The Defenders (1961 TV series)

*The Defenders*
The Defenders
	Title card
Created by	Reginald Rose
Starring	E. G. Marshall; Robert Reed; Joan Hackett; Polly Rowles
Theme music composer	Leonard Rosenman
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Herbert Brodkin
Producers	Bob Markell; George Justin
Production locations	Filmways Studios, New York City
Editor	Lyman Hallowell
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Plautus Productions; Defender Productions; CBS Television Network
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 16, 1961 –; May 13, 1965
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The Defenders is an American courtroom drama television series that ran on CBS from 1961 to 1965. It was created by television writer Reginald Rose, and stars E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys Lawrence and Kenneth Preston. Original music for the series was scored by Frank Lewin and Leonard Rosenman. The series was spun off from the Studio One episode The Defender, which starred Ralph Bellamy and William Shatner as the Prestons.

This series is not related to the 2010s CBS series of the same name.^[2]

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