The Defender (Studio One)
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.
Cast
Ralph Bellamy
Walter PrestonMartin Balsam
Francis TooheySteve McQueen
Joseph GordonVivian Nathan
Mrs. GordonWilliam Shatner
Kenneth PrestonIan Wolfe
Judge MarsalaDavid J. Stewart
Dr. Victor WallachRussell Hardie
First GuardIggie Wolfington
Court ClerkArthur Storch
Seymour MillerFrank Marth
First ReporterEileen Ryan
Betsy FullerMilton Selzer
2nd GuardRudy Bond
Peter D'AgostinoDolores Sutton
Norma LaneRosetta LeNoire
Mary Ellen BaileyJohn McGovern
Dr. Horace BellMichael Higgs
Sergeant James SheeleyBetty Furness
Self / Commercial SpokeswomanIrene Kane
Courtroom ObserverFlorence Stanley
Courtroom SpectatorEd Asner
Juror (uncredited)Joby Baker
Trial Spectator (uncredited)Robert Morris
Anthony Carmonada (uncredited)Images
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