Peter Falk
Daniel O'Brien
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Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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- 1. Over Defense is OutNow viewing1965-09-1848mO'Brien represents a client who was charged with murder after being released from prison. Guest star: Vincent Gardenia
- 2. Bargain Day on the Street of Regret1965-09-2548mO'Brien wins the contract of boxer Joe Rooney (Robert Blake) in a dice game, but the pugnacious Rooney is in jail for stealing money from his former manager. Guest Stars include Hershel Bernardi (star of series ""Arnie"", a Broadway ""Fiddler"", and much more), Tony Musante (""Toma"") and Albert Dekker (""Dr.Cyclops"", ""Experiment Perilous"", probably one of his last roles before his strange auto-erotic death) and the lovely, talented Judi West (""Fortune Cookie""), in her television debut, as Joe's girlfriend.
- 3. Notes on a Spanish Prisoner1965-10-0248mEva Grimaldi (Mary Tahmin) cons the con: she borrows $2500 from her boyfriend Ollie Maxwell (Buddy Hackett) to ransom her millionaire father, who is being held prisoner in Latin America.
- 4. Never Bet on Anything That Talks1965-10-0948mO'Brien's English bookie is charged in the death of an accountant, but the person who can clear him is nowhere to be found.
- 5. What Can Go Wrong1965-10-1648mAfter discovering that a man is dating his ex-wife (Joanna Barnes), O'Brien delightedly sets him up as a "pigeon" in order to trap a killer. Guest stars: Roger Moore and Michael Constantine.
- 6. Goodbye and Keep Cool1965-10-2348mA woman (Cloris Leachman) is accused of murdering her husband, and retains O'Brien to defend her. Guest star: Robert Loggia.
7. A Gaggle of Girls1965-10-3048mO'Brien is retained by a Mother Superior in order to persuade the owner of an adjoining cafe to permit St. Anthony's Youth Center to use its garden.- 8. The Trouble with Archie1965-11-0648mO'Brien investigates the death of a partner in the Seventh Avenue Dress House where his ex-wife works. Guest stars: Lou Jacobi, Theodore Bikel, Simon Oakland and Alice Ghostley.
- 9. How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?1965-11-1348mA "heist artist" who is accused of fatally stabbing a dealer of rare violins is defended by O'Brien. Guest stars: Norman Fell, Dana Elcar, Kurt Kasznar, Frank Langella, and former boxer Jake LaMotta.
- 10. Charlie Has All the Luck1965-11-2048mWhile being bugged by his ex-wife to sign the lease on her luxurious apartment, O'Brien must defend a client involved in a fatal shooting that follows a fixed horse race. Guest stars: Martin Sheen, Tony Roberts, and Philip Bosco.
- 11. Picture Me a Murder1965-11-2748mO'Brien represents a movie producer (Alan Alda) who was charged with resisting arrest while filming an "underground" movie. Guest stars: Claude Akins, Charles Grodin, Jessica Walter, and Joanna Pettet.
- 12. Dead End on Flugel Street1965-12-0348mA burlesque comedian (Milton Berle) is involved in murder when his straight man is killed after making advances on the comedian's wife.
- 13. No Justice for the Judge1965-12-1048mAn eccentric judge (Burgess Meredith) engages O'Brien to represent him on charges of mental disability that could remove him from the bench. Guest stars: Robert Emhardt, Barnard Hughes, and Ken Kercheval.
- 14. Leave It to Me1965-12-1748mO'Brien tries to have a will declared invalid before three greedy heirs (Angela Lansbury, George Rose and Thayer David) kill each other in a house that's booby-trapped from cellar to attic.
- 15. Alarums and Excursions1966-01-0748mA foster father (John McGiver), who is content to keep collecting welfare checks, hires O'Brien to keep seven children with him after an adoption judge takes the youths away from him.
- 16. The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole1966-01-1448mAccountant Jerry Quinlan was an apparent suicide, until it is discovered that he had questions and suspicions about his company's books which he was about to report.
- 17. A Horse Called Destiny1966-01-2148mO'Brien represents a spiritualist in the murder of a wealthy client whose death he has predicted.
- 18. The Blue Steel Suite1966-01-2848mProtesting their living conditions, the prisoners of the state prison's isolation cell block have taken 3 hostages whom they will only release if O'Brien will make a public presentation of their case.
- 19. The Partridge Papers1966-02-0448mJames Partridge, who once worked for British Intelligence, believes he was the target of a hit and run driver who was responsible for landing O'Brien in the hospital with a broken leg. This episode was the dramatic television debut of singer Sheila MacRae (wife of Gorden MacRae, and TV wife of Jackie Gleason in his ""Amecrican Scene"" magazine Honeymooners period)
- 20. The Greatest Game (1)1966-03-0448m""WANTED - Macedonian Art Objects, 17th Century, Contact:Daniel J O'Brien"" With this ad in a Manhatten peoper, O'Brien begins an international hunt for the Viktor Emblem, a ""jewel encrusted treasure of a Balkan Country"", which has been stolen from a shrine, and is being offered by 4 thieves for $500,000, with a fee for O'Brien to handle the negotiations. Altho this two part episode was broadcast in B&W, in 1966, it was edited into a tv-movie in color, ""Too Many Thieves"" (thanks- Classic TV Archive for that tidbit) It also marked the US tv debut of Britt Ecklund, then the wife of Peter Sellers (and later Rod ""the Mod"" Stewart) Ludwig Donath was know for his Broadway performances in the musicals ""She Loves Me"" and ""A Family Affair""
- 21. The Greatest Game (2)1966-03-1148mO'Brien's negotiations for the Viktor Emblem get more complicated when the person holding it has his life threatened.
- 22. The Only Game in Town1966-03-1848mTaking 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.
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How many seasons does The Trials of O'Brien have?
The Trials of O'Brien has 1 season and 22 episodes.
When did The Trials of O'Brien first air?
The Trials of O'Brien first aired in 1965.
Is The Trials of O'Brien still running?
The Trials of O'Brien's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is The Trials of O'Brien?
The Trials of O'Brien is classified as Drama, Comedy.