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Mr. Novak is an American television dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award in 1963. Synopsis The series follows John Novak, an idealistic first-year English teacher at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, who often gets involved in the lives of his students and fellow teachers. Principal Albert Vane was played by Oscar-winning film actor Dean Jagger; he was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1964 and 1965 for his performance. Jagger left the series in 1964 after forty-four episodes, and it was explained that his character was elected California Superintendent of Public Instruction; Burgess Meredith played the new principal, Martin Woodridge, for the remaining seventeen episodes. Jeanne Bal portrayed Assistant Vice Principal Jean Pagano during the 1963–64 season. Initially, plans called for increasing her role for the 1964–65 season, promoting her to second billing on the show, but the producer instead cut the number of episodes in which she was to appear, and she left the program. The series showcased many popular actors of the time, including Martin Landau, Walter Koenig, Beau Bridges, Tony Dow, Ed Asner, June Lockhart, Sherry Jackson. This trendsetting show was the first to depict both teachers and students in a dramatic and realistic manner and was very influential on the educational community. Many cutting-edge themes were showcased, including racial discrimination, cheating on exams, anti-Semitism, alcoholism, dropouts, drug abuse, and political extremism. In its two-year run, the program won over 47 awards from various educational institutions, including the National Education Association, and was the recipient of a prestigious Peabody Award for excellence. Cast James Franciscus as John Novak Dean Jagger as Albert Vane (episodes 1-51) Burgess Meredith as Principal Martin Woodridge (episodes 52-60) Recurring Vince Howard as Mr. Peter Butler Marian Collier as Marilyn Scott Jeanne Bal as Jean Pagano Andre Philippe as Mr. Everett Johns Kathleen Ellis as Ann Floyd Larry Thor as Jim Hendricks Phyllis Avery as Ruth Wilkinson Stephen Roberts as Mr. Stan Peeples Steve Franken as Jerry Allen Charles Briles as Ken Bill Zuckert as Mr. Arthur Bradwell Marion Ross as Miss Bromfield Ann Loos as Mrs. Danfield David Saber as Toby Guest stars Claude Akins, as Lou Myerson in "One Monday Afternoon" (1964) Eddie Albert, as Charlie O'Rourke in "Visions of Sugar Plums" (1964) Frank Albertson, as Jim O'Neal in "The Death of a Teacher" (1964) Edward Andrews, in "The Song of Songs" (1964) Tige Andrews, as Lt. Charles Green in "A Single Isolated Incident" (1963) Ed Asner, twice as Harmon Stern and Paul Berg Frankie Avalon, as David Muller in "A Thousand Voices" (1963) Phyllis Avery, three episodes as Mrs. Ruth Wilkinson Diane Baker, as Mrs. Chase in "A Feeling for Friday" (1963) Jeanne Bal, two episodes as assistant vice-principal Jean Pagano Don "Red" Barry, as Anthony Gallo in "First Year, First Day" (series premiere, 1963) Toni Basil as Randy in "One Way to Say Goodbye" (1964) Herschel Bernardi, as Mr. Otis in "I Don't Even Live Here" (1963) Tony Bill, as Chris Herrod in "An Elephant Is Like a Tree" (1965) Whit Bissell, as Karl Bellini in "May Day, May Day" (1965) Shirley Bonne, as Susan Hotchkiss in "Sparrow on the Wire" (1964) Peter Breck, as Dr. Ted Dietrich in "A Feeling for Friday" (1963) Beau Bridges, three episodes, 1963-1965 Geraldine Brooks, as Claire Andreas in "Love Among the Grown-Ups" (1964) Brooke Bundy, three episodes in different