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Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who also served as executive producer.
Original Release
09/29/1979 on CBS
US Release
09/29/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Earl Jones | Woody Paris |
Lee Chamberlin | Barbara Paris |
Hank Garrett | Deputy Chief Jerome Bench |
Cecilia Hart | Stacey Erickson |
Jake Mitchell | Charlie Bogart |
Frank Ramírez | Ernie Villas |
Michael Warren | Willie Miller |
Stephen Pearlman | Deputy D.A. Ames / Deputy D.A. Pearlman |
Dan Hedaya | Gil Davis |
Robert Englund | J.J. Eastwick |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Paris (Pilot) | Saturday, 29 September 1979 |
2 | Dear John | Saturday, 06 October 1979 |
3 | Pawn | Saturday, 13 October 1979 |
4 | Friends and Enemies | Saturday, 20 October 1979 |
5 | Once More for Free | Saturday, 27 October 1979 |
6 | Dead Men Don't Kill | Tuesday, 04 December 1979 |
7 | Burnout | Tuesday, 11 December 1979 |
8 | Decisions | Tuesday, 18 December 1979 |
9 | The Price Is Right | Tuesday, 01 January 1980 |
10 | The Ghost Maker | Tuesday, 08 January 1980 |
11 | Fitz's Boys | Tuesday, 15 January 1980 |
12 | Pay the Two Bucks | |
13 | America the Beautiful |
Directors
Alf Kjellin, Georg Stanford Brown, Jerry McNeely, Alex March, Victor Lobl, Jack Starrett, Bruce Paltrow, Arnold Laven, Alan Rachins, Jackie Cooper, Alexander Singer
Writers
Burton Armus, Steven Bochco, Edward DeBlasio, Jackson Gillis, Del Reisman, Larry Alexander, Irv Pearlberg, David Solomon, Michael Kozoll
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Earl Jones | Woody Paris |
Lee Chamberlin | Barbara Paris |
Hank Garrett | Deputy Chief Jerome Bench |
Cecilia Hart | Stacey Erickson |
Jake Mitchell | Charlie Bogart |
Frank Ramírez | Ernie Villas |
Michael Warren | Willie Miller |
Stephen Pearlman | Deputy D.A. Ames / Deputy D.A. Pearlman |
Dan Hedaya | Gil Davis |
Robert Englund | J.J. Eastwick |
Barbara Babcock | Florence Carlin |
Vic Morrow | Julius Wellman |
Rosanna DeSoto | Marisa Gomez |
Irene Tedrow | Mrs. Perth |
Ellen Geer | Marie Castle |
James Sikking | Lew Castle |
Bruce Weitz | Haggart |
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Thomas Sims |
Wendy Phillips | Dina Novotny |
Georg Stanford Brown | Donald Holmes |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steven Bochco | Executive Producer |
Gregory Hoblit | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |