The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as sordid, Shakespeare-quoting lawyer Daniel O'Brien, and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for 22 episodes on CBS Television between September 18, 1965 and March 18, 1966. Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Pierre Olaf, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts, and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo. Episodes * Unknown External links 1965 American television series debuts 1966 American television series endings CBS original programming Television series by CBS Studios American legal drama television series Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Television series by Filmways