Not to be confused with the 1972-1974 ITC series, The Protectors.

The Bold Ones: The Protectors
The Cast of The Bold Ones: The Protectors
Format	Crime/Drama
Created by	Jack Laird
Directed by	Daryl Duke[1] Lamont Johnson[1]
Starring	Leslie Nielsen Hari Rhodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1[2]
No. of episodes	7 (including 1 Pilot Movie)[2] (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Jack Laird[3]
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	February 22, 1969 [4] – March 8, 1970[4]
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Bold Ones: The Protectors (also known as The Protectors, Deadlock or The Law Enforcers) is a crime television drama that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970; it lasted for seven episodes (including one pilot movie).

The series starred Leslie Nielsen as Deputy Chief Sam Danforth, the deputy chief of police in a volatile California city. He is a conservative law and order type who is brought in from Cleveland to try to keep the lid on. Nielsen often has run-ins with the city's idealistic, liberal black DA, William Washburn played by Hari Rhodes.

The series producer Jack Laird was very impressed by Leslie Nielsen's acting; he used him in six other television movies, including: See How They Run, Dark Intruder, Trial Run and Hauser's Memory.

The Protectors was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E.G. Marshall), The Lawyers (with Burl Ives) and The Senator (with Hal Holbrook). This was the shortest of the four series.

Frank Maxwell and Michael Bell both made two cameo appearances, they also had made cameos in The Senator and The Lawyers.

Cast

Main Cast

• Leslie Nielsen as Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth the deputy chief of police in a volatile California city
• Hari Rhodes as the city's idealistic, liberal black District Attorney William Washburn, who often has run-ins with Sam Danforth.

Guest Stars

• Aldo Ray made one appearance as Edward Logan in the Pilot Movie: Deadlock
• Max Julien made one appearance as Coley Walker in the Pilot Movie: Deadlock
• Edmond O'Brien made one appearance as Warden Millbank in: If I Should Wake Before I Die
• James Broderick made one appearance as Father Hayes in: A Thing Not Of God
• Frank Maxwell made two appearances as Mayor Alesi in: The Carrier and A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time
• Michael Bell made two appearances as Sergeant Jack Miller in: Draw a Straight Man and A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time

Episodes

Pilot

1. Deadlock

Season One

1. A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time
2. If I Should Wake Before I Die
3. Draw a Straight Man
4. The Carrier
5. A Thing Not of God
6. Memo from the Class of '76

See also

• The Bold Ones
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
• The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
• The Bold Ones: The Senator

References

External links

• The Bold Ones: The Protectors at TVIV
• The Bold Ones: The Protectors at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bold Ones: The Protectors at Allmovie
• The Bold Ones: The Protectors at TV.com