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Larry Cohen

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  The Defenders: “The Colossus” (April 13, 1963)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Paul Bogart. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Leo Genn (Dr. Morton Cheyney), Joe Mantell (District Attorney), Donald Moffat (Dr. Leo Elm), Frances Reid (Mary Cheyney), Tonio Selwart (Dr. Von Ecker), Jon Voight (Alan Link).

  The Defenders: “The Noose” (April 27, 1963)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Milton Seltzer (Constable Raymond Kimball), Bruce Gordon (Bennett Fletcher), Roy Poole (Lee Sanderson), Rochelle Oliver (Jean Lowell), Larry Hagman (Jim Lewton).

  The Defenders: “The Captive” (October 12, 1963)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Charles S. Dubin. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Ludwig Donath (I. Vorchek), Andrew Duggan (Franklin Rawlins), Mary Fickett (Joanne Rawlins), Robert Ellenstein (Anton Lazlov), Tim O’Connor (U.S. District Attorney Jim Evans), Dana Elcar (Rankin).

  Arrest and Trial: “My Name is Martin Burnham” (October 13, 1963)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Ben Gazzara (Sgt. Nick Anderson), Chuck Connors (John Egan), John Larch (Deputy District Attorney Miller), James Whitmore (Martin Burnham), Nina Foch (Ellen Burnham), Richard Eyer (Jerry Burnham), John Kerr (Barry Pine), Kenneth Tobey (Bill Latham), Noah Keen (Lt. Carl Bone), Don Galloway (Mitchell Harris).

  The Nurses: “The Gift” (October 17, 1963)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Alex March. Produced by Herbert Brodkin. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Shirl Conway (Liz Thorpe), Lee Grant (Doris Kelly), Robert Webber (Arthur Luskin), Edward Asner (Phil Granger), Robert Gerringer (Dr. Thorsen), Anne Meacham (Claire Luskin).

  Espionage: “Medal for a Turned Coat” (January 15, 1964)

  Network: NBC. Directed by David Greene. Produced by Herbert Brodkin. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Fritz Weaver (Richard Keller), Joseph Furst (Von Elm), Nigel Stock (Harry Forbes), Rosemary Rogers (Ilsa), Catherine Lacey (Mother), Richard Carpenter (Luber), Michael Wolf (Ernst), Sylvia Kay (Ellen), Gerard Heinz (Doctor).

  The Defenders: “The Secret” (February 8, 1964)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Paul Bogart. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Martin Landau (Daniel Orren), Georgann Johnson (Phyllis Orren), George Voskovec (Dr. Ladzlaw), Tim O’Connor (U.S. District Attorney Evans), Cec Linder (Dr. Bell).

  The Defenders: “May Day! May Day!” (April 18, 1964)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Torin Thathcer (Admiral Lucas J. Kiley), Skip Homeier (Commander Randall Kiley), Frances Sternhagen (Louise Kiley), Tim O’Connor (U.S. District Attorney Evans).

  The Defenders: “The Go Between” (October 15, 1964)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Paul Sylbert. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), Arthur Hill (Matthew J. Ritter), Phyllis Thaxter (Dolores Ryder), Addison Powell (Harrison Alder), John Randolph (FBI Agent Slattery), Sally Gracie (Carolyn Harkness), Roberts Blossom (Riggs).

  The Fugitive: “Escape Into Black” (November 17, 1964)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Jerry Hopper. Produced by Alan A. Armer. Created by Roy Huggins. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: David Janssen (Dr. Richard Kimble), Barry Morse (Lt. Gerard), Ivan Dixon (Dr. Towne), Betty Garrett (Margaret Ruskin), Paul Birch (Capt. Carpenter), Bill Raisch (One-Armed Man).

  Branded: “Survival” (January 24, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Richard Whorf. Produced by Cecil Barker. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Alex Cord (Jed Colbee), Robert Carricart (Navajo), Janet De Gore (Sally Colbee), Valerie Szabo (Jessie Colbee), Harry Harvey, Sr. (Stable Owner).

