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Angela Lansbury in Trial by Error (1986)

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Trial by Error

Murder, She Wrote

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Director

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  • Seymour Robbie
    Seymour Robbie

Writers

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  • Peter S. Fischer
    Peter S. Fischer
    created by (creator) and
  • Richard Levinson
    Richard Levinson
    created by (creator) &
  • William Link
    William Link
    created by (creator)
  • Paul Savage
    Paul Savage
    teleplay by
  • Scott Shepherd
    Scott Shepherd
    story by
  • Robert E. Swanson
    Robert E. Swanson
    story editor
  • Robert Van Scoyk
    Robert Van Scoyk
    executive story editor

Cast

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  • Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    Jessica Fletcher
  • David Ackroyd
    David Ackroyd
    David Ackroyd
    Prosecutor Tom Casselli
  • Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
    Mark Lee Reynolds
  • Virginia Capers
    Virginia Capers
    Virginia Capers
    Margo Webster
  • Macdonald Carey in Lock Up (1959)
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    Defense Atty. Oscar Ramsey
  • Doran Clark in MacGyver (1985)
    Doran Clark
    Doran Clark
    Becky Anderson
  • Jon Cypher in Valdez Is Coming (1971)
    Jon Cypher
    Jon Cypher
    Defense Atty. Max Flynn
  • Gene Evans in I Was an American Spy (1951)
    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    Otto Fry
  • Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    Josh Corbin
  • Gary Frank in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Gary Frank
    Gary Frank
    Lee Callahan
  • Arlene Golonka in Hang 'Em High (1968)
    Arlene Golonka
    Arlene Golonka
    Sally Conover
  • Alan Hale Jr. in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Fenton Harris
    (as Alan Hale)
  • Lenore Kasdorf
    Lenore Kasdorf
    Lenore Kasdorf
    Ally Collins
  • Vicki Lawrence in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
    Vicki Lawrence
    Vicki Lawrence
    Jackie MacKay
  • Allan Miller in McCloud (1970)
    Allan Miller
    Allan Miller
    Frank Lord
  • Brock Peters in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
    Brock Peters
    Brock Peters
    Thornton Bentley
  • Richard Sanders
    Richard Sanders
    Richard Sanders
    Gerald Richards
  • Gregory Walcott
    Gregory Walcott
    Gregory Walcott
    Willie Patchecki
  • Norman Burton in Wonder Woman (1975)
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    Drew Narramore
  • James Hampton in Teen Wolf (1985)
    James Hampton
    James Hampton
    Jerry Blevins
  • Walter Mathews in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Walter Mathews
    Walter Mathews
    Judge Philo Walker
  • John Davis Chandler in Publish or Perish (1974)
    John Davis Chandler
    John Davis Chandler
    John Detweiler
    (as John Chandler)
  • Warren J. Kemmerling in The Rockford Files (1974)
    Warren J. Kemmerling
    Warren J. Kemmerling
    Dr. Maurice Webster
    (as Warren Kemmerling)
  • Michael Swan
    Michael Swan
    Michael Swan
    Cliff Anderson
  • Robert Casper
    Robert Casper
    Robert Casper
    Arthur Jasper
  • Javier Grajeda
    Javier Grajeda
    Javier Grajeda
    Paramedic
  • Diane Lander
    Diane Lander
    Stephanie Reynolds
  • R.J. Adams
    R.J. Adams
    Victor Assmussen
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  • Robert Buckingham
    Robert Buckingham
    Robert Buckingham
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Larry Carr
    Larry Carr
    Larry Carr
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Paul LeClair
    Paul LeClair
    Paul LeClair
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Lemuel Perry
    Lemuel Perry
    Deputy Sheriff
    (uncredited)
  • Mark Rodney
    Mark Rodney
    Mark Rodney
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Smith
    Walter Smith
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Steve Wagner
    Steve Wagner
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Judith Woodbury
    Judith Woodbury
    Trial Spectator
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Peter S. Fischer
    Peter S. Fischer
    executive producer
  • Robert F. O'Neill
    Robert F. O'Neill
    producer
  • Mike Stevens
    Mike Stevens
    associate producer

Composer

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  • David Bell
    David Bell

Cinematographer

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  • Dennis Dalzell
    Dennis Dalzell
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Donald Douglas
    Donald Douglas

Casting Director

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  • Ron Stephenson
    Ron Stephenson

Art Director

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  • Leslie Parsons
    Leslie Parsons

Set Decorator

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  • Fred S. Winston
    Fred S. Winston

Costume Designer

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  • Al Lehman
    Al Lehman

Makeup Department

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  • Susan Zietlow-Maust
    Susan Zietlow-Maust
    department head hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Manager

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  • John C. Chulay
    John C. Chulay
    unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Kevin G. Cremin
    Kevin G. Cremin
    first assistant director
  • Allen DiGioia
    Allen DiGioia
    second assistant director (as Allen Di Gioia)

Art Department

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  • John Hathaway
    John Hathaway
    assistant art director (uncredited)
  • Delane Lytle
    Delane Lytle
    construction coordinator (uncredited)
  • Steve Purdy
    Steve Purdy
    assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Tim Cooney
    Tim Cooney
    sound
  • Anthony Magro
    Anthony Magro
    sound editor
  • Ed Fassl
    Ed Fassl
    sound editor (uncredited)
  • Kevin Sorensen
    Kevin Sorensen
    boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • Jim Michaels
    Jim Michaels
    visual effects producer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Bruce Catlin
    Bruce Catlin
    first assistant camera
  • Eugene Earle
    Eugene Earle
    additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
  • William Jay Gahret
    William Jay Gahret
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Susan C. Ingram
    Susan C. Ingram
    second assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey Norvet
    Jeffrey Norvet
    first assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Earl C. Williman
    Earl C. Williman
    gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Karen Bellamy
    Karen Bellamy
    costumer
  • Deanna Doran
    Deanna Doran
    costume supervisor
  • Lambert Marks
    Lambert Marks
    costume supervisor
  • Radford Polinsky
    Radford Polinsky
    set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Wayne Hampton
    Wayne Hampton
    colorist

Location Management

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  • Brian Brosnan
    Brian Brosnan
    location manager
  • Pete Juliano
    Pete Juliano
    location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • John Addison
    John Addison
    composer: theme music
  • Laurie Higgins Tobias
    Laurie Higgins Tobias
    music editor (as Laurie L. Higgins)
  • Ron S. Herbes
    Ron S. Herbes
    first assistant music editor (uncredited)
  • Emil Richards
    Emil Richards
    musician: percussion (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Tobey H. Shaffer
    Tobey H. Shaffer
    legal technical advisor
  • Robert E. Swanson
    Robert E. Swanson
    story editor
  • Robert Van Scoyk
    Robert Van Scoyk
    executive story editor
  • Desi Scarpone
    Desi Scarpone
    production coordinator (uncredited)

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