
Creator
Creator
Cast
Dr. R. Quincy
Sam Fujiyama
Danny Tovo
Dr. Robert Asten
Lt. Frank Monahan
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Synopsis
Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios that aired from October 3, 1976, to September 5, 1983, on NBC. It stars Jack Klugman in the title role, a Los Angeles County medical examiner.
Inspired by the book Where Death Delights by Marshall Houts, a former FBI agent, the show also resembled the earlier Canadian television series Wojeck, broadcast by CBC Television. John Vernon, who played the Wojeck title role, later guest starred in the third-season episode “Requiem For The Living”. Quincy’s character is loosely modelled on Los Angeles’ “Coroner to the Stars” Thomas Noguchi.
The first half of the first season of Quincy was broadcast as 90-minute telefilms as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie rotation in the fall of 1976 alongside Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan. The series proved popular enough that midway through the 1976–1977 season, Quincy was spun off into its own weekly one-hour series. The Mystery Movie format was discontinued in the spring of 1977.
In 1978, writers Tony Lawrence and Lou Shaw received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the second-season episode “…The Thighbone’s Connected to the Knee Bone…”. Many of the episodes used the same actors for different roles in various episodes. For example, an actor who plays a crooked Navy captain also plays a ballistics expert in several of the later episodes. Using a small “pool” of actors was a common production trait of many Glen A. Larson TV programs. Before becoming a regular cast member as Quincy’s girlfriend-wife Dr. Emily Hanover in the 1982-1983 season, Anita Gillette had portrayed Quincy’s deceased first wife Helen Quincy in a flashback in a 1979 episode “Promises to Keep”.
Original title
Quincy, M.E.
First air date
Oct. 03, 1976
Last air date
May. 11, 1983
Seasons
8
Episodes
148
Status
Ended
Seasons and episodes
1
Season 1 Oct. 03, 1976
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Go Fight City Hall -- To the Death! Jan. 28, 2023
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Who's Who in Neverland? Jan. 28, 2023
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A Star Is Dead Jan. 28, 2023
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Hot Ice, Cold Hearts Jan. 28, 2023
2
Season 2 Feb. 04, 1977
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Snake Eyes (1) Jan. 28, 2023
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Snake Eyes (2) Jan. 28, 2023
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Visitors in Paradise Jan. 28, 2023
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The Two Sides of Truth Jan. 28, 2023
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Hit and Run at Danny's Jan. 28, 2023
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Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy? Jan. 28, 2023
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A Good Smack in the Mouth Jan. 28, 2023
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The Hot Dog Murder Jan. 28, 2023
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An Unfriendly Radiance Jan. 28, 2023
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Sullied Be Thy Name Jan. 28, 2023
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Valleyview Jan. 28, 2023
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Season 3 Sep. 16, 1977
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No Deadly Secret Jan. 28, 2023
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A Blow to the Head ... a Blow to the Heart Jan. 28, 2023
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A Dead Man's Truth Jan. 28, 2023
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A Question of Time Jan. 28, 2023
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Death Casts a Vote Jan. 28, 2023
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Tissue of Truth Jan. 28, 2023
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Holding Pattern Jan. 28, 2023
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Main Man Jan. 28, 2023
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The Hero Syndrome Jan. 28, 2023
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Touch of Death Jan. 28, 2023
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The Deadly Connection Jan. 28, 2023
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Last of the Dinosaurs Jan. 28, 2023
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Crib Job Jan. 28, 2023
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Matters of Life and Death Jan. 28, 2023
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Passing Jan. 28, 2023
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Accomplice to Murder Jan. 28, 2023
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Ashes to Ashes Jan. 28, 2023
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Gone But Not Forgotten Jan. 28, 2023
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Double Death Jan. 28, 2023
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Requiem for the Living Jan. 28, 2023
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Season 4 Sep. 21, 1978
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The Last Six Hours Jan. 28, 2023
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Speed Trap Jan. 28, 2023
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A Test for the Living Jan. 28, 2023
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Death by Good Intention Jan. 28, 2023
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Images Jan. 28, 2023
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Even Odds Jan. 28, 2023
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Dead and Alive Jan. 28, 2023
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No Way to Treat a Body Jan. 28, 2023
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A Night to Raise the Dead Jan. 28, 2023
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A Question of Death Jan. 28, 2023
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House of No Return Jan. 28, 2023
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A Small Circle of Friends Jan. 28, 2023
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The Depth of Beauty Jan. 28, 2023
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Walk Softly Through the Night (1) Jan. 28, 2023
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Walk Softly Through the Night (2) Jan. 28, 2023
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Aftermath Jan. 28, 2023
