The Americans


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Episodes: 17

Seasons: 1

Show dates: January 23, 1961 – May 15, 1961

Performers include: Darryl Hickman, Richard Davalos

Description: An American drama television series set during the American Civil War, the series focuses on two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict. The series was inspired by James Warner Bellah's 1953 novel The Valiant Virginians which was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post as Tales of the Valorous Virginians from May 9, 1953, through June 10, 1954. Ben Canfield was played by Darryl Hickman, older brother of actor Dwayne Hickman; Richard Davalos played Jeff Canfield; Davalos had portrayed James Dean's character's brother in East of Eden. Hickman and Davalos were the only actors who appeared in every episode of the series.
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