"Barney Miller" (1974) TV series 1974-1982

Creators:

Danny Arnold
Theodore J. Flicker
(more)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

23 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever

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 | Intellectuals | Bad Coffee | Unseen Wife | Wacky Gueststars

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 43 nominations

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 (164 episodes, 1975-1982)
Steve Landesberg	...	Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich / ... (124 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Carey	...	Officer Carl Levitt / ... (121 episodes, 1976-1982)
Jack Soo	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (101 episodes, 1975-1979)

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		(109 episodes, 1974-1980)
Theodore J. Flicker		(109 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 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)

Series Produced by
Danny Arnold	....	executive producer / producer (170 episodes, 1974-1982)
Roland Kibbee	....	executive producer / producer (117 episodes, 1974-1982)
Gary Shaw	....	associate producer / co-producer (113 episodes, 1975-1980)
Tony Sheehan	....	producer / associate producer (51 episodes, 1977-1980)
Chris Hayward	....	producer (35 episodes, 1975-1976)
Reinhold Weege	....	producer (24 episodes, 1978-1979)
Arne Sultan	....	producer (8 episodes, 1975)
Tim Steele	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1975)
Noam Pitlik	....	producer (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Mark Goode	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1975)
Frank Dungan	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jack Elliott		(106 episodes, 1974-1980)
Allyn Ferguson		(106 episodes, 1974-1980)

Series Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline		(1 episode, 1974)
Steve Schein		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Laurence Merrill		(64 episodes, 1977-1980)
Paul Schatzkin		(53 episodes, 1975-1978)
Christin Hardman		(48 episodes, 1977-1980)
Fred Golan		(44 episodes, 1975-1977)
Richard Schwadel		(34 episodes, 1977-1979)
John Rubin		(23 episodes, 1978-1979)
Linda Henry		(22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Rodger Klein		(3 episodes, 1977)
Hal Collins		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Casting by
Beth Uffner		(28 episodes, 1975-1976)
Lori Openden		(27 episodes, 1976-1977)
Eleanor Ross		(22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jerold Franks		(21 episodes, 1977-1978)
Harriet B. Helberg		(19 episodes, 1978-1979)
Tricia Rosenbaum		(6 episodes, 1979)
Joanna E. Aldrich		(5 episodes, 1979)
Ramsay King		(2 episodes, 1975)
Cody Ewell		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John C. Mula		(124 episodes, 1975-1980)
Kenneth A. Reid		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)

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

Series Costume Design by
Barbara Murphy		(44 episodes, 1976-1980)
Al Lehman		(35 episodes, 1975-1976)

Series Makeup Department
Joe Blasco	....	makeup artist (164 episodes, 1974-1982)
Holly Bane	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (62 episodes, 1976-1980)
Paulette Pennington	....	hair stylist (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Mary Spina	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
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 / unit production manager (126 episodes, 1975-1980)
Hal Danforth	....	unit manager / unit production manager / ... (40 episodes, 1977-1979)
Don Richetta	....	post-production supervisor (39 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ed Rossi	....	unit manager / unit production manager (29 episodes, 1975-1977)
John Rea	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Perry L. Krauss	....	post-production supervisor (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Joe Neary	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Gary Shaw	....	unit manager (11 episodes, 1975)
Willie Geiger	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chester Jackson	....	associate director / second unit director / ... (37 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jeff Melman	....	associate director (32 episodes, 1977-1978)
Don Corvan	....	associate director (21 episodes, 1975-1976)
Lee Bernhardi	....	associate director (10 episodes, 1975)
Franklin Melton	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1975)

