Highway Patrol
TV-G 1955 · 5 seasons · 156 eps · ★ 6.2 · Action & Adventure, Drama
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Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.
Directed by Herbert L. Strock · Written by Don Brinkley
Network: Syndication
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Broderick Crawford Dan Mathews -
Art Gilmore Narrator (voice) -
William Boyett Sgt. Ken Williams -
Stuart Whitman Bill Martin, skindiver -
Terry Frost Unit 2488 -
Troy Melton Ted Johnson -
Guy Williams Officer Hansen -
Morgan Jones The Highway Patrolman -
Dan White -
Pierre Watkin -
Pamela Duncan -
Richard Bull
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