The Defenders

The Defenders(1961–1965)

Ended
September 16, 1961
60 min/episode

4

Seasons

132

Episodes

TMDB5.910

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.

Created by

Reginald Rose

Trailer

"The Defenders" TV Intro
"The Defenders" TV Intro

Seasons

Season 1
8.0

Season 1

32 episodes • 1961

Season 2

34 episodes • 1962

Season 3

36 episodes • 1963

Season 4

30 episodes • 1964

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Herbert Brodkin

Producer

Bob Markell

Networks

CBS

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

US

Type

Scripted

Production

Plautus Productions, CBS

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