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The Name of the Game

TV series · 76 episodes · 1968

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Richard Irvingexecutive producer · director
  2. Leslie Stevensproducer · director · writer
  3. Dean Hargroveproducer · writer
  4. Boris Sagalproducer · director
  5. David Victorproducer
  6. George Ecksteinproducer
  7. Barry Sheardirector
  8. Dick Nelsonwriter
  9. John Llewellyn Moxeydirector
  10. Nicholas Colasantodirector
  11. Lamont Johnsondirector
  12. Marvin J. Chomskydirector
  13. Sutton Roleydirector
  14. Seymour Robbiedirector
  15. Robert L. Collinswriter
  16. Anthony Skenewriter
  17. Anthony Spinnerwriter
  18. Alvin Ganzerdirector
  19. Harvey Hartdirector
  20. Henry Slesarwriter
  21. Robert Daydirector
  22. Richard Levinsonwriter
  23. William Linkwriter
  24. John Newlanddirector

On screen

  1. Susan Saint Jamessupporting actor
  2. Gene Barrysupporting actor
  3. Robert Stacksupporting actor
  4. Anthony Franciosasupporting actor
  5. Ben Murphyguest actor
  6. Cliff Pottsguest actor
  7. Mark Millerguest actor
  8. Carla Borelliguest actor
  9. Anne Baxterguest actor
  10. George Murdockguest actor
  11. Charles Brewerguest actor
  12. Bernie Hamiltonguest actor
  13. Broderick Crawfordguest actor
  14. Suzanne Pleshetteguest actor
  15. Jack Klugmanguest actor
  16. James McEachinguest actor
  17. Barry Sullivanguest actor
  18. Darren McGavinguest actor
  19. Clu Gulagerguest actor
  20. Keenan Wynnguest actor
  21. Pete Duelguest actor
  22. Brenda Scottguest actor
  23. Redd Foxxguest actor
  24. Norm Crosbyguest actor
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From the people who made The Name of the Game

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  1. Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · TV seriesExceptional· 52 shared
  2. Night Gallery1969 · FilmExceptional· 13 shared
  3. The Outer Limits1963 · TV seriesStrong· 49 shared
  4. Matlock1986 · TV seriesStrong· 35 shared
  5. Quincy, M.E.1976 · TV seriesStrong· 90 shared
  6. The Six Million Dollar Man1973 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  7. The Outer Limits1995 · TV seriesStrong· 5 shared
  8. Across 110th Street1972 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  9. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · TV seriesStrong· 13 shared
  10. Murder, She Wrote1984 · TV seriesStrong· 116 shared
  11. Return to the Blue Lagoon1991 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  12. Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · TV seriesStrong· 35 shared
  13. Savage!1973 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  14. The Left Handed Gun1958 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  15. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  16. The Omega Man1971 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  17. Sheena1984 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  18. The Night Stalker1972 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  19. Duel1971 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  20. The Hindenburg1975 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  21. Simon & Simon1981 · TV seriesStrong· 40 shared
  22. Rollercoaster1977 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  23. Matlock2024 · TV seriesNotable· 1 shared
  24. Tank1984 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  25. Diagnosis: Murder1993 · TV seriesNotable· 17 shared
  26. Airwolf1984 · TV seriesNotable· 24 shared
  27. Ben1972 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  28. Hill Street Blues1981 · TV seriesNotable· 15 shared
  29. Silent Running1972 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  30. The Killers1964 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  31. The City of the Dead1960 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  32. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark1973 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  33. Dr. Strange1978 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  34. Roots1977 · TV seriesNotable· 10 shared
  35. Raw Deal1948 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  36. The Reckless Moment1949 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  37. Empire of the Ants1977 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  38. The Music Man1962 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  39. Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · TV seriesFaint· 4 shared
  40. Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  41. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone1983 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  42. Dodge City1939 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  43. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  44. Island of Lost Souls1932 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  45. Murder in the First2014 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  46. Juggernaut1974 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. Escape to Witch Mountain1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. Miracle on 34th Street1947 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  49. On Dangerous Ground1951 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  50. The Toy1982 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. Damien - Omen II1978 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  52. The Island of Dr. Moreau1977 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  53. A Raisin in the Sun1961 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  54. The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  55. NYPD Blue1993 · TV seriesFaint· 2 shared
  56. Love Me Tender1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. The Incredible Shrinking Man1957 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. The Black Hole1979 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  59. Star Trek1973 · TV seriesFaint· 5 shared
  60. Family Plot1976 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  61. Willard1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. Fort Apache, the Bronx1981 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  63. Battlestar Galactica1978 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  64. Annie1982 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  65. Opening Night1977 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  66. Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  67. Willard2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. Lassie1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. Too Late for Tears1949 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. Cocoon: The Return1988 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  72. The Naked City1948 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  73. Fried Green Tomatoes1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  74. Anatomy of a Murder1959 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  75. Jezebel1938 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  76. The Unfinished Journey1999 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  77. Amazing Stories1985 · TV seriesFaint· 10 shared
  78. Husbands1970 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  79. Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies1973 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  80. The Final Countdown1980 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  81. The Bourne Identity1988 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
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Across the whole team

