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87th Precinct

87th Precinct (1961)★ 8.0/10

US · 60 min · September 25, 1961 · 1 seasons

  • Crime
  • Drama

Directed by: Don Weis, James Sheldon, Dick Moder, Alan Crosland Jr., Maurice Geraghty

Written by: Evan Hunter, Richard Collins, Donn Mullally, Norman Katkov, John Hawkins

Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the lives of the officers of the 87th and their families: Steve Carella and his deaf/mute wife, Teddy; rookie Bert Kling; long-time veteran Roger Havilland and the wryly philosophical Meyer Meyer.

Directed by

Don WeisJames SheldonDick ModerAlan Crosland Jr.Maurice GeraghtyHerschel DaughertyHerman HoffmanDon TaylorJohn BrahmWilliam D. FarallaTay GarnettJames Wong HoweSidney LanfieldPaul Stewart

Written by

Evan HunterRichard CollinsDonn MullallyNorman KatkovJohn HawkinsDavid LangWinston MillerAnne Howard BaileyFinlay McDermidHelen NielsenRobert Hardy AndrewsJames BloodworthLuther DavisWilliam Jerome FayJames GunnRaphael HayesJonathan LatimerRobert O'BrienHendrik VollaertsDonald E. WestlakeShimon Wincelberg

Cast & crew

Robert LansingDet. Steve CarellaRon HarperDet. Bert KlingGregory WalcottDet. Roger HavillandNorman FellDet. Meyer MeyerDennis McCarthyThe Lab ManDal McKennonBlaneyRuth StoreySarah MeyerPaul GengeThe LieutenantGena RowlandsTeddy CarellaMichael FoxGrossmanHarlan WardeDr. Ben DanielsMargie ReganClaire TownsendRusty LaneMurchisonSheila BromleyMrs. HofmanJohn McLiamCharles ReynoldsAlvy MooreAdam SloanRoger MobleyDannyHank BrandtGeorgeRalph ManzaDan, Taxi DriverJonathan HoleMorganJoe DowningClem PetersonJohn DaheimAl KantorovichJack AlbertsonEdward SchlesserJuney EllisMiss BirdMarjorie BennettMrs. TurnerMarya StevensLaura TobinArt LewisDesk ClerkHelen MayonCarrella's NeighborSidney CluteBaldyNorman GrabowskiLinowskiCharles TannenMr. PetersonAllen JungChenPeter FalkGreg BrovaneDennis HopperAndrew MasonRobert VaughnSordoLeonard NimoyBarrowBeverly GarlandNancy JohnsonJohn AndersonBill BrewsterPat CrowleyJosie ThompsonDarryl HickmanTommy PalmerMike KellinArtie SanfordAlfred RyderToots BrendenPeter LeedsGeorge LadonnaRichard LePoreKarl HarrodGloria TalbottAmy BooneJanis PaigeCheryl AndersonEd NelsonBill MillerBarry AtwaterWarren TudorCharles RobinsonJerry CurtisMichael DanteLarry BrooksCharles McGrawDouglas KingVictor JoryMike PowerRoxane BerardPeggy BrovaneFred BeirCotton HawesDanny BravoRamon MoralesMyron McCormickScotty ThompsonLin McCarthyCleve TompsonLee TracyOtto FormanRobert CulpCurt DonaldsonWilliam SchallertEric BlauBarbara StuartYvonne EnglishMary LaRocheLotte ConstantineWalter BurkeDanny GimpRoss MartinJoe CzepreghiNorma CraneEstelle VernollaJudi MeredithAngela PavilicConstance FordVirginia ColtJocelyn BrandoMrs. MasonPaul RichardsMarty TorrEddie QuillanBlinky SmithAlice FrostMrs. CornellMarian CollierFelicia PannetDawn WellsKathy BlakelyJeanette NolanMrs. BrooksEllen CorbyMrs. BrodekFrank SuttonTully BorgmanHarold J. StoneGantryMichael ForestKarl AndradeJerry ParisDouglas MastersRobert ColbertMatt MurdockArch JohnsonBoboRosemary DeCampMrs. PhelpsJack HoganJohnny FormanNancy ReaganDiane KingJoseph WalshJoey HoltPhilip BourneufJohn FrostJoe RacitiLuis RicoBern