Original Release: November 7, 1948 – September 29, 1958

Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt
(February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006)

1956 – Red Buttons made his debut
as a television actor in "Studio One"
on CBS television.
    
    
    

Original Release on ABC: September 23, 1969 – July 29, 1976

1969 – The TV movie "Marcus Welby", starring Robert Young,
(above) was seen on ABC-TV. It was later turned into a series.

Original Release on CBS: September 14, 1971 – March 3, 1976

1971 – "Cannon", starring William Conrad, premiered on
CBS-TV as a movie. It became a series later in the year.

William Conrad
(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)