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poster tv series The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

  • Drama

Overview

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.

  1. Reginald RoseCreator

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

  • logo nextwork CBS

Seasons

poster season Season 1

Season 1

1961 | 32 Episodes

Season 1 of The Defenders premiered on September 16, 1961

Season 2

1962 | 34 Episodes

Season 2 of The Defenders premiered on September 15, 1962

Season 3

1963 | 36 Episodes

Season 3 of The Defenders premiered on September 28, 1963

Season 4

1964 | 30 Episodes

Season 4 of The Defenders premiered on September 24, 1964

Casts

  • Profile E.G. Marshall with character Lawrence Preston

    E.G. Marshall

    Lawrence Preston

  • Profile Robert Reed with character Kenneth Preston

    Robert Reed

    Kenneth Preston