Ironside

Ironside (originally broadcast under the name A Man Called Ironside in the United Kingdom) is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to February 6, 1975. The character's debut was in a TV-movie on March 28, 1967. The show revolved around former San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief of Detectives Robert T. Ironside (Raymond Burr), a veteran of more than twenty years of police service who was forced to retire ... more

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Air date of first episode:

  • Mar 28, 1967

Air date of final episode:

  • Feb 6, 1975

Original episode running time:

  • 1 h

Number of seasons:

  • 8

Number of episodes:

  • 199

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Program creator

Collier Young

Film producer and writer Collier Young (August 19, 1908 - December 25, 1980) worked on many films in the 1950s before becoming a television producer for such shows as NBC's Ironside and CBS's The Wild, Wild West. Young was married to actress and director Ida Lupino from 1948 to 1951, and to actress...

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