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The Defenders
The Defenders
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The Defenders

1961
Drama

Status

Ended

Release

1961 - 1965

Seasons / Eps

4 / 132

Storyline

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
4
Episodes
132
Runtime
0m
Avg. Episode Runtime
1h
Release Date
Sep 16, 1961
Last Air Date
May 13, 1965
Languages
English
Created By
Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose
Director
Paul Bogart
Paul Bogart
Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
David Greene
David Greene
Buzz Kulik
Buzz Kulik
Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner
Production
Plautus Productions
Plautus Productions
CBS
CBS

Top Cast

255 Cast Members

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

132 Episodes

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

132 Episodes

Polly Rowles

Polly Rowles

Helen Donaldson

24 Episodes

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

District Attorney Daniel Jackson

3 Episodes

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

District Attorney

5 Episodes

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

District Attorney

2 Episodes

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

D.A. Bill Bryan

2 Episodes

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Joan Miller

5 Episodes

William Shatner

William Shatner

Charles Terranova

1 Episodes

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

District Attorney

2 Episodes

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Dr. Sobranie

3 Episodes

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

District Attorney Wolf

3 Episodes

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Joey Americus

1 Episodes

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

District Attorney

2 Episodes

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Edward Banter

1 Episodes

Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor

D.A. James Evans

3 Episodes

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Sullivan

1 Episodes

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

David Marcus

2 Episodes

Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman

Joe Larch

3 Episodes

Val Avery

Val Avery

Strafaci

1 Episodes

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