Joan TompkinsFilmography

The Waltons: The Achievement

Synopsis: As John-Boy heads to New York to find out if his novel has been accepted for publication, he recalls the events leading to this critical and anxious moment. Presented as "flashback" are choice excerpts from the previous episodes "The Typewriter", "The Literary Man" and "The Burnout". This final Read More

The Streets of San Francisco: The Honorable Profession

Synopsis: Future Brady Bunch star Robert Reed appears in this episode as Martin Avery, self-proclaimed doctor who treats a fatally wounded policeman at a crime, only to vanish from sight. Stone and Keller want to locate the doctor, who is the only eyewitness to the killing, but they are stymied by the fact Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: We Love You...Good-Bye

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's first mistake is to allow his all-female consciousness-raising group to hold a session in his apartment. His second mistake is to let Emily sit in during the discussion. His third mistake is not to duck when his patients, enraged at Emily's "unliberated" marriage, kick Bob out of his own Read More

The Streets of San Francisco: Most Feared in the Jungle

Synopsis: Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas) are obliged to track down a perpetrator who under normal circumstances might have been the heroine of the story. Refusing to believe that her baby was stillborn, young mother Barbara Talmadge (Kity Winn) goes on a desperate search for her child, who Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Man With the Golden Wrist

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob has reached "the big four-oh," and Emily has bought him an expensive gold watch as a birthday present. Impishly, Bob intends to show off the watch at the surprise party he's not supposed to know about. But when he finds out how much the watch really cost, his insecurities kick in and he Read More

The F.B.I.: End of a Nightmare

Synopsis: The FBI investigate a series of mysterious assaults in three different states. Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) has one clue to work on: each assault was somehow related to the message "Til Death Do Us Part." The villain of the piece turns out to be escaped convict Darryl Ryder (Dean Stockwell), who Read More

Crime Club

Actors: Lloyd Bridges, Victor Buono

Synopsis: Crime Club was the umbrella title given a series of monthly mystery novels in the 1930s and 1940s. Several films and radio programs ostensibly based on "Crime Club" stories were produced during that same period. The title was revived for a TV pilot film in 1972; this time the "Crime Club" referred Read More

I Love My Wife

Actors: Elliott Gould, Brenda Vaccaro, Angel Tompkins, Dabney Coleman, Leonard Stone

Synopsis: This romantic comedy finds Richard Burrows (Elliot Gould) as a medical student in residence engaged to marry the pregnant Jody (Brenda Vaccaro). When Jody abstains from sex and her mother moves in with the newlyweds, Richard engages in a series of love affairs with the hospital nurses. He meets Read More

The Christine Jorgensen Story

Actors: John Hansen, Joan Tompkins, Quinn K. Redeker, John Himes, Ellen Clark

Synopsis: Taken from the autobiography of the world's first transsexual, George Jorgensen (John Hansen) is a woman trapped in a man's body who opts for surgery and hormone treatments to make him a woman. Events of his childhood are covered, showing young George preferring dolls over contact sports. Inducted Read More

Zigzag

Actors: George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Steve Ihnat, Joan Tompkins

Synopsis: False Witness is the British title of the American thriller Zigzag, which in turn was partially inspired by the 1950 film D.O.A. George Kennedy plays an insurance investigator who learns that he is dying from a brain tumor. Hoping to provide for his family, Kennedy confesses to a murder he didn't Read More

I Dream of Jeannie: Jeannie, the Recording Secretary

Synopsis: Jeannie (Barbara Eden) is appointed recording secretary for the NASA Officer's Wives Association. In this capacity, she learns of an upcoming "Best Husband" contest, the first prize being a vacation for two in Hawaii. In her zeal to win the prize, Jeannie uses her magic to prove how helpful her Read More

I Dream of Jeannie: Invisible House for Sale

Synopsis: Believing she would be closer to Tony (Larry Hagman) if their house wasn't so large, Jeannie (Barbara Eden) decides to "downsize" by selling the house and moving into a small apartment. Tony informs Jeannie that he doesn't want to move, but by this time the house has been sold to a military Read More

Popi

Actors: Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Miguel Alejandro, Ruben Figueroa, John Harkins

