CinemaOSSeries · 1965–1966 · 1 Season · NR

The Trials of O'Brien

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The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.

Created byGene Wang

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 18, 1965
Last aired
March 18, 1966
Seasons
1
Episodes
22
Network
CBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Daniel O'Brien

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Miss G

Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes

Katie O'Brien

David Burns

David Burns

The Great McGonigle

Creative team
Created by
Gene Wang
Gene Wang
Showrunner
Richard Alan Simmons
Richard Alan Simmons
Written by
Gene Wang
Gene Wang
Produced by
Gene Wang
Gene Wang

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