| "Fires of Death" | |
|---|---|
| Series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 4, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 17th, 1967 |
| Writers | Arthur Weiss |
| Director | Jerry Hopper |
| Producers | Irwin Allen; Bruce Fowler |
| Starring | Richard Basehart; David Hedison |
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| Previous "Destroy Seaview!" |
Next "The Deadly Dolls" |
"Fires of Death" is the first episode of season four of the American sci-fi/adventure series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the eighty-fifth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Jerry Hopper and written by Arthur Weiss. It first aired on ABC on September 17th, 1967.
In this episode, Admiral Nelson takes the Seaview to prevent an active volcano from erupting any further, causing even more undersea upheaval. Doctor Turner joins the group, but has his own agenda in mind. Believing that it holds the key to immortality, he actually seeks to cause the volcano's eruption, rather than prevent it. [1]
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Basehart | Admiral Harriman Nelson |
| David Hedison | Captain Lee B. Crane |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Victor Jory | Doctor Turner |
| Terry Becker | Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey |
| Del Monroe | Kowalski |
| Paul Trinka | Patterson |
| Bob Dowdell | Lt. Commander Chip Morton |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Philip Barry | Crew member |
| Ron Stein | Crew member |
| Joe E. Tata | Frank Brent |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is production code number: 1304.
- This is the seventh episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea directed by Jerry Hopper. He directs fifteen episodes of the series in total.
- This is the first episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea written by Arthur Weiss. He writes four episodes of the series in total.
- Associate producer Bruce Fowler, Jr. is credited as Bruce Fowler in this episode.
- Actor Robert Dowdell is credited as Bob Dowdell in this episode.
- Actor Philip Barry, who plays a crew member, is uncredited for his participation in this episode.
- Actor Ron Stein, who plays a crew member, is uncredited for his participation in this episode.
- Actor Joe E. Tata, who plays Frank Brent, is uncredited for his participation in this episode.
- The items that Doctor Jury needs to acquire from the volcano are called "elixir stones".
What else have they done?[]
- Victor Jory: Victor Jury has appeared in two episodes of Tales of Tomorrow. He played Doctor Kramer in "World of Water", and he played Doctor Alden in "The Fatal Flower".
- Terry Becker: Terry Becker also played a character named Jagger in the "I am the Night - Color Me Black" episode of The Twilight Zone in 1964.
- Paul Trinka: Paul Trinka also appeared in two episodes of Land of the Giants. He played a giant guard in "Underground" and he played an officer in "Genius at Work".
- Ron Stein: Ron Stein is an actor and stunt man who has appeared in several different episodes of the 1974 series Planet of the Apes, usually playing an ape extra.
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References[]
- ↑ Veehd.com; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; "Fires of Death"