roles, including as Patrice Morgan in "X Is the Unknown Factor" (1963) Macdonald Carey, as Mr. Edwards in "Pay the Two Dollars" (1963) Virginia Christine, as Mrs. Payne in "The Exile" (1964) Jeanne Cooper, as Louise Sargent in "The Boy Without a Country" (1963) Noreen Corcoran, as Cathy Williams in "Fair The Well" (1964) Johnny Crawford, two episodes, as JoJo Rizzo in "Let's Dig a Little Grammar" (1964) and as a delegate from the Soviet Union in "The Tender Twigs" (1965) Robert L. Crawford Jr., brother of Johnny Crawford, as a Cuban delegate in "The Tender Twigs" (1965) Pat Crowley, as Ariel Wilder in "Love in the Wrong Decision" (1963) Robert Culp, as Frank Menlo in "The Tender Twigs" (1965) Royal Dano, as Mr. Metcalfe in "To Break a Camel's Back" (1963) Kim Darby, two episodes, one as Judy Wheeler (1965) Bobby Diamond, as Gus in "Visions of Sugar Plums" (1964) Micky Dolenz, as Ed in "Born of Kings and Angels" (1964) Tony Dow was cast five times from 1963 to 1965, three as George. Howard Duff, as Joe Stillman in "Mountains to Climb" (1965) Leo Durocher, as himself in "Boy Under Glass" (1964) Ross Elliott, two episodes (1963-1964) Richard Eyer, as Jeff in "Day in the Year" (1964) Shelly Fabares, two episodes as Dani Cooper (1964-1965) Norman Fell, as Barney Sanders in "And Then I Wrote ..." (1965) Frank Ferguson, as Stanley Novak in "Moonlighting" (1964) James Flavin, as Fire Chief Hawkins in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" (1964) Steven Franken, twice as Jerry Allen (1963) Bonnie Franklin, as Sally in "How Does Your Garden Grow?" and in "The People Doll: You Wind It Up, and It Makes Mistakes" (both 1964) Arthur Franz, two episodes as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss (1964) Teri Garr, as Lisa in "How Does Your Garden Grow?" (1964) Kathy Garver, in "Sparrow on the Wire" (1964) Lillian Gish, as Maude Phipps in "Hello, Miss Phipps" (1963) Don Grady, as Joey Carter (1964) and as Hank Nelby in "Once a Clown" (1965 series finale) Pat Harrington Jr., as Thomas Kelly in "There's a Penguin in My Garden" (1965) Joey Heatherton, as Holly Metcalfe in "To Break a Camel's Back" (1963) Peter Helm appeared three times, including the lead guest-star role in "The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr." (1964) Cheryl Holdridge, as Betty in "The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr." (1964) Celeste Holm, as Rose Herrod in "An Elephant Is Like a Tree" (1965) Sherry Jackson, as Cathy Ferguson in "The Risk" (1963) Arch Johnson, two episodes, once as Coach Brewer (1964) Zalman King in "An Elephant Is Like a Tree (1965) as Troubled Youth Tommy Kirk, as Tod Seaton in "Love in the Wrong Season" (1963) Walter Koenig Appeared in Three Episodes Diane Ladd, as Mrs. Otis in "I Don't Really Live Here" (1963) Martin Landau, two episodes as Victor Rand (1963) and as Robert Coolidge in "Enter a Strange Animal" (1965) Cloris Leachman, as Dorothy Hummer in the two-part episode "Faculty Follies" (1965) Harvey Lembeck, as Vic Rizzo in "Let's Dig a Little Grammar" (1964) Peggy Lipton, as Selma in "And Then I Wrote ..." (1965) June Lockhart, as Mrs. Nelby, mother of the Don Grady character, in "Once a Clown" (1965) Robert Logan, as Jerry Hendricks in "Johnny Ride the Pony: One, Two, Three" (1964) Claudine Longet, as Sharhri Javid in "The Silent Dissauders" (1965) Frank Maxwell, two episodes (1964-1965) Kevin McCarthy, as Mr. Williams in "Fair the Well" (1964) Tim McIntire, two epis.... Discover the Brenda Novak Brenda Jackson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brenda Novak Brenda Jackson books.