The Defenders
Premiered: Sep 16, 1961 | 4 seasons | 132 episodes
Popularity: 11
| Creator: | Reginald Rose |
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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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| E.G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston | 132 |
| Robert Reed | Kenneth Preston | 132 |
| Polly Rowles | Helen Donaldson | 24 |
| Joan Hackett | Joan Miller | 5 |
| J.D. Cannon | District Attorney | 5 |
| Tim O'Connor | D.A. James Evans | 3 |
| Jack Klugman | Joe Larch | 3 |
| Edward Binns | District Attorney Wolf | 3 |
| Michael Strong | Dr. Sobranie | 3 |
| Ossie Davis | District Attorney Daniel Jackson | 3 |
| Leslie Nielsen | Bob Garrison | 2 |
| Gene Hackman | Stanley McGuirk | 2 |
| Martin Balsam | District Attorney | 2 |
| Barbara Barrie | Shirley Lowell | 2 |
| Murray Hamilton | District Attorney | 2 |
| Sylvia Sidney | Adela Collins | 2 |
| Simon Oakland | District Attorney | 2 |
| Don Gordon | Joey Tassili | 2 |
| Frank Overton | D.A. Bill Bryan | 2 |
| Ossie Davis | District Attorney | 2 |
| Jack Gilford | David Marcus | 2 |
| Robert Duvall | Al Rogart | 1 |
| Robert Duvall | Luke Jackson | 1 |
| Robert Duvall | Bill Andrews | 1 |
| James Coburn | Earl Chafee | 1 |
| James Earl Jones | Lieutenant Andrews | 1 |
| James Earl Jones | Reverend Harris Bonham | 1 |
| Robert Redford | Gary Degan | 1 |
| Dustin Hoffman | Robert Burke | 1 |
| Dustin Hoffman | Buddy | 1 |
| Richard Jordan | Peter Crewe | 1 |
| Richard Jordan | John Strafaci | 1 |
| Jon Voight | Alan Link | 1 |
| Jon Voight | Cliff Wakeman | 1 |
| Donald Pleasence | Dr. Byron Saul | 1 |
| William Shatner | Jim McCleery | 1 |
| William Shatner | Charles Terranova | 1 |
| William Shatner | Cliff Sellers | 1 |
| William Shatner | Gil Rawson | 1 |
| William Shatner | Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes | 1 |
| Martin Balsam | Floyd Harker | 1 |
| Martin Balsam | Bernard Maxwell | 1 |
| Dennis Hopper | Alfred Carter Jr. | 1 |
| Dennis Hopper | Jason Thomas | 1 |
| Harold J. Stone | Charles Crewe | 1 |
| William Daniels | Malloy | 1 |
| William Daniels | Mike Herman | 1 |
| Mary Fickett | Jenny Scott | 1 |
| Robert Gerringer | D.A. Louis Fontana | 1 |
| Andrew Duggan | Frank Rawlins | 1 |
| Dane Clark | Mark Gerard | 1 |
| Frank McHugh | Henry Schell | 1 |
| Albert Dekker | Mark Vronis | 1 |
| Stuart Erwin | Joseph Green | 1 |
| Linda Marsh | Carla March | 1 |
| George Voskovec | Louis Astor | 1 |
| George Voskovec | Dr. Leo Ladzlow | 1 |
| Richard Kiley | George Helber | 1 |
| Richard Kiley | Acting Governor White | 1 |
| Richard Kiley | Harvey Slaughter | 1 |
| Murray Matheson | Sir Tony Beardsley | 1 |
| Ellen Burstyn | Hilda Wesley | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | Ralph Johnson | 1 |
| Lee Grant | Norma Burgess | 1 |
| Lee Grant | Maria Edwards | 1 |
| Darren McGavin | Howard Potter | 1 |
| Darren McGavin | Marty Wisnovsky | 1 |
| Dean Stockwell | Arnold Foster | 1 |
| Mitchell Ryan | Harry Cook | 1 |
| Mitchell Ryan | Jack Bostick | 1 |
| Peter Fonda | Gary Foster | 1 |
| Dana Elcar | Rankin | 1 |
| Dana Elcar | Dr. Marvin Graham | 1 |
| Dana Elcar | District Attorney | 1 |
| Akim Tamiroff | John Solasky | 1 |
| Pat Hingle | Franklin Williams | 1 |
