Richard Diamond, Private Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Richard Diamond, Private Detective was a crime drama series that started its life on radio from 1949-1953 and then aired on television from 1957-1960 with a new cast.

Richard Diamond is a former officer of the NYPD, who is now a private detective.

Series details

• Title: Richard Diamond, Private Detective
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1957-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1960-09-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17475
• TVDB ID: 70454

Cast and credited roles

• David Janssen — Richard "Rick" Diamond

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-07-01; final listed air date 1957-09-23.
• Season 2: premiered 1958-01-02; final listed air date 1958-06-26.
• Season 3: premiered 1959-02-15; final listed air date 1959-06-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1959-10-05; final listed air date 1960-09-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from Richard Diamond, Private Detective on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.