  Branded: “The Vindicators” (January 31, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Produced by Cecil Barker. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), June Lockhart (Mrs. Pritchett), Claude Akins (Ned Travis), Harry Carey, Jr. (Lt. John Pritchett), John Litel (General James Reid), Johnny Jensen (Johnny Pritchett), John Pickard (Sergeant).

  The Defenders: “The Unwritten Law” (February 4, 1965)

  Network: CBS. Directed by Robert Stevens. Produced by Robert Markell. Created by Reginald Rose. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: E.G. Marshall (Lawrence Preston), Robert Reed (Kenneth Preston), David Opatoshu (Leo Rolf), Kim Hunter (Eileen Rolf), Jessica Walter (Sharon Ruskin).

  Branded: “Rules of the Game” (February 14, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Jeanne Cooper (Else Brown), Russ Conway (Sheriff Pollard), Brad Weston (Vance), L.Q. Jones (Miles), Harry Bartell (The Mayor), Kathy Garver (Ginny Pollard).

  Branded: “The Bounty” (February 21, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Harry Harris. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Richard Carr, Jerry Ziegman and John Wilder. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Pat Conway (Johnny Dolan), Gene Evans (Paxton), Michael Ansara (Thomas Frye), Juli Reding (Liz), Charles Maxwell (Andy Starrett), Reg Parton (Vince Starrett).

  Branded: “Coward Step Aside” (March 7, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Harry Harris. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by John Wilder and Jerry Ziegman. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Johnny Crawford (Clay Holden), Richard Arlen (Hatton), G.V. Homeier (Garrett), Charles Doherty (Karin), Allen Jaffe (Topaz), Dennis Cross (Webb).

  Branded: “The Mission: Part 1” (March 14, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by James Brewer. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Kamala Devi (Laurette Lansing), McDonald Carey (Senator Lansing), John Carradine (General Josh McCord), Robert Q. Lewis (Ray Hatch), Jon Lormer (Col. Harry S. Snow), William Bryant (President Ulysses S. Grant).

  Branded: “The Mission: Part 2” (March 21, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by James Brewer. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Peter Breck (Crispo), John Carradine (General Josh McCord), Cesar Romero (General Arriola), H.M. Wynant (Brissac), Jon Lormer (Col. Harry S. Snow), William Bryant (President Ulysses S. Grant).

  Branded: “The Mission: Part 3” (March 28, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by James Brewer. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Wendell Corey (Maj. Whitcomb), Peter Breck (Crispo), Rochelle Hudson (Alice Whitcomb), Patrick Wayne (Corp. Dewey), H.M. Wynant (Brissac), Steven Marlo (Pte. Taylor).

  Kraft Suspense Theater: “Kill No More” (April 29, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Tom Gries. Produced by Arthur H. Nadel. Executive Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg. Written by Larry Cohen and William Wood. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Lew Ayres (Dr. Thomas Clay), Robert Webber (Robert Burke), Julie Adams (Joanne Clay), Robert F. Simon (Gen. ‘Red’ Brockman), Leonard Nimoy (Cowell), Morgan Jones (Chester), Garry Walberg (Dr. Martin Sorbin), Michael Fox (Howard Link), Ted Knight (Dr. Lessing).

  Branded: “A Taste of Poison” (May 2, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Ron Winston. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by William Putnam and Nicholas Rowe. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Carol Rossen (Dr. Evelyn Cole), Walter Burke (Luke), Clarke Gordon (Howland), Stuart Margolin (Cavalry O
fficer), Eddie Little Sky (Indian).

  Branded: “Price of a Name” (May 23, 1965)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Leonard Horn. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Nicholas Rowe. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Chuck Connors (Jason McCord), Marilyn Maxwell (Lucy Benson), Keith Andes (Roy Harris), Don Megowan (Carruthers), Jess Kirkpatrick (Pete), Don Douglas (Banker Lewis), Charles Fredericks (The Boss), Jay Sullivan (The Shopkeeper).

  Blue Light: “The Last Man” (January 12, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), John van Dreelen (von Lindendorf), Donald Harron (Guy Spaulding), Werner Peters (Elm), Christiane Schmidtmer (Erika von Lindendorf), John Alderson (Gorleck), Oscar Beregi, Jr. (Glauber).

