"Barney Miller" (1975) TV series 1975-1982

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creators:

Danny Arnold
Theodore J. Flicker
Chris Hayward
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

23 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The captain of a city police station and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come to the building.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Character Driven | Cult TV | Wacky Gueststars | Bad Coffee

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 36 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	9:00 PM	WGNAMER	Fear of Flying	#2.17
Sun. Nov. 15	9:30 PM	WGNAMER	Block Party	#2.18

Cast

Hal Linden	...	Capt. Barney Miller (171 episodes, 1974-1982)
Max Gail	...	Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz (170 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Glass	...	Det. Ron Harris (167 episodes, 1975-1982)
Steve Landesberg	...	Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich / ... (134 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Carey	...	Officer Carl Levitt / ... (131 episodes, 1976-1982)
Jack Soo	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (98 episodes, 1975-1979)

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Series Directed by
Noam Pitlik		(102 episodes, 1975-1981)
Danny Arnold		(13 episodes, 1975-1982)
Bruce Bilson		(10 episodes, 1976-1981)
Lee Bernhardi		(8 episodes, 1975-1978)
Max Gail		(5 episodes, 1978-1982)
Alex March		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Gennaro Montanino		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Hal Linden		(3 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jeremiah Morris		(3 episodes, 1977)
David Swift		(3 episodes, 1977)
Lee Lochhead		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Homer Powell		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Alan Bergmann		(2 episodes, 1982)
Tony Sheehan		(2 episodes, 1982)

Series Writing credits
Danny Arnold		(88 episodes, 1974-1980)
Theodore J. Flicker		(83 episodes, 1974-1980)
Tony Sheehan		(64 episodes, 1975-1982)
Frank Dungan		(39 episodes, 1979-1982)
Jeff Stein		(39 episodes, 1979-1982)
Reinhold Weege		(34 episodes, 1976-1979)
Chris Hayward		(33 episodes, 1975-1978)
Tom Reeder		(13 episodes, 1975-1981)
Arne Sultan		(9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dennis Koenig		(9 episodes, 1977-1979)
Nat Mauldin		(9 episodes, 1981-1982)
Larry Balmagia		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Wally Dalton		(7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Shelley Zellman		(7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jordan Moffet		(7 episodes, 1981-1982)
Lee H. Grant		(4 episodes, 1977-1982)
Richard W. Beban		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
Judith Anne Nielsen		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jerry Ross		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
Roland Kibbee		(3 episodes, 1977-1981)
Bob Colleary		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Calvin Kelly		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jim Tisdale		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Sandy Krinski		(2 episodes, 1975)
Douglas Wyman		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Russnow		(2 episodes, 1977)
Carol Gary		(2 episodes, 1978)
Rich Reinhart		(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jaie Brashar		(2 episodes, 1979)

Series Produced by
Danny Arnold	....	executive producer / producer (60 episodes, 1974-1980)
Gary Shaw	....	associate producer / co-producer (45 episodes, 1975-1980)
Chris Hayward	....	producer (35 episodes, 1975-1976)
Arne Sultan	....	producer (8 episodes, 1975)
Roland Kibbee	....	producer (5 episodes, 1976)
Tim Steele	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1975)
Noam Pitlik	....	producer (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Tony Sheehan	....	producer (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Mark Goode	....	associate producer / producer (2 episodes, 1975)
Reinhold Weege	....	co-producer (unknown episodes, 1978-1979)
Frank Dungan	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Stein	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jack Elliott		(58 episodes, 1975-1980)
Allyn Ferguson		(58 episodes, 1975-1980)

Series Cinematography by
Bud Hendricks		(9 episodes, 1975)
Larry Brotzeler		(2 episodes, 1975)
Mike Stitch		(2 episodes, 1975)
Steve Schein		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Fred Golan		(44 episodes, 1975-1977)
Paul Schatzkin		(40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Hal Collins		(2 episodes, 1975)
Ken Zemke		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Casting by
Beth Uffner		(28 episodes, 1975-1976)
Lori Openden		(27 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ramsey King		(2 episodes, 1975)
Jerold Franks		(unknown episodes, 1977)
Cody Ewell		(unknown episodes)
Harriet B. Helberg		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John C. Mula		(55 episodes, 1975-1979)
Ken Reid		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Set Decoration by
Edward J. McDonald		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Costume Design by
Al Lehman		(33 episodes, 1975-1976)
Barbara Murphy		(22 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Makeup Department
Joe Blasco	....	makeup artist (49 episodes, 1975-1977)
Holly Bane	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1976-1979)
Jerry Cash	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1975)
Bud Keats	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Production Management
Jordan P. Davis	....	executive in charge of production / post-production supervisor / ... (54 episodes, 1975-1980)
Don Richetta	....	post-production supervisor (39 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ed Rossi	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Rea	....	unit manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gary Shaw	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 1975)
Bud Molin	....	post-production executive / post-production manager (7 episodes, 1975)
Jordon P. Davis	....	executive in charge of production (5 episodes, 1975)
Willie Geiger	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Perry L. Krauss	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1979-1980)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Corvan	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1976)

