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The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

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.

The series ran for only 22 episodes.

Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen.

Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.

Created ByGene Wang
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Trials of O'Brien
First Air DateSeptember 18, 1965
Last Air DateMarch 18, 1966
Seasons1
Episodes22
Episode Runtime 48min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesThe O'Brien CompanyFilmways PicturesMayo Productions
NetworksCBS
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