Public Defender (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
Plot.
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
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Cast & Crew.
Mort R. Lewis
Creator
Reed Hadley
Bart Matthews
John Close
1st Detective
Sam Shayon
Creator
Herschel Graham
Club Patron
Brick Sullivan
Guard
John Harmon
Doc Charles
Eddie Baker
Court Clerk
Peter Hansen
Don Henderson
Chris Drake
Alan Martin
James Flavin
Jim Black
Erle C. Kenton
Director
Budd Boetticher
Director
Paul Guilfoyle
Director
Lee Loeb
Writer
David Dortort
Writer
Jerry D. Lewis
Teleplay
John Tucker Battle
Writer
Noel Neill
Betty
Douglas Henderson
Bill
Fran Bennett
Barbara
William Yetter Sr.
Mueller
John Doucette
Denver Morgan
Joe Turkel
Leo Jackson
John Larch
Trusty
Dale Van Sickel
Man. Sgt. Lund
Frank Hagney
Charlie / Guard / Mac
Roy Damron
Guard (uncredited)
Lisa Montell
Bertha
Jack Gargan
Court Clerk / Dr. Davis
Tol Avery
Hans
Celia Lovsky
Mrs. Pulaski
Linda Stirling
Betty
Joe Dominguez
Customer (uncredited)
John Banner
Mr. Lambert
Robert Patten
Edward Martin
Darryl Hickman
Johnny Martin
Lyle Talbot
Dobin
Mae Clarke
Mrs. Martin
Clarence Straight
Lopez
Hugh Beaumont
Gil Bowman
Charles Williams
Sam
Marshall Thompson
Jeff Norton
Harold Peary
Ladislaus
Richard Jaeckel
Davey Davis
Mike Mazurki
Derek / Bruce Sherman
Frank Wilcox
Attorney
Lester Matthews
Mr. Harrington / Ben Pearce
Maurice Marsac
Mr. Peroni
Tom Coleman
Doctor (uncredited)
John Parrish
Judge Langley / Commissioner
Julie Bennett
Jane Stevens
Russell Simpson
Lundquist
John Pickard
Capt. Perry / Prosecuting Attorney / Kimball
Ray Montgomery
Bill Bolling
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dan
Emory Parnell
Gunderson
John Eldredge
Chaplain
Max Showalter
Conrad Martin
Maudie Prickett
Mrs. Belle
Don Kennedy
Officer Boardman
Fred Graham
Officer Davis
John Hubbard
Harris
Robert Clarke
Dan Booker
Walter Reed
Attorney / Jackson Blake / Cassidy / Doctor
Dick Wessel
Sgt. Willis
Alan Reed
Reet
Don C. Harvey
Detective / Sgt. Lohman / Sheriff-Jailer
Robert Ellis
Johnny Carson / Johnny Wagner
Robert Bray
Detective Jim Logan / Lt. Bell / Ray Longo
George E. Stone
Charles / Tony / Louie Ingram
Phillip Pine
Bill Carson
Phyllis Coates
Amberlee Tolliver
Eddy Waller
Willie Carter
Sarah Padden
Eula Mae Carter
Russ Conway
Paul Carter / Sam Hewit
Jack Daly
Clerk
Denver Pyle
Tom Gayley / George Hansen
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alan Hale Jr.
Sparky Albright
Frances Rafferty
Barbara Norton / Nora Fulton
Patrick O'Neal
Jim
DeForest Kelley
Ralph Sanders
Madge Blake
Edna Roberts / Amy Nelson
Harry Harvey
Sid Page
Paul Brinegar
Bud / Keller / Vic Oliver
Don 'Red' Barry
Milo Martin
Peter Adams
Preston Carstairs
Paul E. Burns
Adams / Harry Nelson / Farmer
Ron Nyman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
William Forrest
Mr. Berger
Damian O'Flynn
Dr. Hughes
Paul Bryar
1st Policeman
Fred Essler
Steiner
Richard Deacon
Truant Officer
Kenneth Tobey
Patrolman Don Nelson / Sgt. Angel
John Craven
Selway / Ted Richards
Jan Shepard
Judy Parks
Pat Flaherty
Lt. Burrows / Clark Drury
Paul Picerni
Albert De Marco
Ben Welden
Dominick / Donny / Pinhead Pete / Boss
Percy Helton
Jason / Socrates
Barney Phillips
District Attorney
Russell Custer
Commuter (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Murphy
John Qualen
Ames
Joey Ray
Webb
Phil Tead
Hotel Manager / Thomas Geer
Robert Horton
Moon Franklin
Robert B. Williams
Superintendent
Martha Wentworth
Ruby Jones
Mary Webster
Mary Nelson
Frank Ferguson
Judge
George Cisar
Attorney
Douglass Dumbrille
Frank Hackman
Hal March
Gil Evans
Dayton Lummis
Dr. Todd
King Donovan
Catherine McLeod
Herbert Heyes
George Lloyd
Ross Elliott
Dwayne Hickman
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Barbara Whiting
Emile Meyer
Gene Reynolds
Ray Teal
Details.
Release DateMarch 11, 1954
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes69
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
lawyer
public defender
Scripted
Wiki.
The Public Defender is an American legal drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from March 11, 1954, to June 23, 1955.
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