Boston Legal (2004)


Boston Legal
Release Date03 October 2004
TaglineJust when you thought it was safe to go back into the courtroom.
GenreComedy, Crime, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsRaleigh Manhattan Beach Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassCourtroom Drama, Workplace Comedy
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesWork Ethics, Lawyers, Office Politics, Men's Friendship
TonesIrreverent, Talky, Quirky, Witty, Reflective
TagsCourtroom, Defense Attorney, Judicial System, Lawyer, Office, Partner, Trial [courtroom]

Boston Legal is an American legal drama-comedy (dramedy) created by David E. Kelley, which originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008 before being canceled.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Alan Shore

Denny Crane

Paul Lewiston

Brad Chase

Denise Bauer

Jerry Espenson

Carl Sack

Katie Lloyd

Judge Clark Brown

Claire Simms

Lori Colson

Tara Wilson

Lorraine Weller

Bethany Horowitz

Whitney Rome

Garrett Wells

Catherine Piper

Sally Heep

Jeffrey Coho

Jill Brennan
Gracie Jane

Melissa Hughes

Paralegal

Judge Robert Sanders

Judge Paul Resnick

A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg

Takayo Fischer
Clerk 

Judge Victoria Peyton

David Dean Bottrell
Lincoln Meyer

Judge Harvey Cooper

Judge Willard Reese

Judge Brian Hooper

Judge Gloria Weldon

Attorney Adam Jovanka

Daniel Post

Bernard Ferrion

John Thaddeus
Detective John Stephenson

Reporter 

Kurt Scholler
Bailiff 

Attorney Melvin Palmer

Judge Byron Fudd

Lou Beatty Jr.
Judge Gordon Kolodny

Glen Walker
Anchorman 

Rebecca Lin
Receptionist 

Laura Henry
Clerk 

Konstantina Mallios
Receptionist 

Chelina Hall

A.D.A. John Lennox

Scott Little

Francesca P. Roberts
Judge Jamie Atkinson

Dr. Zachary Simon

Beverly Bridge

Bella Horowitz

Barbara Little

A.D.A. Jonathan Winant

A.D.A. Christopher Palmer

Steven Anderson
Walter Seymore

Mark Edward Smith
Bailiff

Zylan Brooks
Clerk 

Ivan Tiggs

Marlene Stanger

Rachel Lewiston

Edwin Poole

Andy Umberger
Attorney Morrison

A.D.A. Holly Raines

Judge Patrice Webb

Joanna Monroe

Judge Peter Harding

Detective Frank Richmond

Missy Tiggs

Attorney Samantha Fried

Sam Halpern 

Nicole J. Butler
Clerk 

Richard V. Licata
Judge Dale Melman

Marcus Folmar
Bailiff 

Attorney Emma Path

Ted Garcia
Reporter 

Karen Lew
Clerk 

Female Server

Ken Edling
Reporter 

Mary Gross
Leigh Swift

Norma Jean
Juror 

John Robert
Attorney's Client 

Donny Crane

Renee Winger

Judge Robert Thompson

Vanessa Walker

Nora Jacobs

Lo Ming
Hyung Lee

Judge Harry Hingham

Dana Strickland

Jim Jansen
Marshall Kennedy

A.D.A. Otto Beedle

Tim Bauer

Reverend Donald Diddum

Pat Skipper
Attorney Michael Roker

A.D.A. Warren Peters

Lisa Kaminir
D.A. Valerie Murrow 

A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer

Randy Thompson
Officer Carl Ralston

Michael Schiller

Thom Gossom Jr.
Judge Blake Winters

Clifford Cabot

Michael C. Alexander
Officer Michaels 

Christopher Carroll
