Climax! The Champion (Season 1, Episode 20)
Unrated
TV Episode | Drama

Climax!

The Champion (Season 1, Episode 20)

Unrated

TV Episode | Drama

A ruthless professional boxer, Midge Kelly (Rory Calhoun), tramples anyone he can to get to the top, including his loyal brother Connie (Tommy Cook). This is a TV version (adapted by Rod Serling) of the Ring Lardner story, filmed in 1949 ...See moreA ruthless professional boxer, Midge Kelly (Rory Calhoun), tramples anyone he can to get to the top, including his loyal brother Connie (Tommy Cook). This is a TV version (adapted by Rod Serling) of the Ring Lardner story, filmed in 1949 as Champion, with Kirk Douglas as Midge, Arthur Kennedy as Connie. Written by David Stevens See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Geraldine Brooks Emma Herich Emma Herich See fewer	Possessed (1947)
Wally Brown Tommy Haley Tommy Haley See fewer	Notorious (1946)
Rory Calhoun Midge Kelly Midge Kelly See fewer	Motel Hell (1980)
Lewis Charles Lou Hersch (as Louis Charles) Lou Hersch (as Louis Charles) See fewer	Topaz (1969)
Ray Collins Jerome Harris Jerome Harris See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Tommy Cook Connie Kelly Connie Kelly See fewer	Night Passage (1957)
John Craven The Reporter The Reporter See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Wallace Ford Bunco Kelly Bunco Kelly See fewer	Freaks (1932)
Tommy Garland The Fighter The Fighter See fewer	In This Corner (1948)
Charlott Knight Mrs. McPherson (as Charlotte Knight) Mrs. McPherson (as Charlotte Knight) See fewer	Petticoat Junction (1963)
William Lundigan Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Pinky (1949)
Peggy Maley Grace Knight Grace Knight See fewer	The Wild One (1953)
Richard Monda Midge (as a boy) Midge (as a boy) See fewer	Groovie Goolies (1970)
Steve Stevens Connie Kelly - Boy (as Steve Roberts) Connie Kelly - Boy (as Steve Roberts) See fewer	Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)