Longstreet (TV series)
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Longstreet was a television series starring James Franciscus as insurance investigator Mike Longstreet. After a bomb (hidden in a champagne bottle) kills his wife, Ingrid, and leaves him blind, the title character pursues and captures the killers. He then continues his career as an insurance investigator despite his blindness.
The series was set in New Orleans, but was actually filmed in Los Angeles.
Bruce Lee appeared in four episodes as Li Tsung, an antique dealer and Jeet Kune Do expert who becomes Longstreet's martial arts instructor. Wikiquote has quotations from Li Tsung's teachings.
Longstreet's seeing eye dog was a white German Shepherd called Pax.
Twenty-three episodes of the show were broadcast in the 1971-1972 season (see 1971 in television). A 90-minute pilot movie preceded the series -- see Longstreet (television movie).
The series has rarely been re-aired, but recently appeared on Canada's Mystery.
[edit] Regular and recurring characters
- Mike Longstreet - James Franciscus
- Nikki Bell - Marlyn Mason
- Duke Paige - Peter Mark Richman
- Li Tsung - Bruce Lee
- Mrs. Kingston - Ann Doran
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