Judge Stephen Bickel

Jack Impellizzeri
Officer Jones

Joseph Washington

Attorney Michael Eaves

Jack Shearer
Justice Antonin Scalia

Jason Blicker
A.D.A. Duncan Jones

Judge Leslie Bishop

Mary Boucher
Judge Rose Olsheim

Jim Lau
Chinese Businessman #4 

Peter Onorati
A.D.A. Stewart Betts

Frank Birney
Judge William Howe

Paul Cassell
Dr. Frank Wessmer

Hildy Brooks
Judge Nora Lang 

Nigel Gibbs
Detective Wade Spindle 

David Mehl
Court Reporter 

April Rios
Fiona

Ashley Rios
Fiona

Shocked Woman 

Brett Hunt
Reporter

Bartender 

Michael A. Templeton
Lawyer

Courtney Reese

Attorney Jonathan Weiner

John Sciarra

A.D.A. Nicholas Preston

A.A.G. Jeremy Hollis

Erica Dolenz

Irma Levine

Judge Dale Wallace

Allan Louis
Ande Mkeba

Dr. Stanley Rivers 

Raymond Ma
Zhu Chang

Attorney Phoebe Prentice 

Malcolm Holmes

Beth Guttman

D.A. Mary Ann Huff

Judge Isabel Hernandez

U.S. Attorney Chris Randolph

Father Michael Ryan

Dr. Malcolm Freemont

Kelly Nolan

Hannah Guttman

John Posey
Chief Justice Roberts

David Burke
D.A. Casey Mathias

Sean Wilkes

Pamela Dunlap
Adams 

Dr. Herbert Waylon 

Candy Springtime

Helena Perez

Judge Floyd Hurwitz

Justice Samuel Alito

Billy Mayo
Detective Sean Wilkins

D.A. Scott Berger

Dan Rice

Attorney Wade Mathis

A.D.A. Todd Milken

Kelly Connell
Attorney John Hoberg

Christine Pauley

Himself

Barry Goal

Anthony S. Johnson
Judge 

Jesse D. Goins
Dr. Anyar Marks

Rhomeyn Johnson
Detective Willet

Laura Kai Chen
Mary

Dennis Cockrum
Detective James Jacobs

Helen Eigenberg
Atty. Tompkins

Joe Conti
A.D.A. Paul Smithie 

Stu Levin
Justice Breyer

Roz Witt
Justice Ginsburg

Tito Perez

Frances Stadler

Judge James Billmeyer

Jenjer Vick
Helen

Phillip Palmer
Newscaster

Walter Addison
Justice Kennedy

Marty Lodge
Rick Guttman

Lee Duncan
Justice Thomas

Ted Lyde
Foreman 

Heidi Heller
Clerk

Attorney Cone

Pamela Shaddock
Marshal of the Supreme Court 

Diane Kim
Newscaster 

Barry Sigismondi
Officer James

J.J. Boone
Jacqueline Ross 

Jerry Austin

Annabelle Carruthers 

Attorney Cynthia Rhodes

Marlena Hoffman

Penelope Kimball

A.D.A. George McDougal

David Starzyk
Attorney Daniel Gellman

Andrea Michele

Peter Lewis
Dr. Alan Christie 

Judge Katherine Taylor

Crane's Secretary 

Michael Wiseman
D.A. Bret Haber

Doris Thumper

Dr. Timothy Wood

Anita Finlay
Helen Poole

A.D.A. Joe Isaacs

Philip Weyland
Clerk 

Kevin Cooney
Atty. Smith

Allan Wasserman
A.D.A. Oliver Goldberg

Christine Dunford
Attorney Shelley Ford

Jim Ortlieb
Dr. George Murrow

Marques Johnson
Foreman 

George Keene

Brad Wilson
Clerk #1 

Thomas Knickerbocker
Dr. Mahoney 

Foreman 

Derrick McMillon
Security Guard

Dr. David Cannon

Attorney Braxton Mason

Paul Schackman
Attorney Pepper Minkin 

Blair Bess
Detective 

Ellen Bry
Attorney Shelby Morris

C. Stephen Browder
Bailiff

Michael Patrick McGill
Officer Brian Whistler

Sean Blodgett
Reporter 

Marco Martinez
Foreman

Steve Seagren
Bellows 

Tim McFadyen
Clerk 

Mary Elizabeth Barrett
Clerk 

Ping Wu
Chinese Businessman #1

Damien Leake
