Legal Dramas


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Legal Dramas describe fictional shows with recurring characters centered in some manner with the court system.

Highlights
S. Epatha Merkerson on getting an audition for Law & Order
01:50
Steven Bochco on creating compelling storytelling on L.A. Law
00:55
David E. Kelley on the snappy dialogue on Ally McBeal
02:09
Andy Griffith on the character of "Ben Matlock" on Matlock, and on the show moving to ABC
03:39
Ethel Winant on casting Perry Mason: Raymond Burr
03:03
Who talked about this genre

Earl Bellamy

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Earl Bellamy on directing Perry Mason
03:54

Steven Bochco

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Steven Bochco on creating compelling storytelling on L.A. Law
00:55
Steven Bochco on the legal drama Philly
02:45

Robert Butler

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Robert Butler on directing episodes of The Defenders
06:41

Dan Castellaneta

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Dan Castellaneta on appearing as a disheveled "Homer Simpson" on an episode of L.A. Law
01:48

Betty White with Emerson College

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Betty White on playing "Catherine Piper" on Boston Legal
01:20

John Conte

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John Conte on guest-starring on Perry Mason
02:37

Charles S. Dubin

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Charles S. Dubin on directing episodes of The Defenders
00:44
Charles S. Dubin on directing Matlock, Starman, Square One, and Father Dowling Mysteries
03:22

Barbara Eden

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Barbara Eden on Burke's Law
01:22

George Faber

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George Faber on his first international publicity job, on Perry Mason
04:16
George Faber on interviewing Raymond Burr of Perry Mason
02:45

Herschel Burke Gilbert

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Herschel Burke Gilbert on supervising the music for Burke's Law, produced by Aaron Spelling
04:09

Lee Grant

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Lee Grant on appearing on several shows including Judd for the Defense starring Sam Wanamaker
03:38

Walon Green

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Walon Green on writing for the short-lived Law & Order: Trial by Jury
04:34
Walon Green on writing for Law & Order: Criminal Intent which was airing on the USA cable network
06:20
Walon Green on co-creating Conviction with Dick Wolf
08:55
Walon Green on writing for Law & Order
17:52

Andy Griffith

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Andy Griffith on starring on Matlock
10:09

Dean Hargrove

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Dean Hargrove on executive producing several Perry Mason movies
22:43

Hal Holbrook

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Hal Holbrook on playing "Hays Stowe" on The Bold Ones
07:37

Roy Huggins

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Roy Huggins on The Outsider and The Bold Ones
02:09

Kim Hunter

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Kim Hunter on guest-starring on The Defenders
02:00

Lamont Johnson

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Lamont Johnson on directing Judd for the Defense, and directing The Defenders for producer Herb Brodkin
05:58

Charles Floyd Johnson

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Charles Floyd Johnson on producing JAG
25:15

Sidney M. Katz

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Sidney M. Katz on editing The Defenders
12:01

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on editing and directing L.A. Law
38:27

David E. Kelley

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David E. Kelley on meeting Steven Bochco and writing and showrunning L.A. Law
21:15
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
16:54
David E. Kelley on having a strong point of view on issues on Boston Legal; on why the show ended
06:31
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
15:59

Ernest Kinoy

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Ernest Kinoy on writing for The Defenders
13:24

Gavin MacLeod

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Gavin MacLeod on guest-starring on Perry Mason with Raymond Burr
01:06

Bob Markell

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders
04:31
Bob Markell on working on The Defenders
25:34

E. G. Marshall

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E.G. Marshall on starring as "Lawrence Preston" on The Defenders
16:23
E.G. Marshall on acting on The Defenders
10:32

Nolan Miller

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Nolan Miller on designing for The Dick Powell Show an episode that eventually became Burke's Law starring Gene Barry
02:56

Paul Monash

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Paul Monash on creating Judd for the Defense
02:42

Diana Muldaur

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Diana Muldaur on playing "Rosalind Shays" on L.A. Law
21:04

Anne Nelson

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Anne Nelson on doing the deal for Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr
02:55

Lori Openden

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Lori Openden on her involvement in casting L.A. Law
02:07
Lori Openden on her (non) involvement in casting the pilot of Law & Order and adding talent to the show over the years
02:11
Lori Openden on being the casting director on the drama First Monday
00:20

Daniel Petrie, Sr.

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Daniel Petrie, Sr. on directing the pilot for Justice and appearing as an actor in the show
05:39

Pam Polifroni

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Pam Polifroni on casting Day in Court, and on the process of casting in those days
03:49

David Pressman

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David Pressman on directing one episode of The Defenders
01:55

William Shatner

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William Shatner on his first lead role in a series playing David Koster in For the People, produced by Herbert Brodkin
03:04
William Shatner on playing "Denny Crane" on The Practice and Boston Legal
43:09

David Shaw

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David Shaw on writing for The Defenders
12:45
David Shaw on writing for The Defenders and Shane
01:25

Judith Sheindlin

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Judith Sheindlin on Law & Order
02:12

David Shore

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David Shore on writing for The Practice
08:53
David Shore on writing for Law & Order
06:44
David Shore on writing for the series Family Law
12:22
David Shore on writing for Law and Order
03:04
David Shore on consulting and writing for the series Century City
03:13

Fred Steiner

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Fred Steiner on composing the theme song for Perry Mason
08:35

Daniel J. Travanti

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Daniel J. Travanti on working with Stuart Rosenberg on The Defenders
01:16

Ethel Winant

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Ethel Winant on casting Perry Mason: Raymond Burr
03:03

Dick Wolf

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Dick Wolf on how the legal profession has reacted to his series like Law & Order
01:02
Dick Wolf on producing Swift Justice
00:40
Dick Wolf on producing Arrest and Trial, his first syndicated show
02:16

Jeff Zucker

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Jeff Zucker on the importance of Law & Order and its spin-offs to NBC
01:42