| Pat Hingle | Peter Dowling | 1 |
| Ricardo Montalban | 'Spanish John' Espejo | 1 |
| Gene Wilder | Waiter | 1 |
| Charles Durning | Juror #11 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Ashley | Joyce Harkavy | 1 |
| William Hickey | Hary Lewis | 1 |
| Susan Oliver | Anna Leverton | 1 |
| Jerry Orbach | J.P. Loring | 1 |
| Jason Evers | Steve Janos | 1 |
| Martin Sheen | Arnold McCabe | 1 |
| Martin Sheen | Dino Locatelli | 1 |
| Martin Sheen | Joey Americus | 1 |
| Martin Sheen | Adam Novins | 1 |
| Billy Dee Williams | Private Austin George | 1 |
| Larry Hagman | Edmund Lockwood | 1 |
| Larry Hagman | Jim Lewton | 1 |
| Ruth Roman | Martha Harrow | 1 |
| Barbara Barrie | Fran Helber | 1 |
| Tom Bosley | Charlie Barry | 1 |
| Dan O'Herlihy | Governor William Defoe | 1 |
| Cloris Leachman | Angela Simms | 1 |
| Clu Gulager | Tom Clinton | 1 |
| Jean Stapleton | Mrs. Larsen | 1 |
| Murray Hamilton | Miles Morgan | 1 |
| Murray Hamilton | D.A. Sid Morgan | 1 |
| Murray Hamilton | Bryan Phelps | 1 |
| Murray Hamilton | Tark Bennett | 1 |
| Patrick O'Neal | Jackson Dark | 1 |
| Patrick O'Neal | Sammy Slater | 1 |
| Patrick O'Neal | George Wheaton | 1 |
| Brenda Vaccaro | Shirley Thysen | 1 |
| Brenda Vaccaro | Renee Shube | 1 |
| Brenda Vaccaro | Debbie Briggs | 1 |
| Glynis Johns | Catherine Collins | 1 |
| Eva Gabor | Madeline Gideon Goblanski | 1 |
| Carroll O'Connor | Joshua Ryder | 1 |
| Carroll O'Connor | Dr. Hugh Morgan | 1 |
| Martin Landau | Dr. Daniel Orren | 1 |
| Laurence Naismith | Mr. Collins | 1 |
| Jerry Stiller | Sergeant Wysenski | 1 |
| Robert Webber | Douglas | 1 |
| Robert Webber | Michael Hillyer | 1 |
| Robert Webber | Father Phelps | 1 |
| James Gregory | Paul Tasso | 1 |
| Tim O'Connor | Frank Evans | 1 |
| Robert Loggia | Joe Manson | 1 |
| Robert Loggia | Jerry Thomas | 1 |
| Norma Crane | Belle Remington | 1 |
| Teresa Wright | Anne Clark | 1 |
| Teresa Wright | Melissa Holmes | 1 |
| Ruby Dee | Catherine Collins | 1 |
| Sam Wanamaker | Dr. Ralph Ames | 1 |
| Sam Wanamaker | James Henry David | 1 |
| Sam Wanamaker | United States Attorney Brooker | 1 |
| Sam Wanamaker | Edward Banter | 1 |
| Kim Hunter | Eileen Rolf | 1 |
| Warren Stevens | Andrew Trenchard | 1 |
| Julie Newmar | Brandy Gideon Morfoot | 1 |
| Ralph Meeker | Floyd Cooper | 1 |
| Shirley Knight | Bethany Windell | 1 |
| John Marley | District Attorney Samartino | 1 |
| Melinda Dillon | Jeannie Birch | 1 |
| Nancy Marchand | Mrs. Crile | 1 |
| Nancy Marchand | Rhoda Banter | 1 |
| Charles Grodin | Thomas Martin | 1 |
| Jessica Walter | Myra Maxwell | 1 |
| Jessica Walter | Sharon Ruskin | 1 |
| Vincent Gardenia | George Morton | 1 |
| Vincent Gardenia | Sullivan | 1 |
| Vincent Gardenia | Peter Chakris | 1 |
| Vincent Gardenia | Mr. Kraft | 1 |
| Kathryn Hays | Katy Vronis | 1 |
| Marsha Hunt | Della Martin | 1 |
| Fritz Weaver | Leo Graves | 1 |
| Fritz Weaver | Vincent Kayle | 1 |
| Joanne Linville | Peg McCleery | 1 |
| Joanne Linville | Vera Jackman | 1 |
| Sam Jaffe | Dr. William Graham | 1 |
| Glenda Farrell | Edna Holley | 1 |
| Mercedes McCambridge | Mildred Cochraine | 1 |
| Barry Morse | Gregor Martin | 1 |
| James Karen | Paul Damon | 1 |
| James Karen | Rabbi Fine | 1 |
| Barry Newman | The Reporter | 1 |