Referee Jack

Joey Yu
Chinese Businessman #2

Craig Barnett
M.E. Simmons 

Peter Kim
Chinese Businessman #3

Chinese Businessman #5

A.D.A. George Martin 

Nina Avetisova
Paralegal

Justin Murray

Heidemarie Fuentes
Courtroom Spectator 

David Saxa
Dewey

Arne Starr
Man in Gallery

Michael Ray Reed
Juror 

Beautiful Lady 

Peter Breitmayer
Joel Landson

Kathleen Davis
Wedding Guest

Kevin Isola
Michael Reisz 

Judge Isabel Fisher

Carol Shook
Upscale Fundraiser Guest 

Lauri Johnson
Sister Catherine

Khali Macintyre
Nancy Wilding

Rolando Molina
Miguel Obisbo

Bailiff

Patrice Kelly

Bill Blair
Mock Justice Souter

Emily Watson

Mark A. Nash
Courtroom

Renee Taglia
Attorney

Brian Waller
Reporter

Director

Mike Listo

Robert Yannetti

Steve Robin

James R. Bagdonas

Jeff Bleckner

Arlene Sanford

Lou Antonio

Jeannot Szwarc

Mel Damski

Stephen Cragg

Lawrence Broch

Susan Dickes

Janet Leahy

Michael Reisz

Sanford Golden

Karen Wyscarver

Phoef Sutton

Corinne Brinkerhoff

Andrew Kreisberg

Jonathan Shapiro

Craig Turk

Jill Goldsmith

Scott Kaufer

Peter Ocko

Jeff Rake

Producer

executive producer

Janet G. Knutsen
producer

Robert Breech
consulting producer

Mike Listo
co-executive producer / executive producer

Steve Robin
supervising producer

executive producer

Lawrence Broch
consulting producer / co-executive producer 

Phoef Sutton
consulting producer

Janet Leahy
executive producer / co-executive producer

Susan Dickes
consulting producer / co-executive producer

Anne M. Uemura
co-producer / associate producer

Andrew Kreisberg
producer

Michael Reisz
co-producer

Scott Kaufer
executive producer

Craig Turk
producer / co-producer

supervising producer

Sanford Golden
co-producer

Karen Wyscarver
co-producer

Peter Ocko
co-executive producer

Jonathan Shapiro
supervising producer

Sheila R. Lawrence
consulting producer

Kerry Ehrin
consulting producer

Jeff Rake
executive producer

Original Music

Danny Lux

Cinematographer

James R. Bagdonas

Michael Lohmann

Editor

Craig Bench

Philip Carr Neel

Michael Hathaway

Tiffany Hauck

Casting Director

Ken Miller

Nikki Valko

Production Designer

Peter Politanoff

Art Director

Natalie Richards

Set Decorator

Mary Ann Biddle

Jackie Carr

Costume Designer

Shelly Levine

Makeup Department

Steven Mack
key hair stylist

Jori Jenae
makeup department head / key makeup artist

Kelly Kline
hair department head / key hair stylist

Michael White
hair stylist / assistant hair stylist

Robert Maverick
makeup artist

Sandra Rowden
makeup artist / assistant makeup artist

Marylin Lee
additional makeup artist

Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
key makeup artist

Andy Clement
makeup artist

Cynthia Hernandez
makeup artist

Julie Kristy
makeup artist

Rela Martine
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Janet G. Knutsen
unit production manager / production manager

Dan Menchaca
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alicia Lewis
second second assistant director / second assistant director

