The Man Behind the Badge
The Man Behind the Badge | |
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Genre | Police drama |
Developed by | Prockter Television Enterprises |
Directed by | John Peyser, Paul Landres |
Starring | Charles Bickford (Host) |
Theme music composer | Melvyn Lenard |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Bernard J. Prockter, Jerome C. Robinson |
Editor(s) | Fred W. Berger |
Running time | 30 mins. |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | 1.33:1 monochrome |
Audio format | monaural |
Original release | October 11, 1953 – September 4, 1955 |
The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS network from 1953-1955 starring and hosted by character actor Charles Bickford. Years later, Bickford appeared as one of the owners of Shiloh Ranch in the NBC western series, The Virginian.
In its first season, The Man Behind the Badge aired on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. EST opposite ABC's Jukebox Jury.[1]
In an interview with Kliph Nesteroff, assistant director Arthur Marks stated the show was shot at the same time and on the same sets as Treasury Men in Action.[2]
Synopsis
The series is based on real crime stories from around the world.
Recurring Roles and Notable Guest Stars:
Actor | Role | Appearances |
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Norman Rose | Himself | 33 episodes |
Charles Bronson | Ralph | "The Case of the Invisible Mark" (1955) |
Paul Brinegar | 3 episodes | |
Sam Flint | 3 episodes | |
Carolyn Jones | Louise | "The Case of the Desperate Moment" (1955) |
Ann McCrea | Laura | "The Case of the One-Armed Bandits" (1955) |
Paul Newman | "The St. Paul Story" (1953) | |
Leslie Nielson | 2 episodes | |
Anthony Perkins | 2 episodes | |
Lillian Powell | 3 episodes | |
Denver Pyle | Detective Lashley | "The Case of the Crying Lady" (1955) |
Jason Robards | "The Case of the Last Escape" (1954) | |
Lee Van Cleef | Floyd | "The Case of the Desperate Moment" (1955) |
Jack Warden | "The Portland, Oregon Story" (1953) |
References
- ↑ Alex McNeil, Total Television, appendix, network television schedule
- ↑ http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-arthur-marks.html
External links
- The Man Behind the Badge at the Internet Movie Database
- TV.com: The Man Behind the Badge
- The Man Behind the Badge at CVTA with episode list
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