List of Ben Casey episodes

This is a list of episodes from the 1961-1966 ABC medical drama Ben Casey. Seasons 4&5 are missing from this list.

Season 1: 1961–62

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Guest stars	Original air date
1	"To the Pure"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 2, 1961
Ben Casey jeopardizes his career in order to perform a delicate brain operation on a young boy.
2	"But Linda Only Smiled"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 9, 1961
Dr. Casey administers a blood transfusion on a critically ill child, despite the religious objections of her mother.
3	"The Insolent Heart"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 16, 1961
Dr. Casey tries to convince his former instructor, who is also a friend of Dr. Zorba, that the experimental cardiac surgery Casey is proposing the only way to save the man's life.
4	"I Remember a Lemon Tree"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 23, 1961
A brilliant surgeon has developed a drug habit while battling leukemia, and is now forging prescriptions of morphine for his own use.
5	"An Expensive Glass of Water"	Robert Ellis Miller	Gilbert Ralston	Guest Star Chester Morris as Walter Tyson	October 30, 1961
A business tycoon battles with Dr. Casey in an effort to keep the seriousness of his physical condition a secret from his competitors. Neva Patterson as Frederica     •     Shirley Ballard as Wiletta Tyson John Zaremba..…Dr. Harold Jensen   •   George Neise…..George Baxter   •   Herb Armstrong…..Joe Weiss   •   Ken Becker..…Bill Johnson Thom Carney   •   Barbara Collentine   •   Richard Keith   •   Mary Patton
6	"The Sound of Laughter"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 6, 1961
Children's laughter gives needed therapy to an ailing entertainer (Stanley Adams) who is paralyzed after a cranial seizure.
7	"A Few Brief Lines for Dave"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 13, 1961
A malingering female patient and a fear-ridden resident surgeon (Kevin McCarthy) pose problems for Dr. Casey.
8	"Pavanne for a Gentle Lady"	Abner Biberman	Theodore Apstein	Bethel Leslie as Dr. Jean Howard	November 20, 1961
Dr. Casey clashes with a pediatrician while an elderly patient shows courage by facing his suffering gallantly. Anne Seymour…..Mrs. Nancy Farrell   •   Harry Holcombe…..Dr. Prentiss   •   Anne Whitfield..…Sue Paulson   •   Alex Viespi…..Frank Paulson Nita Loveless   •   Carolyn Fleming   •   George Mather   •   Carmen Nisbet and Nellie Burt as Una O'Banion
9	"My Good Friend Krikor"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 27, 1961
After an orderly's friend is committed for psychiatric observation, Dr. Casey goes to court in an attempt to treat him through neurosurgery.
10	"The Sweet Kiss of Madness"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 4, 1961
A doctor's ambitious wife (Patricia Barry) goads him into suppressing information that would harm his career.
11	"A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness"	Abner Biberman	Gilbert Ralston	TBA	December 11, 1961
A woman (Joan Hackett) is given psychological treatment after being ridden with guilt following an auto accident that kills her unborn child. However, Dr. Casey finds that a seizure was the cause of the accident.
12	"A Dark Night for Billy Harris"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 18, 1961
Dr. Casey suspects that bullet-ridden Billy Harris is the victim of a trigger-happy policeman.
13	"And If I Die"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 1, 1962
An expectant mother (Brett Somers) faces brain surgery which could cause the loss of her baby.
14	"A Memory of Candy Stripes"	Robert Ellis Miller	Theodore Apstein	Guest Star Franchot Tone as Robert Ashton Denise Alexander as Ann Mullen	January 8, 1962
Dr. Casey jeopardizes his hospital career when he seeks the rehabilitation of an alcoholic patient. Brian Davies…..Joe Conklin   •   Tony Call…..Neil Bates   •   Nick Dennis..…Nick Kanavaras   •   Don Spruance…..Dr. Robert Ward Cyril Delavanti   •   Dorothy Neumann   •   Ed Prentiss   •   Edmund Williams
15	"Imagine a Long Bright Corridor"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 15, 1962
Dr. Casey encounters the seamiest side of hospital life during his temporary assignment in the Main Admittance Room.
16	"A Story to Be Softly Told"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 22, 1962
A mother (Jean Hagen) hopes that an operation on her mentally retarded son will restore him to normalcy and save her marriage.
17	"The Big Trouble With Charlie"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 29, 1962
Dr. Casey discovers a doctor (Jack Warden) treating derelicts in the back section of a pool room and demands that the patients come to the hospital for proper treatment.
18	"Give My Hands an Epitaph"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 5, 1962
Dr. Casey detects signs of a serious nervous disorder in a brain surgeon (Jack Klugman) about to operate.
