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Code 3 (TV series)
1956 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Code 3 is an American crime drama that aired in syndication in 1956 and 1957.[5][3][1][6] The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office.[4]
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Stories were presented from the viewpoint of Assistant Sheriff George Barrett. At the end of each episode, Eugene W. Biscailuz, "the actual sheriff of Los Angeles County," summarized the segment.[7]
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Title
The title is an "emergency signal alerting officers to proceed to the destination with red light and siren and with all possible haste."[2]
Cast
- Richard Travis as Assistant Sheriff George Barrett[8]
- Christopher Dark as Sgt. Al Zavala (four episodes)
- Denver Pyle as Sergeant Murchison[7]
- Fred Wynn as Lieutenant Bill Hollis[7]
Guest stars
- Claude Akins
- Lola Albright
- Don "Red" Barry
- James Best
- Whit Bissell
- Paul Brinegar
- Sally Brophy
- Jean Byron
- Mike Connors
- Hans Conried
- Russ Conway
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Walter Coy
- Virginia Christine
- Virginia Dale
- Ted de Corsia
- Richard Deacon
- Francis De Sales
- Bobby Diamond
- Lawrence Dobkin
- Ann Doran
- John Doucette
- Bill Erwin
- Douglas Fowley
- Dabbs Greer
- Robert Griffin
- James Griffith
- Stacy Harris
- Harry Harvey, Jr.
- Susan Seaforth Hayes
- Robert Horton
- Vivi Janiss
- Russell Johnson
- DeForest Kelley
- Ray Kellogg
- Don Kennedy
- Douglas Kennedy
- Brett King
- Helen Kleeb
- Harry Lauter
- Peter Leeds
- Nan Leslie
- Judi Meredith (as Judi Boutin)[9][10]
- Gregg Palmer
- Jerry Paris
- Paul Picerni
- John M. Pickard
- Richard Reeves
- Paul Richards
- Bing Russell
- Dick Sargent
- William Schallert
- Richard Shannon
- Kenneth Tobey
- Peter van Eyck
- Herb Vigran
- Eddie Waller
- Beverly Washburn
- Frank Wilcox
- Guy Williams
- Rhys Williams
- Michael Winkelman
- Grant Withers
- Gil Gerard (4 episodes)
Episodes
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Production
Hal Roach Jr. was the executive producer, and Ben Fox was the producer. Ted Post was the director, and Jerry D. Lewis was the writer.[11]
Critical response
A review in the trade publication Variety complimented the show's suspense, drama, and characterization and noted the quality of camera work.[11]
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