
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.

Bart Matthews
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited), Jewelry Shop Worker (uncredited), Doctor (uncredited), Judge, Projectionist (uncredited)

Attorney, Cassidy, Jackson Blake, Doctor

Dominick, Boss, Donny, Pinhead Pete

Red, Mr. Harding, Doc Charles, Mr. Logan

Charlie, Mac, Guard

Prosecuting Attorney, Capt. Perry, Kimball

Ed McGrath, Gil Bowman

Sgt. Lohman, Detective, Sheriff-Jailer

Lt. Bell, Ray Longo, Detective Jim Logan

Tony, Charles, Louie Ingram

Vic Oliver, Bud, Keller

Adams, Harry Nelson, Farmer
Commuter (uncredited), Police Officer (uncredited), Sam (uncredited)

Karl Novak, Det. Sgt. Eggers, Jim Higgins


Dr. Davis, Court Clerk

Derek, Bruce Sherman

Ben Pearce, Mr. Harrington

Judge Langley, Commissioner

Johnny Wagner, Johnny Carson

Sam Hewit, Paul Carter

Tom Gayley, George Hansen

Nora Fulton, Barbara Norton

Amy Nelson, Edna Roberts

Sgt. Angel, Patrolman Don Nelson

Selway, Ted Richards
Clark Drury, Lt. Burrows

Socrates, Jason
Doctor (uncredited), Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Hotel Manager, Thomas Geer

Highway Patrol Officer, Officer Boardman

Jimmy Morse, Davey Davis

Mr. Berger, D.A. Paul Adair

Anderson, Chief Cooper

Carl Smith, Clark

John Ferrari, Wade Foster

Judge Lamar, Judge Knox



2011 • TV Show

1973 • TV Show

1983 • TV Show

2016 • TV Show

1979 • TV Show

1958 • TV Show

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1978 • TV Show

2019 • TV Show

1967 • TV Show