Pioneers of Television Crime Dramas (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Pioneers of Television

Crime Dramas (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

This episode deal with police and crime show on early American television. Dragnet started on radio and it seemed a natural to take to TV. Producer and star Jack Webb demanded a flat, emotionless delivery of all dialogue that became the ...See moreThis episode deal with police and crime show on early American television. Dragnet started on radio and it seemed a natural to take to TV. Producer and star Jack Webb demanded a flat, emotionless delivery of all dialogue that became the show's trademark. The Untouchables was a huge success but was among the first shows to raise public concern about violence on the small screen. Mannix featured a caring private eye while Mission: Impossible had intricate plots. I Spy was the first show to have an African-American in a leading role. Hawaii Five-O also featured a largely ethnic cast, another first. Women were well represented in the genre with the The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., _"Honey West" (1965/I)_ and Police Woman all featuring female protagonists. _"Columbo" (1971)_ and the The Rockford Files had their own take on crime and were hugely successful. Written by garykmcd See less

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Kelsey Grammer Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Pat Crowley Self Self See fewer	Forever Female (1953)
Mike Connors Self Self See fewer	Mannix (1967)
Stephen J. Cannell Self Self See fewer	The Rockford Files (1974)
Leonard Nimoy Self Self See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Peter Graves Self Self See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Martin Landau Self Self See fewer	Ed Wood (1994)
James Garner Self Self See fewer	The Notebook (2004)
Robert Culp Self Self See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Bill Cosby Self Self See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Angie Dickinson Self Self See fewer	Rio Bravo (1959)
Veronica Cartwright Self Self See fewer	Alien (1979)
Stan Freberg Self Self See fewer	Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Gavin MacLeod Self Self See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Barbara Bain Self Self See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Bruce Bilson Self Self See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Stefanie Powers Self Self See fewer	Hart to Hart (1979)
Robert Conrad Self Self See fewer	Jingle All the Way (1996)
Rita Moreno Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Ben Alexander Sgt. Frank Smith from Dragnet (archive footage) Sgt. Frank Smith from Dragnet (archive footage) See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Desi Arnaz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Peter Falk Lt. Columbo from Columbo (archive footage) Lt. Columbo from Columbo (archive footage) See fewer	Columbo (1971)
Anne Francis Honey West from Honey West (archive footage) Honey West from Honey West (archive footage) See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Bob Johnson Voice on Tape from Mission: Impossible (voice) (archive footage) Voice on Tape from Mission: Impossible (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1988)
Jack Lord Steve McGarrett (archive footage) Steve McGarrett (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. No (1962)
Peter Lupus Willy Armitage from Mission: Impossible (archive footage) Willy Armitage from Mission: Impossible (archive footage) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
James MacArthur Dan Williams from Hawaii Five-O Dan Williams from Hawaii Five-O See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Quinn Martin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
Ross Martin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Race (1965)
Greg Morris Barney Collier from Mission: Impossible Barney Collier from Mission: Impossible See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Robert Stack Eliot Ness from Untouchables (archive footage) Eliot Ness from Untouchables (archive footage) See fewer	Written on the Wind (1956)
Robert Vaughn Guest Star on Episode of Police Woman (archive footage) Guest Star on Episode of Police Woman (archive footage) See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Jack Webb Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet (archive footage) Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet (archive footage) See fewer	Dragnet (1951)