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Public Defender
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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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.
Cast
Reed HadleyBart Matthews
Herschel GrahamDoctor (uncredited) · Projectionist (uncredited) · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · Judge · Jewelry Shop Worker (uncredited)
Walter ReedAttorney · Doctor · Cassidy · Jackson Blake
Ben WeldenBoss · Dominick · Pinhead Pete · Donny
John HarmonDoc Charles · Mr. Logan · Red · Mr. Harding
Frank HagneyCharlie · Guard · Mac
John PickardKimball · Capt. Perry · Prosecuting Attorney
Hugh BeaumontGil Bowman · Ed McGrath
Don C. HarveySgt. Lohman · Detective · Sheriff-Jailer
Robert BrayRay Longo · Lt. Bell · Detective Jim Logan
George E. StoneTony · Louie Ingram · Charles
Paul BrinegarBud · Keller · Vic Oliver
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Paul E. BurnsAdams · Farmer · Harry Nelson
Russell CusterSam (uncredited) · Police Officer (uncredited) · Commuter (uncredited)
Walter CoyJim Higgins · Karl Novak · Det. Sgt. Eggers
Frankie Darro
Jack GarganDr. Davis · Court Clerk
Mike MazurkiDerek · Bruce Sherman
Lester MatthewsMr. Harrington · Ben Pearce
John ParrishJudge Langley · Commissioner
Robert EllisJohnny Wagner · Johnny Carson
Russ ConwaySam Hewit · Paul Carter
Denver PyleGeorge Hansen · Tom Gayley
Frances RaffertyNora Fulton · Barbara Norton
Madge BlakeAmy Nelson · Edna Roberts
Kenneth TobeySgt. Angel · Patrolman Don Nelson
John CravenSelway · Ted Richards
Pat FlahertyClark Drury · Lt. Burrows
Percy HeltonJason · Socrates
Tom ColemanDoctor (uncredited) · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Phil TeadThomas Geer · Hotel Manager
Don KennedyOfficer Boardman · Highway Patrol Officer
Richard JaeckelDavey Davis · Jimmy Morse
William ForrestMr. Berger · D.A. Paul Adair
Robert FoulkAnderson · Chief Cooper
George N. NeiseCarl Smith · Clark
Jimmy LydonWade Foster · John Ferrari
Marshall BradfordJudge Knox · Judge Lamar
Emile Meyer
Catherine McLeod
Don Beddoe
Stanley Clements
Gene Reynolds
Ann Doran
Noel NeillBetty
Ross Elliott
Chris Drake
Barbara Whiting
Herbert Heyes
George Lloyd
Jesslyn Fax
Peter Hansen
Ray Teal
Gregg Palmer
Harlan Warde
Roy Barcroft
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Mary Beth Hughes
James Seay
Skip Homeier
King Donovan
Allene Roberts
Douglas Fowley
Benny Rubin
Martha Hyer
James Flavin
Douglas HendersonBill
Tom Brown
Merry Anders
Howard Wendell
Edgar Dearing
Robert ArmstrongFather Dunn
Fran BennettBarbara
William Yetter Sr.Mueller
John DoucetteDenver Morgan
Joe TurkelLeo Jackson
John LarchTrusty
Dale Van SickelMan. Sgt. Lund
Roy DamronGuard (uncredited)
Lisa MontellBertha
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