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - singer-dancer See fewer	10	Death to Smoochy (2002)
Florence Henderson Self - Singer / Self - Hostess Self - Singer / Self - Hostess See fewer	10	The Brady Bunch (1969)
Earl Wrightson Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	10	The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949)
Joan Sutherland Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Opera Singer Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Opera Singer See fewer	10	Spectre (I) (2015)
Grant Johannsen Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	9	The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Melissa Hayden Self - Ballerina Self - Ballerina See fewer	8	Limelight (1952)
Patricia McBride Self - Ballerina Self - Ballerina See fewer	8	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967)
Maria Tallchief Self - Ballerina Self - Ballerina See fewer	7	Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
The New York City Ballet Themselves - Ballet Troupe / Themselves / Themselves. Ballet Troupe Themselves - Ballet Troupe / Themselves / Themselves. Ballet Troupe See fewer	7	Salzburg Stories (1957)
Ray Bolger Self - Host / Self - Singer / Self - Dancer Self - Host / Self - Singer / Self - Dancer See fewer	7	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Barbara Cook Self - Singer / Self - Host Self - Singer / Self - Host See fewer	7	Thumbelina (1994)
Phyllis Curtin Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Soprano Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Soprano See fewer	7	Camera Three (1954)
Richard Tucker Self - Opera Tenor / Self / Self - Radames Self - Opera Tenor / Self / Self - Radames See fewer	7	Song of Surrender (1949)
The Brothers Four Themselves Themselves See fewer	7	Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
Howard Keel Self - Singer / Self - Host Self - Singer / Self - Host See fewer	7	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Nicolai Gedda Self - Opera Singer / Self - Tenor / Self - Singer / Self - Opera Tenor Self - Opera Singer / Self - Tenor / Self - Singer / Self - Opera Tenor See fewer	7	Deep Impact (1998)
André Previn Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	6	My Fair Lady (1964)
Dolores Gray Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	6	The Opposite Sex (1956)
Allegra Kent Self - Ballerina / Self - Dancer Self - Ballerina / Self - Dancer See fewer	6	The Addams Family (1991)
Martha Wright Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' sequence Self - Singer / Self - Hostess / Self - Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' sequence See fewer	6	Goodyear Playhouse (1951)
Benny Goodman Self - Clarinetist / Self - Clarinetist in the Orchestra / Themselves - Jazz Combo Self - Clarinetist / Self - Clarinetist in the Orchestra / Themselves - Jazz Combo See fewer	6	Allied (2016)
Janet Blair Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	6	The Black Arrow (1948)
Erik Bruhn Self - Ballet Dancer / Self - Dancer / Self - ballet dancer Self - Ballet Dancer / Self - Dancer / Self - ballet dancer See fewer	6	Giselle (1970)
Susan Watson Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	6	Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Polly Bergen Self - Hostess / Self - Singer Self - Hostess / Self - Singer See fewer	5	Cry-Baby (1990)
Harry Belafonte Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	5	Bobby (I) (2006)
Lorin Hollander Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	5	Sophie's Choice (1982)
The American Ballet Theatre Themselves Themselves See fewer	5	On Stage America (1984)
Rosemary Clooney Self - Singer / Self - Vocalist Self - Singer / Self - Vocalist See fewer	5	White Christmas (1954)
Gretchen Wyler Self - Singer / Herself . Self - Singer / Herself . See fewer	5	Private Benjamin (1980)
The Columbus Boys Choir Themselves / Themselves - Choral Group / Themselves - Choir Themselves / Themselves - Choral Group / Themselves - Choir See fewer	5	America's Singing Boys (1951)
Gianna D'Angelo Self - Singer / Self - Comments Self - Singer / Self - Comments See fewer	5	Quartet (2012)
Ron Husmann Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	5	Love Has Many Faces (1965)
Robert Merrill Self - Opera Baritone / Self - Opera Tenor / Self / Self - Iago Self - Opera Baritone / Self - Opera Tenor / Self / Self - Iago See fewer	5	The Immigrant (2013)
Rudolf Nureyev Self - Ballet Dancer Self - Ballet Dancer See fewer	5	Valentino (1977)
Patti Page Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	5	Die Hard 2 (1990)
Matt Mattox Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer	5	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Anita Gillette Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	5	Moonstruck (1987)
Don Morrow Narrator Narrator See fewer	5	X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003)
Burl Ives Self - Host / Self - Singer Self - Host / Self - Singer See fewer	5	The Big Country (1958)
Birgit Nilsson Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Singer Self - Opera Soprano / Self - Singer See fewer	5	Army of Thieves (2021)
José Iturbi Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	5	That Midnight Kiss (1949)
Anna Moffo Self - Opera Soprano / Self - opera singer Self - Opera Soprano / Self - opera singer See fewer	5	Lucia di Lammermoor (1971)