TV series
Baretta
If you can't do the time don't do the crime
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
Baretta premiered January 17, 1975. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
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Cast
Robert BlakeDet. Tony Baretta
Dana ElcarInspector Shiller
Burt YoungWilly
Michael D. Roberts
Val Avery
Joshua Shelley
Timothy CareyCredits
- Created by
- Stephen J. Cannell
- Written by
- Roy Huggins, Paul A. Magistretti, Robert Crais, Christopher Crowe, Robert Lewin, Sidney Ellis
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 83
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States