The Defenders (1961 - 1965)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
62
The Defenders
NR September 16th, 1961Drama4 Seasons, 132 Episodes
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.
StarringE.G. MarshallRobert Reed
DirectorsAlexander MackendrickDon RichardsonSidney Katz
WritersEllen M. ViolettEdward DeBlasioStanley R. Greenberg

All Seasons

Season 4

Season 4

Sep 24, 1964
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 28, 1963
Season 2

Season 2

Sep 15, 1962
Season 1

Season 1

Sep 16, 1961

TV Show Details

Air Date:September 16th, 1961

Last Air Date:May 13th, 1965

Network:CBS
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Plautus Productions, CBS
TV Show Tags:
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