Cast and Characters
The show's central protagonist was Mike Karr, tireless crime-fighter, introduced as a cop finishing law school. This character evolved from the earlier Perry Mason character on radio. He then progressed to the District Attorney's office as an ADA, hung his own shingle as a defence attorney for several years, then became DA of Monticello. Karr was portrayed by three actors: John Larkin (radio's Perry Mason), Laurence Hugo, and Forrest Compton. Later main characters included socialite Geraldine Whitney Saxon (Lois Kibbee); Mike's wife, newspaper journalist Nancy Karr (played the longest by Ann Flood), who Mike married on April 22, 1963; Schuyler Whitney (Larkin Malloy) and his scheming wife Raven (played the longest by Sharon Gabet).
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| John Larkin | Mike Karr | 1956–1962 |
| Laurence Hugo | Mike Karr | 1962–1970 |
| Forrest Compton | Mike Karr | 1971–1984 |
| Ann Flood | Nancy Pollock Karr, Journalist/author | 1962–1984 |
| Teal Ames | Sara Lane Karr, Mike's first wife | 1956–1961 |
| Lois Kibbee | Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon, Monticello's richest citizen | 1970–1971, 1973–1984 |
| Frances Fisher | Deborah 'Red' Saxon, Detective | 1976–1981 |
| Charles Flohe | John 'Preacher' Emerson | 1982–1984 |
| Larkin Malloy | Jefferson Brown | 1980–1981 |
| Larkin Malloy | Schuyler Whitney | 1981–1984 |
| Sharon Gabet | Raven Alexander Whitney | 1977–1984 |
| Dennis Parker | Derek Mallory, Chief of police | 1979–1984 |
| David Froman | Gunther/Bruno The Whitney's servant | 1980–1981, 1982–1984 |
| Joel Crothers | Miles Cavanaugh, Dr. | 1976–1984 |
| Terry Davis | April Cavanaugh Scott, Dr. | 1977–1981 |
| Joe Lambie | Logan Swift, ADA | 1977–1981 |
| Tom Keena | Philip Seward | 1979–1980 |
| Jaques Roux | Dr. Calmette | 1976 |
| Dixie Carter | Olivia Brandeis "Brandy" Henderson, Assistant District Attorney | 1974–1976 |
| Mildred Clinton | Judge Sussman | 1975–1976 |
| Dorothy Lyman | Elly Jo Jameson | 1972–1973 |
| Tony Craig | Draper Scott, ADA | 1975–1981 |
| Donald May | Adam Drake Mike Karr's law partner | 1967–1977 |
| Jane Bentzen | Nicole Travis Stewart Drake Cavanaugh #2 | 1978–1981 |
| Maeve McGuire | Nicole Travis Stewart Drake #1 | 1968–1974, 1975–1977 |
| Ward Costello | Jake Berman | 1972–1973 |
| Nicholos Pryor | Joel Gantry #2 | 1973 |
| Larry Hagman | Ed Gibson, detective | 1961–1963 |
| Irving Allen Lee | Calvin Stoner, Detective | 1977–1984 |
| Mariann Aalda | Didi Bannister Stoner, attorney | 1981–1984 |
| Jerry Zaks | Louis Van Dine | 1983–1984 |
| Amanda Blake | Julianna Stanhower, Dr. | 1984 |
| Frank Gorshin | Smiley Wilson | 1983 |
| Lori Loughlin | Jody Travis #1 | 1980–1983 |
| Leah Ayres | Valerie Bryson | 1981–1983 |
| Alfred Drake | Dwight Endicott | 1982 |
| Kim Hunter | Nola Madison (aka Martha Cory) | 1979–1980 |
| Margaret Colin | Paige Madison | 1979 |
| Denny Albee | Steve Guthrie, Det. | 1976–1980 |
| Farley Granger | Trent Archer | 1979–1980 2 ep. |
| Lee Godart | Eliot Dorn | 1978–1980 |
| Lew Resseguie | Sam Dwyer, Sgt | 1980 |
| Ann Williams | Margo Huntington Dorn, television station manager | 1978–1980 |
| Lori Cardille | Winter Austin #1 | 1978–1979 |
| Stephanie Braxton | Winter Austin #2 | 1979 |
| Bruce Gray | Owen Madison | 1979 |
| Teri Keane | Martha Spears Marceau, police secretary | 1964–1975 |
| Mandel Kramer | Bill Marceau, First Monticello police chief | 1959–1979 |
| Ted Tinling | Vic Lamont | 1969–1975 |
| Elizabeth Farley | Kay Lepage Reynolds Lamont | 1973–1975 |
| Paul Vincent | Ashley Reynolds | 1972–1973 |
| Alan Feinstein | Dr. Jim Fields | 1969–1975 |
| George Petrie | D.A. Peter Quinn | 1963–1974 |
| Bernard Barrow | D.A. Ira Paulson | 1974–1975 |
| Judson Laire | Judge Blackwell | 1973 |
| James Ray | Floyd Porter | 1974 |
| Mari Gorman | Taffy Simms | 1974 |
