The Tycoon (TV series)

This article is about the 1964–1965 television series. For the 2007 reality show, see Tycoon (TV series). For other uses, see Tycoon (disambiguation).

The Tycoon
Brennan and Van Williams from the 1964 premiere episode
Created byCharles Isaacs
StarringWalter Brennan
Jerome Cowan
Van Williams
ComposerLes Baxter
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes32
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDanny Thomas Productions (filmed at Desilu)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1964 (1964-09-15) –
April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27)
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The Tycoon is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast by ABC. It starred Walter Brennan as a cantankerous tycoon and Van Williams as his young assistant. The series was broadcast Tuesday nights at 9:00 to 9:30 p.m., and lasted from September 15, 1964 until September 7, 1965.

Van Williams was signed to the series to provide the romantic interest, and he took the part to learn comedy. Walter Brennan claimed the character he played in The Tycoon had more in common with himself then any other character he had played.

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