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Ironside
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«The chief of detectives!»
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When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
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- E1 IronsideNext upMar 28, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
While on vacation, Chief of Detectives Robert Ironside of the San Francisco police force is shot by an unknown assailant and paralyzed from the waist down. Fearing he will be forced to retire he convinces the powers that be to to make him a Special Consultant to the Commisioner of Police, who is an old friend. With his team, consisting of police detective Ed Brown, police woman Eve Whitfield, and reformed Juvenile offender Mark Sanger. he tries to find the gunman who put him in a wheelchair.
- E2 Message from BeyondSep 14, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A substantial sum of money is stolen from a race-track, whilst Ironside and his team are present, and the Chief is determined to crack the case. The only clue is a car, crashed by the inside man, but if it has a secret to tell it is not going to give it up easily.
Guest stars: George Chandler (George Bentley), Madlyn Rhue (Margaret Blackwell), James Gregory (Herb Jarman), Kent McCord (Kellogg), Kathleen Freeman (Helga), Ken Lynch (Russ Quinn), Larry J. Blake (Auctioneer), Alma Platt (Martha Bently)
- E3 The Leaf in the ForestSep 21, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lonely old women are being strangled, and Chief Ironside believes that there is more to it than just a serial killer at work. Setting Eve up as a potential victim requires a little ingenuity, but it might just prove to be worth the effort.
Guest stars: Edward Andrews, John Rubinstein, Bert Freed, John Larch, Robert Ellenstein, Henry Beckman, Barbara Barrie
- E4 Dead Man's TaleSep 28, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A notorious gangster is preparing to turn State's evidence when he is murdered, but Ironside pretends that the man is still alive, and ready to talk, in order to catch the killer and nail a major criminal.
Guest stars: Jack Lord (John Trask), Ben Wright (Dr. Leon Chaffee), Byron Morrow (Mr. Gregory), Stuart Nisbet (Luther Carson), Susanne Cramer (Tina Masson), Gene Lyons (The Commissioner), Simon Scott (Warren Stuart), Frank Gerstle (Eddie Burns)
- E5 Eat, Drink and Be BuriedOct 5, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
When TV personality Francesca Kirby starts to receive death threats, her old friend Robert T. Ironside is soon on the case. When the threats become attempts on her life, he begins to delve deeper. Will he like what he finds?
Guest stars: Susanne Benton, Quincy Jones, Lee Grant (Francesca Kirby), Farley Granger (Mitch Kirby), Richard Anderson (Darren Sanford), Ray Ballard (Photographer (uncredited)), Dick Cherney (Photographer (uncredited)), Ted Gehring (Mr. Willard (uncredited))
- E6 The TakerOct 12, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A policeman known to Ironside for some years is shot dead whilst on an investigation. The evidence points to him being crooked, but the Chief is determined to prove otherwise.
Guest stars: William Schallert, Virgil Frye, Robert Alda, Ed Haskett (Minister/Medium (uncredited)), Peter Mark Richman (Daryll Frazer), Jan Shepard (Adrienne May), Cyril Delevanti (Commodore Wallace), Lee Miller (Man in Lobby)
- E7 An Inside JobOct 19, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
Two killers break out of their cell in the precinct and hold Ironside and Eve Whitfield hostage, forcing the Chief to come up with a fool-proof plan for their escape. As always Ironside has a trick or two of his own up his sleeve.
Guest stars: Norman Fell, Robert Karnes, Don Stroud
- E8 Tagged for MurderOct 26, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
An apparently accidental death occurs, but Ed risks his shield on the certainty that it was murder. When Ironside gets on the case a murky tale of murdered ex-servicemen and an old robbery is soon uncovered.
Guest stars: Bert Freed, Gene Nelson, Gene LeBell, Lenore Kingston, Al Bain (Bum (uncredited)), Jack Kelly (Johnny Corman), Antoinette Bower (Andra Bellingham), Bruce Lee (Leon Soo)
- E9 Let My Brother GoNov 2, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
Ironside is having problems keeping a group of local kids on the straight and narrow, and enlists the help of football star Bat Masterson, an old friend of Mark's. Bat's brother Joe, however, is a rather less savoury character, and Bat has to choose which side he is on.
Guest stars: Don Marshall, Ivan Dixon, Maidie Norman
- E10 Light at the End of the JourneyNov 9, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A recently blinded woman is witness to a murder, and not knowing that she couldn't see him the murderer attempts to silence her. Ironside is on hand to protect her, and also to help her to come to terms with her new way of life.
