Doug Selby, D.A. — They Call It Murder Character Profile

About Doug Selby, D.A.

District attorney of a small town outside Los Angeles. He serves as the central protagonist and focal point of this 1971 television film pilot adapted from Erle Stanley Gardner's work.

Doug Selby, D.A. — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jim Hutton

Appears in

They Call It Murder (1971)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (8)

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Professional Legal Associate — Jeff Poland (Vic Tayback)

  Supporting figure in legal or civic matters.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Professional Medical Consultant — Harry Marshall (Vaughn Taylor)

  Medical professional consulted by the district attorney.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Social Community Associate — Rona Corbin (Nita Talbot)

  Town figure interacting with the district attorney.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Social Community Associate — Anita Nogales (Miriam Colon)

  Local community member connected to the D.A.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Social Community Associate — Sylvia Martin (Jo Ann Pflug)

  Town resident with recurring interactions with the D.A.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Professional Legal Colleague — A.B. Carr (Lloyd Bochner)

  Fellow legal professional in the district attorney's office.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Professional Law Enforcement Partner — Chief Otto Larkin (Ed Asner)

  District attorney works alongside the police chief.

• Doug Selby, D.A. — Professional Law Enforcement Partner — Sheriff Rex Brandon (Robert J. Wilke)

  Prosecutor and local sheriff collaborate on legal matters.

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More characters from They Call It Murder

• A.B. Carr (Lloyd Bochner)
• Sylvia Martin (Jo Ann Pflug)
• Sheriff Rex Brandon (Robert J. Wilke)
• Chief Otto Larkin (Ed Asner)
• Deputy Bob Terry (William Elliott)
• Anita Nogales (Miriam Colon)
• Rona Corbin (Nita Talbot)
• Harry Marshall (Vaughn Taylor)
• The Director (Norman Burton)
• Jeff Poland (Vic Tayback)
• Pete Cardiff (Michael Pataki)
• Ellen Saxe (Helen Kleeb)