Cara McCastlain
second assistant director / second second assistant director

Beryl Cohen
second second assistant director / second assistant director

Jodie Thomas
second second assistant director

Leo Bauer
first assistant director / second assistant director

Carol L. Vitkay
first assistant director

Vincent G. Gonzales
second assistant director

John Nolan
second second assistant director / additional second assistant director

Robert Yannetti
first assistant director

Shea Farrell
second second assistant director

Ellen Rosentreter
day player second second assistant director

Vince Duque
second second assistant director

Nancy Townsend
second assistant director / second second assistant director

Eric Oliver
second second assistant director

David Berke
additional assistant director / second second assistant director

Art Department

Douglas M. Keenan
property master

Kimberly Leonard
buyer

Isabelle Trichard
art department coordinator

Steven M. Saylor
set designer

Robert Dean
construction coordinator

Jordan Paul
set dresser

Ashton Politanoff
art department coordinator

Abby Emmett
art department coordinator

Randy Bostic
leadman

Bill Davis
props

Ted Sperling
art department production assistant

Marco Miehe
set designer

Don Kaeding
leadman

Berj Daniel Bedrosian
construction foreman

David Galvan
painter

William F. Matthews
set designer

J. Ryan
art department coordinator

Alexandra Ward
art production assistant

Sound Department

James M. McCann
boom operator

David Rawlinson
supervising sound editor / sound re-recording mixer

Peter Kelsey
sound re-recording mixer

Herbert Rawlinson
dialogue editor / sound editor

Craig Hunter
sound re-recording mixer

Clark King
production sound mixer / sound mixer

Glenn E. Berkovitz
production sound mixer / sound mixer

Jacqueline Marie McLaughlin
utility sound

Special Effects

John P. Cazin
special effects coordinator

Charles Cooley
special effects technician

Ron Petruccione
special effects

Visual Effects

Michael Roderick
digital compositor

Bill Millar
visual effects supervisor

Bob Minshall
visual effects

Doug Spilatro
visual effects

Matt Von Brock
digital artist

Stunts

Melissa Barker
stunt double

Sonny Tipton
stunt double / stunt double: William Shatner

Greg Dela Riva
stunt double

Danny Le Boyer
stunts

Ann Scott
stunts

Tim Sitarz
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Jared Greenstein
lighting console operator

Michael Lohmann
steadicam operator: Camera Operator

Myron Hyman
gaffer

Cale Finot
assistant camera

Mark Davison
camera operator: "b" camera / camera operator: "a" camera

Lloyd Barcroft
key grip

Michael Dronge
dolly grip

Christopher Goss
camera operator: "a" camera / Steadicam operator 

Kenneth Estes
video playback operator

Eric Felland
rigging electrician

Ryan Sirles
key grip

Nicole Turegano
film loader / additional camera loader

John P. Fleenor
electrician

Chris Murphy
camera operator: "b" camera

Kris Krosskove
camera operator

Aaron Pazanti
camera operator: "a" camera

camera operator

Kent Harvey
additional camera operator

Eric McCandless
still photographer

Ffilip Bolton
set electrician

Bill Brao
camera operator: guest camera

Andreas Crawford
dolly grip

P.J. Gaynard
rigging electrician

Michael Kennedy
electrician

Joe Kudlack
rigging gang boss

Michael Piekutowski
rigging electrician

Michael Santoro
best boy grip: off production

Rebel Schunke
key grip: off production

Casting Department

Vanessa Portillo
extras casting

Traci Moscowitz
casting assistant

Valerie Magoon
casting assistant

Gina Palumbo
casting associate

Dianne Carter
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Shelly Levine
costume supervisor: men