  Blue Light: “Target — David March” (January 19, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Edward Binns (Major Traynor), Allan Cuthbertson (Col. Dennison), Geoffrey Fredrick (Eddie Fry), Hasns Reiser (Col. Richter), Margit Saad (The Baroness), John Alderson (Gorleck), Peter Capell (Professor Felix Eckhardt).

  Blue Light: “The Fortress Below” (January 26, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), John van Dreelen (von Lindendorf), Eva Pflug (Gretchen Hoffmann), Peter Capell (Professor Felix Eckhardt), Horst Frank (Luber), Osman Ragheb (Dr. Brunner), Dieter Eppler (Dr. Stolnitz), Manfred Andrae (Dr. Zimmer), Dieter Kirchlechner (Becker), Paul Glawion (Submarine Pilot).

  Blue Light: “The Weapon Within” (February 2, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), John van Dreelen (von Lindendorf), Eva Pflug (Gretchen Hoffmann), Horst Frank (Luber), Osman Ragheb (Dr. Brunner), Dieter Eppler (Dr. Stolnitz), Manfred Andrae (Dr. Zimmer).

  Blue Light: “Traitor’s Blood” (February 9, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Lyle Bettger (The Colonel), Henry Beckman (Schreiber), David Macklin (Brian March), William Wintersole (von Clausitz), Jerry Ayres (Hodges), James Dixon (Kelly).

  Blue Light: “Agent of the East” (February 16, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by James Gladstone. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Donald S. Sanford. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Jan Malmsjö (E.W. Vorchek), James Mitchell (Col. Freidank), Dick Davalos (Capt. Hegner).

  Blue Light: “Sacrifice!” (February 23, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by William Graham. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Dick Carr. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Larry Pennell (Nick Brady), John Ragin (Maj. Zimmer), Barry Ford (Capt. Klauss), Harry Davis (The Frenchman), Richard Bull (Maj. Kurtz), James Brolin (American Pilot), Barry Cahill (American Intelligence Officer), Brendan Dillon (Engineer).

  Blue Light: “The Secret War” (March 2, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Roger C. Carmel (Schuman), Gail Kobe (Elke Lublin), Kevin Hagen (Erik Kozlof), Gilbert Green (Helmut Kautner), Fred Holliday (Courier).

  Blue Light: “Return of Elm” (March 23, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Walter Grauman. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Werner Peters (Heinrich Elm), Malachi Throne (Krnaz), Susanne Cramer (Ilsa), Lawrence Montaigne (Gestapo Captain), Michael Hausserman (Dorshak), Hans Heyde (Max).

  Blue Light: “How to Kill a Toy Soldier” (April 13, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Leo Penn. Produced by Buck Houghton. Created by Larry Cohen and Walter Grauman. Written by Roger Swaybill and Merv Bloch. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Robert Goulet (David March), Christine Carére (Suzanne Duchard), Michael Shea (Klaus Werner), Todd Martin (Col. Werner), Donald Losby (Norwegian Boy), Peter Bourne (Fisherman).

  The Rat Patrol: “The Blind Man’s Bluff Raid” (October 24, 1966)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Produced by Stanley Shpetner. Created by Tom Gries. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Christopher George (Sgt. Sam Troy), Larry Casey (Mark Hitchcock), Hans Gudegast (Capt. Hans Dietrich), Gary Raymond (Sgt. Jack Moffit), Justin Tarr (Private Tully Pettigrew), Salome Jens (Patricia Bauer), James Philbrook (Dr. Keller).

  The Invaders (January 10, 1967-March 26, 1968)

  Network: ABC. Produced by Alan A. Armer. Executive Produced by Quinn Martin. Created by Larry Cohen. Regular Cast: Roy Thinnes (David Vincent), Kent Smith (Edgar Scoville).

  Coronet Blue (May 29, 1967-September 4, 1967)

  Network: CBS. Produced by Edgar Lansbury. Executive Produced by Herbert Brodkin. Created by Larry Cohen. Regular Cast: Frank Converse (Michael Alden), Joe Silver (Max Spier).

