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Fave Ham Burger Sub

posted 8 years ago by DontBogartMe
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Hamilton Burger wasn't always on the scene as the prosecutor either because of the venue of the court proceeding or because Wm. Talman was temporarily put on ice by the producers.

Most of the substitute prosecutors weren't memorable even the great Everett Sloane was off his acting game.

A notable exception was Terry Becker who played an arrogant, younger special prosecutor "from the capital" in The Case of the Violent Village. That's the one with Mason on R&R fishin' with pal sheriff Barton MacLane. You had to love PM give this smug guy his comeuppance and send him back to the capital with his tail between his legs. I would have liked more encounters in future episodes, which never happened.

Anyone else have a fave substitute D.A.s?

[–] barrpub-115-548099 8 years ago

Ken Tobey, red-haired copilot on The Whirlybirds played a D.A. in 2-3 episodes. He was more memorable in the air than on the ground in a court room.

[–] kjackson106 7 years ago

Sheriff in Billy Jack too.

[–] jamesbwill 8 years ago

H.M. Wynant.

He is the only actor to have played the prosecutor, the killer, the victim, and the defendant. All in different episodes, of course. 

[–] pc-privconfounder 8 years ago

This is a no-brainer. Paul Fix played D. A. Hale five times in rural venues, and was far and away the most interesting prosecutor other than Hamilton Burger. Really, he was Burger's antithesis. Burger was aggressive and confrontational, whereas Hale was kindly and laid-back, the very ideal of a countrified prosecutor.

[–] grizzledgeezer 8 years ago

MeTV is currently going through the Burger-less episodes.

Is Ham Burger Sub intended as a play on words? I've seen meat ball subs...

[–] barrpub-115-548099 8 years ago

I wonder if ESG started the pun with Ham Burger.

Famed radio voice Les Tremayne played the prosecutor in The Case of the Madcap Modiste, circa 1960. Les was best known for playing the harried auctioneer in Hitch's NxNW.

[–] barrpub-115-548099 8 years ago

Just Marshall Micah Torrance duded up with a bow-tie.

[–] barrpub-115-548099 8 years ago

Great trivia question.

I knew the name H.M.Wynant and recognized the actor but never put the 2 together until now.

[–] jamesbwill 8 years ago

And H.M. Wynant is still alive and continues to act in the movies.