"Playhouse in 1978. He featured in many plays like ""The Pumpkin Eater"", ""The Story of Private Pooley"" and ""Perfect Friday"". Entering TV in 1955, he made hundreds of appearances in many shows. He played Detective Chief Inspector Gwyn Lewis in the first series of the BBC police series ""Softly, Softly"", but his best remembered role was as Detective Chief Inspector Frank Haskins in the Euston Films/Thames Television's British crime series of the 1970s, ""The Sweeney"". Morgan appeared in all four series of the programme. He appeared in ""The House on Haunted Hill"" episode of ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"" in 1969."
"the series timeline, the character had done ""National Service in the Signals Corps in a minor intelligence role"" (as revealed in the episode ""Stay Lucky, Eh?""). He is frequently seen at odds with Regan, preferring more conventional 'by-the-book' policing methods. The main 'Haskins episodes' are ""Golden Fleece"", in which he is set up to be the victim of a corruption enquiry, and ""Victims"", in which his wife suffers a mental breakdown, owing to her memories of a miscarriage. Although he appeared in the opening titles of every episode of the first three series, he did not appear in all of"
"leading to inter-departmental politics between the police and the security services. ""Thou Shalt Not Kill"" features a tense hostage situation inside a bank, with Haskins faced with the dilemma of whether to risk the hostages' lives by shooting the criminals. Other highlights included a pair of tongue-in-cheek episodes, ""Golden Fleece"" and ""Trojan Bus"", featuring two cocky but likeable Australian villains, played by British actors Patrick Mower and George Layton; and the more serious episode ""Hit and Run"", in which Carter's wife Alison is murdered. All episodes were broadcast in 1975 on ITV, Mondays at 21:00. All Series 2 episodes were"
"than the television series. Tristram Coffin portrayed different characters in seven episodes of ""Judge Roy Bean"", including the series premiere, ""The Judge of Pecos Valley"", in which Bean sets forth to capture a train robber who is loose in the area. Coffin appears in the third segment, ""The Horse Thief"", in which a rancher is jailed for stealing a horse, and Bean must keep a mob from getting out of control. Other episodes featuring Coffin are ""The Refugee"", ""Border Raiders"", ""The Cross Draw Kid"", and ""The Wedding of Old Sam"" in his role of Sam Haskins. Character actor X Brands"
"corresponds to the number of garbage cans that Frank's car crashes into when it arrives at the crime scene. Secondly, during each episode's epilogue sequence, either Drebin or Hocken states that the guilty party brought to justice is being sent to Stateville Prison – and lists all the characters sent there from previous episodes, in reverse order, where applicable. Leslie Nielsen portrayed Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad. Jerry Zucker explained that the name Drebin was picked blindly from the phone book. Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker had met Nielsen when working on ""Airplane!"" (1980) and felt their kind of"
"Frank Drebin Franklin ""Frank"" Drebin is a fictional character in the ""Police Squad!"" series and ""The Naked Gun"" movies played by Leslie Nielsen. In 2008, Drebin was selected by ""Empire"" magazine as one of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time"". In 2000, ""TV Guide"" named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23. He was also named by UGO.com as one of ""The 100 Best Heroes of All Time"". Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. In the original"
"Makin Trebolt (Kevin Michaels) to the crime Regan is forced to release Allen. When the private bank is robbed the Flying Squad arrives in time to confront the heavily armed robbers, against the orders of their boss Detective Chief Inspector Frank Haskins (Damian Lewis). After a long chase and shootout the robbers escape, with Makin deliberately shooting Nancy dead in front of an incapacitated Regan. A grieving Inspector Lewis uses the shootout as justification to suspend the entire Flying Squad. Determined, Regan obtains a fake badge and illegal weapon and interrogates a local thug, who unexpectedly confesses that Allen paid"
"and was promoted as a single unit instead of promoting its separate components. Arena Productions produced ""Hawkins"" in association with MGM Television. James Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins<br> Strother Martin as R. J. Hawkins Hawkins (TV series) Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in, similarly to Stewart's earlier smash hit movie ""Anatomy of a Murder"" (1959). Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden"