19	"Victory Wears a Cruel Smile"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 12, 1962
Dr. Casey brands a staff physician incompetent after he makes an incorrect diagnosis and prescription for a young patient.
20	"Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 19, 1962
A refugee doctor (Francis Lederer) meets resistance from Dr. Casey in his diagnosis for the hospital's prison-ward patient.
21	"Behold a Pale Horse"	Abner Biberman	Teleplay by Jack Laird Story by Teddi Sherman and Judith Plowden	Guest Star Keenan Wynn as O. J. Stanley Also Starring Suzanne Pleshette as Carolyn Stanley	February 26, 1962
Dr. Casey is drawn into a ruthless battle between a domineering father (Keenan Wynn) and his lovelorn daughter (Suzanne Pleshette). J. Edward McKinley…..Larry Wallis   •   Peggie Adams…..Nurse Van Buren   •   Lou Krugman..…Dr. Longden Adam Stewart…..Eddie Niemack   •   Terry Loomis…..Airport Clerk   •   John Close..…Bus Driver   •   John Hart..…Salesman and Paul Hartman as Alfred Button
22	"For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 5, 1962
Superstitions draw together a former Army ace (Cliff Robertson) and a terrified Native American boy.
23	"To a Grand and Natural Finale"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 12, 1962
After collapsing following his last bout, an injured boxer defies Dr. Casey's decision that he submit to a series of medical tests.
24	"Monument to an Aged Hunter"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 19, 1962
Dr. Casey faces a crucial decision when two of his patients require a rare drug which can only be supplied to one of them.
25	"All the Clocks Are Ticking"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 26, 1962
A female patient (Nan Martin) refuses to face the passage of time and face present realities when Dr. Casey treats her for a concussion.
26	"Among Others, a Girl Named Abilene"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 2, 1962
Dr. Casey battles ignorance, fear, superstition and demoralization for a series of indigent patients during outside medical relief.
27	"A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 16, 1962
A survivor of both the Hiroshima blast and a school fire has a psychological problem that Dr. Casey admits he can't solve.
28	"And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 23, 1962
A supervising nurse and an embittered career woman patient who is undergoing menopause test the skills of both Dr. Casey and Dr. Zorba.
29	"Preferably, the Less-Used Arm"	Fielder Cook	Gilbert Ralston	[none billed as Guest Stars]	April 30, 1962
Dr. Casey performs an emergency operation to counter a threatening smallpox epidemic. Co-starring Ellen McRae…..Dr. Leslie Fraser     •     Charles Bateman…..Dr. Jerry Michaels     •     Russ Thorson…..Dr. Harrison Chal Johnson…..Dr. Thomas Potter   •   John Astin…..Nat Morris   •   Joe Perry…..Matt Kelly   •   Ralph Moody…..Amos Velie   •   Tom Peters…..Mike Velie   •   Tol Avery…..Alex Bradley Warren Kemmerling   •   Lee Krieger   •   Lon Dean   •   Sandra Stone   •   Sheldon Allman   •   Raymond Guth   •   James Healy
30	"An Uncommonly Innocent Killing"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 7, 1962
A business magnate (Eddie Albert) strikes an associate during a seizure, causing the man's death, and Dr. Casey refuses to release him for trial.
31	"So Oft It Chances in Particular Men"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 21, 1962
Tests fail to determine why the victim of a simple accident has developed mental problems.
32	"When You See an Evil Man"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 28, 1962
A mother attempts to protect her daughter (Tuesday Weld) by claiming that her alleged suicide attempt followed the murder of her neurosurgeon husband.

Season 2: 1962–63

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Guest stars	Original air date
1 (33)	"Mrs McBroom & the Cloud Watcher"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 1, 1962
After brain surgery, an orphan experiences a new loneliness, she's blind
2 (34)	"The Night That Nothing Happened"	Sydney Pollack	Oliver Crawford	[none billed as Guest Stars]	October 8, 1962
Mrs Tarlow is about to give birth. On the drive to the hospital, she, her husband and her daughter are involved in an auto accident. Co-starring Michael Constantine as Engineer Andersen     •     Vivi Janiss as Mrs. Phelps     •     Jerry Paris as Mr. Tarlow Don Spruance…..Dr. Robert Ward   •   Jack Elam…..Felix Gault   •   Valentin de Vargas…..Dr. Escobar   •   Robert Hastings…..Augie   •   Lew Brown…..Bert   •   Tracy Stratford…..Jo Tarlow Natalie Norwick…..Mrs. Tarlow   •   Davis Roberts   •   Tom Troupe   •   Moria Turner   •   Frank Warren   •   George Mather
3 (35)	"In the Name of Love, A Small Corruption"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 15, 1962
A wealthy man portends to be a modern-day King Lear, as he tries to decide which of his three estranged daughters will get his riches.
4 (36)	"Legacy from a Stranger"	Joseph Pevney	Teleplay by Jack Laird and Raphael Hayes From a Story by Raphael Hayes	Guest Star Steven Hill as Ollie Burdick	October 22, 1962
A condemned convict and an embittered blind woman are about to have their lives cross as each heads into an uncertain future. Janet Margolin…..Illyana Trivas     •     Hellena Westcott…..Wilma Burdick     •     Judson Laire…..Joseph Maxwell Bernard Kates…..Dr. Kirschner   •   Rudy Solari…..Dr. Agnew   •   David Fresco…..Anton Trivas   •   Stafford Repp…..Policeman   •   Jack Kosslyn…..Collection Agent
5 (37)	"Go Not Gently Into the Night"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 29, 1962
A couple who refuse to allow any surgery on their son provoke the wrath of Casey.
6 (38)	"Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 5, 1962
Casey tries to revive racing driver Lou Carson's will to live after he's diagnosed with a circulatory disease that for the most part is incurable.
7 (39)	"Of All Save Pain Bereft"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 12, 1962
A man with amnesia attmpts to put his past back together leading up to surgery that could restore his memory totally .. or not.
8 (40)	"And Even Death Shall Die"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 19, 1962
A promising young architect who is about to marry the girl of his dreams is suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor, ending the marriage plans after her father finds out about the illness.
9 (41)	"The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 26, 1962
A man who became mentally handicapped after an accident resides at a local fire station where he quietly raises rabbits.
10 (42)	"Between Summer and Winter"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1962
"Plumduff" Lewis, an elderly nurse known for her kindness, and uselessness, gets recruited by Casey when his holiday accident load becomes more than he can handle.
11 (43)	"I Hear America Singing"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 10, 1962
A drunk salesman tries to talk a disabled woman out of filing a law suit against him after he runs over her with his car.
12 (44)	"Pack Up All My Cares and Woes"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 17, 1962
Casey finds himself in the middle of a legal wrangle when a lawyer pressures him to testify in court that brain surgery on Lester Partridge will do away with the convict's murderous tendencies.
13 (45)	"Saturday, Surgery and Stanley Schultz"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 31, 1962
After performing for patients for eight years, Casey wonder why hospital clown Stanley Schultz suddenly refuses to entertain the patients in neurosurgery.
14 (46)	"I'll Be Alright in the Morning"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 7, 1963
When a surgeon discovers he has a disorder that causes him to lose his balance, he determines to continue in his career
15 (47)	"A Cardinal Act of Mercy Part 1"	Sydney Pollack	Norman Katkov	TBA	January 14, 1963
Casey tries to help a lawyer kick her morphine habit, but encounters resistance, lies and manipulation when she gets a guileless young man to smuggle dope into her hospital room. He is visiting his mother, who is in the hospital for treatment of injuries received in a beating.
16 (48)	"A Cardinal Act of Mercy Part 2"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 21, 1963
Dr Zorba uncovers Faith's secret, that she is visiting a drug addict's pusher for him after Zorba refuses him any more morphine shots.
17 (49)	"Use Neon for My Epitaph"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 28, 1963
Movie star Miles Houghton collapses during the filming of a multimillion-dollar production and Casey's diagnosis is if Houghton returns to work, he will die
18 (50)	"He Thought He Saw an Albatross"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 4, 1963
A psychiatrist claims that he can cure Casey's patient without the aid of neurosurgery.
19 (51)	"A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody MD"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 11, 1963
Although he's still an intern, Jimmy Peabody is raising funds to finance a medical clinic of his own, and one of the sources he's depending on is wealthy Adam Garrett, an elderly patient at County General.
20 (52)	"A Hundred More Pipers"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 18, 1963
Dr. Casey admires surgeon Alvin MacKenzie, but he can't understand why his colleague has erected such a cold barrier between himself and his patients.
21 (53)	"Suffer the Little Children"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 25, 1963
After an infant dies of head injuries, Casey learns that her sister was also hurt at about the same time - and he begins to doubt that the children were really accident victims.
22 (54)	"Rigadoon for Three Pianos"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 4, 1963
Greta Bauer's mother is dominating not only her career as a pianist, but her personal life as weel - and her aunt Alice refuses to undergo crucial surgery unless she is assured that Greta will have her freedom.
