| Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action/Crime drama |
| Starring | Broderick Crawford |
| Narrated by | Art Gilmore William Boyett |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Frederick W. Ziv |
| Producer(s) | Vernon E. Clark Jack Herzberg Herbert L. Strock |
| Location(s) | California |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Original run | October 3, 1955 – September 1, 1959 |
Highway Patrol is a syndicated action crime drama series that aired from 1955-1959. The series was syndicated by Ziv TV.
Overview
It starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Mathews, the gruff and dedicated commander of a police force in a large, unidentified Western state. A signature shot of the series was fedora-wearing Mathews barking "10-4!" and other rapid-fire dialogue into a radio-microphone as he leaned against the door of his patrol car (call sign ID# "2150"). There were no other regular cast members but William Boyett, later behind the badge again as Sgt. MacDonald in Adam-12, made numerous appearances as Sgt. Ken Williams and Officer Johnson.
In the early seasons the series was provided with technical assistance by the California Highway Patrol. The Dodges and Buicks used as police vehicles were designed to resemble the then-current CHP fleet in both paint scheme and door insignias.
It was also famous for its location shooting - in rural and desert areas of southern California - in the still very studio-bound early years of television (it was produced from 1955-1959), and like most Ziv series, had its repeats syndicated for many years afterward. The rights to all 156 episodes are currently held by MGM Television.
Guest stars
- Pat Conway, later cast as Sheriff Clay Hollister on the western series, Tombstone Territory, appeared as Mel in the 1955 episode "Radioactive".
- Clint Eastwood appeared in a first season episode called "Motorcycle A".
- Tyler McVey portrayed an engineer in the 1956 episode "Blast Area Copter".
- Joyce Meadows as Ella McKay in "Suspected Cop" (1957)
- Gregg Palmer appeared in a 1955 episode.
- Gilman Rankin, also from Tombstone Territory, appeared as Vince in the 1955 episode "Prison Break".
- Quintin Sondergaard, another Tombstone Territory actor, also guest starred on Highway Patrol.
- John Vivyan, later television's Mr. Lucky
- Joe Flynn, appeared in the 1956 season episode "Taxi".
External links
- Highway Patrol TV Series Site
- Highway Patrol at the Internet Movie Database
- Highway Patrol at TV.com
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