Public Defender (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
Plot.
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
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Cast & Crew.
Reed Hadley
Bart Matthews
Mort R. Lewis
Creator
Sam Shayon
Creator
John Close
1st Detective
Brick Sullivan
Guard
Eddie Baker
Court Clerk
Erle C. Kenton
Director
Paul Guilfoyle
Director
Budd Boetticher
Director
Lee Loeb
Writer
David Dortort
Writer
Jerry D. Lewis
Teleplay
John Tucker Battle
Writer
Noel Neill
Betty
Douglas Henderson
Bill
Robert Armstrong
Father Dunn
Fran Bennett
Barbara
William Yetter Sr.
Mueller
John Doucette
Denver Morgan
Joe Turkel
Leo Jackson
John Larch
Trusty
Dale Van Sickel
Man. Sgt. Lund
Frank Hagney
Charlie / Mac / Guard
Roy Damron
Guard (uncredited)
Lisa Montell
Bertha
Tol Avery
Hans
Jack Gargan
Dr. Davis / Court Clerk
Celia Lovsky
Mrs. Pulaski
Linda Stirling
Betty
Joe Dominguez
Customer (uncredited)
John Banner
Mr. Lambert
Robert Patten
Edward Martin
Darryl Hickman
Johnny Martin
Lyle Talbot
Dobin
Mae Clarke
Mrs. Martin
Clarence Straight
Lopez
Hugh Beaumont
Gil Bowman
Charles Williams
Sam
Marshall Thompson
Jeff Norton
Harold Peary
Ladislaus
Frank Wilcox
Attorney
Mike Mazurki
Derek / Bruce Sherman
Maurice Marsac
Mr. Peroni
Lester Matthews
Ben Pearce / Mr. Harrington
Tom Coleman
Doctor (uncredited)
John Parrish
Commissioner / Judge Langley
Julie Bennett
Jane Stevens
Russell Simpson
Lundquist
John Pickard
Prosecuting Attorney / Kimball / Capt. Perry
Ray Montgomery
Bill Bolling
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dan
Emory Parnell
Gunderson
John Eldredge
Chaplain
Max Showalter
Conrad Martin
Maudie Prickett
Mrs. Belle
Don Kennedy
Officer Boardman
Fred Graham
Officer Davis
John Hubbard
Harris
Robert Clarke
Dan Booker
Walter Reed
Attorney / Doctor / Cassidy / Jackson Blake
Dick Wessel
Sgt. Willis
Alan Reed
Reet
Don C. Harvey
Sheriff-Jailer / Detective / Sgt. Lohman
Robert Bray
Detective Jim Logan / Ray Longo / Lt. Bell
Robert Ellis
Johnny Wagner / Johnny Carson
George E. Stone
Louie Ingram / Charles / Tony
Phillip Pine
Bill Carson
Phyllis Coates
Amberlee Tolliver
Eddy Waller
Willie Carter
Sarah Padden
Eula Mae Carter
Russ Conway
Paul Carter / Sam Hewit
Jack Daly
Clerk
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Denver Pyle
George Hansen / Tom Gayley
Alan Hale Jr.
Sparky Albright
s Rafferty
Barbara Norton / Nora Fulton
Patrick O'Neal
Jim
DeForest Kelley
Ralph Sanders
Madge Blake
Edna Roberts / Amy Nelson
Harry Harvey
Sid Page
Paul Brinegar
Bud / Vic Oliver / Keller
Don 'Red' Barry
Milo Martin
Peter Adams
Preston Carstairs
Paul E. Burns
Adams / Harry Nelson / Farmer
Ron Nyman
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
William Forrest
Mr. Berger
Damian O'Flynn
Dr. Hughes
Paul Bryar
1st Policeman
Fred Essler
Steiner
Richard Deacon
Truant Officer
Kenneth Tobey
Sgt. Angel / Patrolman Don Nelson
John Craven
Selway / Ted Richards
Pat Flaherty
Clark Drury / Lt. Burrows
Jan Shepard
Judy Parks
Paul Picerni
Albert De Marco
Ben Welden
Boss / Donny / Dominick / Pinhead Pete
Percy Helton
Socrates / Jason
Barney Phillips
District Attorney
Henry Kulky
Murphy
John Qualen
Ames
Joey Ray
Webb
Phil Tead
Hotel Manager / Thomas Geer
Robert Horton
Moon Franklin
Robert B. Williams
Superintendent
Russell Custer
Commuter (uncredited) / Sam (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Doctor (uncredited) / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Projectionist (uncredited) / Jewelry Shop Worker (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Ruby Jones
John Harmon
Doc Charles / Mr. Harding / Red / Mr. Logan
Richard Jaeckel
Davey Davis / Jimmy Morse
Mary Webster
Mary Nelson
Frank Ferguson
Judge
George Cisar
Attorney
Douglass Dumbrille
Frank Hackman
Hal March
Gil Evans
Dayton Lummis
Dr. Todd
Virginia Gregg
Judge Knox
Dwayne Hickman
Kenny Higgins
Walter Coy
Det. Sgt. Eggers / Jim Higgins / Karl Novak
Burt Mustin
Otis
Bing Russell
2nd Cop
Margaret Bert
Old Lady
Harry Lauter
Deputy Sheriff Malden
Harlan Warde
Gregg Palmer
James Flavin
Chris Drake
Emile Meyer
Jesslyn Fax
Gene Reynolds
George Lloyd
Ross Elliott
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Barbara Whiting
Herbert Heyes
Catherine McLeod
King Donovan
Details.
Release Date
March 11, 1954
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
69
Running Time
30m
Content Rating
NR
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
lawyer
public defender
Scripted
Wiki.
The Public Defender is an American legal drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from March 11, 1954, to June 23, 1955.
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