23 (55)	"The White Ones Are Dolphins"	Alex March	James J. Sweeney	Guest Star Luther Adler as Mr. Bowersox	March 11, 1963
An eccentric is picketing County General which proves embarrassing for his student-nurse daughter and exasperating for Casey Sharon Farrell as Michael Anne Bowersox     •     John Qualen as Mr. Wren Special Guest Star Ray Walston as Councilman York
24 (56)	"Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud"	Alex March	Teleplay by Wilton Schiller Story by Wilton Schiller and Leo Penn	Guest Star Neville Brand as Terry Dunne	March 18, 1963
Casey tangles with an apparently self-destructive 39-year-old football star who refuses to undergo desperately needed surgery. Also Starring Lee Kinsolving as Terrence Dunne, Jr.     •     Sally Gracie as Laura Dunne Lane Bradford…..Archie Manners   •   Ronnie Knox   •   Tony Linehan   •   Pete Beathard
25 (57)	"For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 25, 1963
Despite surgery, Julie Carr may go blind – and now her fiancee has left her to face the darkness alone
26 (58)	"Father Was an Intern"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 1, 1963
Bud Forrest frowns on his financially pressed father's plans to complete his long-delayed internship.
27 (59)	"Rage Against the Dying Light"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 15, 1963
Architect Burton Strang's lifelong ambition to design a new type of cathedral is thwarted by a strange partial paralysis which Casey believes to be surgically curable. But a colleague, Dr Free, disagrees.
28 (60)	"La Vie, La Vie Interieure"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 22, 1963
A singer refuses to let an inoperable brain tumor prevent her from fulfilling a concert commitment.
29 (61)	"My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 29, 1963
Staff psychiatrist Louise Chapelle has skid row patient Robert Anderson transferred to her care – but his revelations under narcosynthesis disturb her profoundly.
30 (62)	"Lullaby for Billy Dignan"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 6, 1963
An adopted child requires a series of major operations.
31 (63)	"Hang No Hats on Dreams"	Irving Lerner	Arthur Dales	Guest Star Ed Begley as Dr. Malcolm Flanders Also Starring Kathy Nolan as Gloria Flanders	May 13, 1963
Casey runs head-on into the problem of medical quackery when one of his colleagues seeks treatment from a charlatan Willard Sage…..Dr. Steven Musgrove   •   Jon Lormer…..Sam Carstairs   •   Doreen Lang…..Miss James

Season 3: 1963–64

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Guest stars	Original air date
1 (64)	"For This Relief, Much Thanks"	Sydney Pollack	Steven Carabatsos, John T. Dugan	Scott Marlowe, Millie Perkins, Oscar Homolka, Paul Richards, Eduard Franz	September 9, 1963
A musician is disturbed by the conflict between himself and his cruelly authoritarian father. The events of this episode continued in the first episode of Breaking Point the following week.
2 (65)	"Justice to a Microbe"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 18, 1963
The entire hospital staff is put on emergency service to treat a worker (Robert Loggia) who has a radioactive substance in his spine.
3 (66)	"With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 25, 1963
A spoiled young socialite (Anne Francis) is used to getting what she wants and now she wants Dr. Casey.
4 (67)	"Allie"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 2, 1963
A baseball star (Sammy Davis, Jr.) loses an eye during an accident on the field, then clashes with an African-American doctor (Greg Morris) who thinks he has no future.
5 (68)	"If There Were Dreams to Sell"	Mark Rydell	Gabrielle Upton	TBA	October 9, 1963
11-year-old Collie Smith (Suzy Somers) sees Dr. Casey as a father figure, given a family life that includes the absence of her real father, her dying grandfather (Cecil Kellaway) and her apathetic mother (Kay Medford).
6 (69)	"The Echo of a Silent Cheer (Part 1)"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 16, 1963
The body-building campaign set up by David Masterson (Barry Sullivan), the father of an athlete conflicts with Dr. Casey's insistence that the boy needs an operation.
7 (70)	"The Echo of a Silent Cheer (Part 2)"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 23, 1963
David Masterson (Barry Sullivan) sues County General for $1 million, claiming that an unauthorized operation on his son by Dr. Casey has left him totally and permanently paralyzed.
8 (71)	"Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 30, 1963
Though a factory worker is brought to County general with an apparent brain tumor, Dr. Casey suspects lead poisoning and begins an investigation of the factory.
9 (72)	"Light Up the Dark Corners"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 6, 1963
An Irish sea captain's (Richard Basehart) terminal disease brings him to County General, where he meets a feisty Irish nurse (Piper Laurie) who eventually falls in love with him.
10 (73)	"Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 13, 1963
Patient Henry Davis (Ricardo Montalban) abuses women, which he confesses to Dr. Graham, who is bound by doctor-patient privilege not to reveal the information.