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  1. Columbo1971 · TV seriesStrong· 85 shared
  2. Mission: Impossible1966 · TV seriesStrong· 122 shared
  3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · TV seriesStrong· 99 shared
  4. Combat!1962 · TV seriesStrong· 57 shared
  5. The Streets of San Francisco1972 · TV seriesStrong· 92 shared
  6. Hawaii Five-O1968 · TV seriesStrong· 119 shared
  7. The Twilight Zone1959 · TV seriesStrong· 102 shared
  8. Night Gallery1970 · TV seriesStrong· 66 shared
  9. Star Trek1966 · TV seriesStrong· 51 shared
  10. Gunsmoke1955 · TV seriesStrong· 148 shared
  11. Wonder Woman1975 · TV seriesStrong· 43 shared
  12. The Untouchables1959 · TV seriesStrong· 50 shared
  13. Bonanza1959 · TV seriesStrong· 112 shared
  14. The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · TV seriesNotable· 65 shared
  15. Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971 · FilmNotable· 8 shared
  16. Starsky & Hutch1975 · TV seriesNotable· 30 shared
  17. Kojak1973 · TV seriesNotable· 55 shared
  18. Fantasy Island1978 · TV seriesNotable· 50 shared
  19. Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974 · TV seriesNotable· 25 shared
  20. Charlie's Angels1976 · TV seriesNotable· 55 shared
  21. Batman1966 · TV seriesNotable· 39 shared
  22. Hart to Hart1979 · TV seriesNotable· 43 shared
  23. Battlestar Galactica1978 · TV seriesNotable· 13 shared
  24. Kung Fu1972 · TV seriesNotable· 51 shared
  25. The Love Boat1977 · TV seriesNotable· 80 shared
  26. CHiPs1977 · TV seriesNotable· 40 shared
  27. T. J. Hooker1982 · TV seriesNotable· 29 shared
  28. Planet of the Apes1974 · TV seriesNotable· 10 shared
  29. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · TV seriesNotable· 22 shared
  30. The Rockford Files1974 · TV seriesNotable· 61 shared
  31. Perry Mason1957 · TV seriesFaint· 85 shared
  32. Lost in Space1965 · TV seriesFaint· 20 shared
  33. The Bionic Woman1976 · TV seriesFaint· 28 shared
  34. Magnum, P.I.1980 · TV seriesFaint· 50 shared
  35. Around the World in 80 Days1989 · TV seriesFaint· 7 shared
  36. The Twilight Zone1985 · TV seriesFaint· 14 shared
  37. Airport1970 · FilmFaint· 14 shared
  38. The Time Tunnel1966 · TV seriesFaint· 17 shared
  39. Dallas1978 · TV seriesFaint· 27 shared
  40. Remington Steele1982 · TV seriesFaint· 16 shared
  41. I Dream of Jeannie1965 · TV seriesFaint· 33 shared
  42. The Waltons1972 · TV seriesFaint· 22 shared
  43. Automan1983 · TV seriesFaint· 10 shared
  44. The Green Hornet1966 · TV seriesFaint· 13 shared
  45. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear1991 · FilmFaint· 8 shared
  46. MacGyver1985 · TV seriesFaint· 20 shared
  47. Get Smart1965 · TV seriesFaint· 41 shared
  48. Bewitched1964 · TV seriesFaint· 31 shared
  49. Marooned1969 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  50. The Harder They Fall1956 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  51. Dynasty1981 · TV seriesFaint· 20 shared
  52. Bullitt1968 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  53. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · TV seriesFaint· 11 shared
  54. Hunter1984 · TV seriesFaint· 25 shared
  55. Knight Rider1982 · TV seriesFaint· 25 shared
  56. The Incredible Hulk1977 · TV seriesFaint· 28 shared
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Through the cast

