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The Defenders•Season 1•Episode 7

The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

8.2/10 · 31 votesOct 28, 196160 min

Ranked #11 of 32 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Frank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""â€”and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witness stand as the Prestons are questioning him.

Directed byJohn Brahm

Written byAlvin Boretz

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes32

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Quality of Mercy

Killer Instinct

Death Across the Counter

The Riot

The Young Lovers

The Boy Between

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The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

The Accident

The Trial of Jenny Scott

The Man with the Concrete Thumb

The Treadmill

Perjury

The Attack

The Prowler

Gideon's Follies

The Best Defense

The Bedside Murder

The Search

Storm at Birch Glen

The Point Shaver

The Locked Room

The Empty Chute

The Crusader

The Hickory Indian

The Iron Man

The Tarnished Cross

The Last Six Months

The Naked Heiress

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Reunion with Death

The Benefactor

Along Came a Spider

The Broken Barrelhead

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E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

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John Brahm

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Alvin Boretz

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Episode Summary

"The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms" is episode 7 of The Defenders season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 31 votes, ranking #11 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by John Brahm and written by Alvin Boretz, it aired on October 28, 1961.

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