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Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

American TV series or program

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely,[2] that starred Arthur Hill.[3] The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974; Victor and McNeely produced it under the "Groverton Productions" banner through Universal Television, then an MCA company. A two-hour pilot movie, titled "A Pattern of Morality," had aired as a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week entry prior to the beginning of the series run.[4]

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Hill starred as Owen Marshall, a former prosecutor turned compassionate defense attorney, who defended various clients in Santa Barbara, California, with the help of his young assistants. During the series run, several actors appeared as Marshall's assistants, including Reni Santoni,[5] David Soul, and Lee Majors.[6]

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law had two crossovers with Marcus Welby, M.D., another series in whose creation and production David Victor was directly involved. In the first, "Men Who Care," Welby (Robert Young) persuades Marshall to defend a man who is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, the daughter being one of Welby's patients. In the second, "I've Promised You a Father," Marshall defends Welby's colleague Dr. Steven Kiley (James Brolin) in a paternity suit filed by a young nurse, who claims that Kiley is the father of her child.

Cast

The cast in 1973.

Guest stars

The series marked one of director Steven Spielberg's earliest television directing stints and boasted many well-known guest stars, including:[7]

Episodes

Main article: List of Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law episodes
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References

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    "From the Archives: Elmer Bernstein, 82; Composer Who Won Oscar 'Could do It All'". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2004.
  2. [2]
    "Jerry McNeely, Creator of TV's 'Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law,' Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. July 18, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Died October 22". Legacy.com. October 21, 2021.
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    "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law". Prod-www.tcm.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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    "Reni Santoni (1939–2020), actor who played Poppie in "Seinfeld"". Legacy.com. August 4, 2020.
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    "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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    "How Steven Spielberg Got His Start on Television". March 7, 2020.
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