The Duke (miniseries)

*The Duke*
The Duke
Genre	Drama
Created by	Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by	Lawrence Doheny; Dana Elcar
Starring	Robert Conrad; Larry Manetti; Red West; Patricia Conwell; Ed O'Bradovich
Theme music composer	Mike Post; Pete Carpenter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Stephen J. Cannell
Production locations	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Running time	48 mins.
Production companies	Stephen J. Cannell Productions; Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 5 –; May 18, 1979

The Duke is an American television miniseries that aired on NBC from April 5 to May 18, 1979.^[3]

Overview

The Duke follows an aging boxer who became a private investigator. This Chicago, Illinois-set series starred Robert Conrad as Oscar "Duke" Ramsey; Conrad was actually a professional fighter in his own early years.^[3]

The executive producer was Stephen J. Cannell, and the show was produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions, in association with Universal TV.

Robert Conrad as Oscar "Duke" Ramsey
Larry Manetti as Joe Cadillac^[1]
Red West as Sergeant Mick O'Brien^[1]
Patricia Conwell as Duke's friend, Dedra^[1]
Ed O'Bradovich as Eddie, the bartender^[1] at Duke and Benny's Corner, the tavern Ramsey owns.

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Up Against the Odds"	April 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
2	"Blues for the Duke^[4]"	April 13, 1979 (1979-04-13)
3	"The Zoo under the Wacker Street Bridge^[4]"	April 20, 1979 (1979-04-20)
4	"Long and Thin, Lorna Lynn^[4]"	April 27, 1979 (1979-04-27)
5	"Nothin' 'Cept Noise^[4]"	May 18, 1979 (1979-05-18)

1 2 3 4 5 6 Terrace, Vincent (October 6, 2021). Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8735-3.
↑ Allen, Henry (April 5, 1979). "'The Duke' - Far to Go". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
1 2 Hayden, Bill (April 5, 1979). "Robert Conrad's 'Duke' role nears real-life for actor". Tucson Citizen. p. 29. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
1 2 3 4 Abbott, Jon (September 12, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5401-3.