The Detectives (1959 TV series)

The Detectives
Robert Taylor as Capt. Matt Holbrook and wife Ursula Thiess as Lisa Bonay in The Detectives
Also known asRobert Taylor's Detectives Captain of Detectives
GenreCrime drama
Written byLee Berg
Borden Chase
Patricia Chase
Calvin Clements Sr.
Norman T. Herman
Michael Morris
Louis Pelletier
Gene Roddenberry
Alvin Sapinsley
Palmer Thompson
Directed byLewis Allen
Richard Carlson
Thomas Carr
Alvin Ganzer
Murray Golden
Arthur Hiller
Arnold Laven
Don McDougall
Don Medford
Ted Post
Paul Wendkos
StarringRobert Taylor
Tige Andrews
Russell Thorson
Lee Farr
Mark Goddard
Adam West
ComposerHerschel Burke Gilbert
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes97
Production
ProducersLevy-Gardner-Laven
Arthur H. Nadel
CinematographyJoseph F. Biroc
Wilfred M. Cline
EditorsLyle Boyer
Marsh Hendry
Running time25 minutes
(1959–1961)
50 minutes
(1961–1962)
Original release
NetworkABC (1959–1961)
NBC (1961–1962)
ReleaseOctober 16, 1959 (1959-10-16) –
May 18, 1962 (1962-05-18)
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The Detectives (also known as The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor, Captain of Detectives, and Robert Taylor's Detectives) is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons (sponsored by Procter & Gamble), and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television in association with Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions.[1]

  1. ^ Brown, Les (1992). Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television (3 ed.). Gale Research. pp. 152. ISBN 0-8103-8871-5.