The Lieutenant: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. Rice is a recent graduate of the United States Naval Academy and had been assigned his first command, that of a rifle platoon. Rice is a young, educated idealist who still has much to learn from an older mentor. Also featured is Captain Raymond Rambridge, Rice's company commander, an up-from-the-ranks officer.

Series details

• Title: The Lieutenant
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1963-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-04-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22165
• IMDb ID: tt0056771
• TVDB ID: 76641

Cast and credited roles

• Gary Lockwood — Lt. William Rice
• Robert Vaughn — Captain Ray Rambridge
• Don Penny — Lt. Stanley Harris
• Carmen Phillips — Lily

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-09-14; final listed air date 1964-04-18; episode order: 29.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Lieutenant 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.