Sarge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shattered emotionally after his wife is killed by an assassin's bullet meant for him, a veteran police sergeant enters the priesthood. Three years later he is ordained Father Samuel Patrick Cavanaugh and assigned to the Saint Aloysius Parish in San Diego, California. Still referred to as Sarge and using unorthodox methods, he attempts to solve mysteries in his troubled parish.

Series details

• Title: Sarge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1971-02-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-01-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28628
• IMDb ID: tt0066708
• TVDB ID: 78643

Cast and credited roles

• George Kennedy — Father Samuel "Sarge" Cavanaugh
• Ramon Bieri — Lt. Barney Verick, Chief of Detectives
• Sallie Shockley — Valerie Cavanaugh
• Harold Sakata — Kenji Takichi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-02-22; final listed air date 1972-01-11; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sarge 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.