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Surfside 6

1960-10-06 · 60 min / episode · ★ 6.3

Drama

Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.

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Troy DonahueTroy DonahueSandy Winfield II
Van WilliamsVan WilliamsKen Madison
Lee PattersonLee PattersonDave Thorne
Diane McBainDiane McBainDaphne Dutton
Margarita SierraCha Cha O'Brien

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