| Milton Berle | Denny Martin | 1 |
| Anne Seymour | Julianna Tripp | 1 |
| William Redfield | Earl Tibbets | 1 |
| Arthur Hill | Fred Braden | 1 |
| Arthur Hill | Matthew J. Ritter | 1 |
| Philip Abbott | Dr. Bill Conrad | 1 |
| Larry Gates | Prof. Robert Hopkins | 1 |
| Lee Philips | Colonel Miller | 1 |
| Robert Walker Jr. | Erik Davis | 1 |
| Charles Aidman | Dr. Fred Burton | 1 |
| Alexander Scourby | John Wellman | 1 |
| Alexander Scourby | George Matthias | 1 |
| Mario Alcalde | Ramon Lopez | 1 |
| Donald Harron | Professor Wilson | 1 |
| Walter Abel | Ben Burke | 1 |
| Wesley Addy | Dr. Simons | 1 |
| Felicia Farr | Mildred Janos | 1 |
| Biff McGuire | Morton Benjamin | 1 |
| Miriam Colon | Carmella Lopez | 1 |
| Val Avery | Mac Peters | 1 |
| Val Avery | D.A. Anthony Periko | 1 |
| Val Avery | Strafaci | 1 |
| Kenneth Tobey | Blakey | 1 |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | Rita Bernard | 1 |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | Marilyn Andrews | 1 |
| Brandon De Wilde | Roger Bailey Jr. | 1 |
| J.D. Cannon | District Attorney Manetto | 1 |
| J.D. Cannon | D.A. Al Ashley | 1 |
| J.D. Cannon | Assistant District Attorney Ashley | 1 |
| Ed Asner | Tim Sellers | 1 |
| Ed Asner | Harry Obermayer | 1 |
| Lois Smith | Esther Terranova | 1 |
| Ed Begley | Simon Gray | 1 |
| Edward Woodward | H.T. Harris | 1 |
| Albert Salmi | Peter Brinks | 1 |
| Simon Oakland | District Attorney Gardella | 1 |
| Simon Oakland | 1 | |
| Simon Oakland | Assistant District Attorney Murphy | 1 |
| Salome Jens | Fay Dumont | 1 |
| Edward Binns | Victor Fergusson | 1 |
| Lillian Gish | Louisa Clarendon | 1 |
| Lillian Gish | Mrs. Cooper | 1 |
| James Farentino | Carlo Rimini | 1 |
| Alfred Ryder | Dr. Stanley Winters | 1 |
| Alfred Ryder | Charley Baronne | 1 |
| Ken Kercheval | Jack Wilks | 1 |
| Madlyn Rhue | Christine Knox | 1 |
| Michael V. Gazzo | Schultz | 1 |
| John Colicos | District Attorney | 1 |
| Charlotte Rae | Mrs. Abeles | 1 |
| Barnard Hughes | Lester Swann | 1 |
| Milton Selzer | Constable Raymond Kimble | 1 |
| Milton Selzer | Paul Look | 1 |
| Mary Astor | Flora Goode | 1 |
| Skip Homeier | Lieutenant Commander Randolph Kiley | 1 |
| Bruce Kirby | Italian Record | 1 |
| Janet Margolin | Dinah Caldwell | 1 |
| Michael Strong | Sgt. Jesse Cobb | 1 |
| Richard Bright | Phil Macy | 1 |
| William Smithers | District Attorney Koch | 1 |
| Mark Lenard | Assistant District Attorney Holloman | 1 |
| Beatrice Straight | Mrs. Campbell | 1 |
| Donald Moffat | Dr. Leon Elm | 1 |
| Donald Moffat | Dr. Finch | 1 |
| Frank Overton | William Bryan | 1 |
| Frank Overton | District Attorney | 1 |
| Frank Overton | Malcolm Page | 1 |
| Frank Overton | Richard Holmes | 1 |
| Gloria DeHaven | Agnes Gideon Pratt | 1 |
| Lynn Loring | Irene Demas | 1 |
| Lynn Loring | Blair Martin | 1 |
| Howard St. John | James Stanhope | 1 |
| George Mitchell | Judge | 1 |
| King Donovan | Lou Desmond | 1 |
| Frank Gorshin | Harry Simms | 1 |
| George Mitchell | Judge Cortland | 1 |
| William Clemens | Detective Zorn | 1 |
| John Kerr | Jonathan Winthrop | 1 |
| Aline MacMahon | Mary Alice Trotter | 1 |
| Aline MacMahon | Mrs. Vronis | 1 |
| Harry Townes | D.A. John McGuire | 1 |
| Estelle Parsons | Mrs. Martin | 1 |
