About The Defender (Studio One)
- Released on February 25, 1957
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
Full Cast of The Defender (Studio One)
Ralph Bellamy plays Walter Preston
Martin Balsam plays Francis Toohey
Steve McQueen plays Joseph Gordon
Vivian Nathan plays Mrs. Gordon
William Shatner plays Kenneth Preston
Ian Wolfe plays Judge Marsala
David J. Stewart plays Dr. Victor Wallach
Russell Hardie plays First Guard
Iggie Wolfington plays Court Clerk
Arthur Storch plays Seymour Miller
Frank Marth plays First Reporter
Eileen Ryan plays Betsy Fuller
Milton Selzer plays 2nd Guard
Rudy Bond plays Peter D'Agostino
Dolores Sutton plays Norma Lane
Rosetta LeNoire plays Mary Ellen Bailey
John McGovern plays Dr. Horace Bell
Michael Higgs plays Sergeant James Sheeley
Betty Furness plays Self / Commercial Spokeswoman
Irene Kane plays Courtroom Observer
Florence Stanley plays Courtroom Spectator
Ed Asner plays Juror (uncredited)
Joby Baker plays Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Morris plays Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)
Crew of The Defender (Studio One)
Crew
Production
Sound
Directing
Writing
- Ralph Bellamy
- Martin Balsam
- Steve McQueen
- Vivian Nathan
- William Shatner
- Ian Wolfe
- David J. Stewart
- Russell Hardie
- Iggie Wolfington
- Arthur Storch
- Frank Marth
- Eileen Ryan
- Milton Selzer
- Rudy Bond
- Dolores Sutton
- Rosetta LeNoire
- John McGovern
- Michael Higgs
- Betty Furness
- Irene Kane
- Florence Stanley
- Ed Asner
- Joby Baker
- Robert Morris