| Alberta Grant | Liz Hillyer Prentiss Fields | 1966–1974 |
| Patricia Cornwell | Tracy Dallas Micelli | 1974–1977 |
| Lou Criscuolo | Danny Micelli | 1973–1977 |
| Leslie Ray | Babs Werner Micelli | 1974 |
| Jay Gregory | Morlock Sevigny | 1974–1975 |
| John LaGiola | Johnny Dallas | 1973-1977 |
| Kathleen Cody | Laurie Ann Karr #3 | (1966–1968) |
| Emily Prager | Laurie Ann Karr Lamont #4 | (1968–1972) |
| Jeanne Ruskin | Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas #5 | 1973-1975 |
| Linda Cook | Laurie Ann Karr Dallas #6 | (1975–1977, 1984) |
| Lucy Martin | Tiffany Whitney Douglas | 1970–1971, 1973–1976 |
| Bruce Martin | Keith Whitney / Jonah Lockwood | 1970-71 |
| Johanna Leister | Phoebe Smith Jamison, Dr. | 1972–1976 |
| Heidi Vaughn | Phoebe Smith | 1965–1967 |
| John Driver | Kevin Jamison #2 | 1975–1978 |
| Dick Shoberg | Kevin Jamison | 1972–1975 |
| Doug McKeon | Timmy Faraday | 1975–1976 |
| Bernie McInerney | Mark Faraday | 1975 |
| Niles McMaster | Clay Jordan, Dr. | 1975–1977 |
| Thom Christopher | Noel Douglas #1 | 1974 |
| Dick Latessa | Noel Douglas #2 | 1974–1976 |
| Michael Stroka | Quentin Henderson, Dr. | 1975–1976 |
| Louise Shaffer | Serena Faraday/Josie | 1975–1976 |
| Sam Schacht | Paul Fairchild | 1974–1975 |
| Bennett Cooperman | Benny Hayes | 1979 |
| Denny Albee | Steve Guthrie, Det. | 1976–1980 |
| George Hall | John/Ernie Tuttle #2 | 1976–1977 |
| Robert Dryden | Oliver Barbour | 1966 |
| Kate Wilkinson | Mrs. Perkins | 1966 |
| Stephen Elliott | Peter Dalton | ....-1966 |
| Edward Holmes | Willy Bryan | ....-1966 |
| Frances Chaney | Jeanne Culpepper | 50s-60s, 1967 |
| Cathleen Cordell | Virginia Dalton | 50s |
| Richard Janaver | Lloyd Conway | 50s |
| Barbara Joyce | Jane Conway | 50s |
| Phil Sterling | Johnny The Hitman | 1968 |
| Phil Sterling | Vic Ratner | 50s |
| House Jameson | John H. Phillips | 1957-1958 |
| Jane White | Lydia Holliday, RN | 1968–1969 |
| Lester Rawlins | Orin Hillyer, wealthy Monticello citizen | 1966–1968, 1972–1973 |
| Irene Dailey | Pamela Stewart | 1969–1970 |
| Alice Hirson | Stephanie Martin | 1969–1970 |
| Anne Revere | Dorothy Stewart #1 | 1969–1970 |
| John Cullum | David 'Giddy' Gideon | 1966–1967 |
| Scott Glenn | Calvin Brenner | 1969 |
| James Mitchell | Lloyd Griffin | 1964 |
| Barbara Berjer | Irene Eagon Wheeler | 1964–1965 |
| Richard Thomas | Ben Schultz Jr. | 1961 |
| Ernest Graves | Walter Palmerlee #2, ADA | 1958 |
| Ian Martin | Commissioner | ....–.... |
| Leon Morenzie | Judge | 1974–1975 |
| William Post Jr. | Walter Lepage] | 1974–1975 |
| William Post Jr. | Mr. Hull] | 1964 |
| Bill Macy | Cab driver | 1966 |
| Mary K. Wells | Louise Capice | 1961–1970 |
| Ray McDonnell | Phillip Capice | 1961–1969 |
| Walter Greaza | Winston Grimsley | 1960s |
| Barry Newman | John Barnes | 1964–1965 |
| Fred J. Schollay | Lobo Haynes, gangster | 1972 |
| Hugh Reilly | Dr. Simon Jessup | 1972–1973 |
| Nancy Pinkerton | Beth Moon Anderson Barnes | 1963–1967 |
| Fran Sharon | Elaine "Cookie" Pollock Thomas Chistopher | 1962–1964, 1964–1972 |
| June Carter | Elaine "Cookie" Pollock Thomas Chistopher | 1964 |
| John Gibson | Joe Pollock #1 | 1962–1971 |
| Kay Campbell | Rose Pollock #3 | 1964–1969 |
| Anthony Roberts | Lee Pollock #3 | 1964–1967 |
| Keith Charles | Rick Oliver | 1966 |
| Val Dufour | Andre Lazar | 1965–1966 |
| Alan Manson | Ken Emerson | 1964–1968 |
| Anthony Ponzini | Tony Wyatt | 1965–1966 |
| Millette Alexander | Gail Armstrong | 1958–1959 |
| Millette Alexander | Laura Hillyer | 1966-1967 |
| Millette Alexander | Julie Jamison Hillyer | 1967-1968 |
| Keith Charles | Rick Oliver | 1966 |
| Holland Taylor | Denise Norwood | 1977–1978 |
| Sonia Petrovna | Martine Duval Crown | 1980–1981 |
| Marcia Cross | Liz Correll | 1984 |
| Julianne Moore | Carmen Engler | 1984 (1 ep.)] |
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