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.
Where to Watch.


Currently Public Defender is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Pure Flix
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Reed Hadley
Bart Matthews

Mort R. Lewis
Creator

Sam Shayon
Creator

John Close
1st Detective

Brick Sullivan
Guard

Eddie Baker
Court Clerk

Erle C. Kenton
Director

Budd Boetticher
Director

Paul Guilfoyle
Director

Lee Loeb
Writer

Jerry D. Lewis
Teleplay

David Dortort
Writer

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
Mac / Charlie / Guard

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

Frank Wilcox
Attorney

Mike Mazurki
Bruce Sherman / Derek

Lester Matthews
Mr. Harrington / Ben Pearce

Maurice Marsac
Mr. Peroni

Tom Coleman
Doctor (uncredited)

John Parrish
Commissioner / Judge Langley

Julie Bennett
Jane Stevens

John Pickard
Capt. Perry / Prosecuting Attorney / Kimball

Russell Simpson
Lundquist

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

Walter Reed
Jackson Blake / Doctor / Attorney / Cassidy

Robert Clarke
Dan Booker

Dick Wessel
Sgt. Willis

Alan Reed
Reet

Don C. Harvey
Sgt. Lohman / Detective / Sheriff-Jailer

Robert Bray
Ray Longo / Detective Jim Logan / Lt. Bell

Robert Ellis
Johnny Carson / Johnny Wagner

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
Sam Hewit / Paul Carter

Jack Daly
Clerk

Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)

Denver Pyle
Tom Gayley / George Hansen

Alan Hale Jr.
Sparky Albright

Frances Rafferty
Nora Fulton / Barbara Norton

Patrick O'Neal
Jim

DeForest Kelley
Ralph Sanders

Madge Blake
Edna Roberts / Amy Nelson

Harry Harvey
Sid Page

Paul Brinegar
Vic Oliver / Keller / Bud

Don 'Red' Barry
Milo Martin

Peter Adams
Preston Carstairs

Paul E. Burns
Farmer / Harry Nelson / Adams

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
Ted Richards / Selway

Jan Shepard
Judy Parks

Pat Flaherty
Lt. Burrows / Clark Drury

Paul Picerni
Albert De Marco

Ben Welden
Dominick / Donny / Boss / Pinhead Pete

Percy Helton
Socrates / Jason

Barney Phillips
District Attorney

Henry Kulky
Murphy

John Qualen
Ames

Herschel Graham
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Projectionist (uncredited) / Jewelry Shop Worker (uncredited)

Joey Ray
Webb

Phil Tead
Thomas Geer / Hotel Manager

Robert Horton
Moon Franklin

Robert B. Williams
Superintendent

Russell Custer
Police Officer (uncredited) / Sam (uncredited) / Commuter (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth
Ruby Jones

Mary Webster
Mary Nelson

John Harmon
Mr. Harding / Mr. Logan / Doc Charles / Red

Frank Ferguson
Judge

George Cisar
Attorney

Douglass Dumbrille
Frank Hackman

Hal March
Gil Evans

Dayton Lummis
Dr. Todd

Virginia Gregg
Judge Knox

Emile Meyer

Gene Reynolds

James Flavin

Chris Drake

Roy Barcroft
Details.
Release DateMarch 11, 1954
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes69
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
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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