The Bearded Trio

On February 10, 1971 the Steven Spielberg-directed episode The Private World of Martin Dalton , from the series The Psychiatrist , starring Roy Thinnes was aired on NBC , for the first time. Stephen Hudis The story centers on a twelve-year-old boy (portrayed by Stephen Hudis) who has slipped away from reality and lives in his own bizarre fantasy world. Treating psychiatrist Whitman eventually discovers that the boy's problems can be traced back to his being adopted and by the treatment of his foster parents The broadcasting of this episode in the short-lived series (only 1 pilot plus 6 episodes were ever produced), marked the 5 th work for Steven during his 7-year Universal deal, that was aired (after two episodes of Night Gallery , one of Marcus Welby and one in the Name of the Game series. Luther Adler Star in this series was actor Roy Thinnes, who portrayed a young psychiatrist Dr. James Whitman, who used rather unorthodox methods of helping his p...