Marcus Welby, M.D.: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dr. Marcus Welby is a middle-aged general practitioner who struggles to provide good old-fashioned medicine and caring in an age when hospitals and specialists are all the rage. Assisting him are Dr. Steven Kiley and Consuelo Lopez. Kiley is a young hotshot physician, and Consuelo is Welby's caring nurse and receptionist.

Series details

• Title: Marcus Welby, M.D.
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 1969-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11516
• IMDb ID: tt0063927
• TVDB ID: 78170

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Young — Dr. Marcus Welby
• James Brolin — Dr. Steven Kiley
• Elena Verdugo — Consuelo Lopez

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-09-23; final listed air date 1970-04-14; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1970-09-09; final listed air date 1971-03-30; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1971-09-14; final listed air date 1972-03-14; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 1972-09-12; final listed air date 1973-03-06; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1973-09-11; final listed air date 1974-05-12; episode order: 25.
• Season 6: premiered 1974-09-10; final listed air date 1975-03-11; episode order: 24.
• Season 7: premiered 1974-10-07; final listed air date 1976-05-04; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Marcus Welby, M.D. on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.