Ironside

TV Series
1967–1975
TV-PG
1h

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6.9/10

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Paralyzed police veteran Robert T. Ironside becomes a special consultant to the force.Paralyzed police veteran Robert T. Ironside becomes a special consultant to the force.Paralyzed police veteran Robert T. Ironside becomes a special consultant to the force.

Creator
- Collier Young
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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,372

Creator
- Collier Young
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 17 nominations total

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Trivia
As the show progressed, Mark went from being Ironside's bodyguard to a full fledged police officer, and eventually became an attorney in the final season. In "The Return of Ironside" (1993), he had become a judge.

Goofs
Ironside's office/apartment was on the fourth floor of the Old San Francisco Hall of Justice. Stock footage of the building appeared on many episodes for the entire series run (1967-1974). The building itself was abandoned in 1961 and demolished in 1968.

Quotes
Robert T. Ironside: I... LIKE... burned toast.

Crazy credits
Gene Lyons plays San Francisco Police Commissioner Dennis Randall. However, on some closing credits, Lyons is listed as "The Commissioner".

Connections
Featured in The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971)

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Detective on Wheels

If Perry Mason was Raymond Burr's defining role, then this was his second most famous role. This show proved that you didn't need a lot of violence to be a great detective show. This was more cerebral than most of the shows that were around at the time. Also the supporting cast of Don Mitchell, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson and, later Elizabeth Baur, were all great as Ed, Mark, Eve and Fran respectively. The most compelling character on the show though was Mark. We got to see him evolve from Ironside's body guard, to a police officer and, finally, becoming an attorney. Too bad they don't make shows like this anymore.