| Daniel J. Travanti | Detective Russo | 1 |
| Jack Albertson | Roger Bailey Sr. | 1 |
| David Opatoshu | Leo Rolf | 1 |
| Philip Bruns | District Attorney | 1 |
| Ossie Davis | Nixie | 1 |
| Ossie Davis | Officer Bond | 1 |
| Ossie Davis | Assistant District Attorney | 1 |
| Anne Jackson | Sally Brandt | 1 |
| Sylvia Miles | Miss Constanto | 1 |
| Tsai Chin | Parma Gideon | 1 |
| Joe Mantell | District Attorney Lavin | 1 |
| Carol Eve Rossen | Sandra | 1 |
| Frank Sutton | Joe Dubois | 1 |
| Crahan Denton | Al Wilkinson | 1 |
| Roland Winters | Jeff Brubaker | 1 |
| Pat Henning | Tom Powers | 1 |
| Mildred Dunnock | Irene Brennan | 1 |
| Conrad Bain | District Attorney Monahan | 1 |
| Russell Collins | Dean Fellows | 1 |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Charlton White | 1 |
| Paul Stevens | D.A. Max Hunter | 1 |
| Jack Gilford | Louis Brandt | 1 |
| Jack Gilford | Willie Drucker | 1 |
| Mary Michael | The Maid | 1 |
| Gerald Hiken | Coroner Adams | 1 |
| Virginia Gilmore | Laura Fuller | 1 |
| Frances Reid | Mary Cheyney | 1 |
| James Broderick | Chuck Agostini | 1 |
| James Broderick | George Schreiber | 1 |
| Malachi Throne | D.A. Gelwicks | 1 |
| Malachi Throne | District Attorney | 1 |
| Malachi Throne | 1 | |
| Leo Genn | Dr. Morton Chaney | 1 |
| Austin Willis | District Attorney | 1 |
| Michael Lombard | Corino | 1 |
| Robert Earl Jones | Joe Dean | 1 |
| Howard Da Silva | Peter Cole | 1 |
| Howard Da Silva | Arnold Fermuller | 1 |
| Arch Johnson | Frank Thorpe | 1 |
| Joan Darling | Bertha Schlock | 1 |
| Enid Markey | Elspeth Clarendon | 1 |
| James Noble | Ron Mayberry | 1 |
| Dolores Sutton | Beatrice Agostini | 1 |
| Barbara Baxley | Helen Glass | 1 |
| Barbara Baxley | Deirdre Jael | 1 |
| Ward Costello | Tom Aufderheidie | 1 |
| George Mathews | Detective Al Marks | 1 |
| Geraldine Brooks | Laura Potter | 1 |
| Fred Stewart | Alfred Keller | 1 |
| Addison Powell | Ed Caldwell | 1 |
| George Petrie | Detective Handley | 1 |
| Zachary Scott | Jason Lorne | 1 |
| Logan Ramsey | Mr. Dollicker | 1 |
| Leora Dana | Carol Clark | 1 |
| Olive Deering | Mrs. Pomeroy | 1 |
| William Severs | Red Bradley | 1 |
| James Patterson | Barney LeMay | 1 |
| James Patterson | Don Franks | 1 |
| Loring Smith | Commissioner Frank Conn | 1 |
| Lilia Skala | Clara Solasky | 1 |
| Anne Meacham | Martha Brubaker | 1 |
| Peter Duryea | Collier | 1 |
| Bette Henritze | Katie Malloy | 1 |
| Peter von Zerneck | Dr. Gerhardt | 1 |
| Philip Coolidge | Joe Lundeen | 1 |
| Janice Rule | Sheila Phelps | 1 |
| Phyllis Thaxter | Dolores Ritter | 1 |
| Lou Antonio | Bo Jackson | 1 |
| Lou Antonio | Danny Norton | 1 |
| Mike Kellin | Harold Brickman | 1 |
| Zohra Lampert | Eve Gideon Tubberbye | 1 |
| Zohra Lampert | Florence Meech | 1 |
| Rudy Bond | Mr. Thompson | 1 |
| Rudy Bond | Cy Wright | 1 |
| Robert F. Simon | Dr. Ernest Montgomery | 1 |
| Joan Copeland | Phyllis Maxwell | 1 |
| Juano Hernández | Juan Tomasso | 1 |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | Lila Windell | 1 |
| Susan Anspach | Jackie Dowling | 1 |
| Barbara Harris | Margit Wolsung | 1 |
| Kent Smith | Dwight Harkavy | 1 |
| Kathleen Maguire | Beverly Moffat | 1 |
| Kathleen Maguire | Verna Olson | 1 |
| Michael Higgins | Dr. Fowler | 1 |