11 (74)	"Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 20, 1961
Medical ethics come into play when debate over whether the unborn child of a refugee mother (Ulla Jacobson) should be aborted due to health concerns.
12 (75)	"Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne"	Vince Edwards	TBA	TBA	November 27, 1963
An aging operatic diva (Mary Astor) is going blind, with her devoted secretary (Eileen Heckart) standing by her side.
13 (76)	"My Love, My Love"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 4, 1963
Married pathologist Joe Garry (Barry Nelson) develops multiple sclerosis, and begins running County General's ward that deal with people afflicted with the disease. While there, he becomes attracted to one of the female patients.
14 (77)	"From Too Much Love of Living"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 11, 1963
Dr. Casey treats a woman (Barbara Rush) who tried to commit suicide because her husband's (Mark Richman) medical career at County General is causing him to neglect her, which cause Dr. Casey to counsel the couple.
15 (78)	"It Is Getting Dark… And We Are Lost"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 18, 1963
Dr. Casey desperately attempts to locate the father of a precocious girl (Ann Jillian) who is found mumbling in Latin and German after having been injured in an accident.
16 (79)	"The Last Splintered Spoke of the Old Burlesque Wheel"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 25, 1963
Dr. Casey attempts to restore a stripper's (Maggie McNamara) self-worth, since is being heavily influenced by a hypocritical evangelist (George Grizzard)
17 (80)	"The Light That Loses, The Night That Wins"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 1, 1964
A once-great surgeon (Dana Andrews) loses his nerve after one of his patients dies under his care, with Dr. Casey attempting to motivate him into performing another operation.
18 (81)	"I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 8, 1964
A stubborn old man is hospitalized due to a stroke and refuses to tell any of the hospital staff his name so that he's not a burden to his family, but still attempts to leave in order to attend his granddaughter's dancing debut.
19 (82)	"The Only Place Where They Know My Name"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 15, 1964
An ethics debate erupts when a homeless man (Phil Harris) offers to have his eye removed for a fee so that a research biologist can conduct an experiment.
20 (83)	"There Was Once a Man in the Land of Uz"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 22, 1964
Larry Franklin (Robert Walker) is a man with a gift for religious visions, but his gift could disappear if Dr. Casey removes a blood clot from his brain.
21 (84)	"One Nation Indivisible"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 29, 1964
On the Fourth of July, a young girl (Susan Gordon) with a rare blood type suffers head injuries from an auto accident. However, she can't undergo life-saving surgery until the blood is obtained, resulting Dr. Caey mobilizing communication for a nationwide request.
22 (85)	"Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 5, 1964
After a student nurse is attacked in a park near the hospital, she fakes amnesia in order to avoid having to reveal to her fiance what she was doing in the park.
23 (86)	"The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 12, 1964
Two men (Bradford Dillman and Jeffrey Morris) are confined to the same hospital room, respectively suffering from severe lung trouble and facing brain surgery. They're both in love with the latter's wife (Sally Kellerman), make a fateful bet that the surviving patient will get the other's life insurance money.
24 (87)	"The Sound of One Hand Clapping"	Leo Penn	Michael Zagor	Guest Star Robert Culp as Neil Herrick,Also Starring Milton Selzer as Dr. Barnaby Taylor     •     Richard Evans as Jonathon Taylor And Pilar Seurat as Li Herrick	February 19, 1964
A veteran of the Korean War refuses anethesia when a bullet needs to removed from his leg.
25 (88)	"A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, a Girl's Hand"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 26, 1964
Knowing that a former neurosurgeon's (Harry Guardino) license to practice medicine has been revoked, a desperate Dr. Casey asks him to perform surgery in the midst of an emergency, resulting in Dr. Casey being summoned before County Hospital's Board of Inquiry.
26 (89)	"The Lonely Ones"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 4, 1964
An alcoholic schoolteacher (Jill Ireland) is hit by a playground glider, and when she's treated at the hospital, Dr. Casey seeks to discover the reason for her drinking.
27 (90)	"Keep Out of Reach of Adults"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 11, 1964
The operator of a health clinic (Richard Kiley) who peddles phony cures attempts to convince his wife (Geraldine Brooks) that his treatments will work on her, despite an official diagnosis by Dr. Casey of a brain tumor.
28 (91)	"Dress My Doll Pretty"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 18, 1964
A lonely 10-year-old girl (Betsy Hale) who's been hospitalized with a head injury, prefers the help of a junk dealer instead of her irresponsible mother (Sheree North).
29 (92)	"Onions and Mustard Seed Will Make Her Weep"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 25, 1964
A guilt-ridden Dr. Casey, who was unable to save the life of a man due to inconclusive tests, must deal with his confused widow's appeal for comfort and sympathy and her inability to cope with motherhood.
