The Defenders
TV Show| Title | The Defenders |
| User score | 6.2 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 1961 |
| Release date of last episode | May 13, 1965 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Reginald Rose |
| Production country | US |
| Production companies | Plautus Productions, CBS |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 132 |
| Run time | 60 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS4.E30 ∙ Only a Child
May 13, 1965
S4.E29 ∙ The Bum's Rush
May 6, 1965
S4.E28 ∙ The Prosecutor
Apr 29, 1965
S4.E27 ∙ Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
Apr 15, 1965
S4.E26 ∙ A Matter of Law and Disorder
Apr 8, 1965
S4.E25 ∙ The Sworn Twelve
Mar 25, 1965
S4.E24 ∙ Impeachment
Mar 18, 1965
S4.E23 ∙ Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
Mar 11, 1965
S4.E22 ∙ The Merry-Go-Round Murder
Mar 4, 1965
S4.E21 ∙ No-Knock
Feb 25, 1965
S4.E20 ∙ Fires of the Mind
Feb 18, 1965
S4.E19 ∙ The Objector
Feb 11, 1965
S4.E18 ∙ The Unwritten Law
Feb 4, 1965
S4.E17 ∙ Death on Wheels
Jan 28, 1965
S4.E16 ∙ The Silent Killers
Jan 21, 1965
S4.E15 ∙ Eyewitness
Jan 14, 1965
S4.E14 ∙ Whipping Boy
Jan 7, 1965
S4.E13 ∙ King of the Hill
Dec 31, 1964
S4.E12 ∙ A Voice Loud and Clear
Dec 17, 1964
S4.E11 ∙ Whitewash
Dec 10, 1964
Videos
"The Defenders" TV Intro
Sep 6, 2011
Actors
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E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
Kenneth Preston
Polly Rowles
Helen Donaldson
Ossie Davis
District Attorney Daniel Jackson, District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Officer Bond, Nixie
J.D. Cannon
District Attorney, District Attorney Manetto, D.A. Al Ashley, Assistant District Attorney Ashley
Murray Hamilton
District Attorney, Tark Bennett, D.A. Sid Morgan, Miles Morgan, Bryan Phelps
Frank Overton
D.A. Bill Bryan, Malcolm Page, Richard Holmes, District Attorney, William Bryan
Joan Hackett
Joan Miller
William Shatner
Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes, Gil Rawson, Charles Terranova, Jim McCleery, Cliff Sellers
Simon Oakland
District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney Murphy, District Attorney Gardella,
Michael Strong
Dr. Sobranie, Sgt. Jesse Cobb
Edward Binns
District Attorney Wolf, Victor Fergusson