  Custer (September 6, 1967-December 27, 1967)

  Network: ABC. Produced by Frank Glicksman. Executive Produced by David Weisbart. Created by Samuel A. Peeples and David Weisbart. Series Suggested by Larry Cohen. Regular Cast: Wayne Maunder (Gen. George Armstrong Custer), Slim Pickens (‘California’ Joe Milner), Robert F. Simon (Gen. Alfred Terry), Peter Palmer (Sgt. James Bustard), Michael Dante (Crazy Horse).

  Columbo: “Murder by the Book” (September 15, 1971)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Produced by Richard Levinson, William Link and Robert F. O’Neill. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link. Written by Steve Bochco. Story by Larry Cohen (uncredited). Cast: Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo), Jack Cassidy (Ken Franklin), Rosemary Forsythe (Joanna Ferris), Martin Milner (Jim Ferris), Barbara Colby (Lilly La Sanka), Lynette Mettey (Gloria), Bernie Kuby (Mike Tuicker), Hoke Howell (Sergeant), Marcia Wallace (Woman).

  Cool Million: “The Mask of Marcella” (October 16, 1972)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Gene Levitt. Produced by David J. O’Connell. Executive Produced by George Eckstein. Created by Larry Cohen. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: James Farentino (Jefferson Keyes), John Vernon (Inspector Duprez), Barbara Bouchet (Carla Miles), Jackie Coogan (Merrill Cossack), Christine Belford (Adrienne Pascal), Lila Kedrova (Mme Martine), Patrick O’Neal (Dr. Emile Snow), Guido Alberti (Tomlin), John Karlsen (Werner), Mickey Hargitay (Frederick).

  Columbo: “Any Old Port in a Storm” (October 7, 1973)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Leo Penn. Produced by Robert F. O’Neill. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link. Written by Stanley Ralph Ross. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo), Donald Pleasence (Adrian Carsini), Joyce Jillson (Joan Stacey), Gary Conway (Enrico Giuseppe Carsini), Dana Elcar (Falcon), Julie Harris (Karen Fielding), Vito Scotti (Maitre D’), Robert Donner (The Drunk).

  Columbo: “Candidate for a Crime” (November 4, 1973)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Boris Sagal. Produced by Edward K. Dodds, Roland Kibbee and Dean Hargrove. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link. Written by Irving Pearlberg, Alvin R. Friedman, Roland Kibbee and Dean Hargrove. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo), Jackie Cooper (Nelson Hayward), Joanne Linville (Vickie Hayward), Tisha Sterling (Linda Johnson), Ken Swofford (Harry Stone), Robert Karnes (Sgt. Vernon), Jay Verela (Sgt. Rojas).

  Columbo: “An Exercise in Fatality”
(September 15, 1974)

  Network: NBC. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. Produced by Edward K. Dodds, Roland Kibbee and Dean Hargrove. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link. Written by Peter S. Fischer. Story by Larry Cohen. Cast: Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo), Robert Conrad (Milo Janus), Gretchen Corbett (Jessica Conroy), Pat Harrington (Buddy Castle), Colin Wilcox (Ruth Stafford), Philip Bruns (Gene Stafford), Jude Farese (Al Murphy), Darrell Zwerling (Lewis Lacey).

  NYPD Blue: “Dirty Socks” (March 21, 1995)

  Network: ABC. Directed by Elodie Keene. Produced by Burton Armus, Chad Savage and Gardner Stern. Executive Produced by David Milch, Steven Bochco and Mark Tinker. Created by David Milch and Steven Bochco. Written by Larry Cohen. Cast: Jimmy Smits (Det. Bobby Simone), Dennis Franz (Det. Andy Sipowicz), James McDaniel (Lt. Arthur Fancy), Nicholas Turturro (Det. James Martinez), Sharon Lawrence (A.D.A. Sylvia Costas), Gordon Clapp (Det. Greg Medavoy), Gail O’Grady (Donna Abandando), Susanna Thompson (Joyce Novak).

 

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