87th Precinct Line of Duty (1961–1962) Online
- Original Title :
- Line of Duty
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Crime
- Year :
- 1961–1962
- Directror :
- Don Weis
- Cast :
- Robert Lansing,Ron Harper,Gregory Walcott
- Writer :
- Evan Hunter,Evan Hunter
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.2/10
Detective Bert Kling is deeply troubled after he is forced to shoot and kill an 18-year-old who was firing at him after attempting to rob a theater box office. Everyone who knew the youth describes him as a good kid. Now Kling and the other detectives try to discover the identity of the boy's accomplice who escaped.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Robert Lansing | - | Det. Steve Carella |
 | Ron Harper | - | Det. Bert Kling |
 | Gregory Walcott | - | Det. Roger Havilland |
 | Norman Fell | - | Det. Meyer Meyer |
 | Richard LePore | - | Karl Harrod |
 | Walter Burke | - | Danny Gimp |
| Barbara Turner | - | Carol Rodale |
| Margie Regan | - | Claire Townsend |
| Anita Sands | - | Terry |
 | King Calder | - | Monoghan |
 | Ben Hammer | - | Brecht |
 | Alan Dexter | - | Artie |
 | Stephanie Hill | - | Helen |
| Dennis McCarthy | - | Lab Technician |
| Dal McKennon | - | Blaney |
Writer Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) scripted a remake of this episode as Ironside: All in a Day's Work (1968), substituting Officer Eve Whitfield (Barbara Anderson) for Detective Bert Kling (Ron Harper). In a nod to the original, Walter Burke reprised his role as a police informant. A strikingly similar story also appeared as Barney Miller: The Hero (1975), a series that drew heavily upon the 87th Precinct.