CinemaOSSeries · 1961–1965 · 4 Seasons

The Defenders

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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.

Created byReginald Rose

Status: Ended
Language: EN
First aired: September 16, 1961
Last aired: May 13, 1965
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 132

Network

CBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited

Starring

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

Creative team

Created by: Reginald Rose
Showrunner: Herbert Brodkin
Written by: Robert Thom
Reginald Rose
Produced by: Bob Markell

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