Paris 45 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 74 years old | |
| Joe Penny He was 23 , now 68 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 77 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 93 years old | |
| Dan Hedaya He was 39 , now 84 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 91 years old | |
| James Sikking He was 45 , now 90 years old | |
| Taurean Blacque He was 38 , now 83 years old | |
| Ellen Geer She was 38 , now 83 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 71 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 81 years old | |
| Victor Brandt He was 37 , now 82 years old | |
| Mark Slade He was 40 , now 85 years old | |
| Frank Ronzio He was 59 , 68 years old when he died | |
| Irene Tedrow She was 72 , 87 years old when she died | |
| Rudy Ramos He was 29 , now 74 years old | |
| Peter Jurasik He was 29 , now 74 years old | |
| Joan Darling She was 44 , now 89 years old | |
| Rosanna DeSoto She was 29 , now 74 years old | |
| Jerry Lacy He was 43 , now 88 years old | |
| Roger E. Mosley He was 40 , now 86 years old | |
| Lee Chamberlin She was 41 , now 86 years old | |
| Granville Van Dusen He was 35 , now 80 years old | |
| Jordan Clarke He was 29 , now 74 years old | |
| Georg Stanford Brown He was 36 , now 81 years old | |
| Dolph Sweet He was 59 , 64 years old when he died | |
| John Quade He was 41 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Kiel Martin He was 35 , 46 years old when he died | |
| Michael Conrad He was 53 , 58 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| David Anspaugh Production He was 33 , now 78 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 81 years old | Director |
| Alf Kjellin Directing He was 59 , 68 years old when he died | Director |
Paris (45 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1979-09-29
- Runtime: [60,44] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 13