Medic is an American medical drama television series that aired on NBC from September 13, 1954, to August 27, 1956. It was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures.

Medic
Richard Boone as Konrad Styner, 1955.
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	James E. Moser
Directed by	John Brahm George M. Cahan Bernard Girard Worthington Miner James E. Moser Ralph Francis Murphy Lonnie D'Orsa Ted Post Richard Wilson
Starring	Richard Boone
Narrated by	Richard Boone
Theme music composer	Victor Young Edward Heyman
Opening theme	"Blue Star"
Composer	Victor Young
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	59 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Worthington Miner
Producer	Frank LaTourette
Cinematography	William A. Sickner Lester Shorr
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Medic TV Productions
Distributor	NBC Television Films NBC Universal Television Distribution (current as of 2017)
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 13, 1954 (1954-09-13) – August 27, 1956 (1956-08-27)

Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism (City Hospital and The Doctor had not) which would typify subsequent medical shows. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare.

Synopsis

Medic episodes were introduced and narrated by Richard Boone, playing Dr. Konrad Styner who sometimes also appeared in the stories. Fifty-nine segments aired from September 1954 to November 1956.

The series was introduced each week by theme music written by Victor Young. Eventually, with lyrics added by Edward Heyman, the song became popular under the title "Blue Star."

Episodes

Home media

On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Medic- The Groundbreaking Hospital Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.[1] The 6-disc set features 44 of the 59 episodes of the series as these are the only episodes for which Timeless was able to obtain the rights. This is believed to be due to only 44 of the prints being salvageable.^{[citation needed]}

Guest stars

Notable guest stars included:

• Claude Akins
• Charles Bronson
• Cindy Carol
• Lee J. Cobb
• Richard Crenna
• Bobby Driscoll
• Jean Engstrom (3 episodes - all in 1955)
• Beverly Garland
• Dennis Hopper (his acting debut)
• Lee Marvin
• Vera Miles
• Ainslie Pryor (2 episodes - both in 1956)
• Denver Pyle
• Dick Sargent
• Robert F. Simon
• Robert Vaughn
• Michael Winkelman

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Medic at IMDb
• Medic at CVTA with episode list
• Medic at Rotten Tomatoes
• Medic at The Museum of Broadcast Communications