"Barney Miller" (1975) TV series 1975-1982

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creators:

Danny Arnold
Theodore J. Flicker
Chris Hayward
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

23 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The captain of a city police station and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come to the building.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Character Driven | Cult TV | Wacky Gueststars | Bad Coffee

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 36 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	9:00 PM	WGNAMER	Ramon	#1.1
Sun. July 19	9:30 PM	WGNAMER	Experience	#1.2

Cast

Hal Linden	...	Capt. Barney Miller (171 episodes, 1974-1982)
Max Gail	...	Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz (170 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Glass	...	Det. Ron Harris (167 episodes, 1975-1982)
Steve Landesberg	...	Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich / ... (134 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Carey	...	Officer Carl Levitt / ... (131 episodes, 1976-1982)
Jack Soo	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (98 episodes, 1975-1979)

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Series Directed by
Noam Pitlik		(102 episodes, 1975-1981)
Danny Arnold		(13 episodes, 1975-1982)
Bruce Bilson		(10 episodes, 1976-1981)
Lee Bernhardi		(8 episodes, 1975-1978)
Max Gail		(5 episodes, 1978-1982)
Alex March		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Gennaro Montanino		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Hal Linden		(3 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jeremiah Morris		(3 episodes, 1977)
David Swift		(3 episodes, 1977)
Lee Lochhead		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Homer Powell		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Alan Bergmann		(2 episodes, 1982)
Tony Sheehan		(2 episodes, 1982)

Series Writing credits
Danny Arnold		(87 episodes, 1974-1980)
Theodore J. Flicker		(82 episodes, 1974-1980)
Tony Sheehan		(64 episodes, 1975-1982)
Frank Dungan		(39 episodes, 1979-1982)
Jeff Stein		(39 episodes, 1979-1982)
Reinhold Weege		(34 episodes, 1976-1979)
Chris Hayward		(33 episodes, 1975-1978)
Tom Reeder		(13 episodes, 1975-1981)
Arne Sultan		(9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dennis Koenig		(9 episodes, 1977-1979)
Nat Mauldin		(9 episodes, 1981-1982)
Larry Balmagia		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Wally Dalton		(7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Shelley Zellman		(7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jordan Moffet		(7 episodes, 1981-1982)
Lee H. Grant		(4 episodes, 1977-1982)
Richard W. Beban		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
Judith Anne Nielsen		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jerry Ross		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
Roland Kibbee		(3 episodes, 1977-1981)
Bob Colleary		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Calvin Kelly		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jim Tisdale		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Sandy Krinski		(2 episodes, 1975)
Douglas Wyman		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Russnow		(2 episodes, 1977)
Carol Gary		(2 episodes, 1978)
Rich Reinhart		(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jaie Brashar		(2 episodes, 1979)
Simon Muntner		(unknown episodes)
Andy Ruben		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Danny Arnold	....	executive producer / producer (59 episodes, 1974-1980)
Gary Shaw	....	associate producer / co-producer (44 episodes, 1975-1980)
Chris Hayward	....	producer (35 episodes, 1975-1976)
Arne Sultan	....	producer (8 episodes, 1975)
Roland Kibbee	....	producer (5 episodes, 1976)
Tim Steele	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1975)
Mark Goode	....	associate producer / producer (2 episodes, 1975)
Noam Pitlik	....	producer (2 episodes, 1980)
Tony Sheehan	....	producer (2 episodes, 1980)
Reinhold Weege	....	co-producer (unknown episodes, 1978-1979)
Frank Dungan	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Stein	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jack Elliott		(58 episodes, 1975-1980)
Allyn Ferguson		(58 episodes, 1975-1980)

Series Cinematography by
Bud Hendricks		(9 episodes, 1975)
Larry Brotzeler		(2 episodes, 1975)
Mike Stitch		(2 episodes, 1975)
Steve Schein		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Fred Golan		(44 episodes, 1975-1977)
Paul Schatzkin		(40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Hal Collins		(2 episodes, 1975)
Ken Zemke		(2 episodes, 1975)
Terry M. Pickford		(unknown episodes)
Homer Powell		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Beth Uffner		(28 episodes, 1975-1976)
Lori Openden		(27 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ramsey King		(2 episodes, 1975)
Jerold Franks		(unknown episodes, 1977)
Cody Ewell		(unknown episodes)
Harriet B. Helberg		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John C. Mula		(54 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ken Reid		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Set Decoration by
Edward J. McDonald		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Costume Design by
Al Lehman		(33 episodes, 1975-1976)
Barbara Murphy		(22 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Makeup Department
Joe Blasco	....	makeup artist (49 episodes, 1975-1977)
Holly Bane	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jerry Cash	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1975)
Bud Keats	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Production Management
Jordan P. Davis	....	executive in charge of production / post-production supervisor / ... (53 episodes, 1975-1980)
Don Richetta	....	post-production supervisor (39 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ed Rossi	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Rea	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gary Shaw	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 1975)
Bud Molin	....	post-production executive / post-production manager (7 episodes, 1975)
Jordon P. Davis	....	executive in charge of production (5 episodes, 1975)
Willie Geiger	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Corvan	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1976)