BasseyStu TobinCarol Eve RossenNancyPeter HelmAndy CornellNatalie NorwickPriscilla AmesJohn ArcherJames MenckenCorey AllenBen DarcyBarbara TurnerCarol RodaleLee KriegerJoMiguel LandaAlf MiscoloStanley KahnWaltersJohn FiedlerColeKathleen FreemanMiss WilsonMorgan WoodwardMatty TremaineR.G. ArmstrongFranklin PhelpsCharles AidmanEddie FolsomLyle TalbotWoody GaynorAl RuscioJoe BrooksRobert SampsonJerry YoungRoxanne ArlenTaffyNeil BurstynDanny BrodekBrad WestonJoe 'Sonny' FitzgeraldIsobel ElsomAndrea EdgertonPaul E. BurnsHerman WellerAlex MontoyaEmilio GuavasosElizabeth PerryLinda WaltersGary ClarkeJerry FisherEve McVeaghMrs. ComoJohnny SevenMarty KelloggTerry BurnhamJane MenckenFrank AlbertsonPop SmithJoe Di RedaMr. SmithPaul BryarDet. BartholdiJohn DennisJohnny-BoyGrandon RhodesMcClintockJean EngstromMrs. RenfrewCharlene WhitmanStellaDavid KentRichardArthur BatanidesClay BoudreauVirginia VincentKathy FolsomDouglas DickAnson MastersBernie HamiltonOfficer KendalAsa MaynorReceptionistCheerio MeredithMrs. CollierCatherine McLeodMrs. ConnorsRico AlanizRafael BencosmeKatherine WarrenMrs. TravailPaul NewlanDennis CalhounArte JohnsonHotel ClerkAnne WhitfieldJoyEmile MeyerCapt. HowardAnita SandsTerryWally CassellRafeSteven GerayAnton PavilicWally BrownDet. AmbroseFrances RobinsonMrs. MillerRay TealSam ThorpePaul SmithEdAddison RichardsWindrowTucker SmithRalph DaleAntony CarboneSy BarnardJoseph MellSolRobert CarricartFrankie SpainJess KirkpatrickOfficer GrimesSuzi CarnellMilly AndradeJennifer GillespieMonica TravailWilliam FawcettAckie GlotterBill ZuckertDonneganTom FaddenSidney CourtneyKing CalderMonoghanJoe HigginsJovial GeorgeStephen MinesMike RaineyAndy AlbinMr. ProschekPaul KeastTrent MorganBill GiorgioSinging WillieWillis BoucheyHarry [Jim in credits] SpencerHoward CaineMeinigAlice BackesJaneHenry CordenCyrilNora MarloweRosalie PenderS. John LaunerWarnerPatty Ann GerrityWendyBuzz MartinJeff ReynoldsLorna ThayerMrs. LivingstonSheldon AllmanDetective WhiteClancy CooperMonroeRenata VanniMaria KosoffVictor CreatoreEddie HainesJeanne CooperLucy MenckenSandra GouldMrs. StradlingVictor Sen YungCharlie, 1st Tattoo Parlor OwnerJackie SearlAntonNaomi StevensLouisa PavilicDave BarryDoug QuinnPitt HerbertMr. Paul, HairdresserBen HammerBrechtMichael FlatleyChuckJames JannettThe BartenderNancy KulpMiss FitzhenryBill ErwinGeorgeByron FoulgerFrankWalter ReedWaltersJohn AlvinDr. FairchildHoward WendellBen LakeDella SharmanKatie MillerLucy PrentisMiss GregoryJohn SebastianHarrisonFaye Michael NuellMillie HainesVito ScottiDonnerStanley AdamsOblinskyJoseph V. PerryChuckMitzi McCallThe Sailor's GirlRichard CollierHubertTom GreenwayGlenn CornellAlan DexterArtiePat GoldinJoeKaren LenayRose CzepreghiJackie RussoDannyJohn AstinCassidyJoan StaleyMonicaMaggie PierceMartha CostelloRobert BrubakerFred ConnorsEd PeckMike WaringLouise LorimerMargaret BrovaneRobert BihellerBen KramerDick WesselHoward PittEdward ColmansVilleda MoralesBilly CurtisWillyChris AlcaideSgt. BriggsJimmy LydonRoger PittMargarita CordovaAngelica GalindoJohn ZarembaAndersonAustin GreenReverend LombardStephanie HillHelenHerbert LyttonThe Drugstore OwnerJoe CoreyThe SailorMichael St. Angel1st PolicemanRalph SmileyGeorge AngeloJames