GENE BARRY: FOREVER COOL

Gene Barry as suave, playboy L.A. Chief of Detectives Amos Burke in Burke’s Law, with guest star Annette Funicello as—believe it—a murder suspect and go-go dancer! Classic!

Gene Barry as suave, playboy L.A. Chief of Detectives Amos Burke in Burke’s Law, in the ultimate Aaron Spelling scene: a catfight between Suzy Parker and Diana Dors in which both combatants wind up in cages. ‘If they get hungry, feed them,’ Amos advises. Classic!

Gene Barry as suave, playboy L.A. Chief of Detectives Amos Burke in Burke’s Law. This 1964 episode, titled ‘Who Killed ½ of Glory Lee?,’ features a bevy of cool guest stars, including a delectable and zany 43-year-old Betty Hutton, Joan Blondell, Nina Foch, Ann Helm, Gisele MacKenzie, and Buster Keaton, plus the usual snappy dialogue (‘I’d like to get my hand on the genius who called them the weaker sex.’), in a script by none other than Harlan Ellison. Classic in every way!

A scene from the 1961 Bat Masterson episode ‘No Amnesty for Death,’ guest starring DeForest Kelley, with Gene Barry as the suave title character, who kept law and order with only his ‘cane and derby hat,’ no gun. Classic!

The 1953 trailer for War of the Worlds, starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, and featuring George Pal’s amazing special effects. Classic!

Burke’s Law: Season One (Volumes 1 and 2) available at www.amazon.com

 

 

 

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ARNOLD STANG: FOREVER COOL
As the voice of Top Cat, episode: ‘The Missing Heir’

The Missing Heir, Part 1

The Missing Heir, Part 2