List of Lassie characters

This List of Lassie characters compiles the various characters associated with the fictional rough collie called Lassie in print, film, and television.

Overview

In December 1938, Lassie was introduced to the world when author Eric Knight published a short story titled "Lassie Come-Home" in "The Saturday Evening Post". [Collins, Ace. "Lassie: A Dog's Life." Penguins Books, 1993.] Knight expanded the story into a full-length novel and published the work as "Lassie Come-Home" in 1940.

In 1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released a film adaptation of the novel, and followed it with five other feature films over the next several years.

In 1954, Lassie became the star of an American television series set on a midwestern farm which was broadcast on CBS for seventeen years before entering syndication for two years. The show's last first-run episode aired in 1973.

Print

Film

"Lassie Come Home" (1943)

*Lassie (played by Pal)
*Joe Carraclough, a boy (played by Roddy McDowall)
*Sam Carraclough, Joe's father (played by Donald Crisp)
*Mrs. Carraclough, Joe's mother (Elsa Lanchester)
*Duke of Rudling (Nigel Bruce)
*Priscilla, Rudling's granddaughter (Elizabeth Taylor)
*Dan'l Fadden, a countryman (Ben Webster)
*Dally, wife to Dan'l Fadden (Dame May Whitty)
*Rowlie, a tinker (Edmund Gwenn)
*Hynes (Pat O'Malley, credited as J. Patrick O'Malley)
*Jock (Alan Napier)
*Andrew (Arthur Shields)
*Snickers (John Rogers)
*Buckles (Alec Craig)

"Son of Lassie" (1945)

*Lassie (played by Lassie)
*Laddie, son of Lassie (played by Pal)
*Joe Carraclough (played by Peter Lawford)
*Sam Carraclough (Donald Crisp)
*Duke of Rudling (Nigel Bruce)
*Priscilla, the Duke's granddaughter (June Lockhart)
*Henrik (William Severn, credited as William 'Billy' Severn)
*Anton (Leon Ames)
*Sergeant Eddie Brown (Donald Curtis)
*Olav (Nils Asther)
*Sergeant Schmidt (Robert Lewis)
*Joanna (Fay Helm)
*Willi (Peter Helmers)
*Karl (Otto Reichow)
*Hedda (Patricia Prest)
*Thea (Terry Moore, credited as Helen Koford)
*Arne (Leon Tyler)
*Old Woman (Lotte Palfi Andor, credited as Lotta Palfi)
*Washwoman (Eily Malyon)

"Courage of Lassie", (1946)

*Bill (Pal, credited as Lassie)
*Kathie Merrick (Elizabeth Taylor)
*Harry MacBain ( Frank Morgan)
*Sergeant Smitty (Tom Drake)
*Mrs. Merrick (Selena Royle)
*Alice Merrick (Catherine McLeod, credited as Catherine Frances McLeod)
*Pete Merrick (David Holt)
*Judge Payson (Harry Davenport)
*Old Man (George Cleveland)
*Farmer Crews (Morris Ankrum)
*Gil Elson (Mitchell Lewis)
*Mrs. Elson (Jane Green)
*Sergeant Mac (Bill Wallace, credited as William Wallace)
*Sheriff Ed Grayson (Minor Watson)
*Charlie (Donald Curtis)
*Casey (Clancy Cooper)
*First Youth (Carl Switzer)
*Second Youth (Conrad Binyon)

"Challenge to Lassie", (1949)

*Lassie (played by Pal)
*Jock Gray (Donald Crisp)
*John Traill (played by Edmund Gwenn)
*William Traill (Ross Ford)
*James Brown (Alan Webb)
*Susan Brown (Geraldine Brooks)
*Sergeant Davie (Reginald Owen)
*Sir Charles Loring (Henry Stephenson)
*Lord Provost (Alan Napier)
*Mrs. MacFarland (Sara Allgood)
*Magistrate (Edmund Breon)
*Dr. Lee (Arthur Shields)
*MacFarland (Lumsden Hare)
*Sergeant Major (Charles Irwin)

Television

="Lassie", live-action drama, 1954-1973=

*Lassie (played by Pal, two episodes, 1954;)
*Ellen Miller, a widowed farm woman (played by Jan Clayton, 1954-1957)
*George Miller, her father-in-law (played by George Cleveland, 1954-1957)
*Jeff Miller, Ellen's son (played by Tommy Rettig, 1954-1957)
*Sylvester "Porky" Brockway, Jeff's friend (Donald Keeler, 1954-1957)
*Matt Brockway, Porky's father (Paul Maxey)
*Paul Martin (Jon Shepodd, 1957-1958; Hugh Reilly, 1958-1964), a farmer, husband to Ruth and adoptive father to Timmy
*Ruth Martin (Cloris Leachman, 1957-1968; June Lockhart, 1958-1964), a housewife, wife to Paul an dadoptive mother to Timmy
*Timmy Martin (Jon Provost, 1957-1964), a foster boy living with the Miller family and later adopted by the Martins
*Petrie J. Martin, Paul's uncle (George Chandler)
*Cully Wilson, a neighbor to the Martins (Andy Clyde, 1959-1964)
*Corey Stuart, a United States Forestry Service worker (Robert Bray)
*Bob Erickson, a United States Forestry Service worker, friend to Corey Stuart and Scott Turner (Jack De Mave, 1968-1969)
*Scott Turner, a United States Forestry Service worker, friend to Corey Stuart and Bob Erickson (Jed Allan, 1968-1969)
*Garth Holden, director of Holden Ranch, a home for troubled children (Ron Hayes, 1971)
*Keith Holden, Garth's brother (Larry Pennell, 1972)
*Ron Holden, Garth's son (Skip Burton, 1971-1972)
*Dale Mitchell, Ron's friend and a former inmate of Holden Ranch (Larry Wilcox, 1971-1972)
*Sue Lambert, a veterinarian (Sherry Boucher, 1971)
*Lucy Baker, a deaf child and neighbor to the Holden family (Pamelyn Ferdin, 1971-1972)

"The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Mountain", animated one hour telemovie for children, 1972

"Lassie's Rescue Rangers", animated series, 1973

*Ben Turner Jr / Gene Fox (voiced by Hal Harvey)
*Narrator / Ben Turner (voiced by Ted Knight)
*Susan Turner (voiced by Erika Scheimer)
*Jackie Turner (voiced by Lane Scheimer)
*Jackie Turner (voiced by Keith Sutherland)
*Laura Turner (voiced by Jane Webb)

References

*Collins, Ace. "Lassie: a dog's life". Penguin Books, 1993.
*Jenkins, Henry. "Lassie". Museum of Broadcast Communications, [nd] .