The Defenders
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.
First Aired
September 16, 1961
Last Aired
May 13, 1965
Original Language
en
Popularity
23
Type
Scripted
Production Companies
Plautus Productions
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Episodes
Cast
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
Kenneth Preston
Polly Rowles
Helen Donaldson
Ossie Davis
District Attorney Daniel Jackson, District Attorney, Officer Bond, Assistant District Attorney, Nixie
J.D. Cannon
District Attorney, D.A. Al Ashley, Assistant District Attorney Ashley, District Attorney Manetto
Murray Hamilton
District Attorney, Bryan Phelps, D.A. Sid Morgan, Miles Morgan, Tark Bennett
Frank Overton
D.A. Bill Bryan, Richard Holmes, Malcolm Page, William Bryan, District Attorney
Joan Hackett
Joan Miller
William Shatner
Gil Rawson, Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes, Charles Terranova, Cliff Sellers, Jim McCleery
Simon Oakland
District Attorney, District Attorney Gardella, , Assistant District Attorney Murphy
Michael Strong
Dr. Sobranie, Sgt. Jesse Cobb
Edward Binns
District Attorney Wolf, Victor Fergusson
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