Goodyear Playhouse The Copper (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama

Goodyear Playhouse

The Copper (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Drama

A wimpy, accident-prone little man aspires to marry a tough police sergeant's daughter, and becomes a rookie cop. He's given an undercover assignment, posing as a convict in a prison to gain information on his cell mates.

Director

Delbert Mann

Writer

David Swift

Producer

Fred Coe

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 28, 1951

Release date

Oct 28, 1951 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ernest Borgnine Sgt. Lenahan Sgt. Lenahan See fewer	Marty (1955)
Pat Carroll Gronya Lenahan Gronya Lenahan See fewer	The Little Mermaid (1989)
Wally Cox Timothy Trundle Timothy Trundle See fewer	Mister Peepers (1952)
Thomas Heaphy Captain Phinney Captain Phinney See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Thomas Browne Henry Actor Actor See fewer	20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Mike Kellin Domiano Domiano See fewer	Midnight Express (1978)
John Laing Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
Paul Lilly Warden Warden See fewer	Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Salem Ludwig Dutch Van Dox Dutch Van Dox See fewer	Unfaithful (2002)
Robert D. Mann Jensen Jensen See fewer	Goodyear Playhouse (1951)
Brandon Peters Commissioner Commissioner See fewer	Shadow of the Cloak (1951)
John Cameron Swayze Goodyear Pitchman Goodyear Pitchman See fewer	The Boston Strangler (1968)
David White Dr. Tallman Dr. Tallman See fewer	Bewitched (1964)