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TV series · 1959

The Detectives

First aired 16 October 1959 Action & Adventure / Drama TMDB ↗

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) is head of the detective division of a large metropolitan police force—a man whose devotion to duty, professional brilliance, and quick judgment are reflected in his 20-year career on the force. His aides, Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews), Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russ Thorson), and Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard) form a team that is both proficient and warmly human. The stories stress the interrelationships between the men as well as the solutions to crimes and the apprehension of criminals, adding a dimension of human drama to the excitement, action, and suspense inherent in each story of the detectives' difficult, sometimes thankless, and frequently dangerous assignments.

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Tige Andrews
as Lt. Johnny Russo
39
Ursula Thiess
as Lisa Bonay
35
Adam West
as Sgt. Steve Nelson
31
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Spring Byington
73
Eduardo Ciannelli
70
Frank Puglia
as Guido
67
Carl Benton Reid
as Dr. Temple
66
Edward G. Robinson
as 'Big Jim' Riva
65
Marjorie Bennett
as Busybody
63
Russell Collins
62
Lillian Bronson
56
J. Pat O'Malley
as Barney Melson
55
George Mitchell
54
John Abbott
54
Eleanor Audley
53
Philip Bourneuf
51
Phil Arnold
50
Joe De Santis
50
Alan Baxter
50
Whit Bissell
49
Paul Bryar
as Tom Vernon
49
Robert Taylor
as Captain Matt Holbrook
48
Iris Adrian
47
Richard Reeves
as Baron
47
Harold J. Stone
as Fred Forest
46
Simon Oakland
44
Ben Wright
44
Peter Whitney
43
Bruce Gordon
43
Bruce Gordon
as Kirk
43
Anthony Caruso
43
Joe Mantell
as Al Huckins
43
Joe Mantell
as Stan
43
Joe Mantell
as Willie Voight
43
Dabbs Greer
42
Robert Gist
42
Lin McCarthy
41
John Newland
41
Eva Gabor
40
Mort Mills
40
Lorna Thayer
40
Michael Pate
39
Bert Freed
39
Michael Fox
38
Eddie Firestone
38
Rita Lynn
37
John van Dreelen
37
Arthur Batanides
36
Jean Hagen
as Alice Streger
36
Philip Abbott
as Philip Norden
36
Mari Blanchard
36
Cathy O'Donnell
36
John Anderson
36
Al Ruscio
35
C. Lindsay Workman
as Doctor
35
Sean McClory
35
Warren J. Kemmerling
as Tuna March
35
Joe Higgins
34
Jerry Paris
34
Charles Aidman
as Noel Ross
34
Russell Johnson
as Lee
34
Johnny Seven
33
Eileen Ryan
32
Harvey Korman
as Gibson Holly
32
Antony Carbone
32
Michael Constantine
as Salvatore Tropolis
32
Joe Turkel
as Charlie
32
Pernell Roberts
31
Lew Gallo
31
George Grizzard
31
David Sheiner
31
Ed Nelson
30
Jack Betts
30
Marion Ross
as Stacey
30
Robert Donner
as Freddy
28
Mary Murphy
28
Michael Dante
28
Jacqueline Scott
27
Pamela Duncan
27
Hari Rhodes
27
Donna Douglas
as Sandra Hoyle
26
John Karlen
26
Sandra Warner
25
Aneta Corsaut
25
John Davis Chandler
as Starr
24
Inger Stevens
24
Lee Meriwether
as Freda (uncredited)
24
Mark Goddard
as Sgt. Chris Ballard
23
Sue Ane Langdon
23
Yvonne Craig
22
Victor Buono
as Gustafson
21
David Winters
20
Brian Davies
20
Michael Parks
19
Jay North
as Bobby Cooper
8
Morgan Brittany
7
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