Synopsis: Striving for a better life for his two sons, a Puerto Rican immigrant named Popi (Alan Arkin) goes about his mission in a singularly eccentric fashion in this comedy from director Arthur Hiller. So intent is Harlem resident Abraham "Popi" Rodriguez (Arkin) upon providing his boys with the American Read More

Bonanza: Erin

Actors: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, David Canary, Mary Fickett

Synopsis: Mary Fickett is cast as Erin O'Donnell, an Irish girl raised by the Sioux in Paiutes. Falling in love with Erin, Hoss Cartwright does his best to shield her from the bigotry of the townspeople. But Erin regards Hoss' efforts as futile, citing the tribal prophecy that she is "the wolf child, born Read More

Ironside: An Obvious Case of Guilt

Synopsis: Anne Baxter guest stars as Ironside's attorney friend Carolyn White, whom the authorities have tagged as the "most obvious" suspect in the murder of her cheating spouse. Convinced that Carolyn is being framed, Ironside (Raymond Burr) dedicates himself to proving his thesis, while his colleagues Read More

Bewitched: Once In a Vial

Actors: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy, Diane Murphy

Synopsis: Hoping that Samantha will abandon Darrin in favor of her former warlock boyfriend, Rollo (Ron Randell), Endora creates a love potion for Sam. Unfortunately, Endora downs the potion herself and instantly falls head over heels in love with Darrin's loutish client, Bo Callahan (Arch Johnson). Of Read More

The Fugitive: There Goes the Ballgame

Synopsis: Using the alias "Gene Tyler", Richard Kimble takes a brief respite from his search for the One-Armed Man by attending a baseball game--where, unfortunately, he witnesses the kidnapping of Nadine Newmark (Lynda Day), daughter of publishing mogul Andrew Newmark (Martin Balsam) (No, this 1967 episode Read More

Mission: Impossible: The Seal

Actors: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Synopsis: The sacred gold seal of the Far Eastern nation of Kuala Rokat has been stolen. Masterminding the heist is American industrialist Taggart (Darren McGavin), who intends to hold on to the seal despite the danger of a major diplomatic breakdown. The IMF is assigned to recover the seal, a job that Read More

The Fugitive: Fun and Games and Party Favors

Synopsis: Using the name "Douglas Beckett", Kimble (David Janssen) is hired as a chauffeur by the wealthy Glenn family. Rebellious Joanne Glenn (Katherine Crawford) is in love with impoverished pool boy Dan Holt (Mark Goddard), a romance her imperious mother Madge (Joan Tompkins) does everything in her Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sleepy Slayer

Synopsis: Lifelong parasite Rachel Gordon (Phyllis Hill) will be cut off without a cent by her rich Uncle Abner (Richard Hale) unless she immediately returns all the money she has syphoned from his bank account. Out of desperation, Rachel takes a shot at Albert while the man is sleeping. It turns out she Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Verdict

Synopsis: Extra! Extra! The unthinkable has happened! PERRY MASON HAS LOST A CASE! The jury brings in a guilty verdict, and Perry's client Janice Barton (Vera Miles) is convicted of murder and sentenced to the gas chamber. Though perennial also-ran Hamilton Burger (William Talman) should be elated, he is Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poison Pen Pal

Synopsis: Wilma Gregson (Kathryn Givney), imperious owner of the Gregson Cannery Company, is outraged when details of a secret merger with Super Brand Foods is made public. It turns out that the information was accidentally leaked by Wilma's little granddaughter Sandra (Chrystine Jordan) while corresponding Read More

Maverick: A Bullet for the Teacher

Synopsis: Beau (Roger Moore) finds himself in the middle of some deadly intrigue (not to mention a bitter family feud) when he wins half-ownership of the Golden Wheel Casino. Shortly after this windfall, Bart's new partner Rand Storm is shot and killed in self-defense by dance-hall gal Flo Baker (Kathleen Read More

One Step Beyond: Where Are They?

Synopsis: The year is 1922, and it is raining rocks in the town of Chico, California. Shortly after this disturbing phenomenon, an anonymous phone call is placed to the local newspaper. The caller not only takes "credit" for the "heavy" rain, but also predicts the exact time for the next downpour. Could all Read More