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| Shaft | |
|---|---|
_1973.JPG) Richard Roundtree and Ed Barth in "The Killing", 1973. | |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Based on | Shaft byErnest Tidyman |
| Starring | Richard Roundtree |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | MGM Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 9, 1973 (1973-10-09) – February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19) |
| Related | |
| Shaft (2000 film) | |
Shaft is a television series that aired along withHawkins during 1973–74 television season onThe New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. Broadcast every third week, the series is a follow-upcontinuation of the three feature films that preceded its release. StarringRichard Roundtree as private detectiveJohn Shaft, it serves as the fourth installment overall in theShaft franchise.Ed Barth costars as Al Rossi.[1]
Because it was to be aired on over-the-air television,CBS felt that the narrative ofShaft needed to be toned down as compared tothe original three films. Now instead of opposing the police, Shaft worked with them, creating conflicts withHawkins starring cinema legendJames Stewart, another police series with a starkly different viewership. Contemporary analysts suggested that sinceShaft andHawkins appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.[2][3][4][5] A further contributor to its ratings failure was competition from other crime drama series starring African-American private investigators,NBC'sTenafly andABC'sGet Christie Love!.[6] Richard Roundtree himself publicly expressed disdain for the small-screen version ofShaft.[7][8]
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shaft and the Enforcers" | October 9, 1973 (1973-10-09) |
| 2 | "Shaft and the Killing" | October 30, 1973 (1973-10-30) |
| 3 | "Shaft and the Hit-Run" | November 20, 1973 (1973-11-20) |
| 4 | "Shaft and the Kidnapping" | December 11, 1973 (1973-12-11) |
| 5 | "Shaft and the Cop Killer" | January 1, 1974 (1974-01-01) |
| 6 | "Shaft and the Capricorn Murders" | January 29, 1974 (1974-01-29) |
| 7 | "Shaft and the Murder Machine" | February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19) |
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- This table only shows characters that have appeared in three or more films in the series.
- A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the film or that the character's presence in the film has yet to be announced.
| Character | Episodes | ||||||
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| The Enforcers | The Killing | Hit-Run | The Kidnapping | Cop Killer | The Capricorn Murders | The Murder Machine | |
| 1973 | 1974 | ||||||
| John Shaft | Richard Roundtree | ||||||
| Lt. Al Rossi | Ed Barth | ||||||
| The Detective | Rudy Doucette | Rudy Doucette | Rudy Doucette | ||||
| The Hood | Arnold Roberts | Arnold Roberts | |||||
| Laura Parks | Judie Stein | Judie Stein | |||||
| The Pit Boss | Nick Borgani | ||||||
| The Sportsman | Robert Strong | Robert Strong | |||||
| Marshall Cunningham | Robert Culp | ||||||
| Det. Sgt. Lew Turner | Richard Jaeckel | ||||||
| Gerald Felk | Kaz Garas | ||||||
| Juan Otero | Rafael Campos | ||||||
| Charles Dawson | Noah Keen | ||||||
| Judge McCormick | Dean Jagger | ||||||
| Bobby | Michael Gregory | ||||||
| Gordon Dana | Charles Boyd | ||||||
| Walter Anderson | Maurice Hill | ||||||
| Stan Burgess | Harv Selsby | ||||||
| Dr. Helen Connors | Jeanne Sorel | ||||||
| Sister Elizabeth | Diana Webster | ||||||
| Jane Cunningham | Barbara Babcock | ||||||
| Cathy Cunningham | Melissa Sue Anderson | ||||||
| Court Member | Dusty Cadis | ||||||
| Numbers | Peter Elbling | ||||||
| Court Member | Bill Hickman | ||||||
| Don Lewis | Richard Lawson | ||||||
| Diana Richie | Ja'net DuBois | ||||||
| Kyle Bruckner | Leonard Frey | ||||||
| Sergeant Duff | Michael Ansara | ||||||
