I Spy is an American secret agent adventure television series. It aired on NBC from 1965 to 1968 and starred Robert Culp as international tennis player Kelly Robinson and Bill Cosby as his coach, Alexander Scott. The characters' travels as alleged "tennis bums," with Robinson playing tennis as an amateur for food and housing with the wealthy and Scott tagging along, served as a cover narrative to conceal their employment as senior Pentagon operatives. Their actual occupation typically involved pursuing criminals, spies, and beautiful women. Writers David Friedkin and Morton Fine, together with cinematographer Fouad Said, were responsible for the show's conception. The show was developed at Desilu Studios, where Three F Productions was established. Fine and Friedkin were co-producers and lead writers, and they wrote the scripts for sixteen episodes. Friedkin directed one of the episodes. In the first season, Friedkin appeared in two episodes. The executive producer was Sheldon Leonard, an actor and producer best known for his gangster roles in the 1940s and 1950s. In two further episodes, he portrayed a gangster-villain, and in a third, he made a funny appearance as himself. In addition, he directed one episode and functioned as a second-unit director intermittently throughout the series.
Read full
I Spy is an American secret agent adventure television series. It aired on NBC from 1965 to 1968 and starred Robert Culp as international tennis player Kelly Robinson and Bill Cosby as his coach, Alexander Scott. The characters' travels as alleged "tennis bums," with Robinson playing tennis as an amateur for food and housing with the wealthy and Scott tagging along, served as a cover narrative to conceal their employment as senior Pentagon operatives. Their actual occupation typically involved pursuing criminals, spies, and beautiful women. Writers David Friedkin and Morton Fine, together with cinematographer Fouad Said, were responsible for the show's conception. The show was developed at Desilu Studios, where Three F Productions was established. Fine and Friedkin were co-producers and lead writers, and they wrote the scripts for sixteen episodes. Friedkin directed one of the episodes. In the first season, Friedkin appeared in two episodes. The executive producer was Sheldon Leonard, an actor and producer best known for his gangster roles in the 1940s and 1950s. In two further episodes, he portrayed a gangster-villain, and in a third, he made a funny appearance as himself. In addition, he directed one episode and functioned as a second-unit director intermittently throughout the series.
Discussion