''This Man Dawson'' is a syndicated

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that was broadcast during 1959–60, starring Keith Andes as a former

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hired to clean up

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corruption in an undisclosed American

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. The series was partly inspired by Andes’

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'' Damn Citizen'' (1958), in which he played crusading

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State Police Superintendent Francis C. Grevemberg. It was a production of Ziv Television.Erickson, Hal (1989). ''Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 45-46. The program narrator is

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, who was the voice on the

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version of ''

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'' and later the narrator of ''The Fugitive'', and who later starred in

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series. The

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half-hour series was filmed by Ziv, later part of

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Notable guest stars

* John Archer in the episode "The Assassin" * Walter Burke as "Jumpy" Higgins in "Plague" *

Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...

as Al Daniels and Joi Lansing as Carol Dawn in "Accessory to Murder" * Clegg Hoyt in "Fight Game" *

Vivi Janiss Vivi Janis (born Vivian Audrey Jamison; May 29, 1911 – September 7, 1988) was an American actress, known for such films as ''The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues'' (1955), ''Man on the Prowl (film), Man on the Prowl'' (1957), and ''First, You Cry'' ...

and

Karl Swenson Karl Swenson (July 23, 1908 – October 8, 1978) was an American theatre, radio, film, and television actor. Early in his career, he was credited as Peter Wayne.

in "Intimidation" * Tyler MacDuff as Ira Burns in "Get Dawson" * Judson Pratt in "The Hard Way" *

Michael Raffetto Michael Raffetto (born Elwyn Creighton Raffetto; December 31, 1899 – May 31, 1990) was an American radio actor who starred as Paul Barbour (1932–1956) in the NBC Radio series '' One Man's Family'' and as Jack Packard in '' I Love a ...

appeared in "Three X" and "The Deadly Young Man"

References

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