Platoon leader and one of the two alternating main protagonists of the series, portrayed by Rick Jason.
Billy Batt is an aging television star whom Molly meets at a party. After discussing a painting, they enter a room for sex, but Molly becomes violent, breaks his wrist, and rants about her father. Billy throws her out, leading others to accuse him of abusing her.
Eddie's handsome friend who visits the diner. He shows romantic interest in both Vida and Evelyn. Evelyn manipulates him into courting Vida to trick Murray. He initially despises Vida for her refusal to help her sister but witnesses her change of heart.
Bradley Taylor is the businessman who sought to acquire the stolen iridium. After discovering that the transaction involved deception and that money had disappeared, he becomes convinced that Frank Bigelow knows too much. Bradley orders his subordinates to kill Frank, making him a major threat during Frank's search for the person behind the poisoning.
No. 4 is one of the numbered thieves recruited for the Wellerton heist. Pete wounds him during the gunfight, and the sheriff and a detective later question him in hospital in exchange for leniency. He can reveal only that the thieves used numbers and beards, but recognizes No. 1's voice on a children's television show.
Johnny Chicoy is Alice Chicoy's husband and the driver and owner of a small, rundown bus that makes side trips. His bus carries Camille Oakes, Ernest Horton, and the other passengers through a treacherous California mountain region, while Alice plans to surprise him during the route.
Closeted man who blackmails Jill and Petersen. Confesses to murdering Jill, Davis, and Petersen. Shoots at Kerwin during the final confrontation and is killed.
An American doctor who comes to an English seaside resort to investigate the activities of its leading physician, Henry Dysert. After learning that Dysert’s three wives died under mysterious and tragic circumstances, Jethro has only a short time to prove his suspicions before Kitty Mortlock may become the next victim; he has also fallen in love with her.
Alan Brody is a celebrated tennis champion who becomes romantically involved with Carolyn Coates while Humphrey Baxter is away in Vienna. Humphrey gives Alan and Carolyn an experimental youth-preserving substance, but neither initially wants to take it. Their worries about aging and Carolyn's secret use of the substance strain their marriage, and Alan later visits her at the theater.
Rick Jason has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Signature works include Combat!, A Time for Love, Eagles Attack At Dawn. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
