who starred in the tv show highway patrol
Broderick Crawford
title: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) text: running second to "I Love Lucy". Ziv Television Programs produced 156 episodes spanning four TV seasons, 1955–1959. In the four years of its run, "Highway Patrol" would feature many actors who would later become successful stars in their own right, among them Stuart Whitman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Conrad, Larry Hagman, Barbara Eden, Paul Burke and Leonard Nimoy. Episodes are generally fast-paced—notable considering how a typical episode was filmed: two days on location and one day at the studio. The budget for an episode ranged from $20,000 to $25,000, somewhat higher when a Bell 47 helicopter was used. Producer Frederic W. title: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) text: these: The style of these closings evolved slightly over time. In early episodes, Crawford promised next week's viewers a "different", "unusual", or "exciting" case; toward the end of the series this verbiage was dropped. The only constant regular on "Highway Patrol" is star Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews. Crawford won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1949 for "All the King's Men". William Boyett became a regular in the fourth season as Sgt. Ken Williams. Boyett went on to play Sgt. MacDonald in "Adam-12". Another constant is the voice of Art Gilmore as the heard but unseen narrator. Gilmore title: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) text: Amazon.com. On April 2, 2013, TGG Direct released seasons 2, 3, and 4 on DVD. Most episodes are also available, for free, via YouTube. Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) Highway Patrol is a 156-episode action crime drama series produced for syndication from 1955 to 1959. "Highway Patrol" stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state. A signature shot of the series is fedora-wearing Mathews barking rapid-fire dialogue into a radio microphone as he leans against the door of his black and white patrol car. Mathews growls "21-50 to title: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) text: later, Ziv TV was a major producer of 1950s and early 1960s first-run syndicated series, including "Bat Masterson", "The Cisco Kid", "Science Fiction Theater", "Lock-Up", "Sea Hunt", and "Ripcord". "Highway Patrol" was created by Ziv in response to the California Highway Patrol wanting to be featured in a TV series. However, because Ziv thought that the show needed to have a broader police scope than the real CHP, the generic show name was adopted. Crawford signed in April 1955. "Highway Patrol" premiered October 3, 1955, with "Prison Break", an episode filmed April 11–13, 1955. Initial ratings were strong the show title: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) text: Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series) Highway Patrol is a 156-episode action crime drama series produced for syndication from 1955 to 1959. "Highway Patrol" stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state. A signature shot of the series is fedora-wearing Mathews barking rapid-fire dialogue into a radio microphone as he leans against the door of his black and white patrol car. Mathews growls "21-50 to headquarters" and the invariable response is "Headquarters by" (as in, standing by). Ziv Television Programs was founded by Frederick Ziv in 1948. Ten years