Hana Rausalova
set costumer

Loree Parral
costume supervisor: women

Cynthia Flowers
set costumer / set costumer: men

Mary Lou Reinbold
set costumer

Aaron Millsap
costumer

Editorial Department

J. Randolph Harrison
assistant editor

Shawn LeMonnier
post-production technical supporter / assistant editor 

Randy Harrison
assistant editor

Jack Keough
post-production assistant

Chris Boyer
final colorist

Aaron Nadler
post-production coordinator

John David Buxton
assistant editor / post-production assistant

Tiffany Hauck
assistant editor

Noah Pontell
assistant editor / additional editor

Dan Menchaca
post-production coordinator

Tim LaValley
editor: main title sequence

Music Department

Kevin J. Edelman
music supervisor

Andrew Gowan
music coordinator

Sharyn M. Tylk
music editor

Michael Lord
composer: additional music

Eddie Delena
music recordist

Transportation Department

Mitch Friedman
production driver / transportation

Wayne Morris
transportation coordinator

Stanley R. Webber
transportation captain

Gina August
driver

Other Crew

Jessica Levine
executive assistant / assistant: Stacey Luchs

Stacey Luchs
publicist / production associate

Jennifer Aragao
assistant to executive producer / assistant: Bill D'Elia

Amy Shaffer
production coordinator

Heidi Hinzman
production assistant / set production assistant

Brooke Roberts
assistant to writer / writers' assistant

Philip Weyland
stand-in

Kim Peterson
production accountant

Rick Silverman
production executive

Gary Stanek
location manager

Matt V. Messina
key assistant location manager

Todd Pfeffer
assistant: David E. Kelley

Jessica Ramos
assistant: Mike Listo

Corinne Brinkerhoff
story editor / assistant: David E. Kelley

Jimmey Donchey
script coordinator

Charles B. Rosenberg
technical advisor

Matthew Pontell
production assistant / set production assistant

Lynette Gaines
assistant production coordinator / production assistant

Chris Tracy
production assistant

Victoria Chiarello
assistant to writers

Sanford Golden
executive story editor / story editor

Karen Wyscarver
executive story editor / story editor

Lauren Mackenzie
production assistant / production assistant: writers

Bryan Murphy
production assistant

Amanda Johns
assistant to writer / assistant: writers

Becky Chin
key set production assistant

William Batsel
set production assistant / production assistant

Kathy Barrett
script supervisor

Neely Swanson
production associate

Veronica M. Wilson
production attorney

Tracey Robinson
production associate

Aaron Nadler
production assistant / assistant production coordinator

Wayne Damore
script supervisor

Jan Jessel
production associate

Susan Stern
production associate

Sean Flynn
production associate

Stuart Arbury
production assistant

Maria Lease
script supervisor

Jessica Ball
assistant: Scott Kaufer

Jeff MacVittie
production assistant

Gregg Millman
assistant to writer

Sonay Washington
assistant production coordinator

Curt Clendenin
stand-in: bad guy / stand-in: male

James Hausman
production assistant

Christopher Fife
script coordinator

Ernie Bustamante
assistant: Jeff Rake

Rich Bokides
production assistant

Andy Brown
writer's production assistant

Jennifer Menchora
production associate

John M. Greenwood
production assistant / writer's production assistant

Michael Reisz
executive story editor

Lela Checco
production assistant

Robert Parker Clemente
production assistant

Todd Fullerton
24 frame video/computer engineer

Thomas J. Healy IV
key assistant location manager

Mareo-Ahmir Lawson
set production assistant

Judy Malinoski
production nurse

Konstantina Mallios
stand-in

John Sica
crafts service gang boss

Inna Swann
stand-in

Production Company

20th Century Fox Television
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Dick Clark Productions
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David E. Kelley Productions
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Twentieth Television

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Fox Crime

Fox Life HD

Fox Life

Fox

Gativideo

LivingTV

RTL Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM)

Miscellaneous

RH Factor
sound post-production

Executive Assurance
security, security

All Balloons All The Time
balloon decor

Avon Studio Transport
transportation

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies

Filmtools
expendables

Mechnology
visual effects

Movie Movers
trailers

Paws for Effect
animals provided by

Raleigh Studios
taped at

Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services

ShowBiz Enterprises
draperies

Star Waggons
cast trailers, hair and make-up trailers






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