The Fugitive

“He has lost everything but hope.”

19631h 0m / epAction & Adventure · Drama · Mystery

First aired

September 17, 1963

7.3

TMDB Score

73% match · 63 votes

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S01 · E11

Nightmare at Northoak

Season 1 · Nov 26, 1963 · 51m

Kimble is injured while helping save some children from a fiery crash. While recuperating at a local home, he learns that his caretakers are the local sheriff and his wife. As if this weren't bad enough, a news article describing Kimble's heroic deed goes nationwide. The all-seeing Lt. Gerard reads the article, and then goes to the small town to arrest Kimble.

About the Series

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Action & AdventureDramaMystery

Synopsis

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.

CreatorRoy Huggins

First aired
September 17, 1963
Last aired
August 29, 1967
Seasons
4 seasons · 120 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
ABC

Top Billed Cast

David Janssen

David Janssen

Richard Kimble

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Lieutenant Gerard

William Conrad

William Conrad

Narrator

Paul Birch

Paul Birch

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