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Dark Angel Jan. 28, 2023
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Physician, Heal Thyself Jan. 28, 2023
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Promises to Keep Jan. 28, 2023
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Semper-Fidelis Jan. 28, 2023
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An Ounce of Prevention Jan. 28, 2023
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The Death Challenge Jan. 28, 2023
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The Eye of the Needle Jan. 28, 2023
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Season 5 Sep. 20, 1979
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No Way to Treat a Flower Jan. 28, 2023
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Dead Last Jan. 28, 2023
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By the Death of a Child Jan. 28, 2023
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Never a Child Jan. 28, 2023
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Hot Ice Jan. 28, 2023
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Sweet Land of Liberty Jan. 28, 2023
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Mode of Death Jan. 28, 2023
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Nowhere to Run Jan. 28, 2023
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The Money Plague Jan. 28, 2023
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For the Benefit of My Patients Jan. 28, 2023
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Murder by S.O.P. Jan. 28, 2023
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Honor Thy Elders Jan. 28, 2023
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Diplomatic Immunity Jan. 28, 2023
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Riot Jan. 28, 2023
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Cover-Up Jan. 28, 2023
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Unhappy Hour Jan. 28, 2023
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The Winning Edge Jan. 28, 2023
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New Blood Jan. 28, 2023
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TKO Jan. 28, 2023
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The Final Gift Jan. 28, 2023
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Deadly Arena Jan. 28, 2023
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Season 7 Oct. 28, 1981
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Memories of Allison Jan. 28, 2023
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The Golden Hour Jan. 28, 2023
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Slow Boat to Madness (1) Jan. 28, 2023
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Slow Boat to Madness (2) Jan. 28, 2023
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D.U.I. Jan. 28, 2023
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For Want of a Horse Jan. 28, 2023
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Gentle Into That Good Night Jan. 28, 2023
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Dead Stop Jan. 28, 2023
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Bitter Pill Jan. 28, 2023
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Guns Don't Die Jan. 28, 2023
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When Luck Ran Out Jan. 28, 2023
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Smoke Screen Jan. 28, 2023
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For Love of Joshua Jan. 28, 2023
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Into the Murdering Mind Jan. 28, 2023
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To Clear the Air Jan. 28, 2023
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The Shadow of Death Jan. 28, 2023
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The Flight of the Nightingale Jan. 28, 2023
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Stolen Tears Jan. 28, 2023
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The Face of Fear Jan. 28, 2023
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Expert in Murder Jan. 28, 2023
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The Unquiet Grave Jan. 28, 2023
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The Last of Leadbottom Jan. 28, 2023
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Deadly Protection Jan. 28, 2023
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The Mourning After Jan. 28, 2023
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Season 8 Sep. 29, 1982
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Baby Rattlesnakes Jan. 28, 2023
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A Ghost of a Chance Jan. 28, 2023
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Give Me Your Weak Jan. 28, 2023
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Dying for a Drink Jan. 28, 2023
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Unreasonable Doubt Jan. 28, 2023
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Sleeping Dogs Jan. 28, 2023
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Science for Sale Jan. 28, 2023
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Next Stop, Nowhere Jan. 28, 2023
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Across the Line Jan. 28, 2023
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Sword of Honor, Blade of Death Jan. 28, 2023
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The Law Is a Fool Jan. 28, 2023
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Guilty Till Proven Innocent Jan. 28, 2023
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A Cry for Help Jan. 28, 2023
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A Loss for Words Jan. 28, 2023
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Beyond the Open Door Jan. 28, 2023
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On Dying High Jan. 28, 2023
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Quincy's Wedding (1) Jan. 28, 2023
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Quincy's Wedding (2) Jan. 28, 2023
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Murder on Ice Jan. 28, 2023
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Women of Valor Jan. 28, 2023
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Suffer the Little Children Jan. 28, 2023
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An Act of Violence Jan. 28, 2023
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Whatever Happened to Morris Perlmutter? Jan. 28, 2023
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The Cutting Edge Jan. 28, 2023