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The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife.
Original Release
09/18/1965 on CBS
US Release
09/18/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Falk | Daniel O'Brien |
| David Burns | The Great McGonigle |
| Ilka Chase | |
| Elaine Stritch | Miss G |
| Joanna Barnes | Katie |
| Ilka Chase | Margaret |
| Dolph Sweet | Sgt. Garrison |
| Joanna Barnes | Katie O'Brien |
| Pierre Olaf | Milan Petros |
| Salem Ludwig | Judge Matkis |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Over Defence Is Out | Saturday, 18 September 1965 |
| 2 | Bargain Day on the Street of Regret | Saturday, 25 September 1965 |
| 3 | Notes on a Spanish Prisoner | Saturday, 02 October 1965 |
| 4 | Never Bet on Anything That Talks | Saturday, 09 October 1965 |
| 5 | What Can Go Wrong | Saturday, 16 October 1965 |
| 6 | Goodbye and Keep Cool | Saturday, 23 October 1965 |
| 7 | A Gaggle of Girls | Saturday, 30 October 1965 |
| 8 | The Trouble with Archie | Saturday, 06 November 1965 |
| 9 | How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? | Saturday, 13 November 1965 |
| 10 | Charlie's Got All the Luck | Saturday, 20 November 1965 |
| 11 | Picture Me a Murder | Saturday, 27 November 1965 |
| 12 | Dead End on Flugel Street | Friday, 03 December 1965 |
| 13 | No Justice for the Judge | Friday, 10 December 1965 |
| 14 | Leave It to Me | Friday, 17 December 1965 |
| 15 | Alarums and Excursions | Friday, 07 January 1966 |
| 16 | The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole | Friday, 14 January 1966 |
| 17 | A Horse Called Destiny | Friday, 21 January 1966 |
| 18 | The Blue Steel Suite | Friday, 28 January 1966 |
| 19 | The Partridge Papers | Friday, 04 February 1966 |
| 20 | The Greatest Game: Part 1 | Friday, 04 March 1966 |
| 21 | The Greatest Game: Part 2 | Friday, 11 March 1966 |
| 22 | The Only Game in Town | Friday, 18 March 1966 |
Directors
Abner Biberman, Stuart Rosenberg, Lawrence Dobkin, Robert Gist, Paul Bogart, Bernard L. Kowalski, James Sheldon, Tom Gries, Richard C. Sarafian, Lamont Johnson
Writers
Gene Wang, George Bellak, Robert Van Scoyk, David Ellis, Robert J. Crean, Irving Gaynor Neiman, Richard Alan Simmons, Philip H. Reisman Jr., Heywood Peters, Harold Gast, Don Mankiewicz
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Falk | Daniel O'Brien |
| David Burns | The Great McGonigle |
| Ilka Chase | |
| Elaine Stritch | Miss G |
| Joanna Barnes | Katie |
| Ilka Chase | Margaret |
| Dolph Sweet | Sgt. Garrison |
| Joanna Barnes | Katie O'Brien |
| Pierre Olaf | Milan Petros |
| Salem Ludwig | Judge Matkis |
| Dolph Sweet | Garrison |
| Dolph Sweet | Lt. Garrison |
| Ludwig Donath | Bulanerti |
| George Coulouris | Cassiano Andrews |
| David Carradine | Felix |
| Britt Ekland | Claudia |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Georgi |
| Al Freeman Jr. | |
| Ellen Madison | Elena |
| Michael Keene | Judge Rogers |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Alan Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Richard Alan Simmons | Producer |
| Gene Wang | Producer |
| Jon Epstein | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama | Nominated |
