Surfside 6 (1960)
Surfside 6 is a 1960 drama series. It stars Margarita Sierra, Troy Donahue and Van Williams.
Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.
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What is Surfside 6 about?
Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.
When was Surfside 6 released?
Surfside 6 was released on 6 October 1960.
How many episodes does Surfside 6 have?
Surfside 6 has 74 episodes across 2 seasons.
Cast
- Margarita Sierra as Cha Cha O'Brien
- Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II
- Van Williams as Ken Madison
- Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne
- Diane McBain as Daphne Dutton
- Don 'Red' Barry as Lt. Snedigar
- Dick Tufeld as Announcer (uncredited)
- Richard Benedict
- Sol Gorss as Hood (uncredited)
- Joan Marshall
- Mike Road
- Kaye Elhardt