#richard diamond

[undine66770]

You seem to like police characters. Who are your favorites?

Right you are! As mentioned in my pinned intro I really like the trope, especially the detective noir/P.I. noir type characters. But as for your question... *GRABS SCROLL* *STARTS UP POWERPOINT PROJECTION* *INHALES* I'm glad you asked, my dear friend! Here's a list of some favorites, in no particular order. Brace yourself, it might be a bit long...ish.

Johnny Staccato, portrayed by John Cassavetes (TV, "Johnny Staccato", 1959-1960)

Peter Gunn, portrayed by Craig Stevens (TV, "Peter Gunn", 1958-1961)

Richard Diamond, portrayed by David Janssen (TV, "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", 1957-1960)

Sgt. Joe Friday, portrayed by Jack Webb (TV, radio, "Dragnet", 1949-1957 radio, 1951-1959 TV, 1967 TV reboot, although I prefer the original to the reboot, myself)

Mike Kovac, portrayed by Charles Bronson (TV, "Man With a Camera", 1958-1960)

Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, portrayed by Lee Marvin (TV, "M Squad", 1957-1960)

Officer Casey Jones, portrayed by Beverly Garland (TV, "Decoy", 1957-1958)

Joe Mannix, portrayed by Mike Connors (TV, "Mannix", 1967-1975)

Sam Spade, portrayed by Humphrey Bogart (Film, "The Maltese Falcon", 1941)

Paul Drake, portrayed by William Hopper (TV, "Perry Mason", 1957-1966)

Lieutenant Columbo, portrayed by Peter Falk (TV, "Columbo")

Sherlock Holmes, portrayed by Ronald Howard (TV, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", 1954-1955)

Detective Danny Clover, portrayed by Anthony Ross, Larry Thor (Radio, "Broadway is my Beat", 1949-1954)

Pat Novak, portrayed by Jack Webb (Radio, "Pat Novak for Hire", 1946-1949)

Other mentions:

Officer Frank Smith, portrayed by Ben Alexander (TV, "Dragnet")

While not a police character per se, it's sort of in the same context in the sense that he worked with law enforcement. Forensics specialist Lee Whitey, portrayed by Jack Webb (Film, "He Walked By Night", 1948)

Sergeant Sully Sullivan, portrayed by Garry Walberg (TV, "Johnny Staccato")

There's probably some more that I can't remember if I'm being honest but that pretty much sums up the main ones I like a lot.

[spawksstuff]

Richard Diamond The Adjuster Gif Set

Staring Indiana Georgia Bones with Reverend Alden

“I been dead a year. It’s lonely down there. I’m going to take some company back with me.”

[fabiansociety]

it's not enough for a detective to be clever for them to be durable; they need to have a circle of friends to make them memorable. it doesn't need to be a large circle, but you need that grounding moment of familiarity to spring the mystery from. people invest in these characters, these familiar beats, more than they do in the working out of the mystery itself. there's the same pleasure in seeing how nero wolfe's household has weathered the war years as in seeing how kamurocho has changed since the last yakuza game. how are things going with watson and mrs hudson? the continental op has the old man and dick foley; richard diamond has helen and walt and sgt otis; perry mason has paul drake and della street. the same desire to simply check in on old friends drives a lot of narrative engagement, from mysteries to superheroes to soap operas to kaiju movies. the *absence* of that sort of domestic updating is one of the things that's made it hard to really invest in these miss marple books—she spends so much of the stories offstage that she's hard to connect with as an individual, and she doesn't have that wider circle of acquaintances that feed the hunger for mere continuity. how are things in saint mary mead? we're left in the dark, beyond some dark suggestions that perhaps everyone is actually just gone, driven away or displaced or maybe just killed by world war 2. we get a flashing mention of her writer nephew and his artistic bride, but then we've barely seen them, either, in any of the earlier books. jane marple is still, two decades and four novels into her literary career, mostly a cipher, a collection of small town anecdotes wrapped in a lace shawl, rather than an actual character. the books are getting better, or at least a murder is announced wasn't so baldly mechanical as the series has been, but they still feel very much work for hire.

[kwebtv]

TV Guide -  February 22 - 28, 1964

David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer) (March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980)  Film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; Harry O and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury.  (Wikipedia)

[thirstyrover]

I love listening to old Radio shows while I draw one of these shows is Richard Diamond Private detective. It's worth a listen. Especially if you long for simpler times.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Tv Classics It Has 14 TV episodes 7 Dragnet 1951 -1959 , 1 Burke's Law 1963-1966, 2 Peter Gunn 1958-1961, 2 Richard Diamond 1957-1960, 1 Mr.Wong, Detective 1938, and 1 Bulldog Drummond 1929

[nightcourtcaps]

Publicity photos of Night Court cast for Season 1. Original series debuted in 4. January 1984 on NBC.

[cameronhcwes]

HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET (1993-1999) 5.11 — The Documentary

[fabiansociety]

pretty stark listening to dick powell shilling camels on richard diamond, PI, specifically for how safe they are for your throat, knowing he died of throat cancer due to smoking

fucking tobacco companies, man

[archiveofaffinities]

Richard Anuszkiewicz, Untitled, 1965

[weareravershq]

Rema seen decked out in diamonds at his NYC Rave

[natalinaofficial]

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