What early TV show with Lloyd Bridges intro'ed actors Leonard Nimoy, Robert Conrad, Bruce Dern, Larry Hagman, & Jack Nicholson?

Answer:

Sea Hunt (Actors were in episodes of Sea Hunt and it helped introduce them to the public early in their careers.)

The program followed the adventures of scuba diver Mike Nelson, an ex-Navy frogman turned freelance diver, played by Lloyd Bridges. He outmaneuvered villains, salvaged everything from a bicycle to a nuclear missile, and rescued a downed Air Force pilot (in his sunken jet, in the pilot episode), children trapped in a flooded cave, and even a dog. One unusual aspect of the series was that at the end of each episode, Bridges made a plea to protect the oceans.

The underwater sequences were filmed in a matrix fashion at many locations including studio tanks and outdoor locations in California, Florida, and eventually the Bahamas. Large quantities of stock footage were shot and later mixed with episode-specific character footage. Filming locations included Marineland of the Pacific (Park operated 1954-1987), the front side of Catalina Island, Paradise Cove west of Malibu, Silver Springs, Florida, Cypress Gardens, Florida, Tarpon Springs, Florida, Nassau, and Grand Bahama Island. On-land location shots were filmed throughout Los Angeles, central Florida, and Nassau, or on a sound stage.

Also At Least Partially Filmed at Silver Springs Florida

Revenge of the Creature, the sequel to The Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954

Distant Drums with Cooper and Aldon in 1951

Neptune's Darling with Esther Williams in 1955

Tarzan Finds a Son! in 1938 with Johnny Weissmuller

Barefoot Mailman in 1951 with Robert Cummings and Terry Moore

Rebel Without A Cause in 1955 with James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo

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