SPINOFFS / CROSSOVERS

Somerset / Texas


Somerset

March 30, 1970 - December 31, 1976

Creators: Irna Phillips and Robert Cenedella

Executive Producer: Lyle B Hill.

Producer: Sid Sirulnik

Headwriters: Robert Cenedella, March 1970 - December 1970.
Henry Slesar, January 1971 - March 1972.
Henry Slesar and Jane Lyon, April 1972 - May 1973.
Roy Winsor and Robert J. Shaw, May 1973 - April 1974.
Robert J. Shaw and Winifred Wolfe, April 1974 - March 1975.
Don Appell, Doris Frankel, and Frank Salisbury, March 1975 - December 1975.
A.J. Russell and Frank Salisbury, January 1976 - May 1976.
Russell Kubeck, June 1976 - December 1976.

Associate Writers: Elspeth Eric and Robert Newman (1970-1972).

Directors: Joseph K. Chomyn (1970-1971).
Joseph L. Scanlan (1970-1974).
Ira Cirker (1972-1976).
Bruce Minnix (1973-1976).
Jack Coffey (1974-1976).

Somerset Themes: Chet Kingsbury and Charles Paul.

Music: Score Productions, Mario Litwin.

Music Director/Organist: Chet Kingsbury.

Announcer: Bill Wolff.

Major Characters

Characters who crossed over from Another World
LAHOMA VANE LUCAS (Ann Wedgeworth, March 5, 1970 - September 1973).
SAM LUCAS (Jordan Charney, March 5, 1970 - November 1973; December 1973).
MISSY PALMER MATTHEWS (Carol Roux, March 10, 1970 - September 18, 1970).
RICKY MATTHEWS (Jason Bernard, March 10, 1970 - September 18, 1970).

Characters from Another World who crossed over for appearances only
LIZ MATTHEWS (Nancy Wickwire, March 10 - 27, 1970; April 6, 1970 - September 1970).
JOHN RANDOLPH (Michael M. Ryan, 1970 - June 1971).
PAT RANDOLPH (Beverly Penberthy, 1970).
MITCHELL DRU (Geoffrey Lumb, 1970 - 1971).
ERNIE DOWNS (Harry Bellaver, 1970 - 1971).
ADA DAVIS DOWNS (Constance Ford, 1970 - July 1971; December 1973).
WALTER CURTIN (Val Dufour, 1970 - 1971).
LENORE MOORE (Judith Barcroft, 1970).
WAYNE ADDISON (Robert Milli, 1970).
STEVE FRAME (George Reinholt, 1970 - 1971).
ALICE MATTHEWS FRAME (Jacqueline Courtney, 1970 - 1971).
PEGGY HARRIS NOLAN (Micki Grant, 1970).
TED CLARK (Stephen Bolster, 1971 - 1972).
RACHEL DAVIS (Robin Strasser, April 20, 1970 - May 12, 1970; June 23, 1971 - July 6, 1971).

Characters that made their debut on Another World in the weeks prior to Somerset's premiere
RAFE CARTER (Philip Sterling, March 3, 1970 - February 1, 1971).
ROBERT DELANEY (Nicolas Coster, March 18, 1970 - March 1972; December 1973).
JESSICA BUCHANAN (Wynne Miller, March 18, 1970 - March 1972).
GERALD DAVIS (Walter Mathews, March 18, 1970 - February 1972).
BEN GRANT (Edward Kemmer, March 20, 1970 - October 1974).
ELLEN GRANT (Georgann Johnson, March 20, 1970 - August 12, 1976).
JASPER DELANEY (Ralph Clanton, March 27, 1970 - June 21, 1971).
INDIA BISHOP DELANEY HILLMAN (Marie Wallace, March 27, 1970 - September 8, 1972).
REX COOPER (Paul Sparer, March 27, 1970 - November 1975; April 1976 - May 1976).

Characters that made their debut on Somerset who made brief appearances on AW afterwards
PAMMY DAVIS (Pamela Toll, March 31, 1970 - May 30, 1971). AW: April 1 and 20, 1970; May 4 and 5, 1970.
PETER DELANEY (Len Gochman, April 1, 1970 - February 1972). AW: August 25, 1970.
DR. KAREN MACMILLAN (Nancy Pinkerton, June 1, 1970 - June 1972). AW: June 2, 1970.
BILL GREELEY (Bill Hunt, March 30, 1970 - May 1976). AW: July 22, 1970.
SUSAN "BETSY" GILES (Alice Mary Riley, May 1971 - June 25, 1972). AW: July 1, 1971; August 25, 1971; September 14 and 30, 1971; and October 22, 1971.

