The Trials of O'Brien (1965)
The Trials of O'Brien (1965)
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Plot.
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife.
The series ran for only 22 episodes.
Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen.
Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Falk
Daniel O'Brien
Elaine Stritch
Miss G
Joanna Barnes
Katie O'Brien
David Burns
The Great McGonigle
Gene Wang
Creator / Producer / Screenplay / Creative Producer / Screenplay / Creative Producer
Richard Donner
Director
Sid Ramin
Music
Richard Alan Simmons
Executive Producer
Felix Trimboli
Director of Photography
Salem Ludwig
Judge Matkis
Judi West
Bonny
Abner Biberman
Director
Bernard L. Kowalski
Director
Robert Gist
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Robert Van Scoyk
Writer
Tammy Grimes
Mother Superior
Gene Hackman
Roger Nathan
David Doyle
Murray
Reni Santoni
Leonard
Ilka Chase
Margaret
Dolph Sweet
Sgt. Garrison
Will Geer
Judge Lindemann
Edgar Stehli
Judge Prescott / Judge / Judge Altman
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 18, 1965
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes22
Running Time48m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
lawyer
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Wiki.
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as sordid, Shakespeare-quoting lawyer Daniel J. "Danny" O'Brien, and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary "Miss G", and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife Katie.
The series ran for 22 episodes on CBS Television between September 18, 1965 and March 18, 1966.
Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Pierre Olaf, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts, and Martin Sheen.
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