Series Art Department
David Tait	....	property master / props / ... (55 episodes, 1975-1977)
Edward J. McDonald	....	assistant art director (11 episodes, 1975)
R.A. Smith	....	property master (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Sound Department
Art DuPont	....	sound (26 episodes, 1975-1976)
Norm Schwartz	....	sound (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ron Cronkhite	....	sound (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Jim Carr	....	sound (3 episodes, 1975)
John Speak	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
George Spiro Dibie	....	lighting consultant (57 episodes, 1975-1977)
Grant Velie	....	lighting technician / lighting director (50 episodes, 1975-1977)
Chester Jackson	....	camera operator (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ron Brooks	....	camera operator (38 episodes, 1975-1977)
Warren Cress	....	camera operator (29 episodes, 1975-1977)
Noel Newman	....	camera operator / assistant camera (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Balden	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 1975-1976)
Herbert Weiss	....	video operator (11 episodes, 1976-1977)
Bud Holland	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Lee	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Angel	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jack Denton	....	lighting director / lighting technician (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
Herm Falk	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ed Payne	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Editorial Department
Homer Powell	....	supervising editor / negative cutter (31 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ken Giorgi	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 1975)
John F. Schreyer	....	supervising editor (13 episodes, 1975)
Bud Molin	....	post-production executive (3 episodes, 1975)
Marjorie Abrahams	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1977)
Ken Zemke	....	editorial supervisor / supervising editor (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Other crew
Susan Beavers	....	production assistant (52 episodes, 1975-1977)
Shirley Albertini	....	associate to producer (44 episodes, 1975-1977)
Darrell Gentry	....	studio supervisor (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Noble Moore	....	technical director (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Bud Untiedt	....	engineering supervisor (36 episodes, 1975-1977)
Gary Shaw	....	stage manager (29 episodes, 1975-1977)
Don Corvan	....	associate director / stage manager (29 episodes, 1975-1976)
James Woodworth	....	stage manager (22 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jerry Markus	....	associate director (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jeffrey Melman	....	stage manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Tony Sheehan	....	story editor / script editor (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lori Openden	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Keith Winikoff	....	video (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ernie Buttelman	....	technical director (15 episodes, 1975)
Sam Potter	....	video (15 episodes, 1976-1977)
Frank Dandridge	....	associate to producer (13 episodes, 1975)
Horace Scott	....	engineering supervisor (12 episodes, 1976-1977)
Shirley Stein	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 1975)
Ed Duzik	....	stage manager (10 episodes, 1975-1976)
John McElveney	....	studio supervisor (9 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lee Fairchild	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Lee Bernhardi	....	associate director (8 episodes, 1975)
Jerry Blumenthal	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 1975-1976)
Terry Finkel	....	associate to producer (6 episodes, 1975)
Cherryll Bider	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1977)
Bob Gabrielson	....	engineering supervisor (4 episodes, 1976)
Rick Feuchter	....	studio supervisor (4 episodes, 1977)
Franklin Melton	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1975)
Tim Steele	....	production consultant (3 episodes, 1975)
Ruth Siroonian	....	production auditor (3 episodes, 1977)
Dick Amos	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Lee Berbhardi	....	associate director (2 episodes, 1975)
Gus Dato	....	engineering supervisor (2 episodes, 1975)
Selig Frank	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Lee Lochhead	....	associate to producer (2 episodes, 1975)
John Westbrook	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1975)

Production Companies

• Four D Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975-1982) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  taping location

Also Known As:

"The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Four D Productions

Trivia:

The episodes were orginally taped before a live audience. This element of the show was eliminated in later episodes.

Quotes:

Dietrich: Was that Mrs. Miller?
Barney Miller: Yeah.
Dietrich: Past tense was unintentional.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: If I Could See Me Now (#6.7)" (1991)

Quiet Start Yielded Impressive Results

This is the most impressive of the sitcoms ever done about law enforcement. It is understated, intellectual, comical, & entertaining while dealing with the beat of a group of New York City Dectectives. The show draws its characters well, & defines & redefines them throughout the show.

This show was a slow starter in the ratings, partly because of it's subtle humor, & partly because early on it would get distracted away from the police station with Barney's wife (played by Barbara Barrie). After the first couple of seasons, the show started concentrating more on it's knitting, the police station, & graduated into a more sophisticated comedy.

The recent death of the late Ron Carey reminded me of just how well he played Officier Carl Levitt. His character always behaved like all the Detectives looked down on him, an underling. Carey played that attitude brilliantly.

Hal Linden was always a consummate Captain Miller, always being put on the spot by his team & shooting from the hip at times. Steve Landesburg (Dietrich)was the most intellectual of the detectives always taking a simple conversation & making it complex.

James Gregory as Inspector Luger was alway bugging Barney with stories of the old days he'd have to listen to from a superior. In some ways this was the veteran movie actors best role. Max Gail as Wojo was always being played as stupid but often got the last word in.

Abe Vigoda was perfect as Fish, so good they spun him off from here to his own series. Jack Soo was brilliant as Yemana but sadly death cut his role short in this series, similar to Coach on CHEERS. Ron Glass as Detective Harris was very good as another mainstay on the show. This show had a diverse cast, even Linda Lavin who would go on to play ALICE got a good start on this show.

The writers were brilliant in that they constantly kept developing the characters to the point that when the last show came along, they ended the show with a script where everybody finally got what they wanted in promotions for years, and ended with Barney closing the door on the squad room for the last time.

As this show hits the DVD's, I bet it gets a slow start but once young folks get exposed to it, the sales will pick up speed. The shows are that good.