The Defenders

The Defenders

  • 1961
  • 4 Seasons
  • 132 Episodes
  •  5.9  (10)
  •   Ended

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.

The Defenders
Seasons
The Prosecutor
28. The Prosecutor
April 29, 1965
Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
27. Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
April 15, 1965
A Matter of Law and Disorder
26. A Matter of Law and Disorder
April 08, 1965
The Sworn Twelve
25. The Sworn Twelve
March 25, 1965
Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
23. Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
March 11, 1965
The Merry-Go-Round Murder
22. The Merry-Go-Round Murder
March 04, 1965
Fires of the Mind
20. Fires of the Mind
February 18, 1965
After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reaction—and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the drug, is charged with manslaughter.
The Objector
19. The Objector
February 11, 1965
The Unwritten Law
18. The Unwritten Law
February 04, 1965
Death on Wheels
17. Death on Wheels
January 28, 1965
The Silent Killers
16. The Silent Killers
January 21, 1965
Whipping Boy
14. Whipping Boy
January 07, 1965
King of the Hill
13. King of the Hill
December 31, 1964
A Voice Loud and Clear
12. A Voice Loud and Clear
December 17, 1964
A Taste of Ashes
8. A Taste of Ashes
November 12, 1964
Turning Point
7. Turning Point
November 05, 1964
The Man Who . . .
6. The Man Who . . .
October 29, 1964
Conflict of Interests
5. Conflict of Interests
October 22, 1964
Hero of the People
3. Hero of the People
October 08, 1964
The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
2. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
October 01, 1964
The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
1. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
September 24, 1964
Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    September 16, 1961
  • Rating
    5.9  (10)