30 (93)	"Make Me the First American"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 1, 1964
A aged and terminally ill Native American becomes a symbol of courage to a youth who's fearing his pending surgery.
31 (94)	"Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 8, 1964
A career woman puts Dr. Casey in a difficult position when she chooses to leave the assets of her firm to County General in her will.
32 (95)	"For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 15, 1964
Businessman Thomas Hardin (Lew Ayres) seeks to get more enjoyment out of life, but his time left to live is diminishing rapidly.
33 (96)	"The Evidence of Things Not Seen"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 22, 1964
A Catholic missioary priest (Wilfrid Hyde-White) seeks to heal the breach between the father of another patient and her atheist husband.

Season 4: 1964–65

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Guest stars	Original air date
1 (97)	"August is the Month Before Christmas"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 14, 1964
A young boy brought to County General with a head injury is found to have a hereditary disorder that his mother (Margaret Leighton) is evasive about. Dr. Casey also plans to operate on Jane Hancock, a woman (Stella Stevens) who has been in a come for 15 years.
2 (98)	"A Bird in the Solitude Singing"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 21, 1964
An brilliant, but embittered alcoholic (Anne Francis) who needs risky plastic surgery to restore her disfigured face, develops a relationship with a paralyzed patient.
3 (99)	"But Who Shall Beat the Drums?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 28, 1964
A literature student working on his doctorate is in need of brain surgery before he takes his oral exams.
4 (100)	"Autumn Without Red Leaves"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 5, 1964
An artist (Robert Culp) with dreams of a great future is left color blind by a stroke. Meanwhile, Dr. Casey takes his formerly comatose patient Jane Hancock (Stella Stevens) out to dinner.
5 (101)	"You Fish or You Cut Bait"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 12, 1964
The wealthy father (John Anderson) of Jame Hancock (Stella Stevens) makes Dr. Casey a lucrative offer if he'll marry her.
6 (102)	"For Jimmy, the Best of Everything"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 19, 1964
An ambitious doctor (Peter Falk) neglects his ailing fiance (Lee Grant) while the threat of the bubonic plague epidemic exists.
7 (103)	"A Woods Full of Question Marks"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 26, 1964
Emergency surgery is performed by Dr. Casey on Kathy Huntsinger, a "profoundly deaf" girl whose father (Dane Clark) wants to send her to a school for mentally disabled children.
8 (104)	"A Thousand Words Are Mute"	TBA	Allan Scott	TBA	November 9, 1964
A young English professor (Pippa Scott) suffers a stroke just prior to getting married, with Dr. Casey refusing to baby her in order to speed her recovery.
9 (105)	"Money, a Horse and a Knowledge of Latin"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 16, 1964
After a man is injured in a fall, Dr. Casey requests immediate surgery. However, the man's wife insists that Dr. Arnold Swanson (Barry Sullivan), a noted author of medical books, perform the operation, even though his writing is better than his surgical technique.
10 (106)	"A Disease of the Heart Called Love"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 23, 1964
Lydia Mitchum (Shelley Winters), an unwed nurse puts her life and the life of her unborn child at risk when she insists on bearing the child despite suffering from a disease.
11 (107)	"Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 30, 1964
Working temporarily at a veterans' hospital, Dr. Casey clashes with the head of neurosurgery who seems more interested in boosting the morale of patients than performing surgery.
12 (108)	"Courage at 3 A.M."	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 7, 1964
A biochemist (Janice Rule) pressures Dr. Casey into performing a cancer operation so that she can continue an important research project.
13 (109)	"The Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 14, 1964
A suicidal polio victim (Joan Hackett) is encouraged by the love of a war veteran (Robert Loggia)
14 (110)	"A Boy is Standing Outside the Door"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 4, 1965
A widowed mother (Maureen O'Sullivan) of a cerebral palsy-afflicted high school student is overprotective in her attempts to shield him from life's frustrations.
15 (111)	"Where Does the Boomerang Go?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 11, 1965
An Australian veterinarian (George Hamilton) gives Dr. Casey a key clue in a baffling case of a boy's illness when it's determined that it's due to having conducted scientific research in bat caves.
16 (112)	"Pas de Deux"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 18, 1965
While visiting San Francisco, Dr. Casey ends up giving a visiting Russian ballerina (Susan Oliver) a tour of the city, while her ballet master fears that she's been kidnapped.
17 (113)	"Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 25, 1965
A diabetic refuses to take her insulin, which could result in permanent blindness, while her father is reluctant to have Dr. Casey perform a risky surgery that has only previously been performed on animals.
