CinemaOSSeries · 1959–1960 · 1 Season

The Man and the Challenge

90%(1)IMDbSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.

Created byIvan Tors

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 12, 1959
Last aired
June 11, 1960
Seasons
1
Episodes
36
Network
NBC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Jack Ging

Jack Ging

Dan Wright

Joyce Meadows

Joyce Meadows

Lynn Allen

George Nader

George Nader

Dr. Glenn Barton

Creative team
Created by
Ivan Tors
Ivan Tors
Produced by
Ivan Tors
Ivan Tors

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