David Janssen was terrific as Dr. Richard Kimble, the Stafford, Indiana doctor who eluded the law for four years after wrongly being convicted of murdering his wife. Based on the 1954 Dr. Sam Shepard Cleveland murder case, the series follows the theme of "Les Miserables," with the police inspector chasing the accused criminal.
The series started in black & white and ended in color. The ending in 1967 was a TV movie called, "The Judgement," in which Kimble is cleared after a one-armed man is killed by police. The man was the one who Kimble said he saw run out of his house after his wife's murder.
This series was made into a good 1993 movie, with Harrison Ford in the title role.
By the way, for the finale of the television series, Janssen suggested that the ending show that Kimble has finally stopped running. He is living on an isolated island. As the final scene fades out, Kimble is going in for a swim and starts unscrewing his artificial arm. The producers said no to that ending.
The series started in black & white and ended in color. The ending in 1967 was a TV movie called, "The Judgement," in which Kimble is cleared after a one-armed man is killed by police. The man was the one who Kimble said he saw run out of his house after his wife's murder.
This series was made into a good 1993 movie, with Harrison Ford in the title role.
By the way, for the finale of the television series, Janssen suggested that the ending show that Kimble has finally stopped running. He is living on an isolated island. As the final scene fades out, Kimble is going in for a swim and starts unscrewing his artificial arm. The producers said no to that ending.