The Defender (Studio One)
Robert Mulligan1957-02-25
7.2
101 min
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Ralph Bellamy | Walter Preston | Unowned |
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Martin Balsam | Francis Toohey | Unowned |
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Steve McQueen | Joseph Gordon | Unowned |
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Vivian Nathan | Mrs. Gordon | Unowned |
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William Shatner | Kenneth Preston | Unowned |
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Ian Wolfe | Judge Marsala | Unowned |
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David J. Stewart | Dr. Victor Wallach | Unowned |
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Russell Hardie | First Guard | Unowned |
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Iggie Wolfington | Court Clerk | Unowned |
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Arthur Storch | Seymour Miller | Unowned |
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Frank Marth | First Reporter | Unowned |
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Eileen Ryan | Betsy Fuller | Unowned |
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Milton Selzer | 2nd Guard | Unowned |
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Rudy Bond | Peter D'Agostino | Unowned |
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Dolores Sutton | Norma Lane | Unowned |
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Rosetta LeNoire | Mary Ellen Bailey | Unowned |
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John McGovern | Dr. Horace Bell | Unowned |
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Michael Higgs | Sergeant James Sheeley | Unowned |
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Betty Furness | Self / Commercial Spokeswoman | Unowned |
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Irene Kane | Courtroom Observer | Unowned |
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Florence Stanley | Courtroom Spectator | Unowned |
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Ed Asner | Juror (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joby Baker | Trial Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Morris | Anthony Carmonada (uncredited) | Unowned |