Series Art Department
David Tait	....	unit property master / property master / ... (100 episodes, 1975-1980)
Edward J. McDonald	....	assistant art director (11 episodes, 1975)
Richard L. Casady	....	unit property master (8 episodes, 1978-1980)
R.A. Smith	....	unit property master (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Sound Department
Bill Smay	....	audio (41 episodes, 1978-1980)
Art DuPont	....	audio (26 episodes, 1975-1976)
Norm Schwartz	....	sound (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
Rich Jacob	....	audio (10 episodes, 1978)
Ron Cronkhite	....	audio / sound (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ethan Bush	....	audio / sound (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jimmy Carr	....	audio (3 episodes, 1975)
Doug Nelson	....	audio (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
John Speak	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
George Spiro Dibie	....	lighting consultant (126 episodes, 1975-1980)
Ron Brooks	....	camera operator (70 episodes, 1975-1979)
Grant Velie	....	lighting director / lighting technician (50 episodes, 1975-1977)
Warren Cress	....	camera operator (44 episodes, 1975-1980)
John Appelroth	....	lighting director / lighting technician (43 episodes, 1977-1980)
Noel Newman	....	camera operator / assistant camera (42 episodes, 1976-1978)
Chester Jackson	....	camera operator (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Jim Balden	....	camera operator (38 episodes, 1975-1979)
Steve Schein	....	camera operator / video (36 episodes, 1978-1980)
Dick Engstrom	....	video (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jim Angel	....	camera operator (21 episodes, 1975-1978)
Keith Winikoff	....	video (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Herbert Weiss	....	video operator / video (14 episodes, 1975-1977)
Richard Hissong	....	video (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jim Smith	....	video (11 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bud Hendricks	....	video (10 episodes, 1975)
Sam Potter	....	video (10 episodes, 1976-1978)
Bud Holland	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Lee	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gene Redington	....	video (7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bill Philbin	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1978)
Jack Denton	....	lighting director / lighting technician / ... (6 episodes, 1975-1979)
Joe Talosi	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1978-1980)
Art LaCombe	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1979)
Sal Folino	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1975-1979)
Herm Falk	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Hugh Dilonardo	....	video (4 episodes, 1978)
Larry Brotzler	....	video (2 episodes, 1975)
Ed Payne	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1975)
Michael Stich	....	video (2 episodes, 1975)
Dale Walsh	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
Don Langford	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1978)
William Scott	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1978)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Murphy	....	wardrobe / costumes (40 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Editorial Department
Homer Powell	....	supervising editor / editorial supervisor / ... (100 episodes, 1975-1980)
Perry L. Krauss	....	post-production supervisor / post production supervisor (39 episodes, 1977-1979)
Linda Henry	....	post-production coordinator / post-production assistant (37 episodes, 1977-1979)
Tricia Rosenbaum	....	post-production coordinator (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Ken Giorgi	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 1975)
John F. Schreyer	....	supervising editor (13 episodes, 1975)
Marjorie Abrahams	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 1977)
Fred Golan	....	assembly supervisor (10 episodes, 1977)
Don Richetta	....	post production supervisor (8 episodes, 1977)
Ken Zemke	....	editorial supervisor (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Music Department
Jack Elliott	....	composer: theme music (170 episodes, 1975-1982)
Allyn Ferguson	....	composer: theme music (170 episodes, 1975-1982)

