TV series

The Trials of O'Brien

1965★ 7.0 · 5Ended1 seasonDramaComedy

Overview

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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Cast

Peter Falk
as Daniel O'Brien

Elaine Stritch
as Miss G

Joanna Barnes
as Katie O'Brien

David Burns
as The Great McGonigle

Crew

Richard Donner
Director

Richard Alan Simmons
Executive Producer

Gene Wang
Producer

Sid Ramin
Music

Felix Trimboli
Director of Photography

Gene Wang
Screenplay

Gene Wang
Creative Producer

Seasons

Season 1

Episodes: 22