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Jake and the Fatman
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Jake and the Fatman

1987-09-26 · 60 min / episode · ★ 6.2

Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

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Creators
Dean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger
Production companies
Viacom Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Strathmore Productions
Countries
United States of America, Sweden
Status
Ended

Top Cast

William ConradWilliam ConradJason McCabe
Joe PennyJoe PennyJake Styles
Alan CampbellAlan CampbellDerek Mitchell

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