Guest stars: Bill Fletcher (Marston), Lauren Gilbert (Homicide Sergeant), Mike Farrell (Bellhop (uncredited)), Lee Miller (Policeman (uncredited))
- E11 The Monster of Comus TowersNov 16, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
An ingenious art theft takes place at Comus Towers Art Museum, and a guard is murdered in the process. Chief Ironside takes the case, but another death is to follow; this time the proprietor of the museum, who is an old friend of the Chief's.
Guest stars: David Hartman, Kevin Hagen, Michael Forest, Renzo Cesana
- E12 The Man Who BelievedNov 23, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A woman who wrote a cheering letter to Ironside when he was recovering from being shot, dies in an apparent suicide. Convinced that it was murder Ironside investigates, and uncovers the sad truth. (NB - As part of the incidental music, this episode heavily features the original song From The Day You're Born, which was reused later in the season, in episode Something For Nothing, where it was sung by guest star James Farentino).
Guest stars: Michael Constantine (Harry Brancusi), Guy Stockwell (Paul Bridger), Marcia Strassman (Samantha Dain), Barbara Rhoades (Bonnie Lloyd), George Furth (Ray Harrison), Cliff Potts (Dan Peabody), Arthur Adams (Dr. Gwynne), Johnny Silver (John Brenner)
- E13 A Very Cool Hot CarNov 30, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cars are being stolen in worryingly high numbers, and with the numbers recovered falling dramatically, the signs point to a crooked cop somewhere in the department. Mark is convinced that the cop in question is innocent, but nobody else seems very sure.
Guest stars: Michael Fox (Dr. Leonard Marcus), Jay C. Flippen, Bernie Hamilton, Pamela Dunlap, Peter Helm, Alice Frost
- E14 The Past Is PrologueDec 7, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A friend of the Chief's turns out to have been living under an assumed identity for the last nineteen years, and is wanted in New York for murder. The mayor is determined to have him extradited back to NY for execution, but Ironside is equally determined to save him, especially when it becomes clear that he is innocent.
Guest stars: John Zaremba, John Hoyt (Malcolm Henderson), Harrison Ford (Tom Stowe), Victor Jory (Wally Stowe / Frank Tomachek), Bartlett Robinson (Attorney Whittier), Barry Cahill (Police Officer (uncredited)), Walter Coy (Chief Paul Wilson (uncredited)), Lee Miller (Police Officer (uncredited))
- E15 Girl in the NightDec 21, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
Ed falls for a girl he meets after hearing her playing the piano in a bar in Las Vegas. While they are out together Ed is knocked unconscious and the girl disappears. Ed, Ironside and the team try to figure out the mysterious circumstances behind her disappearance.
Guest stars: Mort Mills (Mike Hennessy), Susan Saint James (Elaine Moreau), Oscar Beregi Jr. (Stefan), Joan Staley (Millie O'Neil), Donnelly Rhodes (Joe Varona), Steve Carlson (Johnny Foster), Craig Heubing (Dr. Evans), Laurie Mitchell (Carol Phillips)
- E16 The Fourteenth RunnerDec 28, 1967 · 60 min
Synopsis
A visiting Soviet athlete vanishes during a practice run, and Ironside is placed on the case. It soon turns out that the 'trustworthy Soviet hero' is anything but, and that the athlete is working for American Intelligence. Has he simply disappeared, however, or has he been found out?
Guest stars: Ingrid Pitt (Irene Novis), Gene Lyons (Commissioner Dennis Randall), Ed Asner (Marlon Davis), Steve Ihnat (Peter Zarkov), John van Dreelen (Igor Varenya), Ollie O'Toole (The Undertaker), Lee Miller (The Bartender), Paul Bradley (Worker (uncredited))
- E17 Force of ArmsJan 4, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A local businessman sets up an organized vigilante force to try to clean up San Francisco. When a key member is murdered, it becomes clear that the "Second Force" has got severely out of hand.
Guest stars: Gene Raymond (Marcus Weathers), Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone (Jim Connolly), Linden Chiles (Jeff Hanson), George Murdock (Victor Cramer), Cliff Norton (Henry Brink), William Lucking (Thomas Flagg)
- E18 Memory of an Ice Cream StickJan 11, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
An old friend of Mark's is a suspect in a murder investigation, but Mark refuses to accept that the man may be bad. Ironside tries to convince him otherwise, but in the process risks breaking his own friendship with Mark.
Guest stars: Francine York (June), Jack Kruschen (Willie Busch), Gene Lyons (The Commissioner), Mel Scott (Sam Noble), Ena Hartman (Millie Roberts), Jim Creech (Detective Garber), Victor Bozeman (1st Detective), Will J. White (2nd Detective)
- E19 To Kill a CopJan 25, 1968 · 60 min
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When Ed and two colleagues arrest a violent man they don't take his threats seriously, but when the other two officers are murdered, Ed is convinced that he knows who the killer is. Suspended from duty he sets himself up as the next victim, determined to prove that his suspicions are correct.
