The Trials of O'Brien

Name: The Trials of O'Brien
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1965-09-18
Rating: 7
Cast: Peter Falk, Elaine Stritch, Joanna Barnes, David Burns

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DramaComedy

Creator:Gene Wang

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredSeptember 18, 1965

Last AiredMarch 18, 1966

Episode Runtime48dk

Seasons1

Episodes22

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

lawyer

Production Companies

The O'Brien Company

Mayo Productions

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E22 • 3/18/1966

The Only Game in Town

Taking the bench as an interim judge on the New York Supreme Court, O'Brien deals with the case of a seaman (Alejandro Rey) accused of murdering a co-worker with a longshoreman's hook. Gene Hackman plays the prosecutor in the case.