The Fugitive (1963 TV series)

The Fugitive
Genre	Crime Drama
Created by	Roy Huggins
Starring	David Janssen Barry Morse
Narrated by	William Conrad Dick Wesson (episode credits)
Theme music composer	Peter Rugolo
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	120 (90 in black-and-white, 30 in color) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Quinn Martin
Producers	Alan Armer (1963–1966) Wilton Schiller (1966–1967)
Running time	51 minutes
Production companies	Quinn Martin Productions United Artists Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 17, 1963 (1963-09-17) – August 30, 1967 (1967-08-30)
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The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television. It aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to August 29, 1967. David Janssen starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder, and unjustly sentenced to death. While Dr. Kimble is en route to death row, the train derails over a track defect, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man" (played by Bill Raisch). At the same time, Richard Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse).

The Fugitive aired for four seasons, with 120 51-minute episodes produced. The first three seasons were filmed in black-and-white, while the fourth and final season was filmed in color.^[1]

The series was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won the Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Series in 1966.^[2] In 2002, it was ranked number 36 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. TV Guide named the one-armed man number five in their 2013 list of the 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.

The popularity of the series led to various adaptations, and the realization of a titular franchise.