HongMike IIPaddi EdwardsBetty BrooksHerb VigranDetective BartholdiThomas Browne HenryAlfred ShawFrank GerstleEd BennettE.J. AndréSammyJerry HausnerNathan KosoffRay MontgomeryFrank KaninJerry DexterPatJack SmithTelfordJames Burr JohnsonBobby KingHank PattersonSiKim HamiltonFirst SunbatherDelores WellsThe ClerkBilly HalopRichard SamuelsonJack CollinsGarcyKathryn CardMrs. CoonsKate MurtaghMrs. O'ConnelRichard DeaconMartinDan TobinAdrian ScoreKay StewartHarriet BurnsGeorge N. NeisePiatGeorge CisarMr. StarrWilliam KeeneMr. OxmanJean InnessAgnes BurtonCarla BalendaMiss TilsonMaria McClayMaryMel JassJimKen LynchRed ChambersStafford ReppHarrySam EdwardsThe ClerkGail BonneyMrs. CourtneyPenny SantonMrs. AnnuciNicky BlairThe Young ManJim Hayward2nd Tattoo Parlor OwnerTheodore MarcuseCaptain KomerMaudie PrickettNurse CrowleyPamela CurranMiss BarnesGene RothCassidyClark HowatThe OperatorC. Lindsay WorkmanEvansAudrey SwansonNurseLomax StudyGeorge AdairHal TaggartEarlMike MahoneyMonoghanVivi JanissMrs. MattfieldBrian G. HuttonGallagherChet StrattonHamiltonBob MorganDave, fight in restaurantCharles WagenheimHarryTiny BrauerButcherBen ErwayMr. GanleyHarry SwogerStation AttendantCharles SeelLloydWilliam BakewellMr. SomersCraig DuncanCab DriverBerniece JanssenThe WomanCecil ElliottHousewifeMax SlatenDave EvansJohn LawrenceBartenderJohn HollandPerdergastJoann WaddellGloria RanesLewis CharlesBaduekLillian PowellThe WomanLarry AdareBucky MeyerAdam StewartThe PatrolmanTed de CorsiaJohn BrodekIsabelle DwanMrs. LakerGeorgia SchmidtHotchkissFrank J. ScannellManRobert BaileySocial Security OfficerWade CrosbyHarryJean CarrollThe ModelDorothy KingstonMrs. SomersLeonard A. MazzolaBarrowsBilly SnyderThe 2nd ManBarbara ParkinsMaryCharles MacaulayBrother JeffryAndrea DarviNorma MeyerRalph GaryHarrisRussell CollinsRaymond L. MastersMary GregoryMrs. GadbyJohn LasellTed BooneDavid McMahonPatrol Car OfficerLaurie MitchellMarcia PolenskiFrank SullyGarage ManCarlo TricoliCafe OwnerNico MinardosFrank KyrosJack RegasChuckJerry AdlerHotel ClerkRobert H. HarrisDave PraskinBilly E. HughesFrankie AnnuciHeather AmesClaire KlingJohn AnistonOfficer #1Jack ReitzenThe Bulky ManDoris KemperHarriet HornTom AnthonyAmbulance DriverPatricia Donahue'Lady' BelleJoan PatrickChris HawesTerry GeklerNorma MeyerMalcolm AtterburyTriangle Chief of Police (uncredited)Edward G. Robinson Jr.Stranger (uncredited)Pat O'MalleyElderly Man (uncredited)Lillian O'MalleyElderly Woman (uncredited)Sammy JacksonSailor in Tattoo Parlor (uncredited)Fred ScheiwillerMack (uncredited)Jack CarolCagliano (uncredited)John Clarke BowmanBobby Mattfield (uncredited)Frank BankPunk (uncredited)Roy JensonJoey Wicks (uncredited)Norman LeavittGas Station Attendant (uncredited)George BruggemanDetective (uncredited)Dick CherneyDetective (uncredited)Norman StevansBar Patron (uncredited)Ralph BrooksPhotographer (uncredited)Edwin RochelleEasy Louie (uncredited)Nesdon BoothMax Glittman (uncredited)Joe PloskiObserver at Scene (uncredited)Chalky WilliamsObserver at Scene (uncredited)Charles FogelBar Patron (uncredited)Jimmy CasinoBar Patron (uncredited)Bud CokesObserver at Scene (uncredited)Wesley GaleDetective (uncredited)Frankie MarvinBar Patron (uncredited)