Paris 44 years old

Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Ed Harris He was 28 , now 73 years old
Joe Penny He was 23 , now 67 years old
James Earl Jones He was 48 , now 93 years old
John P. Ryan He was 43 , 70 years old when he died
Robert Englund He was 32 , now 76 years old
Wendy Phillips She was 27 , now 72 years old
Paul Koslo He was 35 , 74 years old when he died
Hank Garrett He was 47 , now 92 years old
Dan Hedaya He was 39 , now 83 years old
Vic Morrow He was 50 , 53 years old when he died
Stephen Pearlman He was 44 , 63 years old when he died
Don Gordon He was 52 , 90 years old when he died
Nicolas Coster He was 45 , now 90 years old
James Sikking He was 45 , now 90 years old
Taurean Blacque He was 38 , now 82 years old
Ellen Geer She was 38 , now 82 years old
Tom Clancy He was 32 , 66 years old when he died
Alice Hirson She was 50 , now 95 years old
Cecilia Hart She was 31 , 68 years old when she died
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs He was 26 , now 70 years old
Barbara Babcock She was 42 , now 87 years old
Michael Warren He was 33 , now 78 years old
Bruce Weitz He was 36 , now 80 years old
Victor Brandt He was 37 , now 81 years old
Mark Slade He was 40 , now 84 years old
Frank Ronzio He was 59 , 68 years old when he died
Peter Jurasik He was 29 , now 73 years old
Irene Tedrow She was 72 , 87 years old when she died
Rudy Ramos He was 29 , now 73 years old
Joan Darling She was 44 , now 88 years old
Rosanna DeSoto She was 29 , now 73 years old
Jerry Lacy He was 43 , now 88 years old
Roger E. Mosley He was 40 , now 85 years old
Georg Stanford Brown He was 36 , now 80 years old
Jordan Clarke He was 29 , now 73 years old
Dolph Sweet He was 59 , 64 years old when he died
John Quade He was 41 , 71 years old when he died
Lee Chamberlin She was 41 , now 86 years old
Kiel Martin He was 35 , 46 years old when he died
Granville Van Dusen He was 35 , now 80 years old
Michael Conrad He was 53 , 58 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
David Anspaugh Production He was 33 , now 77 years old Producer
Steven Bochco Production He was 35 , 74 years old when he died Producer
Steven Bochco Writing He was 35 , 74 years old when he died Writer
Jackie Cooper Directing He was 57 , 88 years old when he died Director
Georg Stanford Brown Directing He was 36 , now 80 years old Director
Alf Kjellin Directing He was 59 , 68 years old when he died Director
Paris (44 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1979-09-29
  • Runtime: [60,44] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 13