Tallahassee 7000
Tallahassee 7000 is a syndicated[1] 1961 American TV series starring Walter Matthau as Special Agent Lex Rogers of the Florida Sheriffs Bureau.[2] It consisted of 26 episodes[3] of 30 minutes each.[citation needed] It was executive produced by Herbert Leonard.
The bureau (the only one of its kind in the United States) helped sheriffs in Florida's 67 counties.[4] The show's title was the phone number of the bureau. Rogers had his headquarters in Miami Beach, and episodes focused on his investigations.[1]
The program was filmed on location in Florida[3] and was made directly for syndication by Screen Gems. Herbert Leonard was executive producer. Matthau disliked television and says he took the job "only for the minor inconvenience of making a living."[5]
Matthau's biographers called it "another Matthau career nadir."[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "C.B.S. MAY CHANGE 'FACE THE NATION': Proposal to Make It Debate Series Weighed -- WNEW Plans Discussion Program" by VAL ADAMS. New York Times 22 Dec 1960: 47.
- ^ ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ What the OTB Bettor Can Learn from Walter Matthau: A lesson from Walter Matthau By THOMAS MEEHAN. New York Times 4 July 1971: SM6.
- ^ Edelman, Rob; Kupferberg, Audrey E (2002). Matthau : a life. Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub. ; Summit, Pa. : Distributed by National Book Network. p. 121.
External links
- Tallahassee 7000 at IMDb
- Review of pilot episode at Variety
