The Dirty Dozen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Danko is leader of the  new "Dirty Dozen," who is respected by his men and rejected by his superiors.  Other "Dirty Dozen" members include  Jonathan Farrell, a former Hollywood "hunk," who put his career on hold to defend his country. Dylan Leeds, a small-time forger, who double-crosses the mob. Janosz Feke, a Hungarlan- born Nazi hater out for justice. Jean LeBec, a Cajun demolitions expert caught in bed with the Colonel's wife. Twelve hardened convicts are given the opportunity to win their freedom. Their assigned mission is to debilitate and destroy the Nazis. Their private mission is to survive these deadly assignments and save themselves from death row. These twelve men are "The Dirty Dozen."

Series details

• Title: The Dirty Dozen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, War
• Premiere date: 1988-04-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-06-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56842

Cast and credited roles

• Ben Murphy — Lt. Danko
• John Bradley — Farrell
• John D'Aquino — Lebec
• Mike Jolly — Vern
• Frank Marth — Gen. Worth
• John Slattery — Leeds
• Jon Tenney — Feke
• Barry Cullison — Cutter
• Glenn Withrow — Roy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-04-30; final listed air date 1988-06-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Dirty Dozen 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.