Legal Dramas

Earl Bellamy on directing Perry Mason

Steven Bochco on the legal drama Philly

Steven Bochco on creating compelling storytelling on L.A. Law

Robert Butler on directing episodes of The Defenders

Dan Castellaneta on appearing as a disheveled "Homer Simpson" on an episode of L.A. Law

John Conte on guest-starring on Perry Mason

Charles S. Dubin on directing episodes of The Defenders

Charles S. Dubin on directing Matlock, Starman, Square One, and Father Dowling Mysteries

Barbara Eden on Burke's Law

George Faber on his first international publicity job, on Perry Mason

George Faber on interviewing Raymond Burr of Perry Mason

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on JAG

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on NCIS

Herschel Burke Gilbert on supervising the music for Burke's Law, produced by Aaron Spelling

Lee Grant on appearing on several shows including Judd for the Defense starring Sam Wanamaker

Walon Green on writing for the short-lived Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Walon Green on writing for Law & Order: Criminal Intent which was airing on the USA cable network

Walon Green on co-creating Conviction with Dick Wolf

Walon Green on writing for Law & Order

Andy Griffith on starring on Matlock

Dean Hargrove on executive producing several Perry Mason movies

Hal Holbrook on playing "Hays Stowe" on The Bold Ones

Roy Huggins on The Outsider and The Bold Ones

Kim Hunter on guest-starring on The Defenders

Charles Floyd Johnson on producing JAG

Lamont Johnson on directing Judd for the Defense, and directing The Defenders for producer Herb Brodkin

Sidney M. Katz on editing The Defenders

Elodie Keene on editing and directing L.A. Law

David E. Kelley on meeting Steven Bochco and writing and showrunning L.A. Law

David E. Kelley on creating The Practice, getting it picked up at ABC, and changing the storytelling of the show because of its time slot; on spinning off Boston Legal from The Practice

David E. Kelley on having a strong point of view on issues on Boston Legal; on why the show ended

David E. Kelley on creating Ally McBeal; on the dialogue, visual fantasies, the dancing baby, and the music on the show; on being the only producer in history to win Emmys for drama and comedy series in one year (The Practice and Ally McBeal); on Ally McBeal's Time magazine cover

Ernest Kinoy on writing for The Defenders

Gavin MacLeod on guest-starring on Perry Mason with Raymond Burr

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

E.G. Marshall on starring as "Lawrence Preston" on The Defenders

E.G. Marshall on acting on The Defenders

S. Epatha Merkerson on getting an audition for Law & Order

Nolan Miller on designing for The Dick Powell Show an episode that eventually became Burke's Law starring Gene Barry

Paul Monash on creating Judd for the Defense

Diana Muldaur on playing "Rosalind Shays" on L.A. Law

Anne Nelson on doing the deal for Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting L.A. Law

Lori Openden on her (non) involvement in casting the pilot of Law & Order and adding talent to the show over the years

Lori Openden on being the casting director on the drama First Monday

Daniel Petrie, Sr. on directing the pilot for Justice and appearing as an actor in the show

Pam Polifroni on casting Day in Court, and on the process of casting in those days

David Pressman on directing one episode of The Defenders

Michael Schultz on directing episodes of The Practice

Michael Schultz on directing episodes of Ally McBeal

Michael Schultz on directing for L.A. Law

William Shatner on his first lead role in a series playing David Koster in For the People, produced by Herbert Brodkin

William Shatner on playing "Denny Crane" on The Practice and Boston Legal

David Shaw on writing for The Defenders

David Shaw on writing for The Defenders and Shane

Judith Sheindlin on Law & Order

David Shore on writing for The Practice

David Shore on writing for Law & Order

David Shore on writing for the series Family Law

David Shore on writing for Law and Order

David Shore on consulting and writing for the series Century City

Fred Steiner on composing the theme song for Perry Mason

Daniel J. Travanti on working with Stuart Rosenberg on The Defenders

Betty White on playing "Catherine Piper" on Boston Legal

Ethel Winant on casting Perry Mason: Raymond Burr

Dick Wolf on producing Swift Justice

Dick Wolf on how the legal profession has reacted to his series like Law & Order

Dick Wolf on producing Arrest and Trial, his first syndicated show

Jeff Zucker on the importance of Law & Order and its spin-offs to NBC