Dan August

Dan August is a short-lived 1970-1971 crime drama television series, which starred Burt Reynolds as the title character: a police lieutenant who investigated homicide cases in his (fictional) hometown of Santa Luisa, California. (The town was supposedly based on Santa Barbara but was filmed in Oxnard, in Ventura County.) Other cast members included Norman Fell as August's partner, Sgt. Charles Wilentz; Ned Romero, Ena Hartman, and Richard Anderso... more

Dan August is a short-lived 1970-1971 crime drama television series, which starred Burt Reynolds as the title character: a police lieutenant who investigated homicide cases in his (fictional) hometown of Santa Luisa, California. (The town was supposedly based on Santa Barbara but was filmed in Oxnard, in Ventura County.) Other cast members included Norman Fell as August's partner, Sgt. Charles Wilentz; Ned Romero, Ena Hartman, and Richard Anderson. The show was produced by Quinn Martin and aired on the ABC television network. The series was based on the 1970 made-for-TV movie The House on Green Apple Road, starring Christopher George as Dan August. While not initially popular enough to be renewed for a second season, Dan August became a fan favorite in reruns, particularly after Reynolds' popularity surged in the mid-1970s with his escalating movie career. CBS re-aired the series both on The CBS Late Movie and in prime time during summer "rerun seasons" of both 1973 and 1975 to larger... less