18 (114)	"A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 1, 1965
Dr. Casey must deal with a brilliant philosophy scholar (Peter Haskell), who is suffering from an ailment that the man declares is terminal, much to the chagrin of his wife (Barbara Barrie).
19 (115)	"When I Am Grown to Man's Estate"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 8, 1965
A precocious boy suffers self-induced epileptic seizures, which helps a welfare worker (Roddy McDowall) that's doing a research paper on the affliction.
20 (116)	"A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 22, 1965
Jerry Dawson (Tim McIntyre) is considered a hypochondriac by his father (Van Johnson) because of coddling of his mother (Marsha Hunt, but his fiance (Indus Arthur) urges him to make his own health decisions and fix the problems between his parents.
21 (117)	"A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 1, 1965
A dock worker (Denny Miller) with heavy family obligations is hospitalized. This circumstance causes his mother (Viveca Lindfors), who he financially supports along with his invalid father (Hans Conreid) and sickly brother (Mark Sturges), to claim that he's faking his illness.
22 (118)	"A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"	Jerry Lewis	TBA	TBA	March 8, 1965
The clownish actions of a new neurosurgery resident (Jerry Lewis) draw the wrath of Dr. Casey, but they're simply a cover up his deep concern for his patients.
23 (119)	"Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 15, 1965
Dr. Ted Hoffman, an associate of Dr. Casey, must contend with his manipulative new stepmother (Gloria Swanson) who seeks to control his father's affairs.
24 (120)	"Eulogy in Four Flats"	Vince Edwards	TBA	TBA	March 22, 1965
A combative recluse (Lee Tracy) lives in squalor and has three people continually providing assistance to him. However, he's accused by Dr. Casey of faking his handicapped legs in order to maintain that help.
25 (121)	"Three Li'l Lambs"	TBA	TBA	Marlo Thomas portrays the wife of Arvin's character	March 29, 1965
A trio of aspiring neurosurgeons (Nick Adams, Norman Alden and William Arvin) are severely tested by Dr. Casey.
26 (122)	"A Slave is On the Throne"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 12, 1965
The ability of a skilled surgeon (Jack Klugman) is compromised by his infidelity to his wife (Pippa Scott) with a married woman (Nancy Berg)
27 (123)	"Journeys End in Lovers Meeting"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 19, 1965
A dedicated schoolteacher (Red Buttons) is burdened with the strong premonition that his wife (Ellen Corby) won't survive brain surgery.
28 (124)	"The Day They Stole County General"	TBA	TBA	TBA	April 26, 1965
While his niece lies seriously ill in the hospital, a con man (Howard DaSilva) attempts to remove valuable equipment from the hospital in piecemeal fashion.
29 (125)	"Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 3, 1965
After being stricken with appendicitis, Dr. Casey is placed in a hospital room between an Irishman (Tom Bosley) with a brain tumor who loves to talk and an alcoholic doctor (Cesar Romero) who lost his practice and wants to die.
30 (126)	"From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 10, 1964
A medium (Wilfred Hyde White) who's wanted by the police for fraud strikes up a relationship with a boy who is faking an inability to talk.
31 (127)	"A Horse Named Stravinsky"	TBA	TBA	TBA	May 17, 1964
The disturbed wife (Eartha Kitt) of a skilled surgeon (Percy Rodriguez) suffers a seizure. The husband attributes the problem to her psychiatric care, but Dr. Casey believes she's simply afraid of going insane.

Season 5: 1965–66

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Guest stars	Original air date
1 (128)	"War of Nerves"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 13, 1965
Two biological warfare researchers develop puzzling neurological symptoms, including bleeding of the brain, which Dr. Casey believes can be stopped by undergoing a risky, unproven surgery.
2 (129)	"O' the Big Wheel Turns by Faith, by Faith"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 20, 1965
After undergoing tests, it's determined that a young woman is faking an attack of polio. Meanwhile, Dr. Casey must deal with a malpractice suit and the resignation of a valuable doctor.
3 (130)	"A Nightingale Named Nathan"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 27, 1965
After Jewish cantor Nathan Birnbaum (Howard Da Silva) loses his voice, he believes that it's punishment from God for blasphemy, and that he's beyond help.
4 (131)	"Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 4, 1965
A philosophical conflict between an aging Latin American revolutionary (Nehemiah Persoff) and his son (Michael Ansara) finds Dr. Casey stuck in the middle.
5 (132)	"Because of the Needle, the Haystack Was Lost"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 11, 1965
A medical malpractice case that was filed against Dr. Casey is reviewed by the hospital board.