"on two episodes of ""M*A*S*H"" and once on the CBS family drama, ""Three for the Road"". In 1977 Frank costarred with Deborah Winters and Claude Akins in the television horror film, """", directed by Stuart Hagmann. In 1977 Frank played the murder victim in the ""Columbo"" episode entitled, ""Try And Catch Me"". Also in 1977, Frank played Todd Seymour in the ""Hawaii Five-O"" episode ""Practical Jokes Can Kill You"". In the second season of ""Barney Miller"" he appeared in the episode ""Massage Parlor"". In 1979, he appeared as Lester Hackett in four episodes in the CBS miniseries ""The Chisholms""; when"
"of the Travelling Treasure"", as murder victim Gerald Thornton in the 1963 episode, ""The Case of the Golden Oranges"", and as Marvin Fremont in the 1964 episode, ""The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands"". He played murderer John Ruskin in the 1960 episode ""Th Case of the Singular Double"". He made four appearances on ""Daniel Boone"" and ""Gunsmoke"", five on ""Bewitched"", four on ""The F.B.I."", and scores of others on many other television offerings, including ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Decoy"", ""Johnny Ringo"", ""Hennesey"", ""The Roaring 20s"", ""Lawman"", ""Going My Way"", ""Mr. Novak"", and ""Empire"" and its successor series, ""Redigo"", both with Richard"
"Serpico (TV series) Serpico is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC between September 1976 and February 1977. The series was based on the book by Peter Maas and the 1973 film of the same name that starred Al Pacino in the title role. A television movie, ""Serpico: The Deadly Game"", served as pilot and aired in April 1976. David Birney stars as the unorthodox NYPD detective Frank Serpico who battles corrupt members of the police force. Tom Atkins co-stars as Lieutenant Tom Sullivan. The series aired 14 episodes before being canceled in January 1977. Iranian director Reza"
"Hawkins (TV series) Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in, similarly to Stewart's earlier smash hit movie ""Anatomy of a Murder"" (1959). Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award (Best Actor in Television Drama Series, Stewart), the series was cancelled after one season consisting of eight 90-minute episodes. Stewart requested the cancellation since he believed that the quality of scripts and"
"Masters"" with Katherine Ross. He appeared in two films co-starring Vera Miles as his leading lady, ""One Little Indian"" (1973) featuring Jodie Foster in an early minor role and ""The Castaway Cowboy"" (1974) with Robert Culp, before returning to television with a new detective series. In the 1970s, Roy Huggins had an idea to remake ""Maverick,"" but this time as a modern-day private detective. Huggins worked with co-creator Stephen J. Cannell, and the pair selected Garner to attempt to rekindle the success of ""Maverick,"" eventually recycling many of the plots from the original series, according to both Huggins' and Cannell's"
"William Blinn first used the name Huggy Bear on-screen for a character, also a confidential informant, in an episode penned by Blinn for the TV series ""The Rookies"", during the 1973 second season, ""Prayers Unanswered Prayers Unheard"", there played by actor Johnny Brown. In contrast to police characters on U.S. TV in prior years, Starsky and Hutch were open with physical gestures of friendly/brotherly affection toward one another, often declaring that they trusted only each other (in an ""us against the world""–type sense). While likely ""normal"" by the social standards of 1990s-and-later America, such body language conflicted with 1970s norms"
"as ""Wagon Train"" (1962), ""The Twilight Zone"" (1964), ""The F.B.I."" (1965–1973), ""Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"" (1966), ""The Time Tunnel"" (1966), ""The Wild Wild West"" (1966–1967), ""Daniel Boone"" (1969), """" (1971), ""The Rockford Files"" episode ""The House on Willis Avenue"" (as Joe Tooley), and two episodes of ""The Streets of San Francisco"", one in 1973 and again in 1975, each a different character/storyline. He appeared on the NBC series ""Kentucky Jones"" (1964) as Judge Perkins in the episode ""Spare the Rod"". He played an aging suicidal novelist named Maxwell Hart on the ""Emergency!"" fourth season episode ""Kidding"", where"
"Badiyi served as one of several directors of the series. ""Serpico""'s theme song was written by Elmer Bernstein. Serpico (TV series) Serpico is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC between September 1976 and February 1977. The series was based on the book by Peter Maas and the 1973 film of the same name that starred Al Pacino in the title role. A television movie, ""Serpico: The Deadly Game"", served as pilot and aired in April 1976. David Birney stars as the unorthodox NYPD detective Frank Serpico who battles corrupt members of the police force. Tom Atkins co-stars"
"by Ben Drew and Haskins by Damien Lewis. A total of nine books were written and released in 1977 published by Futura Publications Ltd. The first three books were authored by Ian Kennedy Martin, the rest by Joe Balham. The plots of the books are not taken from any of the television episodes; overall, the tone of the books differs somewhat from the television series in that Regan is usually depicted as working alone, and his relationship with Carter is distinctly unfriendly. The 1993 Comic Strip film ""Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown"" features a character introduced as"
