The Detective (1968) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Gordon Douglas.

Cast

• Frank Sinatra as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
• Lee Remick as Karen Wagner Leland
• Ralph Meeker as Curran
• Jack Klugman as Dave Schoenstein
• Horace McMahon as Capt. Tom Farrell
• Lloyd Bochner as Dr. Wendell Roberts
• William Windom as Colin MacIver
• Tony Musante as Felix Tesla
• Al Freeman Jr. as Robbie Loughlin
• Robert Duvall as Nestor
• Pat Henry as Mercidis
• Patrick McVey as Police Officer Mike Tanner
• Dixie Marquis as Carol Linjack
• Sugar Ray Robinson as Kelly
• Renée Taylor as Rachael Schoenstein
• James Inman as Teddy Leikman
• Tom Atkins as Harmon
• Jacqueline Bisset as Norma MacIver
• Joe Santos as Reporter (uncredited)
• George Plimpton as Reporter (uncredited)
• Bette Midler as Woman at Party
• Lou Krugman as Reporter (uncredited)
• Alan Manson as Reporter (uncredited)
• Diane Sayer as Blonde Sitting in Lounge (uncredited)

Crew

• Gordon Douglas — Director
• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
• Aaron Rosenberg — Producer
• Abby Mann — Screenplay
• Roderick Thorp — Writer
• Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
• Roderick Thorp — Novel

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