Medical Center The Combatants (Season 1, Episode 22)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Medical Center

The Combatants (Season 1, Episode 22)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A determined researcher is overly eager to test a promising new drug on a 19-year-old patient with Hodgkin's Disease, but Gannon is reluctant because of a lack of information about the possible side effects.

Director

Earl Bellamy

Writers

Frank Glicksman (created by) | Al C. Ward (created by) | Oliver Crawford (written by)

Producer

Al C. Ward

Composers

Irving Gertz (music by) | Lalo Schifrin (music by)

Cinematographer

Edward R. Plante

Editors

Richard Cahoon (as Richard H. Cahoon) | John D. Dunning (as John Dunning)

Casting Director

Gary Shaffer

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 18, 1970

Release date

Mar 18, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Chad Everett Dr. Joe Gannon Dr. Joe Gannon See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)
James Daly Dr. Paul Lochner Dr. Paul Lochner See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1968)
William Shatner Dr. Eli Neily Dr. Eli Neily See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Renne Jarrett Vicki Kaufman Vicki Kaufman See fewer	The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Lonny Chapman Mr. Kaufman Mr. Kaufman See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Barbara Dana Esther Neily Esther Neily See fewer	The In-Laws (1979)
Corinne Camacho Dr. Jeanne Bartlett Dr. Jeanne Bartlett See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Hagan Beggs First Doctor First Doctor See fewer	Titanic (1996)
Jack Garner Second Doctor Second Doctor See fewer	My Fellow Americans (1996)
Eugene Peterson Third Doctor Third Doctor See fewer	The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Richard Shelfo Reporter #1 Reporter #1 See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Barry O'Hara Reporter#2 Reporter#2 See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Marcy Lafferty Nancy (as Marcy Brown) Nancy (as Marcy Brown) See fewer	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Wayne Morton Ed Cagle Ed Cagle See fewer	Mork & Mindy (1978)
Michael Stearns Orderly Orderly See fewer	The Amityville Horror (1979)
Greg Gibson Groom Groom See fewer	Medical Center (1969)
Daniel Silver Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist See fewer	Medical Center (1969)
Chris Hutson Nurse Courtland Nurse Courtland See fewer	Medical Center (1969)
Richard Stuart Dr. Hartman Dr. Hartman See fewer	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)