''Code 3'' is an American
crime drama
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that aired in
syndication
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in 1956 and 1957.
The stories were all based on actual files of the
Los Angeles
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sheriff's office.
Stories were presented from the viewpoint of Assistant Sheriff George Barnett. At the end of each episode, Eugene W. Biscailuz, "the actual sheriff of Los Angeles County," summarized the segment.
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Title
The title is an "emergency signal alerting officers to proceed to the destination with red light and siren and with all possible haste."[ ]
Cast
* Richard Travis as Assistant Sheriff George Barnett[McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television''. Penguin Books USA, Inc. . P. 170.]
*Christopher Dark
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as Sgt. Al Zavala (four episodes)
*Denver Pyle
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as Sergeant Murchison[Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 198.]
*Fred Wynn as Lieutenant Bill Hollis[
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Guest stars
*Claude Akins
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*Lola Albright
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*Don "Red" Barry
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*James Best
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*Whit Bissell
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Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-S ...
*Paul Brinegar
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*Sally Brophy
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*Jean Byron
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*Mike Connors
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*Hans Conried
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*Russ Conway
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*Lloyd Corrigan
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*Walter Coy
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*Virginia Christine
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* Ted de Corsia
* Richard Deacon
*Francis De Sales
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*Bobby Diamond
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*Lawrence Dobkin
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*Ann Doran
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*John Doucette
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*Bill Erwin
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*Douglas Fowley
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*Dabbs Greer
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* Robert Griffin
*James Griffith
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*Stacy Harris
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*Harry Harvey, Jr.
*Susan Seaforth Hayes
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* Robert Horton
*Vivi Janiss
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* Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish actress and singer
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* Vivi Flindt (born 1943), Danish ballerina
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*Russell Johnson
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*DeForest Kelley
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* Ray Kellogg
*Don Kennedy
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* Douglas Kennedy
*Brett King
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*Helen Kleeb
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*Harry Lauter
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*Peter Leeds
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*Nan Leslie
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*Judi Meredith
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(as Judi Boutin)"Radio, TV Highlights: 'Rag Jungle' Story of Racketeers' Foe"
''The Eugene Guard''. November 20, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
*Gregg Palmer
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*Jerry Paris
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*Paul Picerni
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* John M. Pickard
* Richard Reeves
* Paul Richards
*Bing Russell
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*Dick Sargent
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*William Schallert
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* Richard Shannon
*Kenneth Tobey
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*Herb Vigran
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* Eddie Waller
* Beverly Washburn
*Frank Wilcox
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* Guy Williams
* Rhys Williams
* Michael Winkelman
*Grant Withers
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Episodes
References
Further reading
"Don Siegel Directs 'Code 3' Pilot"
''Hollywood Reporter''. April 8, 1954. p. 7
"TV-Films: ABC's 'Code 3' Deal"
''Variety''. December 14, 1955, p. 39
"Syndication for 'Code 3'"
''The Billboard''. December 17, 1955. p. 8
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt0050005, Code 3
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Black-and-white American television shows
1950s American crime drama television series
Television series by CBS Studios
1956 American television series debuts
1957 American television series endings