Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 26, 1969

The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 26, 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Universal Television
Original title Marcus Welby, M.D.
Directors David Lowell Rich
Writers David Victor, Don Mankiewicz

Cast

Robert Young

as Marcus Welby

James Brolin

as Steven Kiley

Anne Baxter

as Myra Sherwood

Susan Strasberg

as Tina Sawyer

Lew Ayres

as Dr. Andrew Swanson

Tom Bosley

as Tiny Baker

Pete Duel

as Lew Sawyer

Sheila Larken

as Sandy Welby

Mercer Harris

as Ray Wells

Penny Santon

as Consuelo Guadalupe-Lopez

Richard Loo

as Kenji Yamashita