Profiles in Courage John Adams (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Profiles in Courage

John Adams (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

As a young lawyer and politician, John Adams takes on the unpopular task of defending in court the British soldiers who fired on a crowd in the so-called Boston Massacre of 1770.

Director

Writer

Producer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Patricia Mock (as Patricia Rose)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 27, 1964

Release date

Dec 27, 1964 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
David McCallum John Adams John Adams See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Andrew Prine Josiah Quincy Josiah Quincy See fewer	Gettysburg (1993)
Torin Thatcher Sewall Sewall See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Gene Lyons Samuel Adams Samuel Adams See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Phyllis Love Abigail Adams Abigail Adams See fewer	Play of the Week (1959)
Russell Collins Adams Sr. Adams Sr. See fewer	The Enemy Below (1957)
Whit Bissell Bridgham Bridgham See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Les Brown Jr. Jared Jared See fewer	High Speed Police Pursuits (1997)
Julian Burton Crosswell Crosswell See fewer	A Bucket of Blood (1959)
Paul Comi Samuel Quincy Samuel Quincy See fewer	Howard the Duck (1986)
Jeff Cooper Killroy Killroy See fewer	Circle of Iron (1978)
Ashley Cowan Foreman Foreman See fewer	The People's Choice (1946)
Joe Di Reda Thayer Thayer See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Brendan Dillon Langford Langford See fewer	The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Barton Heyman Mr. Davis, Jr. Mr. Davis, Jr. See fewer	The Exorcist (1973)
Russell Horton Hinkling Hinkling See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Scott Lane Master Appleton Master Appleton See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
Barry Macollum Clerk of Court Clerk of Court See fewer	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Hedley Mattingly James Forrest James Forrest See fewer	All of Me (1984)
John McLiam Montgomery Montgomery See fewer	First Blood (1982)
Tom Palmer Dr. Jeffries Dr. Jeffries See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Robert Sorrells Hemmingway Hemmingway See fewer	Fletch (1985)
Jason Wingreen Samuel Gray Samuel Gray See fewer	Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
James Wixted Strong Strong See fewer	Combat! (1962)
Ben Wright Governor Hutchinson Governor Hutchinson See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)