"more similarity to ""The Sweeney"" (1975–78). Sewell had starred in ""Special Branch"" and his character, Superintendent Cottam, is a spin on ""The Sweeney""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chief Inspector Haskins (played by Garfield Morgan). Moreover, the original sketches were introduced by a blue-tinted sequence and musical score that parodied ""The Sweeney""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s opening titles. Each episode showcased different guest stars, and some of them played the same characters they played in other television series. An example is Leslie Grantham's appearance as Danny Kane from ""The Paradise Club"" – in another episode, John Nettles and Terence Alexander reprised their roles from ""Bergerac"". All of the episodes"
"series ""Stepping Stones"" in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Other television credits include ""Warship"", in which he played a lead role as Lieutenant Peek, ""Campion"", as Inspector Oates, ""Swallows and Amazons Forever!"", as Frank Farland and the leading role of Dr Quimper in the ""Miss Marple"" episode ""4.50 from Paddington"" in 1987. Guest roles included ""Crown Court"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Rock Follies of '77"", ""The Bill"", ""Tales of the Unexpected"", ""Angels"", ""Rumpole of the Bailey"", ""Bergerac, ""Juliet Bravo"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Howard's Way"", ""Casualty"", ""Poirot"", ""Blake's 7 as Ven Jarvik"", ""Doctor Who"" as Valgard, ""New Tricks"", ""Doctors"", ""Oscar Charlie"", ""In"
"and his family than he had anticipated. ""Lamentation"" marked the death of recurring character Bob Bletcher, played by Smitrovich. Smitrovich had appeared intermittently since ""Pilot"". The episode has been well-received critically, described as a ""pivotal point"" in the series. It was viewed by approximately 6.5 million households in its original broadcast. Millennium Group consultant Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) and Seattle Police Department detective Bob Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich) are hiking across the North Cascades when Black receives an urgent page from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Travelling to the Behavioral Sciences Unit, Black learns that serial killer Ephraim Fabricant (Alex Diakun)"
"Jigsaw (U.S. TV series) Jigsaw is a television crime drama that aired as an element of the wheel series ""The Men"", part of the ABC network's 1972-73 lineup. Universal Television produced ""Jigsaw""; the same studio had previously been responsible for a series which, in part, inspired ""The Men"": ""The NBC Mystery Movie"". The program starred James Wainwright as Lt. Frank Dain, who worked as an investigator for the California State Police Department's Bureau of Missing Persons. Dain was a rebel who chafed at standard police procedures and techniques, but was always effective in finding the person for whom he was"
"Frank Hastings Frank Hastings is a fictional detective in the Homicide Detail of the San Francisco Police Department, who is the main character in a police procedural series by Collin Wilcox (1924-1996). Hastings is a divorced man who came to the law enforcement profession comparatively late in life. Like his creator, he was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from college, he was briefly a professional football player in the Detroit Lions. After his marriage went sour, he moved west and eventually joined the SFPD. He rose quickly in the department and is now the junior lieutenant in"
"episode of his show ""Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"" focusing on sex education. The episode aired on August 9, 2015, and Banks appeared at the end of the segment, ridiculing the content of said PSA. He co-starred in ""48 Hrs."" and ""Beverly Hills Cop"", which are among his best known roles. Other film roles include appearances in ""Armed and Dangerous"", ""Buckaroo Banzai"", ""Freejack"", ""Flipper"", ""Airplane!"", ""Gremlins"", ""Murder Me, Murder You"", """", and ""Identity Thief"". Banks' big break on television came in 1987 with the series ""Wiseguy"", in which he played Frank McPike for four years, a role which led"
"searching. He pieced each case together as if it were a jigsaw puzzle. Shortly before the series' cancellation, Dain was booted from the bureau and set up shop as a private eye. Jigsaw (U.S. TV series) Jigsaw is a television crime drama that aired as an element of the wheel series ""The Men"", part of the ABC network's 1972-73 lineup. Universal Television produced ""Jigsaw""; the same studio had previously been responsible for a series which, in part, inspired ""The Men"": ""The NBC Mystery Movie"". The program starred James Wainwright as Lt. Frank Dain, who worked as an investigator for the"
