The Defenders

The Defenders Full Cast & Crew

1961TV Series

Cast

E
E.G. Marshall
as Lawrence Preston
R
Robert Reed
as Kenneth Preston
L
Loring Smith
as Commissioner Frank Conn
B
Barnard Hughes
as Lester Swann
L
Leslie Nielsen
as Bob Garrison
J
Jack Klugman
as Joe Larch
R
Robert Gerringer
as D.A. Louis Fontana
G
Gene Hackman
as Stanley McGuirk
M
Michael Higgins
as Dr. Fowler
C
Conrad Bain
as District Attorney Monahan
V
Val Avery
as Mac Peters
J
Jean Stapleton
as Mrs. Larsen
P
Peter von Zerneck
as Dr. Gerhardt
C
Charlotte Rae
as Mrs. Abeles
R
Ricardo Montalban
as 'Spanish John' Espejo
R
Richard Bright
as Phil Macy
W
Ward Costello
as Tom Aufderheidie
B
Barbara Harris
as Margit Wolsung
J
John Alexander
as Judd Forrest
J
James Earl Jones
as Lieutenant Andrews
A
Aline MacMahon
as Mary Alice Trotter
G
Geraldine Brooks
as Laura Potter
K
Ken Kercheval
as Jack Wilks
K
Kathleen Maguire
as Beverly Moffat
J
James Noble
as Ron Mayberry
D
Darren McGavin
as Howard Potter
L
Lester Rawlins
as Dr. Wuhl
D
Doris Rich
as Mrs. Thomas
A
Addison Powell
as Ed Caldwell
P
Paul Hartman
as Sid Barber
P
Pat Henning
as Tom Powers
B
Bette Henritze
as Katie Malloy
M
Mary Michael
as The Maid
K
Kenneth Konopka
as Subway Attendant
P
Philip Abbott
as Dr. Bill Conrad
W
William Shatner
as Jim McCleery
J
Joanne Linville
as Peg McCleery
M
Mitchell Ryan
as Harry Cook
F
Frank McHugh
as Henry Schell
C
Clu Gulager
as Tom Clinton
F
Fritz Weaver
as Leo Graves
O
Ossie Davis
as Nixie
D
David J. Stewart
as Judge Steiner
L
Lynn Loring
as Irene Demas
F
Frank Gorshin
as Harry Simms
P
Pat Hingle
as Franklin Williams
S
Simon Oakland
as District Attorney Gardella
M
Mary Fickett
as Jenny Scott
F
Fred Stewart
as Alfred Keller
E
Edward Binns
as Victor Fergusson
R
Robert Loggia
as Joe Manson
R
Robert Duvall
as Al Rogart
M
Malachi Throne
as D.A. Gelwicks
R
Richard Kiley
as George Helber
B
Barbara Barrie
as Fran Helber
N
Nancy Marchand
as Mrs. Crile
M
Martin Sheen
as Arnold McCabe
K
Kent Smith
as Dwight Harkavy
E
Eva Gabor
as Madeline Gideon Goblanski
J
Julie Newmar
as Brandy Gideon Morfoot
Z
Zohra Lampert
as Eve Gideon Tubberbye
M
Martin Balsam
as Floyd Harker
S
Sam Jaffe
as Dr. William Graham
M
Murray Hamilton
as Miles Morgan
O
Olive Deering
as Mrs. Pomeroy
J
James Broderick
as Chuck Agostini
Z
Zachary Scott
as Jason Lorne
G
George Mitchell
as Judge
H
Harry Townes
as D.A. John McGuire
F
Frank Sutton
as Joe Dubois
N
Norma Crane
as Belle Remington
S
Sam Wanamaker
as Dr. Ralph Ames
L
Leora Dana
as Carol Clark
A
Alfred Ryder
as Dr. Stanley Winters
V
Val Avery
as D.A. Anthony Periko
F
Frank Overton
as D.A. Bill Bryan
A
Alexander Scourby
as John Wellman
D
Dolores Sutton
as Beatrice Agostini
C
Crahan Denton
as Al Wilkinson
W
William Daniels
as Malloy
J
J.D. Cannon
as District Attorney Manetto
J
Jerry Stiller
as Sergeant Wysenski
M
Michael Strong
as Sgt. Jesse Cobb
W
Warren Stevens
as Andrew Trenchard
A
Anne Meacham
as Martha Brubaker
R
Roland Winters