Characters that made their debut on Somerset
LAURA DELANEY COOPER (Dorothy Stinnette, March 30, 1970 - December 14, 1973).
TONY COOPER (Douglas Chapin, March 30, 1970 - May 30, 1971. Ernest Thompson, November 1971 - March 1974. Barry Jenner, March 1974 - June 1976).
JILL GRANT FARMER (Susan MacDonald, March 30, 1970 - September 5, 1972; October 1974 - October 1975; January 1976 - August 17, 1976).
DAVID GRANT (Ron Martin, March 30, 1970 - April 1974. Tom Callaway, January 1976 - March 1976. Phillip McHale, May 1976 - August 1976).
RANDY BUCHANAN (Gary Sandy, March 31, 1970 - July 1, 1972).
IKE HARDING/HARRY WILSON (Fred J. Scollay, April 8, 1970 - February 1972).
DR. STAN KURTZ (Michael Lipton, May 1, 1970 - December 31, 1976).
MITCH FARMER (Richard Shoberg, March 1971 - September 5, 1972).
LEO KURTZ (George Coe, July 1971 - April 1972. Gene Fanning, April 20, 1972 - October 1973).
GINGER KURTZ COOPER (Meg Wittner, October 1971 - April 1972. Renne Jarrett, April 1972 - March 1973. Fawne Harriman, March 1973 - June 1976).
EMILY MOORE MATSON (Lois Kibbee, April 27, 1972 - April 3, 1973).
ANDREA MOORE (Harriet Hall, April 27, 1972 - June 1974).
ZOE MATSON CANNELL (Lois Smith, June 22, 1972 - March 1973; August 1973 - February 1974).
PHILIP MATSON (Frank Schofield, June 22, 1972 - April 3, 1973).
DANA MOORE (Christopher Pennock, June 22, 1972 - April 1973).
JULIAN CANNELL (Joel Crothers, August 1972 - December 31, 1976).
CARTER MATSON (Jay Gregory, August 1972 - March 1973).
ROWENA STANDISH (Dortha Duckworth, August 1972 - March 1973).
MILLIE RUSSELL (Jean Sullivan, October 30, 1972 - April 2, 1973)
CHRYSTAL MCGUIRE AMES (Diahn Williams, December 1972 - April 1974).
DR. TERRY MARTIN KURTZ (Gloria Hoye, December 1972 - December 31, 1976).
MARGARET GELLER (Helen MacDonald, March 1973 - December 1973).
RUDY ALORIZ (Joseph Sirola, May 1973 - November 1973).
SGT. RUTH WINTER (Holland Taylor, July 1973 - October 1973).
DR. JOHN HALLAMAN (Michael Ebert, August 1973 - March 1974).
DENNIS MCGUIRE (James L. O'Neill, July 1973 - November 1973).
EVE LAWRENCE (Bibi Besch, January 1974 - January 6, 1976).
HEATHER LAWRENCE KANE (Audrey Landers, January 1974 - December 31, 1976).
DORIS HILLER (Gretchen Wyler, January 1974 - October 1974).
MARK MERCER (Stanley Grover, January 1974 - June 1974).
EDITH MERCER (Judith Searle, January 1974 - June 1974).
GREG MERCER (Gary Swanson, April 1974 - March 1976).
DR. WARREN PARKER (Bruce Gray, May 1974 - November 1974).
MARIAN PARKER (Ellen Barber, May 1974 - November 1974).
KATE THORNTON CANNELL (Tina Sloan, June 1974 - March 1976).
TOM CONWAY (Michael Nouri, October 1974 - February 1975. Ted Danson, February 1975 - December 1976).
DR. JERRY KANE (James O' Sullivan, October 1974 - December 31, 1976).
SCOTT MCKENZIE (Peter MacLean, November 11, 1974 - May 17, 1975).
SKIPPER MCKENZIE (Jonathan Gero, November 17, 1974 - January 29, 1975. Glen Zachar, February 3, 1975 - May 17, 1975).
NED PAISLEY (James Congdon, December 1974 - January 6, 1976).
CARRIE WHEELER (JoBeth Williams, February 1975 - December 31, 1976).
VICTORIA PAISLEY (Veleka Gray, June 1975 - December 31, 1976).
LIBBY WHEELER (Lisa Peluso, July 1975 - October 1975).
MAC WELLS (Lou Jacobi, September 1975 - June 1976).
FLORENCE GEISLER (Mae Questal, October 1975 - April 1976).
SARAH BRISKIN (Molly Picon, October 1975 - April 1976. Dorothy Blackburn, June 1976 - August 1976).
DALE ROBINSON (Jameson Parker, November 1975 - May 1976).
JOSEPH "JOEY" REX COOPER (Sean Wood, November 1975 - June 1976).
SGT. FRANK EVANS (Tucker Smallwood, November 1975 - May 1976).
DR. ANGUS DUNCAN (Steve Simpson, January 1976 - June 1976).
STEVEN SLADE (Gene Bua, April 1976 - December 31, 1976).
FRED HARRINGTON (Joseph Sirola, May 1976 - December 31, 1976).
AVIS RYAN (Sigourney Weaver, June 1976 - September 1976).
D.A. LEONARDO DURGIN (Peter Walker, June 1976 - December 1976).
MICHAEL SELBY (Roy Poole, August 1976 - December 1976).
DENISE "DENNY" SAUNDERS (Toni Bull Bua, October 1976 - December 31, 1976).