Guest stars: Parley Baer, Pernell Roberts (Frank Vincent), Ruta Lee (Marian Lord), Anne Whitfield (Helen Vincent), Bing Russell (Cal Bristold), Olive Sturgess (Mary Connell), Robert Karnes (Booking Sergeant), Hal Needham (Officer Connell)
- E20 The Lonely HostageFeb 1, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A cop goes bad and shoots a fellow officer, then offers to give himself up to Chief Ironside. Instead, he takes the Chief and Mark hostage, and plans to kill them as soon as his escape is certain. Ironside has to convince the man's wife that her husband is no longer the man she married.
Guest stars: William Fawcett, Kathie Browne, Charles Brewer (Larry Reilly)
- E21 The ChallengeFeb 8, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A psychiatrist friend of Ironside's is murdered, and the only clues are his collection of artworks. Is one of the artists the murderer? And if so, which one?
Guest stars: Noah Keen, Nicholas Colasanto (Mike Sellino), Coleen Gray, Tom Simcox (Brian Turner), Sue Ane Langdon (Rhea Prentiss)
- E22 All in a Day's WorkFeb 15, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
During a night on the town, Eve Whitfield kills an armed robber who tries to shoot her. When he turns out to be a boy just turned seventeen, she doubts her abilities as a police officer, particularly when half of the town seems convinced that he was a model teenager. It soon turns out that this is far from the truth.
Guest stars: Jeanette Nolan, Lorraine Gary, Walter Burke
- E23 Something for NothingFeb 22, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A compulsive (and unlucky) gambler is in debt to a local mobster for $32,000. Ironside wants to put the mobster away, but only can if the gambler is prepared to turn state's evidence. The Chief has to persuade him to turn against the man who is offering him a way out of debt. (NB - The second episode to feature original song From The Day You're Born.)
Guest stars: Leonard Stone, Paul Mantee, James Farentino, Vincent Gardenia, Susan Saint James (Verna Cusack)
- E24 Barbara WhoFeb 29, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A friend of Ironside's turns out to be an amnesiac victim without a past. The need to discover who she really is comes to the forefront when somebody tries to kill her, and it becomes clear that the Chief's hopes for a long term relationship might not be possible with this particular girl.
Guest stars: Johnny Seven, Alan Baxter, Mark Roberts, Albert Popwell, Philip Carey, Vera Miles (Barbara Jones), Marion Ross (Shirley Petrizzi), Kiel Martin (Billy Meeker)
- E25 Perfect CrimeMar 7, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lecturing on a law course at a local college, the Chief finds that one of the students is planning to prove that the perfect crime can be committed. The person responsible appears to be particularly cold and calculating, and the Chief finds that he is facing true genius.
Guest stars: Shelly Novack, Pete Duel, David Lewis
- E26 Officer BobbyMar 14, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A baby is found abandoned in the Chief's van, following an explosion at an airport. The Chief suspects that the child's mother was the intended victim of the attack, and plans to make her come forward, using the baby as bait.
Guest stars: Jon Lormer, Paul Carr, Nancy Malone, Jeanne Cooper
- E27 Trip to HashburyMar 21, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
Ed is charged with police brutality following a raid on a hippie drug den. As always, of course, things are far from being as they seem, and the trail leads to a group of apparently model students at a local private school.
Guest stars: Allan Hunt, Cliff Osmond, William Windom, Monica Lewis, Judith Brown (Terry), Jerry Davis (Jeff Harmon)
- E28 Due Process of the LawMar 28, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mark's date is found murdered in Golden Gate Park, and he is determined to catch the man responsible, with or without Ironside's help. When he decides to take the law into his own hands, however, he finds himself under arrest for the murder of the chief suspect.
Guest stars: Dwayne Hickman, David Carradine (Pogo Weems), Burr DeBenning, Parley Baer, Carol Booth (Connie Goshen), Ray Ballard (Dispatcher)
- E29 Return of the HeroApr 4, 1968 · 60 min
Synopsis
A decorated Vietnam war hero is found guilty of murder, but the Chief, amongst others, does not believe that he is guilty. Whilst he is trying to find out the truth, somebody else is killing off the witnesses, and the Chief himself may be next on the list.
Guest stars: Gary Collins, Ron Hayes, Gavin MacLeod (Daniel Gerber), Joe Turkel (District Attorney), Ned Romero (Kali)
Cast & crew
Created by Collier Young
Raymond Burr
Don Galloway
Don Mitchell
Barbara Anderson
Elizabeth BaurImages · 4
