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TV Series Action & Adventure Crime Drama

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

6.8

TMDB Score

5 votes

1957 – 1960

4 Seasons

77 Episodes

● Ended

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.

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The Mickey Farmer Case

Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.

30m

Custody

A woman in the hospital hires Diamond to trail her ex-husband, who she believes has obtained custody of their daughter to use as cover for his shady business practices.

30m

Escape from Oak Lane

A man hires Diamond to watch over his frightened wife while he is out of town, but then Diamond is approached by a pair of doctors from a mental institution who claim she is an escaped patient.

30m

The Homicide Habit

Diamond sets out to con a recently widowed woman and her lover into believing that he witnessed them kill her late husband so that they could collect the insurance money.

30m

Picture of Fear

While on holiday in the mountains Diamond befriends a young woman who is being pursued by thugs who believe that she has taken some incriminating photos.

30m

Hit and Run

Diamond finds himself facing off against the mob when is hired by a woman to prove that her fiancee is innocent of killing a man in a hit and run auto accident.

30m

The Big Score

Diamond poses as a rich Canadian and infiltrates a gambling racket in order to learn the truth about a businessman's claims that he witnessed a murder.

30m

The Chess Player

Diamond is hired by a woman to become a bodyguard to her husband, without him knowing it. He is a businessman who has received several threats against his life which he refuses to take seriously.

30m

The Torch Carriers

Diamond unravels a story of unrequited love and revenge while tracking down a fugitive gangster who is in the possession of a valuable stolen necklace.

30m

E10

The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)

Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.

30m

E11

Venus of Park Avenue

Diamond is hired to verify the authenticity of an ancient Greek statue, which is suspected of being fake when it is offered for sale at a figure far below its true value.

30m

E12

The Merry-Go-Round Case

Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.

30m

Cast

David Janssen

Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett

Richard Devon

Sgt. Alden

Details

Original Title

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

First Aired

July 1, 1957

Last Aired

September 6, 1960

Ep. Runtime

30m

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Episodes

Status

Ended

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