Created by Richard Chapman & James D. Parriott Based on characters created by Louis Garfinkle & Frank Ray Perilli After a trio of low-budget, dumb-but-entertaining movies, The Doberman Gang (1972), The Daring Dobermans (1973) and The Amazing Dobermans (1976) scored surprisingly well at the box office, it was almost inevitable that TV would come sniffing … Continue reading Alex Parker (Alex and the Doberman Gang)
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Luther Gillis
Created by Reuben Leder "Computers are for sissies!" — Luther A recurring figure on Magnum, P.I., veteran character actor Eugene Roche played LUTHER GILLIS, an old school private eye from St. Louis. And I mean old school. Luther was a rough-and-tumble throwback, a hard-drinking, two-fisted private dick right out of the fifties. Or maybe the … Continue reading Luther Gillis
H.H. Flynn
Created by Donald P. Bellisario H.H. FLYNN is one of a handful of P.I.s on this site who don't really exist. He was the hero of a script by TV writer Donald P. Bellisario for a pilot for a TV series that was never made. In Bellisario's original script, Flynn was a high-priced Los Angeles … Continue reading H.H. Flynn
Larry Dean & Chip Bronx (Two for the Money)
Created by Howard Rodman (1920-85) Young, boyish-looking patrol officer CHIP BRONX (played by Stephen Brooks) is shot while on duty, and learns he won’t be fit for active duty when he recovers. So his partner and best friend, LARRY DEAN (played by Robert Hooks), quits the department to become a private investigator, and urges Chip to … Continue reading Larry Dean & Chip Bronx (Two for the Money)
Jake Barrow
Created by Nick Quarry Pseudonym of Marvin H. Albert Other pseudonyms include Mike Barone, J.D. Christilain, Al Conroy, Albert Conroy, Ian MacAlister, Anthony Rome 1924-96 A tough, no-nonsense private eye from New york City, JAKE BARROW slugged his way through six solid Gold Medal paperback originals in the late fifties/early sixties. The series kicks off with … Continue reading Jake Barrow
Braddock
Created by Paul Monash Tom Sicox starred as BRADDOCK, a private eye in the not-distant-future on the trail of some stolen components for a new later device, while contending with a jealous lover or two. Braddock, supposedly "the last private eye in America," relied on “old fashioned methods”--none of those fancy-schmancy “computerized” tricks for him. A … Continue reading Braddock
Cheryl Singer (The Danger Team)
Created by Tom Greene and Michael Wagner Rookie gumshoe CHERYL SINGER worked her cases--or at least that was the plan--with some rather unusual assistants: three animated clay characters in The Danger Team, an undercooked 1990 pilot from ABC. Unfortunately for the producers, like the much-loved Claymation Christmas Special, only a few who managed to catch it, and the … Continue reading Cheryl Singer (The Danger Team)
Alexander L’Hiboux (The Owl)
Created by Bob Forward "I am the Owl. And the Owl never sleeps." For those of you who like a little pulp baked right into the mix, you ought to get a kick out of Bob Forward's two explosive books featuring ALEXANDER L'HIBOUX, whose street name is "THE OWL" ("L'hiboux" is French for "owl"). When … Continue reading Alexander L’Hiboux (The Owl)
Eric Bolan (The Silent Whisper)
Created by Jonathan Betuel When the family of a San Francisco cop ERIC BOLAN (David Beecroft) discovered his wife and two young children had been targeted by the serial killer he had been investigating, he rushed to defend them--but arrived too late, and had his throat and his vocal chords slashed. Left unable to speak, … Continue reading Eric Bolan (The Silent Whisper)
Dicky Barrett/Stevens (Vegas Dick)
Created by Rich Wilkes Vegas Dick was a UPN pilot, scheduled to air during the 2003-04 season, that never quite made it. Although with a title like that, how could it lose? It centered on young, hip and hunky DICKY BARRETT (or is it "STEVENS"?), a former con artist and parking valet attempting to go … Continue reading Dicky Barrett/Stevens (Vegas Dick)