| Sonny Bruckner | Michael Pataki | ||||||
| Stanley Hollister | Henry Beckman | ||||||
| Archie McGill | Ron Soble | ||||||
| Victor Perrine | Jared Martin | ||||||
| Captain Rigano | Val Avery | ||||||
| Charley | Vito Scotti | ||||||
| Jack Benjamin | Louis Guss | ||||||
| Mrs. Richie | Royce Wallace | ||||||
| Logan | Albert Popwell | ||||||
| Selma Thomas | Jacque Lynn Colton | ||||||
| Judge Graves | Michael Fox | ||||||
| Judge Weinberg | Jack Bernardi | ||||||
| Iggie | Lou Kane | ||||||
| Bailiff | Benjie Bancroft | ||||||
| Courtroom Spectator | Al Beaudine | ||||||
| Court Clerk | Billy Beck | ||||||
| Court Reporter | Dick Cherney | ||||||
| Juror | George Holmes | ||||||
| Passerby | Kathryn Janssen | ||||||
| Workman | Danny Sands | ||||||
| Gambler | Eddie Smith | ||||||
| Detective | Nico Stevens | ||||||
| Tom Oliver | Howard Duff | ||||||
| Marcus Lowell | Percy Rodrigues | ||||||
| Ann Lowell | Judy Pace | ||||||
| David Oliver | Tony Geary | ||||||
| Paul Hanson | Don Matheson | ||||||
| Clifford Grayson | Tony Curtis | ||||||
| Charles Harris | Nicky Blair | ||||||
| Mona | Pat Delaney | ||||||
| Secretary | Paula Shaw | ||||||
| Pit Boss | Ted Jordan | ||||||
| Jacquard | Jason Wingreen | ||||||
| Mrs. Pattion | Shirley Anthony | ||||||
| Hoods | Fred Carson | ||||||
| Bill Catching | |||||||
| Croupiers | Sig Frohlich | ||||||
| Joseph La Cava | |||||||
| Dealer | Bob Harks | ||||||
| Club Patrons | Eddie Garrett | ||||||
| Robert Hitchcock | |||||||
| Joe Pine | |||||||
| Bartender | Shep Houghton | ||||||
| Eddie Simmons | Charlie Picerni | ||||||
| Pit Boss | Hank Robinson | ||||||
| Crouper | George Washburn | ||||||
| Elliot Williamson | Paul Burke | ||||||
| Nancy Williamson | Karen Carlson | ||||||
| Matthew Potter | Nicholas A. Beauvy | ||||||
| Beck | Greg Mullavey | ||||||
| Hayden | Timothy Scott | ||||||
| Leo | Vic Brandt | ||||||
| Sheriff Bradley | Frank Marth | ||||||
| Deputy Walter | Philip Kenneally | ||||||
| Deputy Daley | Erik Holland | ||||||
| Deputy Milton | Frank Whiteman | ||||||
| Mr. Tolliver | Stephen Coit | ||||||
| Debbie | Jayne Kennedy | ||||||
| Potter | Richard Stahl | ||||||
| Cab Driver | Joseph Petrullo | ||||||
| Bank Customer | Robert Casper | ||||||
| Wally Doyle | George Maharis | ||||||
| Officer Charles Tyler | James A. Watson Jr. | ||||||
| Tom Donegan | Richard Schaal | ||||||
| Brock | Arch Johnson | ||||||
| Marcia Tyler | Kim Hamilton | ||||||
| Eve | Talya Ferro | ||||||
| Capt. Brian Brewster | Darren McGavin | ||||||
| Dr. Meyer | Gene Elman | ||||||
| Helen Rossi | Mitzi Hoag | ||||||
| Tony | Max Gail | ||||||
| Marks | Joseph George | ||||||
| Cargill | Peter Canon | ||||||
| Bartender | Vic Christy | ||||||
| J. L. Teague | Don Knight | ||||||
| Gil Kirkwood | David Hedison | ||||||
| Joanna Kirkwood | Cathy Lee Crosby | ||||||
| Harry Praeger | Robert Phillips | ||||||
| Fire Investigator | Bert Freed | ||||||
| Frank Lucas | Arthur O'Connell | ||||||
| Bank Clerk | June Dayton | ||||||
| Bank Officer | Dean Harens | ||||||
| Myrna | Candice Rialson | ||||||
| Carol | Thelma Pelish | ||||||
| Nicky | Jo Ella Deffenbaugh | ||||||
| Police Officer | David Armstrong | ||||||
| Franklin Carter | George Bryson | ||||||
| Boermer | Edward Colmans | ||||||
| Gunther | Gil Perkins | ||||||
| Detective | Ray Pourchot | ||||||
| Intern | Walter Smith | ||||||
| Richard Quayle | Clu Gulager | ||||||
| Louise Quayle | Fionnula Flanagan | ||||||
| Henry Kassner | Mills Watson | ||||||
| Gerald Wallace | Joe Warfield | ||||||
| Frank Higget | Sheldon Allman | ||||||
| Plainclothesmen | John Garwood | ||||||
| Glenn Robards | |||||||
| Bookie | Danny Wells | ||||||
| Moon | Bill Walker | ||||||
| Girl | Janice Durkin | ||||||
| Higget's Bodyguard | Sid Haig | ||||||
| Corman | Than Wyenn | ||||||
Based onShaft byErnest Tidyman | |
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