6 (133)	"What to Her Is Plato?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 18, 1965
A young woman (Julie Sommars) who has no money or friends finds herself unable to sign different authorization papers, thereby baffling Dr. Casey and his staff.
7 (134)	"Francini? Who Is Francini?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 25, 1965
A new orderly is suspected of taking hospital supplies in order to give them to impoverished patients.
8 (135)	"Then I, and You, and All of Us Fell Down"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 1, 1965
A highly acclaimed doctor (Dick Clark) who has just returned from working in Africa is hospitalized.
9 (136)	"No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 8, 1965
In the midst of the medical malpractice lawsuit against him, Dr. Casey has to pick up one of his interns who was involved in a riot at a coffeehouse.
10 (137)	"The Importance of Being 65937"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 15, 1965
A proud police officer (MacDonald Carey) who's facing major surgery makes the decision to hide his identity from Dr. Casey.
11 (138)	"When Givers Prove Unkind"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 22, 1965
Alec Bateman (Allyn Joslyn), a wealthy tycoon who's hospitalized, decides that Dr. Casey would be the ideal husband for his stubborn daughter Claudia (Linda Marsh). He makes a large donation to the hospital--but the gift is contingent on Dr. Casey working with Claudia to develop an arts and sciences foundation.
12 (139)	"The Man from Quasilia"	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 29, 1965
A foreign exchange intern is given such a hard time by Dr. Casey that hospital authorities demand that Dr. Casey explain his actions.
13 (140)	"Why Did the Day Go Backwards?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 6, 1965
The acting chief of neurosurgery, Dr. Manning Taylor (Wilfrid Hyde-White), fires Dr. Casey and then suffers a stroke. This takes place while Dr. Casey is continually frustrated as he tries to get a case history from a badly beaten girl.
14 (141)	"You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 20, 1965
A writer has himself committed to the hospital in an attempt to uncover damaging material for an article.
15 (142)	"If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 27, 1965
After the daughter (Yvonne Craig) of Stefan Dyboski suffers a brain injury, he files a criminal complaint against her husband, Gregg Carter (Davy Jones). However, he's unaware that Carter is under observation at the hospital.
16 (143)	"In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 3, 1966
Despite the need for immediate surgery after William Benbrook slips into a coma, Dr. Casey must convince his wife Leona (Geraldine Brooks) that the miracle drug that she's read about won't help him.
17 (144)	"Meantime, We Shall Express Our Darker Purpose"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 10, 1966
A hit-and-run driver (Alfred Ryder) confesses his crime to a priest, with Dr. Casey later accusing the priest of interferring with medical procedure.
18 (145)	"For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 17, 1966
Despite suffering from heart trouble that results in him being hospitalized, a rabble-rousing writer (Dane Clark) refuses to give Dr. Casey and details of his medical history..
19 (146)	"Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 24, 1966
Eva Robinson (Dana Wynter) is suffering from painful facial neuralgia, causing her to beg Dr. Casey to operate, despite the fact that she would become horribly disfigured.
20 (147)	"Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 31, 1966
After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given a year to live, Paula Jordan decides to enjoy life and develops a crush on Dr. Casey in the process.
21 (148)	"Weave Nets to Catch the Wind"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 7, 1966
Anna Medalle (Jeanne Cooper) is a controlling and stubborn mother who attempts to hide symptoms of a serious illness from her son
22 (149)	"Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 14, 1966
An unwed and pregnant teenager (Brooke Bundy) is involved in an accident, but refuses to undergo necessary surgery because of her fear that the operation will kill her unborn child.
23 (150)	"Where Did All the Roses Go?"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 21, 1966
Owen Carter, whose identical twin brother Oren needs brain surgery after a traffic accident, suffers sympathetic pain. Even though Dr. Casey has determined that the injured man is in no condition to have the operation, a nurse decides to reverse his orders.
24 (151)	"Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D..."	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 28, 1966
Floyd Allen is an 8-year-old boy who's hospitalized after attacking his teacher. A subsequent analysis determines that he's suffering from brain damage that can be controlled through both medical and psychiatric treatment.
25 (152)	"Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes the Cold Wind of Truth"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 14, 1966
Dr. Casey must deal with two patients who attempt to self-diagnose their illnesses: Joan Lloyd (Juliet Mills)is a librarian who believes psychosis is behind her headaches, while Jerry Brewster (Robert Lipton) is a pianist who believes that an organic cause is behind pain in his hands.
26 (153)	"Then, Suddenly, Panic"	TBA	TBA	TBA	March 21, 1966
Two patients in the same room at the hospital have similar issues: Pat Mason (Kathryn Grant) is a dancer looks to be suffering from brain damage, while Charlie Boyd could have a brain tumor.