Season 3 • Episode 17
LatestBurke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.
Production
That Rolls-Royce is basically a fifth lead.
Costume
Burke's tuxedo game never quits, even at crime scenes.
Acting
Gene Barry's wink-wink charm carries every episode.
Creators
Ivan Goff, Frank D. Gilroy, Ernest Kinoy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gene Barry originated the role on a 1961 episode of 'The Dick Powell Theatre' called 'Who Killed Julie Greer?' — the character was so popular they spun him off immediately.
The show's creator Frank D. Gilroy won a Pulitzer for drama the same year Burke debuted — making this prestige TV before the term existed, just disguised as popcorn entertainment.
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