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  1. The War of the WorldsGene Barry1953 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  2. TenebreAnthony Franciosa1982 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  3. Forty GunsGene BarryBarry Sullivan1957 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  4. The Tarnished AngelsRobert Stack1957 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  5. Love at First BiteSusan Saint James1979 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  6. Caddyshack IIRobert StackDina Merrill1988 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  7. BattlegroundVan JohnsonRicardo Montalban1949 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  8. The Long, Hot SummerAnthony Franciosa1958 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  9. A Face in the CrowdAnthony Franciosa1957 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  10. The Magnificent AmbersonsAnne BaxterOrson Welles1942 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  11. 1941Robert StackSteven Spielberg1979 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  12. Written on the WindRobert Stack1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  13. The PsychiatristLuther AdlerSteven Spielberg1971 · TV seriesFaint· 5 shared
  14. The Drowning PoolAnthony Franciosa1975 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  15. HerculesRobert Stack1998 · TV seriesFaint· 3 shared
  16. Conquest of the Planet of the ApesRicardo MontalbanRoddy McDowall1972 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  17. Uncommon ValorRobert Stack1983 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  18. All the King's MenBroderick CrawfordJohn Ireland1949 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  19. HarperJulie HarrisArthur Hill1966 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  20. To Be or Not to BeRobert Stack1942 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  21. War of the WorldsGene BarrySteven Spielberg2005 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  22. Something EvilDarren McGavinSteven Spielberg1972 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  23. The KillingJay C. FlippenAlexander Singer1956 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  24. Hour of the GunAlbert SalmiSteve Ihnat1967 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  25. Joe Versus the VolcanoRobert StackSteven Spielberg1990 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  26. The BirdsSuzanne Pleshette1963 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  27. Hogan's HeroesIvan DixonMarc Daniels1965 · TV seriesFaint· 21 shared
  28. Johnny GuitarJoan CrawfordScott Brady1954 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  29. Touch of EvilOrson Welles1958 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  30. All About EveAnne BaxterCeleste Holm1950 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  31. Journey into FearJoseph CottenOrson Welles1943 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  32. The Greatest Story Ever ToldMichael Anderson Jr.Ina Balin1965 · FilmFaint· 12 shared
  33. Citizen KaneOrson WellesJoseph Cotten1941 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  34. A Walk in the CloudsMark Miller1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. Sweet Bird of YouthEd BegleyGeraldine Page1962 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  36. MacbethOrson WellesRoddy McDowall1948 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  37. People Will TalkJeanne CrainSidney Blackmer1951 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  38. 12 Angry MenJack KlugmanMartin Balsam1957 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  39. The Greatest American HeroRobert CulpIvan Dixon1981 · TV seriesFaint· 7 shared
  40. Forbidden PlanetAnne FrancisWarren Stevens1956 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  41. The All-New Super Friends HourShannon FarnonRegis Cordic1977 · TV seriesFaint· 2 shared
  42. Support Your Local GunfighterSuzanne Pleshette1971 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  43. The Ten CommandmentsAnne Baxter1956 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  44. Human DesireBroderick CrawfordGloria Grahame1954 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  45. Capricorn OneBrenda VaccaroO. J. Simpson1977 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  46. The OutfitKaren BlackHenry Jones1973 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  47. PapillonVictor JoryDon Gordon1973 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  48. The Great RacePeter FalkKeenan Wynn1965 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  49. The Razor's EdgeAnne BaxterJohn Payne1946 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  50. The Wrong ManVera MilesHarold J. Stone1956 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  51. The Andromeda StrainArthur HillDavid Wayne1971 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  52. Beyond a Reasonable DoubtSidney BlackmerShepperd Strudwick1956 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  53. The Defiant OnesCharles McGrawLawrence Dobkin1958 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  54. Invasion of the Body SnatchersDana WynterCarolyn Jones1956 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  55. Planet of the ApesMaurice EvansRoddy McDowall1968 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  56. The Mortal StormRobert StackRobert Young1940 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  57. PiranhaKeenan WynnBradford Dillman1978 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  58. DillingerWarren OatesCloris Leachman1973 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  59. Soylent GreenChuck ConnorsJoseph Cotten1973 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  60. Airport '77Lee GrantJoseph Cotten1977 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  61. Sanford and SonRedd Foxx1972 · TV seriesFaint· 12 shared
  62. Unsolved MysteriesRobert Stack1988 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  63. The Addams FamilyJackie CooganCarolyn Jones1964 · TV seriesFaint· 8 shared