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Soldiers of Fortune

1955 · 2 seasons · 30m per episode · Action & Adventure

Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were international adventurers. Each episode would take place in a different country. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The show was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s. The show was sponsored for two years by 7 Up soft drink. One year after Soldiers of Fortune was cancelled, John Russell went on to star as Marshal Dan Troup in the successful ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 29 episodes (January 10, 1955)
• Season 2 — 23 episodes (September 16, 1956)

Cast

• John Russell as Tim Kelly
• Chick Chandler as Toubo Smith

Details

First aired

January 10, 1955

Episodes

52

Genres

Action & Adventure

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.0 / 10 from 2 votes