Who played Ironside in the remake?

Who played Ironside in the remake?

actor Blair Underwood
LA Law actor Blair Underwood is to star in the remake of Ironside, based on the US television detective series, starring Raymond Burr. As in the original programme, Underwood’s character, Robert Ironside, will use a wheelchair after being paralysed from the waist down.

Is there a remake of Ironside?

‘Ironside,’ the Series Remake, Has Its Debut on NBC – The New York Times.

Which TV detective was in a wheelchair?

It starred Blair Underwood as the title character, wheelchair-using cop Robert Ironside, the only character re-created from the original series….Ironside (2013 TV series)

How did Ironside end?

Ironside (Raymond Burr) was forced to retire because a sniper’s bullet paralyzed him from the waist down, confining him to a wheelchair. He later gets himself appointed (in a clever way) a “special department consultant” by his good friend, Police Commissioner Dennis Randall (Gene Lyons).

Is Perry Mason and Ironside the same person?

Raymond Burr, the burly, impassive actor who played the defense lawyer Perry Mason and the police detective Robert T. Ironside on television, died on Sunday at his ranch in Dry Creek Valley, near Healdsburg, Calif. He was 76.

When was banacek filmed?

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology.

Was Raymond Burr really in a wheelchair in Ironsides?

Raymond Burr played a detective, Robert Ironside, in a TV detective drama series named “Ironside”. In the show, he was wounded by a sniper, lost the use of his legs as a result of the shooting, and needed to use a wheelchair as a result of his injury. Mr. Burr in real life was NOT handicapped.

Why did Eve leave Ironside?

In 1971, Anderson left Ironside, and full-time TV acting, to spend more time with her husband.

Why was Banacek Cancelled?

Banacek was well received by television critics, and as a result was picked up for a third season. However, before the third season could start, Peppard quit the show to prevent his ex-wife Elizabeth Ashley from receiving a larger percentage of his earnings as part of their divorce settlement.

What kind of cigar did Banacek smoke?

Panatelas
Trivia (25) The cigars Banacek smoked were actually George Peppard’s private stock of Panatelas from The 21 Club in New York (they were the same cigars he smoked as Hannibal Smith in “The A-Team (1983)”). None of the strange, supposedly “Polish” sayings liberally quoted by the lead character is genuine.

Why was Raymond Burr’s eyes so dark?

Being in a wheelchair, he had to look up directly into the hot lights used to film his scenes, and his eyes were slightly burned. Besides the injuries to his eyes, Raymond Burr suffered great physical stress from being in the wheelchair for extended periods of time.

Did Perry Mason ever marry Della Street?

Of course, friends can be wrong—after all, in the novels and TV series, Perry and Della never did get married. (They did marry in the 1936 movie version of The Case of the Velvet Claws, but all those 1930s Warner Brothers films strayed far from the storyline established by Erle Stanley Gardner).

How old is Barbara Anderson?

76 years (November 27, 1945)Barbara Anderson / Age

Is Raymond Burr still alive?

September 12, 1993Raymond Burr / Date of death

Is William Talman still alive?

August 30, 1968William Talman / Date of death