Brian Talbot — A Covenant with Death Character Profile

About Brian Talbot

A grieving and widely disliked husband convicted of his wife's murder based on circumstantial evidence. Sentenced to hang despite fierce denials, he accidentally kills the executioner during an escape attempt, triggering a chain of events that challenges the legal proceedings.

Brian Talbot — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Earl Holliman

Appears in

A Covenant with Death (1967)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Brian Talbot — Social Town Figure — Dietrich (John Anderson)

  Resident with knowledge of the case

• Brian Talbot — Social Town Acquaintance — Col. Oates (Sidney Blackmer)

  Resident of the border town with knowledge of Talbot

• Brian Talbot — Conflict Prosecutor — Harmsworth (Gene Hackman)

  Prosecuted Talbot for murder based on circumstantial evidence

• Brian Talbot — Family Husband And Wife — Rosemary Berquist (Laura Devon)

  Married couple with a troubled relationship

• Brian Talbot — Professional Judge And Defendant — Ben Lewis (George Maharis)

  Lewis oversees Talbot's execution despite doubts about his guilt

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• Rosemary Berquist (Laura Devon)
• Eulalia Lewis (Katy Jurado)
• Governor (Paul Birch)
• Harmsworth (Gene Hackman)
• Mrs. Moody (Mary Gregory)
• Trial Spectator (Al Bain)
• Mrs. Donnelley (Jan Burrell)
• Chillingworth (Larry D. Mann)
• Appraiser (Walter Mathews)
• Rafaela (Wende Wagner)
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