Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Roll Out' from 1970-1982:
- Darrow Igus as Jersey (1973-1974)
- Ed Begley Jr. as Lt. Robert W. Chapman (1973-1974)
- Garrett Morris as Wheels (1973-1974)
- Hilly Hicks as Pfc. Jed Brooks (1973-1974)
- Mel Stewart as Sgt. B.J. Bryant (1973-1974)
- Stu Gilliam as Cpl. 'Sweet' Williams (1973-1974)
- Teddy Wilson as High Strung (1973-1974)
- Val Bisoglio as Capt. Rocco Calvelli (1973-1974)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Roll Out':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Larry Gelbart D: William Wiard
With Fifi D'Orsay (Madame Delacourt), Richard Ward (Sgt. B.J. Bryant), Jeff Burton (Focus).
Stu Gilliam and Hilly Hicks star in a new series dealing with the men of the "Red Ball Express", a mostly black Army transportation unit based in WWII France that is dedicated to the task of getting material through to the troops no matter how outrageously the rules must be bent to accomplish the mission. In the first show, Williams and Brooks promise to fulfill a fellow driver's dying wish -- a New Orleans-style jazz funeral -- in war-torn France.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller D: William Wiard
Sweet's motives are more ulterior than divine when he accepts Jed's invitation for a Sunday drive to church.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Peter Myerson D: Hugh A. Robertson
Sweet and Jed accept a volunteer mission and stand a good chance to return as heroes -- if they survive.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Rick Mittleman D: Robert Butler
Speculation as to what was in a missing part of his wife's letter sends Capt. Calvelli into hysterics.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Howard Merrill D: Bruce Bilson
Sweet finds a bag of $100 bills in a hollow tree and gets a crash course on economics and the power of the buck.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Booker Bradshaw, David E. Lewis D: Richard Kinon
With Morris Buchanan (Gen. Johnson).
It looks like wedding bells for Brooks, but he's more than the average, nervous groom.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Simon Muntner D: E.W. Swackhamer
With John Quade (Cook), Paul Comi (Army Major).
Sweet and the boys are turned into unlikely safe crackers.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller D: Don Weis
Jed has had it with the fast-talking, selfish ways of his partner, Sweet William, and moves out.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds D: Michael Schultz
With Jerome Cohen (Pierre), Corey Fischer (Monk).
A choir of French orphans greatly lifts the men's sagging Christmas spirits, but the change is only temporary.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller D: Hollingsworth Morse
An incentive program, initiated hopefully to curb a rash of vehicle maintenance troubles, leads to scheming and sabotage among the drivers of the Red Ball Express.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Sid Dorfman
A sprained ankle creates an unexpected twist in the state of affairs for Sweet William. The Army is treating his mishap far more seriously than he'd expected, and he's ecstatic to be the cause of so much concern. (Last show of the series.)