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The Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC television network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Ness as a Prohibition agent fighting crime in Chicago in the 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their courage, moral character and ...
Eliot Ness (Amandes), disgusted with the widespread criminality that Al Capone (Forsythe) has brought to his home town, Chicago, and inspired by the example of his brother-in-law, Alexander Jamie (Patrick Clear), a federal law enforcement officer, becomes a government investigator himself, and puts together a special squad specifically dedicated to putting Capone behind bars.
This is a list of episodes for the 1959–1963 television series The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released Pilot April 20, 1959 (1959-04-20) April 27, 1959 (1959-04-27) 1 28 October 15, 1959 (1959-10-15) April 28, 1960 (1960-04-28) 2 32 October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13) June 8, 1961 (1961-06-08) 3 28 ...
Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago.He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility.
Stack portrayed the crimefighting Eliot Ness in the ABC television drama series The Untouchables (1959–1963) produced by Desilu Productions, in association with Stack's Langford Productions. The show portrayed the ongoing battle between gangsters and a special squad of federal agents in prohibition-era Chicago.
This is a list of episodes for the 1993–94 television series The Untouchables, starring Tom Amandes as Eliot Ness. Series overview ... (1993 TV series) episodes.
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series continues with discussions about Eliot Ness, the Torso Murderer and Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.
The album was rushed to recording in June 1960, on the heels of “The Untouchables” having won four Emmy Awards, in a hopefully successful tie-in to the popular TV show. [3] Cash Box attributed the "thundering impact which the [show] has had on audiences" in part to "the vivid Nelson Riddle score," including the "pulsating main theme." [6]