Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
(1971-1974)
50 minutes
Drama
Cast:
Arthur Hill as Owen Marshall
David Soul as Ted Warrick
Reni Santoni as Danny Paterno
Lee Majors as Jess Brandon
Joan Darling as Frieda Krause
Christine Matchett as Melissa Marshall
This dramatic legal series was broadcast on ABC for three seasons and 69 episodes from 1971 to April 6, 1974. The program began with a made-for-television pilot movie that aired on September 12, 1971.
Practicing law in Santa Barbara, California, Owen Marshall was a thoughtful and sympathetic attorney whose job it was to defend his clients. Working with his young assistants he would meet with his clients and prepare their defense, and then represent them at trial.
Guest stars on the series included John Travolta, Rory Calhoun, Farrah Fawcett, Mark Hamill, Ricky Nelson, Dick Sargent and Susan Strasberg.
Episodes:
Season One
1. A Pattern of Morality 9/12/1971
2. Legacy of Fear 9/16/1971
3. A Lonely Stretch of Beach 9/23/1971
4. Eulogy for a Wide Receiver 9/30/1971
5. The Forest and the Trees 10/7/1971
6. Make No Mistake 10/14/1971
7. Men Who Care 10/21/1971
8. Shadow of a Name 10/28/1971
9. Eighteen Years Next April 11/4/1971
10. Nothing Personal 11/11/1971
11. The Baby Sitter 11/18/1971
12. Burden of Proof 12/2/1971
13. Until Proven Innocent 12/9/1971
14. Voice from a Nightmare 12/16/1971
15. The Triangle 12/30/1971
16. Warlock at Mach 3 1/6/1972
17. Eight Cents Worth of Protection 1/13/1972
18. Run, Carol, Run 1/20/1972
19. Victim in Shadows 1/27/1972
20. Shine a Light on Me 2/3/1972
21. The Color of Respect 2/10/1972
22. Smiles from Yesterday 2/17/1972
23. A Question of Degree 2/24/1972
24. Murder in the Abstract 3/2/1972
Season Two
25. Words of Summer 9/14/1972
26. Lines from an Angry Book 9/21/1972
27. Libel Is a Dirty Word 9/28/1972
28. Hour of Judgment 10/5/1972
29. Journey Through Limbo 10/12/1972
30. The Trouble with Ralph 10/19/1972
31. Five Will Get You Six 10/26/1972
32. Who Saw Him Die? 11/2/1972
33. Love Child 11/9/1972
34. Charlie Gave Me Your Number 11/16/1972
35. The First Day of Your Life 11/30/1972
36. Starting Over Again 12/7/1972
37. A Piece of God 12/14/1972
38. Sigh No More, Lady 12/21/1972
39. An Often and Familiar Ghost 1/4/1973
40. Sometimes Tough Is Good 1/17/1973
41. Seed of Doubt 1/24/1973
42. Requiem for Young Lovers 1/31/1973
43. Why Is a Crooked Letter 2/7/1973
44. They've Got to Blame Somebody 2/14/1973
45. Some People in a Park 2/21/1973
46. Final Semester 3/7/1973
47. A Girl Named Tham 3/14/1973
Season Three
48. A Lesson in Loving 9/12/1973
49. Once a Lion 9/19/1973
50. The Pool House 9/26/1973
51. Sweet Harvest 10/3/1973
52. N is for Nightmare 10/17/1973
53. The Camerons Are a Special Clan 10/24/1973
54. Poor Children of Eve 10/31/1973
55. The Sin of Susan Gentry 11/17/1973
56. Child of Wednesday 11/28/1973
57. Snatches of a Crazy Song 12/5/1973
58. The Prowler 12/12/1973
59. The Second Victim 12/19/1973
60. Etude for a Kidnapper 1/2/1974
61. House of Friends 1/19/1974
62. The Attacker 1/26/1974
63. A Foreigner Among Us 2/2/1974
64. A Killer with a Badge 2/9/1974
65. The Sterilization of Judy Simpson 2/16/1974
66. The Break-In 3/2/1974
67. I've Promised You a Father 3/9/1974
68. To Keep and Bear Arms 3/23/1974
69. The Desertion of Keith Ryder 3/30/1974
70. The Ghost of Buzz Stevens 4/6/1974