"Spouse"" (1964) as Alec Misner and in the first of three episodes in ATV's ""Love Story"", ""A Future Holiday"" as Frank Watkins. His other appearances in that series were in the following year in ""Briefly Kiss The Loser"" as Big Silver Gardner and in 1967 as Colin Turner in ""Cinéma Vérité"". He appeared as Detective Constable Matt Stone in 9 episodes of ""Softly, Softly"" (BBC, 1966), a spin-off series from ""Z-Cars"". He claimed in interviews later that he left not wanting to be typecast. Only one complete ""Softly, Softly"" episode featuring Kanner survives in the BBC archives, 'A-Z' (broadcast 30"
"movies in the early 1970s, such as his role as Link Brown in the movie ""Foxy Brown"" and in ""Across 110th Street"", he gained recognition as streetwise informant ""Huggy Bear"" in the mid-1970s television series ""Starsky & Hutch"". He appeared in ABC's ""All My Children"" in the mid-1980s as the father of Angie Hubbard. As a nod to his early roles, he had a part in the 1988 blaxploitation spoof ""I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"", as well as another Wayans brothers ""hood"" parody, ""Don't Be a Menace"", in 1996. He guest starred in the mid-1990s sitcoms ""Living Single"", ""Martin"", ""The"
"The film also switches the personalities of the title characters. While in the TV show, Starsky was curious and streetwise, and Hutch was by-the-book, in the film, Starsky is the serious cop, and Hutch is laid-back. There are four Frat Pack members in this film, although not all are in major roles. In the 1970s, detectives David Starsky and Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson work for the Bay City Police Department. Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, while Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop,"
"a junior detective in the Major Case Squad who has a degree in psychology and has a knack for solving difficult crimes, and Kathryn Erbe as his partner, Detective Alexandra Eames, a veteran detective from an NYPD family who initially resists her partner's eccentric style, but grows to understand him as the series progresses. Before joining the NYPD Goren was a Special Agent with the United States Army's Criminal Investigations Division. Jamey Sheridan plays Captain James Deakins; although Deakins's first priority is the success of criminal investigations, he is often forced to rein in and protect his more maverick detectives,"
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"is announced by the two characters. Hoskins became an established actor in the United Kingdom following his role in this serial. The serial was directed by Piers Haggard and produced by long-time Potter collaborator Kenith Trodd. The series also featured Nigel Havers as Conrad Baker (the suave salesman); Jenny Logan as Irene (Joan's friend); Freddie Jones as Mr.Warner (Eileen's headmaster); Michael Bilton as Eileen's dad; Will Stamp as the Barman; Tudor Davies as the cafe customer (Davies was also choreographer for the series) and Peter Bowles as the Prosecuting Counsel. ""Pennies"" was the last of Potter's television dramas to be"
"Jeorge Bennett Watson Jeorge Bennett Watson (born October 4, 1965) is an American TV and theatre actor who has appeared as Mark Higgins in Netflix’ ""Luke Cage"" (Season 2), Lifetime Movie Network’s pilot for their Untitled Affair Project, FX series ""Justified"", Showtime’s ""Shameless"", CBS’ ""The Defenders"", and ""Cold Case"", and NBC’s """". He is best known for his recurring role in HBO’s ""The Wire"" as Marvin Browning. He currently lives in New York City. Watson was born in Windsor, NC to his biology teacher mother, Kertrina Watson. He graduated from Bertie County High School in North Carolina and attended Maryland"
"James Deakins Captain James ""Jimmy"" Deakins is a fictional character on the NBC–USA Network U.S. television series, """", played by Jamey Sheridan. On the show, Deakins supervises New York City's Major Case Squad. His top detectives include partners Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe), as well as partners Mike Logan (Chris Noth) and Carolyn Barek (Annabella Sciorra). Although Deakins' first priority is the success of criminal investigations, he is often forced to rein in his more unpredictable detectives, especially Goren and Logan, to manage the bad publicity they occasionally attract. While this has created some friction between"
"of the original cast members in the television series ""Hawaii Five-O"". The series starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department and ran from 1968 until 1980, making it the longest running crime show on American television until it was surpassed by ""Law & Order"" in 2003. Actor Doug Mossman, who played the role of detective Frank Kamana on the show, described Endo's role in the program as portraying ""the all-encompassing forensic genius, who was supposed to know everything about everything"". Fong appeared in 111 episodes of the crime drama from 1968 until"