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Which actor played Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke for all 20 seasons?
James Arness played Marshal Matt Dillon in all 635 episodes of Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975.
Which detective series followed Thomas Magnum in Hawaii?
Tom Selleck played Magnum, a laid-back private investigator working in Hawaii.
In Perry Mason, who works as Perry Mason's loyal secretary?
Barbara Hale played Della Street in all 271 original episodes and later reunion movies with Raymond Burr.
In Perry Mason, which character works as Perry Mason's private investigator?
William Hopper played Paul Drake, whose legwork often uncovered the clue Mason used to win in court.
Where does Jim Rockford live and work in The Rockford Files?
The trailer at Paradise Cove marked Rockford as a struggling investigator who could not afford a proper office.
Which actor starred as Jim Rockford in the 1974 pilot film for The Rockford Files?
James Garner played ex-con turned private eye Jim Rockford in the 1974 NBC pilot for six seasons.
Which actor portrayed Ben Cartwright the widowed patriarch on Bonanza from 1959 to 1973?
Lorne Greene played Ben Cartwright on all 14 seasons of Bonanza from 1959 to 1973.
Which TV series followed the Walton family?
The series followed a rural Virginia family from the Depression through World War II.
Which actor played Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running TV series Columbo?
Falk won four Emmy Awards for the role and shaped many of Columbo's rumpled mannerisms himself.
In Columbo, what does Lieutenant Columbo often chew without lighting?
Columbo usually left the cigar unlit, waving it while he pestered suspects with follow-up questions.