Created by Mike Brett(aka Michael Brett)(1921-2000) New York City's chrome-domed SAM DAKKERS was no private eye hero. As he matter-of-factly points out right off the bat, "I'm a bookie: horses, baseball, fights, anything. As long as there's action, I'm ready to take it." But all bets are off Sam, a schlub not exactly blessed with … Continue reading Sam Dakkers
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Jake Masters (Cry Uncle!)
Created by Michael Brett Adapted for the screen by David Odell Michael Brett's series eye PETE McGRATH from the 1960s is usually remembered as an enjoyable but somewhat generic character. But he probably deserved better than this... The 1968 mystery Lie a Little, Die a Little featuring McGrath was used as the basis for a trippy, … Continue reading Jake Masters (Cry Uncle!)
Pete McGrath
Created by Michael Brett (1921-2000) He's a big, handsome lug of a guy with black hair and blue eyes. He's appropriately cynical, and he has a habit of talking to himself. He likes Scotch, good cigars and Samantha Conners, a tour guide at the UN. He tools around town in a three-year old Chevy and … Continue reading Pete McGrath