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Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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Episode 1
Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..
Directed by Jerry HopperWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Al Hodge
Episode 2
The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Johnny Seven
Episode 3
Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Diane Ladd, Eugenie Leontovich
Episode 4
Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.
Directed by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Jay Novello, Gary Morgan
Episode 5
Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.
Directed by Douglas HeyesGuest stars House Jameson, Donald Moffat, Roberts Blossom
Episode 6
A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Michael Tolan
Episode 7
A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.
Directed by William BeaudineGuest stars David Winters
Episode 8
A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.
Directed by William Beaudine
Episode 9
A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.
Directed by William BeaudineGuest stars John McQuade, Diana Van der Vlis, Johnny Seven
Episode 10
New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Frank Campanella, Arnold Merritt
Episode 11
A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Peter Falk
Episode 12
A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Frank Campanella
Episode 13
The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Frank Sutton, Michael Strong, Rudy Bond, Roberts Blossom
Episode 14
The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.
Directed by William Beaudine
Episode 15
When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars John Karlen, George Maharis
Episode 16
In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Lee Philips, Diana Douglas, Bernard Fein, Robert Weil
Episode 17
Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Dorothy Peterson, Kirk Alyn, Woodrow Parfrey, John C. Becher, Jesse Jacobs
Episode 18
Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Louis Guss, James Barton
Episode 19
Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Jack Klugman, Vic Morrow, Lou Antonio, Henry Beckman, Michael Conrad, Nicolas Coster
Episode 20
George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Kent Smith, Norma Crane, Lawrence Tierney, Jeanette Nolan
Episode 21
Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Bernard Kates, Jean Muir, Tony Franke, Buck Kartalian, Seymour Cassel
Episode 22
The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Episode 23
The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.
Directed by Norman TokarWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Michael Conrad, Henry Hull, George Maharis
Episode 24
A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Al Lewis, Richard X. Slattery, Ross Martin
Episode 25
After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Michael Strong
Episode 26
The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Michael Ansara
Episode 27
A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.
Guest stars Rocky Graziano, Robert Alda, Arnold Merritt
Episode 28
A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Phyllis Hill, Martin Balsam, Romo Vincent
Episode 29
A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.
Directed by George ShermanGuest stars Carlos Montalbán, Richard Jaeckel, Joseph Ruskin, Vincent Gardenia
Episode 30
A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Ludwig Donath
Episode 31
A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Rochelle Oliver, Irene Dailey, Frank Sutton, George Maharis
Episode 32
Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Mike Kellin
Episode 33
A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Mel Ruick, Jan Miner
Episode 34
A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Johnny Seven, Simon Oakland, James Barton, Jan Norris
Episode 35
The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Louis Nye, Phyllis Hill, Rudy Bond
Episode 36
The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.
Directed by John BrahmGuest stars Nehemiah Persoff, Diana Douglas, Clifton James
Episode 37
A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Mark Rydell, Rochelle Oliver, Harold J. Stone
Episode 38
A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Harry Guardino, Diane Ladd, Rocky Graziano, Vincent Gardenia
Episode 39
To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergGuest stars Cara Williams
Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
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