Minor Characters

BILL (Bill Moor, March 1971 - August 1972).
CONNIE (Marilyn Spanier, 1976).
KENNY (Bob Gabriel, June 22, 1972 - May 1973).
LYMAN (Ian Martin, December 1972 - March 1973).
MAC THE GOLF TRAINER (Dennis Patrick, April 1970 - May 1970).
MARGE (Elizabeth Lowry, September 1975 - March 1976).
PHIL (Ed Bryce, June 22, 1972 - May 1974).
URSULA (Jessica Biscardi, 1975 - 1976).
LENA ANDREWS (Abby Lewis, July 1975 - December 1976).
BERNIE BAILEY (Richard Bright, May 1976 - June 1976).
DETECTIVE BAXTER (Bill McDonnell, October 1970 - November 1970).
HILDA BENSON (Eleanor Phelps, March 1974 - August 21, 1974).
JUDGE BRAD BISHOP (Alan Gifford, July 1972 - September 1972; August 1973 - April 1974).
HERB GELLER (Ted Beniades, March 1973).
ESTHER GELLER (Anna Minot, March 1973 - December 1973).
DAN BRISKIN (Bernie Grant, March 1976 - December 31, 1976).
JOE BRUNO (Humbert Allen Astredo, April 1970 - May 1970).
DOROTHY CONRAD (Jennifer "Joan" Bassie, February 1975 - July 1975).
LT. CONROY (Percy Rodriguez, May 1971 - August 1972).
DANIELE COTSWORTH (Melinda Plank, July 16, 1971 - June 1972).
MARSHA DAVIS (Alice Hirson, March 31, 1970 - June 1972).
STEPHANIE DILLARD (Mary Woronov, March 1974 - September 1974).
NURSE RUTH FELLOWES (Judith Sullivan, April 1976- June 1976).
AMBROSE FERGUSON (Stuart Germain, June 1974 - September 1974).
BRIAN GAMMAGE (Robert Fields, April 1976 - August 1976).
ROSE GAMMAGE (Pamela King, April 1976 - August 1976).
PETER GOODWIN (Mark Lenard, October 1975 - November 1975).
BOBBY HANSEN (Matthew Greene, November 1975 - February 1976).
BUFFY HARRINGTON (Bonny Parker, May 1976).
CHUCK HILLMAN (Edward Winter, January 1971 - August 1972).
HILDY JAMES (Christine Lavren, October 1972 - December 1972).
CHRIS KIRBY (Ted LePlat, November 1975 - February 1976).
VIC KIRBY (Joe Julian, February 1975 - February 1976).
FRIEDA LANG (Polly Rowles, January 1974 - November 1975).
SUSANNAH LUCAS (Dianna Martin, March 1, 1973 - September 1973)
LAI LING SUN (Helen Funai, January 1976 - March 1976).
MARTIN NELL (Ray Fulmer, March 1974 - September 1974).
LUCIUS "LUKE" MACKENZIE (Robert Burr, May 17, 1976 - December 8, 1976).
VIRGIL PARIS (Marc Alaimo, August 1972 - September 1973).
LT. WILL PRICE (Eugene Smith, July 1973 - September 1974; March 1975 - December 1976).
FRANCES WHEELER (Marcella Martin, June 1975 - October 1975).
JACK WHEELER (Bill Joyce, May 1975 - August 1975).
BUFORD WHITTINGHAM (Edward Winter, May 1970 - June 1970).
SGT. CHIP WILLIAMS (Roger Rathburn, September 1976 - December 1976).
REBECCA "BECKY" WINKLE (Jane Rose, January 1974 - August 1975).

Day Players

RICHARD NILES (Greg Connelly, 1970)
DOLPH SWEET (Gerald Davis, temporary replacement, February 1971).
HENRY BAKER (Prison Guard, 1971).
JINGLES THE CLOWN (1972-1973) (1) (2).
MONK JOHNSON (Benny Baker, 1975).
JAMES RAY (Minister, March 1975)
RICHARD DOW (Dr. Larkin, 1975).
BILL PABST (Dr. Johnston, 1975).
JOYCE ELLEN HILL (Nurse Logan, 1975).
VIRGINIA MCKINSIE (Nurse Breen, 1975).
BERKELEY HARRIS (Joe Castor, 1976).
DOROTHY BLACKBURN (Hannah BUrns, 1976).
LEON B. STEVENS (Judge, 1976).
CAROLYN BYRD (Nnurse Margie Hopkins).
GARY ADLER (Doctor).
VINCENT CARROLL (Nick Butler).
JOHN CARPENTER (Matt Carberry).

Photos

Audio Files

Websites
The Somerset Register (Archived).
Somerset Online

Notes