▁was ▁called ▁Tom as ▁Mak ris , ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁La con ia ▁resident ▁and ▁co - worker ▁of ▁Met ali ous ' s ▁school ▁teacher ▁husband . ▁However , ▁Mak ris ▁su ed ▁for ▁lib el , ▁winning ▁an ▁out - of - court ▁settlement ▁for ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Mak ris ▁was ▁renamed ▁Michael ▁Ros si ▁in ▁later ▁print ings , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁TV ▁series ▁which ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁novel . ▁In ▁ed itions ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁Michael ▁Ky ros ; ▁in ▁Return ▁to ▁P ey ton ▁Place , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Michael ▁Ros si . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁movie ▁P ey ton ▁Place , ▁Michael ▁Ros si ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁Lee ▁Phili ps . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁P ey ton ▁Place , ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Ros si ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Ed ▁Nelson . ▁ ▁Ros si ' s ▁profession ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁principal ▁to ▁doctor . ▁The ▁former ▁doctor , ▁Matthew ▁Sw ain , ▁becomes ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁P ey ton ▁Place ▁Clar ion . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 - 1 9 7 4 ▁day time ▁series ▁Return ▁to ▁P ey ton ▁Place , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Ros si ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Guy ▁Stock well . ▁ ▁Category : P