Series Art Department
David Tait	....	property master / props / ... (55 episodes, 1975-1977)
Edward J. McDonald	....	assistant art director (11 episodes, 1975)
R.A. Smith	....	property master (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Sound Department
Art DuPont	....	sound (26 episodes, 1975-1976)
Norm Schwartz	....	sound (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ron Cronkhite	....	sound (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Jim Carr	....	sound (3 episodes, 1975)
John Speak	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
George Spiro Dibie	....	lighting consultant (58 episodes, 1975-1979)
Grant Velie	....	lighting technician / lighting director (50 episodes, 1975-1977)
Chester Jackson	....	camera operator (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ron Brooks	....	camera operator (38 episodes, 1975-1977)
Warren Cress	....	camera operator (29 episodes, 1975-1977)
Noel Newman	....	camera operator / assistant camera (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Balden	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 1975-1976)
Herbert Weiss	....	video operator (11 episodes, 1976-1977)
Bud Holland	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Lee	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Angel	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jack Denton	....	lighting director / lighting technician (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
Herm Falk	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ed Payne	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Casting Department
Eleanor Ross	....	casting (1 episode, 1979)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Murphy	....	costumes (1 episode, 1979)

Series Editorial Department
Homer Powell	....	supervising editor / negative cutter (32 episodes, 1975-1979)
Ken Giorgi	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 1975)
John F. Schreyer	....	supervising editor (13 episodes, 1975)
Bud Molin	....	post-production executive (3 episodes, 1975)
Marjorie Abrahams	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1977)
Ken Zemke	....	editorial supervisor / supervising editor (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Music Department
Jack Elliott	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1979)
Allyn Ferguson	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1979)

Series Other crew
Susan Beavers	....	production assistant (52 episodes, 1975-1977)
Shirley Albertini	....	associate to producer (44 episodes, 1975-1977)
Darrell Gentry	....	studio supervisor (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Noble Moore	....	technical director (40 episodes, 1975-1977)
Bud Untiedt	....	engineering supervisor (36 episodes, 1975-1977)
Gary Shaw	....	stage manager (29 episodes, 1975-1977)
Don Corvan	....	associate director / stage manager (29 episodes, 1975-1976)
James Woodworth	....	stage manager (22 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jerry Markus	....	associate director (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jeffrey Melman	....	stage manager (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Tony Sheehan	....	story editor / script editor (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lori Openden	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Keith Winikoff	....	video (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ernie Buttelman	....	technical director (15 episodes, 1975)
Sam Potter	....	video (15 episodes, 1976-1977)
Frank Dandridge	....	associate to producer (13 episodes, 1975)
Horace Scott	....	engineering supervisor (12 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ed Duzik	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1975-1979)
Shirley Stein	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 1975)
John McElveney	....	studio supervisor (9 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lee Fairchild	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Lee Bernhardi	....	associate director (8 episodes, 1975)
Jerry Blumenthal	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 1975-1976)
Terry Finkel	....	associate to producer (6 episodes, 1975)
Cherryll Bider	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Bob Gabrielson	....	engineering supervisor (4 episodes, 1976)
Rick Feuchter	....	studio supervisor (4 episodes, 1977)
Franklin Melton	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1975)
Tim Steele	....	production consultant (3 episodes, 1975)
Ruth Siroonian	....	production auditor (3 episodes, 1977)
Dick Amos	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Lee Berbhardi	....	associate director (2 episodes, 1975)
Gus Dato	....	engineering supervisor (2 episodes, 1975)
Selig Frank	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Lee Lochhead	....	associate to producer (2 episodes, 1975)
John Westbrook	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1975)
Frank Dungan	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jeff Stein	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1979-1980)

Production Companies

• Four D Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975-1982) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  taping location

Also Known As:

The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Four D Productions

Trivia:

One of the props used on the police station set was a chalkboard used to show whether the policemen were on-duty or off-duty. When the show ended, the chalkboard was donated to the Smithsonian Television Museum. In addition to the names of the characters on the show, the board listed other names which were those of technicians who worked on the show's crew. The Smithsonian also has the police badges used by the actors (signed by producer Danny Arnold) and Jack Soo's coffee mug.

Quotes:

Wojo: [arriving at stakeout location, carrying cases of equipment] Hey Barn! I got everything we need! I got 10-guage shotguns, 12-guage shotguns, tow phone, and
[opens largest case]
Wojo: tear gas!
Captain Barney Miller: Did you bring a chair?
Wojo: Chair?
Captain Barney Miller: [gestures to empty apartment] There's no place to sit down.
Wojo: Ooh, sorry.
Captain Barney Miller: [looks into equipment case] I see you brought grenades too, huh?
Wojo: Just a thought.
Captain Barney Miller: If we don't use all this stuff, you're not going to feel bad, are you?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

A classic for the generations

"Barney Miller" showed the gritty realism of police work in New York City in the 1970s, albeit with humor. Skits about the impending bankruptcy of the city, some of the futile criminal behavior (man stuck inside ductwork trying to burglarize a store), the mundane day in, day out existence of police officers with the occasional heart-pounding, adrenalin rush of excitement, and of course, what we in the profession called "the hairbags" - the old cops, forever full of stories, content to live in the past as Inspector Lugar exemplifies. To those who say "Barney Miller" is dated, I say the show is a timeless slice of life, and can be set in almost any locale and time period. The cast could not have been picked with any more brilliance, and the production was seamless. I say "Barney Miller" is a classic for the generations.