Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Hawkins' from 1970-1982:
- James Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins (1973-1974)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Hawkins':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
March 13, 1973: Death And The Maiden
Season 0, episode 1
W: David Karp D: Jud Taylor
With James Stewart (Billy Jim Hawkins), Robert Webber (Carl Vincent), Kate Reid (Julia Dayton), Margaret Markov (Theresa Colman), Ivan Bonar (Judge), David Huddleston (Joseph Harrelson), Dana Elcar (Dr. Aaronson), Antoinette Bower (Vivian Vincent), Bonnie Bedelia (Edith Dayton-Thomas).
A homespun lawyer uncovers a shocking mixture of family love and hate as he defends an heiress accused in a triple slaying of her father, stepmother and stepsister. Pilot movie for the series.
October 2, 1973: Murder In Movieland
Season 1, episode 1
W: David Karp D: Jud Taylor
With Strother Martin, Sheree North, Cameron Mitchell, Kenneth Mars, William Smithers.
James Stewart stars as a deceptively shrewd country lawyer known for his exploits in the field of criminal law. Tonight, Billy Jim Hawkins is called to defend a movie star's husband, accused of killing a man he found assaulting his pretty stepdaughter.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Gene L. Coon D: Paul Wendkos
With Julie Harris (Janet Hubbard), Frank Guilfoyle (Hamilton), Sam Elliott, Diana Douglas, Henry Jones (George Davis), Murray Hamilton, Mayf Nutter.
A young woman is charged with the mercy killing death of her elderly invalid husband, and enlists the aid of Billy Jim Hawkins to defend her against a murder charge.
Season 1, episode 3
W: David Karp D: Jud Taylor
With Tyne Daly (Ellen Hamilton), William Windom (Joe Hamilton), Jeanne Cooper (Mrs. Hamilton), Diana Douglas (Clara Guilfoyle), James Hampton.
Billy Jim Hawkins defends a man accused of murdering those he felt responsible for the suicide death of his college student son.
Season 1, episode 4
W: David Karp D: Paul Wendkos
With Richard Kelton (Don Morrison), Lew Ayres, Diana Ewing (Connie), James Best, May Nutter.
An antique muzzle-loading rifle is the murder weapon, and the victim is slain during a mock Civil War battle -- prompting Billy Jim Hawkins to investigate the warring family factions of his home town as he comes to the defense of the man accused.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Robert Hamner D: Paul Wendkos
With Peter Mark Richman (Paul Forbes), Warren Kemmerling (Ernie Fiske), Dick Gautier (Frank Scotti), Stacy Keach Sr., Ellen Weston, James Luisi.
A fading football star is charged with murdering his team's vicious owner, and the victim's widow hires Hawkins to handle the defense.
Season 1, episode 6
W: David Karp D: Jud Taylor
With Teresa Wright (Jenny Burke), Herb Edelman (Lt. Horowitz), Jeff Corey (Julian Maynard), Kurt Kasznar (John Carrazza), Strother Martin (R.J. Hawkins).
Hawkins finds himself emotionally involved in a tough murder case when his long-ago sweetheart begs him to defend her son in the fatal stabbing of a pretty dancer.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Robert Hamner D: Robert Scheerer
With Diana Hyland (Jennifer Pearson), Andrew Prine (Peter Vale), Pernell Roberts, John Ericson, Paul Burke (Fred Wyatt), Strother Martin.
Hawkins is plunged into undercurrents of rumor, scandal and revenge in the nation's capital when he defends a senator's aide accused of murdering a muckraking reporter. (Last show of the series.)