The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien
Peter Falk and Joanna Barnes, 1965.
GenreLegal drama/comedy
Created byGene Wang
Developed byGene Wang
StarringPeter Falk
Elaine Stritch
Joanna Barnes
Theme music composerSid Ramin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time48 mins.
Production companiesFilmways
Mayo Productions, The O'Brien Company
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1965 (1965-09-18) –
May 27, 1966 (1966-05-27)
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The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as sordid, Shakespeare-quoting lawyer Daniel J. "Danny" O'Brien, and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary "Miss G", and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife Katie.

The series ran for 22 episodes on CBS Television between September 18, 1965 and March 18, 1966.

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, Pierre Olaf, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts, and Martin Sheen.