as Jeff Brubaker
G
George Voskovec
as Louis Astor
M
Murray Hamilton
as D.A. Sid Morgan
L
Larry Gates
as Prof. Robert Hopkins
S
Sylvia Miles
as Miss Constanto
B
Biff McGuire
as Morton Benjamin
M
Martin Sheen
as Dino Locatelli
A
Arthur Hill
as Fred Braden
J
J.D. Cannon
as D.A. Al Ashley
G
George Mitchell
as Judge Cortland
S
Salome Jens
as Fay Dumont
H
Howard St. John
as James Stanhope
G
Glenda Farrell
as Edna Holley
R
Robert Webber
as Douglas
L
Lee Philips
as Colonel Miller
G
Gene Wilder
as Waiter
P
Polly Rowles
as Helen Donaldson
R
Robert F. Simon
as Dr. Ernest Montgomery
H
Harold J. Stone
as Charles Crewe
R
Richard Jordan
as Peter Crewe
P
Paul Stevens
as D.A. Max Hunter
V
Vincent Gardenia
as George Morton
D
Dustin Hoffman
as Robert Burke
R
Ruth Roman
as Martha Harrow
J
James Broderick
as George Schreiber
W
William Hickey
as Hary Lewis
D
Dennis Hopper
as Alfred Carter Jr.
B
Barbara Baxley
as Helen Glass
E
Ed Begley
as Simon Gray
J
James Patterson
as Barney LeMay
S
Sylvia Sidney
as Adela Collins
D
Don Gordon
as Joey Tassili
J
Jason Evers
as Steve Janos
F
Felicia Farr
as Mildred Janos
W
William Shatner
as Charles Terranova
F
Frank Overton
as William Bryan
L
Lois Smith
as Esther Terranova
C
Carroll O'Connor
as Joshua Ryder
F
Frank Overton
as District Attorney
B
Brenda Vaccaro
as Shirley Thysen
R
Rudy Bond
as Mr. Thompson
M
Mario Alcalde
as Ramon Lopez
M
Miriam Colon
as Carmella Lopez
A
Albert Salmi
as Peter Brinks
J
John Kerr
as Jonathan Winthrop
C
Charles Grodin
as Thomas Martin
L
Lillian Gish
as Louisa Clarendon
E
Enid Markey
as Elspeth Clarendon
L
Lou Antonio
as Bo Jackson
L
Linda Marsh
as Carla March
J
Joanne Linville
as Vera Jackman
S
Stuart Erwin
as Joseph Green
V
Virginia Gilmore
as Laura Fuller
P
Patrick O'Neal
as Jackson Dark
M
Mary Astor
as Flora Goode
C
Charles Aidman
as Dr. Fred Burton
J
Joan Hackett
as Joan Miller
R
Robert Webber
as Michael Hillyer
M
Malachi Throne
as District Attorney
K
Kevin McCarthy
as Ralph Johnson
F
Fritz Weaver
as Vincent Kayle
T
Tim O'Connor
as Frank Evans
R
Robert Loggia
as Jerry Thomas
G
George Mathews
as Detective Al Marks
R
Robert Duvall
as Luke Jackson
W
William Redfield
as Earl Tibbets
O
Ossie Davis
as Officer Bond
E
Estelle Parsons
as Mrs. Martin
J
James Farentino
as Carlo Rimini
F
Frank Silvera
as Ballin
A
Austin Willis
as District Attorney
E
Ellen Burstyn
as Hilda Wesley
R
Russell Collins
as Dean Fellows
P
Philip Coolidge
as Joe Lundeen
S
Sam Wanamaker
as James Henry David
W
Walter Abel
as Ben Burke
A
Alexander Scourby
as George Matthias
C
Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Rita Bernard
J
Joe Mantell
as District Attorney Lavin
L
Leo Genn
as Dr. Morton Chaney
D
Donald Moffat
as Dr. Leon Elm
J
Jon Voight
as Alan Link
F
Frances Reid
as Mary Cheyney
A
Arch Johnson
as Frank Thorpe
L
Louise Larabee
as Dorothy Patterson
C
Charles Durning
as Juror #11
L
Larry Hagman
as Jim Lewton
M
Milton Selzer
as Constable Raymond Kimble
V
