TV Series

The Defenders (1961–1965)

• First aired September 16, 1961
• Seasons: 4 · Episodes: 132
• 1h 0m per episode

• Drama

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

Starring

E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles