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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.

  1. Reginald Rose

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston

    E.G. Marshall

    Lawrence Preston

    132 Episodes

  2. Robert Reed as Kenneth Preston

    Robert Reed

    Kenneth Preston

    132 Episodes

  3. Polly Rowles as Helen Donaldson

    Polly Rowles

    Helen Donaldson

    24 Episodes

  4. Ossie Davis as District Attorney Daniel Jackson, District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Nixie, and Officer Bond

    Ossie Davis

    District Attorney Daniel Jackson, District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Nixie and 1 more...

    8 Episodes

  5. J.D. Cannon as District Attorney, District Attorney Manetto, D.A. Al Ashley, and Assistant District Attorney Ashley

    J.D. Cannon

    District Attorney, District Attorney Manetto, D.A. Al Ashley, Assistant District Attorney Ashley

    8 Episodes

  6. Murray Hamilton as District Attorney, D.A. Sid Morgan, Tark Bennett, Bryan Phelps, and Miles Morgan

    Murray Hamilton

    District Attorney, D.A. Sid Morgan, Tark Bennett, Bryan Phelps and 1 more...

    6 Episodes

  7. Frank Overton as D.A. Bill Bryan, Richard Holmes, District Attorney, William Bryan, and Malcolm Page

    Frank Overton

    D.A. Bill Bryan, Richard Holmes, District Attorney, William Bryan and 1 more...

    6 Episodes

  8. Joan Hackett as Joan Miller

    Joan Hackett

    Joan Miller

    5 Episodes

  9. William Shatner as Charles Terranova, Cliff Sellers, Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes, Jim McCleery, and Gil Rawson

    William Shatner

    Charles Terranova, Cliff Sellers, Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes, Jim McCleery and 1 more...

    5 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 4

1964 • 30 Episodes

Season 4 of The Defenders premiered on September 24, 1964.

Only a Child

(4x30, May 13, 1965) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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