Vincent Gardenia
as Peter Chakris
L
Lilia Skala
as Clara Solasky
A
Akim Tamiroff
as John Solasky
P
Peter Fonda
as Gary Foster
J
Jon Voight
as Cliff Wakeman
R
Robert Earl Jones
as Joe Dean
D
Dennis Hopper
as Jason Thomas
M
Michael Strong
as Dr. Sobranie
M
Melinda Dillon
as Jeannie Birch
L
Lee Grant
as Norma Burgess
M
Murray Hamilton
as District Attorney
A
Andrew Duggan
as Frank Rawlins
D
Dana Elcar
as Rankin
H
Howard Da Silva
as Peter Cole
C
Carroll O'Connor
as Dr. Hugh Morgan
J
Janet Ward
as Thelma Dawson
W
William Shatner
as Cliff Sellers
E
Ed Asner
as Tim Sellers
V
Vincent Gardenia
as Sullivan
V
Val Avery
as Strafaci
R
Richard Jordan
as John Strafaci
P
Philip Bruns
as District Attorney
K
Kathleen Maguire
as Verna Olson
J
James Patterson
as Don Franks
R
Robert Webber
as Father Phelps
M
Malachi Throne
D
Dean Stockwell
as Arnold Foster
L
Lou Antonio
as Danny Norton
J
Janet Margolin
as Dinah Caldwell
P
Patrick O'Neal
as Sammy Slater
B
Barbara Baxley
as Deirdre Jael
R
Ralph Meeker
as Floyd Cooper
L
Larry Hagman
as Edmund Lockwood
R
Richard Kiley
as Acting Governor White
J
John Marley
as District Attorney Samartino
B
Barry Morse
as Gregor Martin
M
Mike Kellin
as Harold Brickman
J
James Karen
as Paul Damon
J
James Gregory
as Paul Tasso
D
Dana Elcar
as Dr. Marvin Graham
M
Martin Landau
as Dr. Daniel Orren
G
George Voskovec
as Dr. Leo Ladzlow
E
Edward Binns
as District Attorney Wolf
T
Teresa Wright
as Anne Clark
M
Murray Hamilton
as Bryan Phelps
J
Janice Rule
as Sheila Phelps
P
Peter Duryea
as Collier
B
Billy Dee Williams
as Private Austin George
J
Jack Gilford
as Louis Brandt
A
Anne Jackson
as Sally Brandt
N
Norman Fell
as George Capp
J
Joan Copeland
as Phyllis Maxwell
S
Susan Oliver
as Anna Leverton
M
Milton Berle
as Denny Martin
M
Marsha Hunt
as Della Martin
L
Lynn Loring
as Blair Martin
W
Wesley Addy
as Dr. Simons
S
Skip Homeier
as Lieutenant Commander Randolph Kiley
T
Tim O'Connor
as D.A. James Evans
G
Glynis Johns
as Catherine Collins
L
Laurence Naismith
as Mr. Collins
F
Frank Overton
as Malcolm Page
R
Richard Kiley
as Harvey Slaughter
A
Anne Seymour
as Julianna Tripp
J
James Coburn
as Earl Chafee
S
Simon Oakland
L
Logan Ramsey
as Mr. Dollicker
M
Mildred Dunnock
as Irene Brennan
O
Ossie Davis
as District Attorney
D
Donald Harron
as Professor Wilson
S
Simon Oakland
as District Attorney
R
Rudy Bond
as Cy Wright
M
Martin Balsam
as Bernard Maxwell
J
Jessica Walter
as Myra Maxwell
J
James Earl Jones
as Reverend Harris Bonham
M
Mark Lenard
as Assistant District Attorney Holloman
L
Lillian Gish
as Mrs. Cooper
S
Sam Wanamaker
as Edward Banter
H
Horace McMahon
as District Attorney
B
Brenda Vaccaro
as Renee Shube
N
Nancy Marchand
as Rhoda Banter
W
William Shatner
as Gil Rawson
D
Diana Van der Vlis
as Didi Rawson
M
Milton Selzer
as Paul Look
M
Martin Balsam
as District Attorney
J
Jack Gilford
as David Marcus
B
Barbara Barrie
as Shirley Lowell
E
Ed Asner
as Harry Obermayer
J
J.D. Cannon
as District Attorney
A
Arthur Hill
as Matthew J. Ritter
P
Phyllis Thaxter
as Dolores Ritter
C
Cloris Leachman
as Angela Simms
E
Edward Woodward
as H.T. Harris
H
Howard Da Silva
as Arnold Fermuller
P
Patrick O'Neal
as George Wheaton
J
James Karen
as Rabbi Fine
M
Mercedes McCambridge
as Mildred Cochraine
M
Martin Sheen
as Joey Americus
O
Ossie Davis
as Assistant District Attorney
A
Alfred Ryder
as Charley Baronne
S
Sam Wanamaker
as United States Attorney Brooker
D
Darren McGavin
as Marty Wisnovsky
M
Martin Sheen
as Adam Novins
R
Robert Redford
as Gary Degan
D
Daniel J. Travanti
as Detective Russo
M
Michael V. Gazzo
as Schultz
W
William Daniels
as Mike Herman
G
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Lila Windell
S
Shirley Knight
as Bethany Windell
A
Albert Dekker
as Mark Vronis
A
Aline MacMahon
as Mrs. Vronis
K
Kathryn Hays
as Katy Vronis
W
William Shatner
as Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
M
Madlyn Rhue
as Christine Knox
R
Robert Walker Jr.
as Erik Davis
R
Richard Dysart
as Mr. Westfall
B
Beatrice Straight
as Mrs. Campbell
D
Dane Clark
as Mark Gerard
D
Diana Van der Vlis
as Charlene Turner
S
Simon Oakland
as Assistant District Attorney Murphy
N
Nancy Wickwire
as Elena Garrison
D
David Opatoshu
as Leo Rolf
K
Kim Hunter
as Eileen Rolf
J
J.D. Cannon
as Assistant District Attorney Ashley
J
Jessica Walter
as Sharon Ruskin
J
Jack Albertson
as Roger Bailey Sr.
B
Brandon De Wilde
as Roger Bailey Jr.
D
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Byron Saul
V
Vincent Gardenia
as Mr. Kraft
C
Carol Eve Rossen
as Sandra
W
William Smithers
as District Attorney Koch
J
Jack Gilford
as Willie Drucker
J
John Colicos
as District Attorney
A
Al Freeman Jr.
as Charlton White
L
Lee Grant
as Maria Edwards
M
Michael Lombard
as Corino
G
George Petrie
as Detective Handley
W
William Severs
as Red Bradley
K
Kenneth Tobey
as Blakey
D
Dan O'Herlihy
as Governor William Defoe
J
Jerry Orbach
as J.P. Loring
M
Murray Hamilton
as Tark Bennett
O
Ossie Davis
as District Attorney Daniel Jackson
B
Brenda Vaccaro
as Debbie Briggs
R
Ruby Dee
as Catherine Collins
K
King Donovan
as Lou Desmond
P
Pat Hingle
as Peter Dowling
D
Dustin Hoffman
as Buddy
S
Susan Anspach
as Jackie Dowling
J
Joan Darling
as Bertha Schlock
M
Murray Matheson
as Sir Tony Beardsley
T
Teresa Wright
as Melissa Holmes
F
Frank Overton
as Richard Holmes
D
Donald Moffat
as Dr. Finch
M
Mitchell Ryan
as Jack Bostick
T
Tom Bosley
as Charlie Barry
R
Robert Duvall
as Bill Andrews
C
Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Marilyn Andrews
D
Dana Elcar
as District Attorney
S
Shirl Conway
as Agnes Haycroft
G
Gloria DeHaven
as Agnes Gideon Pratt
T
Tsai Chin
as Parma Gideon
A
Albert Linville
as Detective
B
Bruce Kirby
as Italian Record
G
Gary Oakes
as Mr. Goblanski
A
Alfred de la Fuente
as Willis
S
Sandy Ackland
as Joshua Gideon
E
Elizabeth Ashley
as Joyce Harkavy
Z
Zohra Lampert
as Florence Meech
G
Gerald Hiken
as Coroner Adams
