The World War II North African missions of an Allied commando patrol squad of the Long Range Desert Group.
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Series Cast Summary
| Christopher George | ... |
Sgt. Sam Troy
(58 episodes, 1966-1968)
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| Gary Raymond | ... |
Sgt. Jack Moffitt
(58 episodes, 1966-1968)
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| Eric Braeden | ... |
Capt. Hans Dietrich
(58 episodes, 1966-1968)
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| Lawrence P. Casey | ... |
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
(58 episodes, 1966-1968)
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| Justin Tarr | ... |
Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
(54 episodes, 1966-1968)
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Manfred Lating | ... |
Guard
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(15 episodes, 1966-1968)
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Norbert Meisel | ... |
German Guard
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(6 episodes, 1966-1967)
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| Morgan Jones | ... |
Capt. Boggs
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(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| John Anderson | ... |
Major Indrus
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(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
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Socrates Ballis | ... |
Arab
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(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
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Guy Danfort | ... |
Doctor
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(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Albert Paulsen | ... |
Colonel Von Helbing
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(2 episodes, 1966-1968)
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| Claudine Longet | ... |
Marianne Bertaine
(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
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| Milton Selzer | ... |
Colonel Schweiger
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(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
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| Robert Knapp | ... |
Capt. Fisher
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Ben Wright | ... |
Col. Jameson
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Stanley Adams | ... |
El Gamil
(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
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Than Wyenn | ... |
Colonel Von Graff
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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| Michael Vandever | ... |
Lt. Dorf
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Rick Traeger | ... |
Captain Gehlson
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Hans Difflipp | ... |
Capt. Krueger
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(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
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| Mark Tapscott | ... |
Colonel Gage
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(2 episodes, 1967)
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Carl Crow | ... |
First Sentry
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(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
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Mac McLaughlin | ... |
Andy
(2 episodes, 1968)
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| Larry Ward | ... |
Colonel Quint
(2 episodes, 1966)
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| Clive Clerk | ... |
Jean-Claude
(1 episode, 1968)
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Michael Shillo | ... |
Gaspard
(1 episode, 1968)
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| Gavin MacLeod | ... |
Sgt. Archie Gribs
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Fay Spain | ... |
Fay Morgan
(1 episode, 1966)
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| John Doucette | ... |
Joe Marston
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Salome Jens | ... |
Patricia Bauer
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Warren Stevens | ... |
Sgt. Frank Griffin
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
Abu Hassan
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Hamilton Camp | ... |
Lt. Winters
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Wolfgang Preiss | ... |
General Von Helmreich
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Frank Silvera | ... |
Arab Leader
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Norman Wooland | ... |
Moffitt's Father
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Janine Gray | ... |
Sgt. Victoria Moore
(1 episode, 1966)
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| Émile Genest | ... |
Mathias
(1 episode, 1966)
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| William Schallert | ... |
Dr. Schneidermann
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Martin Milner | ... |
Sgt. Roberts
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Pippa Scott | ... |
Drucilla
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Richard Mulligan | ... |
Major Lansing
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Michael Pate | ... |
Sheik
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Matt Clark | ... |
Corporal Meekin
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Karl Swenson | ... |
Colonel Seidner
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Fabian | ... |
Cpl. Pennell
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Joe Turkel | ... |
Capt. Bruener
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Robert F. Simon | ... |
Col. Beckman
(1 episode, 1967)
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| Susanne Cramer | ... |
Gerta
(1 episode, 1967)
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Production Companies
- Mirisch-Rich Productions
- Tom Gries Productions (in association with)
- United Artists Television (in association with)
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- United Artists Television
Special Effects
Other Companies
- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (original sponsor)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A four-man team of commandos within the Long Range Desert Group fights the Nazis in North Africa. Armed with jeeps equipped with .50-caliber machine guns--and endless chutzpah--they wage a highly-irregular war against Rommel's Afrika Korps. Their most common nemesis is Hauptmann Dietrich, though Dietrich and the Rats join forces from time to time against a common enemy.
Written by Marg Baskin |
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| Taglines | Four commandos tackle Rommel's Afrika Korps (season 1) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | On January 4, 1967, while filming a chase scene on the set of "The Rat Patrol", Christopher George's jeep flipped over, pinning the actor underneath the vehicle. George sustained a cardiac contusion, which never properly healed, and scar tissue subsequently developed. The fatal heart attack he suffered on November 28, 1983 was attributed to this mishap. He was buried in Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, in Los Angeles, California. See more » |
| Goofs | Incorrectly regarded as a factual error: M-2 .50-caliber machine guns were routinely used by and fired from USMC Jeeps from WW II until the introduction of the larger Humvee. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Massacre Harbor (1968). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sgt. Sam Troy:
Let's shake it! See more » |