The Defenders
tv show
132 total episodes
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4 seasons
First Aired September 16, 1961
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
E.G. Marshall
as
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
as
Kenneth Preston
Polly Rowles
as
Helen Donaldson
Ossie Davis
as
District Attorney Daniel Jackson
J.D. Cannon
as
District Attorney
Murray Hamilton
as
District Attorney
Frank Overton
as
D.A. Bill Bryan
Joan Hackett
as
Joan Miller
William Shatner
as
Gil Rawson
Simon Oakland
as
District Attorney
Michael Strong
as
Dr. Sobranie
Edward Binns
as
District Attorney Wolf
Crew
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Mary Merrill
as
Costume Design
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Morris Hartzband
as
Cinematography
Paul Bogart
as
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
as
Director
David Greene
as
Director
Buzz Kulik
as
Director
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Don Richardson
as
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
as
Director
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Charles S. Dubin
as
Director
Daniel Petrie
as
Director
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Alex March
as
Director
Elliot Silverstein
as
Director