W
William Clemens
as Detective Zorn
J
James Dukas
as The Photographer
W
William Hamilton
as The Policeman
B
Barry Newman
as The Reporter
V
Vincent Van Lynn
as The Clerk
W
Wynn Wright
as The Judge
J
Juano Hernández
as Juan Tomasso

Crew

P
Philip Leacock
Director
S
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
C
Charles S. Dubin
Director
B
Buzz Kulik
Director
D
Daniel Petrie
Director
D
David Greene
Director
P
Paul Bogart
Director
R
Reginald Rose
Writer
E
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
B
Boris Sagal
Director
D
David Karp
Writer
R
Robert Butler
Director
D
Don Richardson
Director
G
Gerald Mayer
Director
R
Ralph Nelson
Director
R
Robert Thom
Writer
V
Vincent J. Donehue
Director
S
Stanley R. Greenberg
Writer
F
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
A
Alex March
Director
E
Edward DeBlasio
Writer
S
Sam Wanamaker
Director
M
Michael Powell
Director
E
Elliot Silverstein
Director
D
Denis Sanders
Director
L
Leonard Horn
Director
S
Shepard Traube
Director
P
Paul Sylbert
Director
P
Paul Stanley
Director
R
Robert Stevens
Director
S
Sidney Katz
Director
T
Tom Gries
Director
D
David W. Rintels
Writer
J
John Newland
Director
T
Ted Post
Director
J
John Brahm
Director
P
Peter Stone
Writer
W
William Woolfolk
Writer
L
Lamont Johnson
Director
W
William Ball
Director
P
Paul Stewart
Director
R
Robert Van Scoyk
Writer
J
Jack Smight
Director
E
Ellen M. Violett
Writer
F
Fielder Cook
Director
A
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
S
Sydney Pollack
Director
W
William Woolfolk
Writer
J
James Lee
Writer
E
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
A
A.J. Russell
Writer
S
Stanley R. Greenberg
Writer
A
Albert Ruben
Writer
R
Roger H. Lewis
Writer
R
Robert Thom
Writer
C
Charles Eckert
Writer
R
Robert J. Crean
Writer
B
Buzz Kulik
Director
D
David Karp
Writer
A
Alvin Boretz
Writer
L
Larry Cohen
Writer
D
David Shaw
Writer
E
Ellen M. Violett
Writer
A
Arnold Manoff
Writer
P
Peter Stone
Writer
D
David W. Rintels
Writer
J
John Brahm
Director
F
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
R
Reginald Rose
Writer
E
Edward DeBlasio
Writer
J
James Sheldon
Director
R
Raphael Hayes
Writer
S
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
J
Jerome Ross
Writer
C
Charles Garment
Writer
H
Howard Fast
Writer
C
Charles S. Dubin
Director
J
John W. Bloch
Writer
D
David Pressman
Director
J
John Vlahos
Writer
D
David Davidson
Writer
H
Harold Gast
Writer
D
David Greene
Director
M
Mann Rubin
Writer
W
William Ball
Director
I
Ian McLellan Hunter
Writer
G
George Baxt
Writer
A
Allan Chase
Writer
P
Peter A. Chilles
Writer
D
Don Richardson
Director
A
Adrian Spies
Writer
A
A. E. Hotchner
Writer
M
Max Ehrlich
Writer
A
Andrea Russo
Writer
P
Paul Bogart
Director
G
George Bellak
Writer
B
Bo Goldman
Writer
A
Albert Ruben
Writer
M
Morris Hartzband
Cinematography
R
Rod Sylvester
Writer
I
Ian McLellan Hunter
Writer
M
Martin Donaldson
Story
H
Herbert Brodkin
Producer