M Squad

M Squad is a police crime series from the late 1950s starring Lee Marvin as Lt. Frank Ballinger, and undercover officer with M Squad of the Chicago Police Department. Also appearing is Captain Grey (Paul Newlan). The series was shot in Hollywood but included location shoots in Chicago. The theme music is by Count Basie, and the background score is by Benny Carter.

The series lasted three seasons on NBC, for a total of 117 episodes.

Production Company:
Latimer Production Company
Distributors:
Revue Studios/ MCA tv

Season 1 & 2: Friday: 9:00 pm EST
Season 3: Friday: 9:30 pm EST then moved to 10 pm Tuesdays around February 2, 1960.

Episode Info

Final: 3x39 -- The Bad Apple (Jun/28/1960)

Cast

Lee Marvin
As Lt. Frank Ballinger

Paul Newlan
As Captain Gray

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Crew

Executive Producer: Richard Lewis (2)
Producer: John Larkin, Robert Bassler, Maxwell Shane
Music: Benny Carter, John Williams (3), Gerald Fried, Ernest Gold, Lyn Murray
Music Supervisor: Stanley Wilson
Hairstylist: Florence Bush

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Recurring Guests

• Morris Ankrum as Unknown (4 eps)
• Gail Kobe as Mrs. Dottie Jordan (3 eps)
• DeForest Kelley as Sgt. Miller (3 eps)
• Claire Carleton as Switchboard Operator (3 eps)
• William Phipps as Mazzerin (2 eps)
• Lawrence Dobkin as Louis Prince (2 eps)
• Larry J. Blake (1) as Det. Jerry Range (2 eps)
• John Harmon (1) as Charlie Andalucia (2 eps)
• Frank Richards as Boris Kozlov (2 eps)
• John Beradino as Det. D'Amico (2 eps)

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M Squad

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Crime | Drama
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: NBC (