Ironside

Overview

Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the Police Commissioner's rural retreat. Ironside survives the murder attempt, but the bullet has damaged nerves in his spine, leaving him a paraplegic. Unable to gain reinstatement as chief of detectives, Ironside gets permission to continue investigating criminal cases as a citizen volunteer. With the assistance of two former protegees, Det. Sgt. Ed Brown and Officer Eve Whitfield, and a newly-hired aide/driver, Mark Sanger, Ironside sets out to solve his first case as a civilian by finding the people responsible for the attempt on his life.

Directed by James Goldstone

Top cast

Raymond Burr

Robert Ironside

Geraldine Brooks

Honor Thompson

Wally Cox

Scoutmaster

Kim Darby

Ellen Wells

David Sheiner

Doctor

Lilia Skala

Sister Agatha

Gene Lyons

Police Commissioner Dennis Randall

Don Galloway

Det. Sgt. Ed Brown

Barbara Anderson

Eve Whitfield

Don Mitchell

Mark Sanger

Joel Fabiani

Dr. Schley

Ayllene Gibbons

Baby Peggy Marvel

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Terrence O'Flaherty

Announcer

Eddie Firestone

Wheels Montana

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Tony Dante

Pressman Bar

Nicholas Colasanto

Mr. Matling (uncredited)

Antonio Fargas

T.D. Harris (uncredited)

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Bruce Garrick

Billy Matling

Theo Marcuse

Bartender

William O'Connell

Curator (uncredited)

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