Series Other crew
Noble Moore	....	technical director (140 episodes, 1975-1982)
Cherryll Bider	....	production assistant (74 episodes, 1977-1980)
Ruth Siroonian	....	production auditor (71 episodes, 1977-1980)
Shirley Alberti	....	assistant to producer / associate to producer / ... (70 episodes, 1975-1978)
Paul Glanzman	....	technical adviser / technical advisor (58 episodes, 1974-1982)
Ed Duzik	....	stage manager / story editor (56 episodes, 1975-1980)
Susan Beavers	....	production assistant (52 episodes, 1975-1977)
Lee H. Grant	....	stage manager / story editor (46 episodes, 1978-1980)
Darrell Gentry	....	studio supervisor (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Bud Untiedt	....	engineering supervisor (39 episodes, 1975-1979)
Gary Shaw	....	stage manager (31 episodes, 1975-1978)
James Woodworth	....	stage manager (31 episodes, 1975-1978)
Lee Fairchild	....	stage manager (30 episodes, 1975-1978)
Rick Feuchter	....	studio supervisor (30 episodes, 1977-1978)
Horace Scott	....	engineering supervisor (26 episodes, 1976-1978)
Tony Sheehan	....	story editor / script editor (23 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jerry Markus	....	associate director (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jeff Melman	....	stage manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Reinhold Weege	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
Kathy Wolf	....	assistant to producer (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Frank Dungan	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Tony Neely	....	studio supervisor (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jeff Stein	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Lori Openden	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
John McElveney	....	studio supervisor (16 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ernie Buttelman	....	technical director (15 episodes, 1975)
Frank Dandridge	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to producer (14 episodes, 1974-1975)
Jerry Blumenthal	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1975-1978)
Shirley Stein	....	production assistant / assistant to producer (11 episodes, 1975)
Sam Potter	....	video (11 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Wycoff	....	studio supervisor (11 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bud Molin	....	post production executive (10 episodes, 1975)
Don Corvan	....	stage manager (9 episodes, 1975)
Lee Jordan	....	engineering supervisor (8 episodes, 1978-1979)
Terry Baldwin	....	assistant to producer (6 episodes, 1975)
Bob Gabrielson	....	engineering supervisor (6 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jeanine Fox	....	engineering supervisor (6 episodes, 1979)
John Wilson	....	engineering supervisor (5 episodes, 1978)
Gus Dato	....	engineering supervisor (4 episodes, 1975-1978)
Tim Steele	....	production consultant (4 episodes, 1975)
Christopher Cookson	....	engineering supervisor (4 episodes, 1978)
Bill Wallace	....	engineering supervisor (4 episodes, 1978)
Fred D'Aguilar	....	technical director (4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Franklin Melton	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 1977)
Ted Jakubanis	....	technical manager (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Donna Newberry	....	studio supervisor (3 episodes, 1979)
Dick Amos	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Selig Frank	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Lila Garrett	....	executive story consultant (2 episodes, 1975)
Lee Lochhead	....	assistant to producer (2 episodes, 1975)
John Westbrook	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1975)
Jennifer Cobb	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gene Lukowski	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1978)
Burt Schwartz	....	technical manager (2 episodes, 1980)

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 Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• 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
• Crest Digital  post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Four D Productions

Trivia:

When Harris is asked to produce a porn film for an undercover sting, he uses the name "Starry Night Productions" as his cover. Years later, show writer Reinhold Weege uses the name for his own production company, which produced "Night Court." This 'connection' may account for many of the surreal (and humorous) elements found on both shows.

Quotes:

Elizabeth Miller:Here's a brochure from our travel agent about crossing on the S.S. France. It costs about $4,000 one way. Now, these are the three best hotels in Paris: Plaza AcadÈ, the Bristol and the Creon. The villa in the South of France costs $1,250 a week. Then we fly back to Paris and then back to New York. That makes the whole thing cost $26,000 for six weeks. Can we afford it?
Barney Miller:No.
Elizabeth Miller:Okay.
[tosses brochure in the garbage]
Elizabeth Miller:How about taking me to lunch?
Barney Miller:You didn't have to go through all that just to get me to take you to lunch.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.194" (2010)

What Television once was...Funny, Classy, Mature

This show was one of the reasons why the ABC would dethrone the CBS, as the number one network in prime time in the latter 1970's.

Barney Miller depicted the day to day workings of a typical New York City detectives unit. Void of overly melodramatic urban drama, and the now all too over played "tough guy" act, Barney Miller was touted as being a fair portrayal of the life of a detective (with much more levity of-course).

Even though it was first and foremost a comedy series, the writers gave us a much needed balance by injecting a bit of drama into the plot and characters themselves. This dramatic element was so well done, that it added to character development, and provided for more laughter. Their witty dialog rarely left the viewer disappointed, or without a laugh, and with entertainment being the key factor of any Television production, the cast of Barney Miller delivered in episode after episode.

However, the show was produced during a time when crime in NY City was being managed with a overly diplomatic approach. An experiment that would prove it self to be disastrous, effectuated lectures by some of the shows characters, demonstrating an endorsement of this new more "liberal" approach to fighting crime.

There is not much out there today that even comes close to what we had in Barney Miller. It seems that todays Television lacks respect for their audience, as cheap sexual gags, and one liners dominate the sitcom landscape, and leave us with vacuous and cloddish jocularity.

Barney Miller will however, be an example of what Television once was. A time when mature, plot driven humor was demanded, and the crude and immature was rejected.