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The series stars Vince Edwards as medical doctor Ben Casey, the young, intense, and idealistic neurosurgeon at County General Hospital. His mentor is chief of neurosurgery Doctor David Zorba, played by Sam Jaffe, who, in the pilot episode, tells a colleague that Casey is "the best chief resident this place has known in 20 years."
Vince Edwards (born Vincent Edward Zoine; July 9, 1928 – March 11, 1996) was an American actor, director, and singer. He was best known for his TV role as Dr. Ben Casey and as Major Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film The Devil's Brigade .
Ben Casey: Created by James E. Moser. With Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Jeanne Bates. Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.
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- 1961-10-02
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Vince Edwards, whose portrayal of the brooding, brilliant TV doctor Ben Casey in the 1960s set the standard for many of today’s contingent of handsomely troubled television physicians, has...
Neursurgeon Dr Ben Casey made female hearts go pitter-patter as they hadn’t in a long time. Nobody quite knew why, and despite the heart palpitations it created, Ben Casey had the assistance of the American Medical Association in its preparation.
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Chief Resident Ben Casey, M.D. is introduced as a brilliant but headstrong neurosurgeon at County General Hospital. When a young boy is admitted with a serious illness, Dr. Casey recommends a series of operations that could cure him.
Dr. Ernest Farrow, a once brilliant neurosurgeon, is sent to County General for a refresher course. Learning that Farrow is paralyzed by self-doubt and recurring nightmares from the death of a patient, Casey attempts to assuage his colleague's fears and coax him back into the operating room.
