About Martial Law
- Released on September 26, 1998
Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.
The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.
Main Cast of Martial Law
Sammo Hung plays Sammo Law (44 episodes)
Kelly Hu plays Chen Pei Pei (44 episodes)
Louis Mandylor plays Det. Louis Malone (44 episodes)
Tom Wright plays Capt. Benjamin Winship (44 episodes)
Tammy Lauren plays Det. Dana Dickson (22 episodes)
Johnny Nguyen plays Street Thug (22 episodes)
Arsenio Hall plays Terrell Parker (23 episodes)
Gretchen Egolf plays Amy Dylan (44 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Martial Law
Suzanne Krull
Jeffrey Combs
Aki Aleong
Edward Albert
Chuck Norris
Tracy Dali
Joseph Ashton
Samaria Graham
Deron McBee
Greg Collins
Dennis Burkley
Kirk Fox
Troy Brenna
O-Lan Jones
Andre Kinney
Doug Kruse
Shawn Huff
Loren Avedon plays Jack (1 episode)
Susan Lee Hoffman plays Julia Cartwright (1 episode)
Sung Kang plays Xian (3 episodes)
Darryl Chan plays Drug Dealer (uncredited) (1 episode) , Yakuza Henchman (uncredited) (1 episode) , Thug (uncredited) (3 episodes)
Armin Shimerman plays Daniel Darius (1 episode)
Bianca Rossini plays Audra Xiomara (1 episode)
Jerry Doyle plays Thomas McQueen (1 episode)
Downtown Julie Brown plays Celine Vashon (1 episode)
Barry Wiggins plays Cragg (1 episode)
David J. Partington plays Captain Harberg (1 episode)
Larry Hankin plays Father Bosley (1 episode)
Jodi Taffel plays Civil Servant (1 episode)
Ángel Vargas plays Tyson (1 episode)
Bryan Fox plays Stokes (1 episode)
Brian Jacobs plays County Clerk Williams (1 episode)
Ward C. Boland plays Man (1 episode)
Brad Kalas plays Bank Manager (1 episode)
Stanley Kamel plays Malcolm Devrons (1 episode)
Rachel Winfree plays Woman (1 episode)
Jean St. James plays Taffy Hubbard (1 episode)
David Leitch plays David Hasbro (1 episode)
David Lea plays Nick Fabian (1 episode)
Peggy Jo Jacobs plays Patsy Pansy (1 episode)
Jon Sklaroff plays Albert Norton (1 episode)
Leo Lee plays Joey Yung (1 episode)
Christina Ma plays Mei Ling (1 episode)
Tzi Ma plays Lee Hei (1 episode)
Monica Malek-Yonan plays Detective (1 episode)
Hiro Koda plays Hei's Guard (uncredited) (1 episode)
James Lee plays Henchman (uncredited) (1 episode)
Brad Martin plays Henchman (uncredited) (1 episode)
Rebecca Staab plays (uncredited) (1 episode)
Melissa Weing plays Det (uncredited) (1 episode)
Marcus Young plays Henchman (uncredited) (1 episode)
Ernie Hudson Jr. plays Floyd Cross (1 episode)
Tom Virtue plays Cyril Morton (1 episode)
Crew of Martial Law
Directing
Writing
Production
Art
Camera
Sound
Crew
Lighting
Creator
Visual Effects
- Mako
- Suzanne Krull
- Mark Sheppard
- Brittney Powell
- Craig Kilborn
- Jeffrey Combs
- Aki Aleong
- Tony Plana
- Edward Albert
- W. Earl Brown
- Chuck Norris
- Tracy Dali
- John Hawkes
- Amy Carlson
- Alex Meneses
- Joseph Ashton
- Samaria Graham
- Thom Barry
- Deron McBee
- Dona Hardy
- Greg Collins
- Marla Gibbs
- Dennis Burkley
- Kirk Fox
- Chris Hendrie
- Troy Brenna
- O-Lan Jones
- Andre Kinney
- Doug Kruse
- Lombardo Boyar
- Shawn Huff
- Loren Avedon
- Susan Lee Hoffman
- Sung Kang
- Darryl Chan
- Armin Shimerman
- Bianca Rossini
- Jerry Doyle
- Downtown Julie Brown
- Barry Wiggins
- David J. Partington
- Larry Hankin
- Jodi Taffel
- Ángel Vargas
- Bryan Fox
- Brian Jacobs
- Ward C. Boland
- Brad Kalas
- Stanley Kamel
- Rachel Winfree
- Jean St. James
- David Leitch
- David Lea
- Peggy Jo Jacobs
- Jon Sklaroff
- Leo Lee
- Christina Ma
- Tzi Ma
- Monica Malek-Yonan
- Hiro Koda
- James Lee
- Brad Martin
- Rebecca Staab
- Melissa Weing
- Marcus Young
- Ernie Hudson Jr.
- Tom Virtue