The Streets of San Francisco

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The Streets of San Francisco is a 1970s American police procedural television series set in San Francisco, best known for starring Karl Malden and launching Michael Douglas to fame.

Aliases (1)
  • Back to the Streets of San Francisco ×1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
police procedural television series
television series
audioFormat mono
basedOn Poor, Poor Ophelia
novel by Carolyn Weston
broadcastOn American Broadcasting Company
characterPortrayedBy Inspector Steve Keller – Michael Douglas
Lt. Mike Stone – Karl Malden
composer Patrick Williams
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Edward Hume
distribution United States television syndication
executiveProducer Quinn Martin
filmingLocation Los Angeles
San Francisco
firstAired 1972-09-16
followedBy Back to the Streets of San Francisco
genre police procedural
hasFandom cult following
hasFormat syndicated reruns
hasGenreElement crime drama
detective fiction
hasOpeningTheme theme composed by Patrick Williams
lastAired 1977-06-09
leadCharacter Inspector Steve Keller
Lt. Mike Stone
locationOfStory San Francisco Police Department
mediaType live-action television
notableCastChange Michael Douglas left after season 4
notableFor launching Michael Douglas to fame
numberOfEpisodes 119
numberOfSeasons 5
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastIn 1970s
originalNetwork ABC
pictureFormat color
productionCompany QM Productions
Warner Bros. Television
replacementActor Richard Hatch replaced Michael Douglas in season 5
runtimePerEpisode approximately 60 minutes
setIn San Francisco
settingCity San Francisco, California
starring Karl Malden
Michael Douglas
Richard Hatch
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Michael Douglas
Michael O'Herlihy
notableWork
The Streets of San Francisco ("Back to the Streets of San Francisco")
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