A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 16 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Karl Malden | ... |
Detective Lt. Mike Stone
(120 episodes, 1972-1977)
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| Michael Douglas | ... |
Inspector Steve Keller
(98 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Reuben Collins | ... |
Inspector Bill Tanner
(33 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Richard Hatch | ... |
Inspector Dan Robbins
(24 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Stephen Bradley | ... |
Bernie
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(14 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Lee Harris | ... |
Detective Lee Lessing
(14 episodes, 1972-1973)
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| Darleen Carr | ... |
Jeannie Stone
(12 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Ray K. Goman | ... |
Officer Vic Briles
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(10 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| John Kerr | ... |
Gerald O'Brien
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(9 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Fred Sadoff | ... |
Dr. Lenny Murchison
(9 episodes, 1972-1977)
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| Vince Howard | ... |
Charlie Johnson
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(9 episodes, 1973-1976)
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| Maurice Argent | ... |
Bum
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(9 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Stu Klitsner | ... |
Detective at Crime Scene
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(8 episodes, 1972-1975)
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| Robert F. Simon | ... |
Capt. Rudy Olsen
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(7 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| Hari Rhodes | ... |
Floyd Marsden
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(7 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Dan Caldwell | ... |
Officer Brown
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(7 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| Bruce Neckels | ... |
Andy Wilson
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(7 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Jay Jacobus | ... |
Judge
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(6 episodes, 1972-1977)
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Joe Miksak | ... |
Greg Lerman
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(6 episodes, 1972-1977)
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Michael L. Davis | ... |
Guard
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(6 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| Barry Sullivan | ... |
Breitbach
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(5 episodes, 1973-1976)
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Claire Brennen | ... |
Betty Richley
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(5 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Eric Server | ... |
Binkie
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(5 episodes, 1973-1976)
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Don Spruance | ... |
Joe Beamer
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(5 episodes, 1972-1977)
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Jerry Walter | ... |
Kilgoe
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(5 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| Morgan Upton | ... |
Druggist
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(5 episodes, 1973-1977)
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Don Michaelian | ... |
Bartender
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(5 episodes, 1972-1975)
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| Art Passarella | ... |
Officer Sekulavich
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(5 episodes, 1972-1977)
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| Tim O'Connor | ... |
Lt. Roy Devitt, SFPD
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(4 episodes, 1972-1977)
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| Kaz Garas | ... |
Artis Pierce
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(4 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Michael Strong | ... |
Abbie Groat
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(4 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Norman Alden | ... |
Sgt. Dan Healy
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(4 episodes, 1972-1975)
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| Lou Frizzell | ... |
Harry Delman
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(4 episodes, 1972-1976)
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| William Bramley | ... |
Condon
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(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
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| Phillip Pine | ... |
Carl Halsey
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(4 episodes, 1972-1977)
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| Royce D. Applegate | ... |
Bill Korman
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(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
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| David McLean | ... |
Captain
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(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
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| Jordan Rhodes | ... |
Jerry Billings
(4 episodes, 1977)
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Todd Martin | ... |
Carl Metzger
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(4 episodes, 1973-1977)
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| Dick Van Patten | ... |
Thurman Barber
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(4 episodes, 1972-1976)
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Jodean Lawrence | ... |
2nd Prostitute
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(4 episodes, 1973-1977)
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Ward Costello | ... |
Capt. Roy Devitt
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(4 episodes, 1976-1977)
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| Anthony Geary | ... |
Gary Jelinek
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(4 episodes, 1974-1976)
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| Jonathan Goldsmith | ... |
Nick Tannenger
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(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
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Eugene A. Nelson | ... |
Reporter
(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
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Regina Waldon | ... |
Ladies Room Attendant
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(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
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Winifred Mann | ... |
Judge Byrnes
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(4 episodes, 1972-1977)
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Mark Anger | ... |
Finley
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(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
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| Bill Baldwin | ... |
Jake Chrisman
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(4 episodes, 1973-1976)
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| Irene Tedrow | ... |
Mary Alice Kline
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(4 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Production Companies
- Warner Bros. Television (season 1)
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (United States) (tv)
- 13ème Rue (2001) (France) (tv)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1974) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1979) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Canal Jimmy (2006) (France) (tv)
- DiziMax (Turkey) (tv) (as MyMax)
- ITV - Independent Television (1973) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Kabel Eins (1994) (Germany) (tv)
- M6 (1995) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (Season One, Vol. 1 & 2)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (Season Two, Vol. 1 & 2)
- ProSieben (1990) (West Germany) (tv)
- Story TV (2012) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release) (Story 4)
- TF1 (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Teledoce Televisora Color - Canal 12 (1981) (Uruguay) (tv)
- Turkish Radio & Television (TRT) (Turkey) (tv)
- Viasat3 (2007) (Hungary) (tv) (repeats) (seasons 1-3)
- Worldvision Enterprises
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1979) (West Germany) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- La-La Land Records (soundtrack) (limited edition)
- Panavision (lenses and Panaflex® Camera by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A pair of plainclothes homicide detectives, Lieutenant Mike Stone and Inspector Steve Keller, cruise the streets of San Francisco, California solving a variety of crimes, usually involving murder. Stone is the street-smart twenty-year veteran cop, and Keller is the college-educated rookie. Much of the series' success was due to the friendly by-play and relationship between the two leads.
Written by Marty McKee |
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| Taglines | Rugged drama of the city and its people. Starring Karl Malden and co-starring Michael Douglas (season 1) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | By all accounts Karl Malden and Michael Douglas developed a strong professional and personal relationship from their time on the series. Twenty years after last working together on an episode they were both onstage at the 1996 People's Choice Awards. Malden referred to Douglas as "the son I never had" and mentioned that he had wanted producer Quinn Martin to cast Douglas on the series. Douglas responded to the compliment by calling Malden "my mentor," and both also expressed that they enjoyed working together on the show. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | End credits (from seasons 2-5): Photographed Completely On Location in San Francisco. In season 1, the production was split with exteriors filmed in San Francisco and interior scenes filmed at the Burbank Studios in Burbank, California. See more » |