It stars Bruce Gordon and aired on NBC during the 1958–59 television season.

An anthology series, Behind Closed Doors each week depicted international intrigue and Western counterespionage incidents during the Cold War.

[1][2] United States Navy Commander Matson both hosts the series and appears as a character in some of its episodes.

Harry Ackerman, then vice-president of Screen Gems, created Behind Closed Doors.

[3]: 50 The episodes of Behind Closed Doors are based on the files of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who served in the United States Navy from 1912 to 1946 and spent a 25-year career in naval intelligence,[1][2] culminating in a tour as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence.