The Trials of O'Brien
Starring
Peter FalkJoanna BarnesElaine StritchDavid BurnsDolph SweetIlka Chase
Written by
Gene Wang
Starring
Peter FalkJoanna BarnesElaine StritchDavid BurnsDolph SweetIlka Chase
Written by
Gene Wang
Ratings per Episode
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The Trials of O'Brien Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
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About
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. 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, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.
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Season 11965
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| Ep | Title | Rating | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Over Defence Is Out | 6.4 | 10 | 60 min |
| ▶ | 2 | Bargain Day on the Street of Regret | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 3 | Notes on a Spanish Prisoner | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 4 | Never Bet on Anything That Talks | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 5 | What Can Go Wrong | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 6 | Goodbye and Keep Cool | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 7 | A Gaggle of Girls | 8.0 | 8 | 60 min |
| ▶ | 8 | The Trouble with Archie | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 9 | How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 10 | Charlie's Got All the Luck | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 11 | Picture Me a Murder | 7.6 | 9 | 60 min |
| ▶ | 12 | Dead End on Flugel Street | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 13 | No Justice for the Judge | — | — | 30 min |
| ▶ | 14 | Leave It to Me | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 15 | Alarums and Excursions | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 16 | The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 17 | A Horse Called Destiny | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 18 | The Blue Steel Suite | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 19 | The Partridge Papers | — | — | 60 min |
| ▶ | 20 | The Greatest Game: Part 1 | 8.3 | 8 | 60 min |
| ▶ | 21 | The Greatest Game: Part 2 | 8.8 | 7 | — |
| ▶ | 22 | The Only Game in Town | 8.5 | 8 | 60 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Peter Falk Daniel O'Brien
Joanna Barnes Katie, Katie O'Brien, Katie O'Brien (ex-wife)
Elaine Stritch Miss G
David Burns The Great McGonigle, McGonigle
Dolph Sweet Lt. Garrison, Sgt. Garrison, Garrison
Ilka Chase Margaret
Edgar Stehli Judge, Judge Altman, Judge Prescott
Ken Martin Crapshooter, First Reporter, Garabedian
Michael Currie Smitty
Salem Ludwig Judge Matkis, Judge
Crew
Gene Wang
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