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Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
Marshall (Arthur Hill) with clients. From left: Michael Witney, Sharon Gless, John Davidson, Louise Sorel, 1972.
Created byJerry McNeely
David Victor
StarringArthur Hill
Reni Santoni
David Soul
Lee Majors
Joan Darling
Christine Matchett
Theme music composerElmer Bernstein[1]
ComposerLyn Murray
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes69 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesGroverton Productions
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1971 (1971-09-16) –
August 24, 1974 (1974-08-24)

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former speech professor Jerry McNeely,[2] that starred Arthur Hill.[3] The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974; Victor and McNeely produced it under the "Groverton Productions" banner through Universal Television, then an MCA company. A two-hour pilot movie, titled "A Pattern of Morality," had aired as a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week entry prior to the beginning of the series run.[4]

Synopsis

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Hill starred as Owen Marshall, a former prosecutor turned compassionate defense attorney, who defended various clients in Santa Barbara, California, with the help of his young assistants. During the series run, several actors appeared as Marshall's assistants, including Reni Santoni,[5] David Soul, and Lee Majors.[6]

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law had two crossovers with Marcus Welby, M.D., another series in whose creation and production David Victor was directly involved. In the first, "Men Who Care," Welby (Robert Young) persuades Marshall to defend a man who is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, the daughter being one of Welby's patients. In the second, "I've Promised You a Father," Marshall defends Welby's colleague Dr. Steven Kiley (James Brolin) in a paternity suit filed by a young nurse, who claims that Kiley is the father of her child.

Cast

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The cast in 1973.

Guest stars

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The series marked one of director Steven Spielberg's earliest television directing stints and boasted many well-known guest stars, including:[7]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
Television filmSeptember 12, 1971 (1971-09-12)
123September 16, 1971 (1971-09-16)March 2, 1972 (1972-03-02)
223September 14, 1972 (1972-09-14)March 14, 1973 (1973-03-14)
323September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12)April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06)

References

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  1. ^ "From the Archives: Elmer Bernstein, 82; Composer Who Won Oscar 'Could do It All'". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2004.
  2. ^ "Jerry McNeely, Creator of TV's 'Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law,' Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. July 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Died October 22". Legacy.com. October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law". Prod-www.tcm.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Reni Santoni (1939–2020), actor who played Poppie in "Seinfeld"". Legacy.com. August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "How Steven Spielberg Got His Start on Television". March 7, 2020.
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