The Fugitive

The Fugitive  is an American  crime   drama  television series created by  Roy Huggins  and produced by  QM Productions  and  United Artists Television . It aired on  ABC  from September 1963 to August 1967.  David Janssen  starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder and sentenced to death. En route to death row, Dr. Kimble's train derails over a switch, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man" (played by  Bill Raisch ). At the same time, Richard Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard ( Barry Morse ). The Fugitive  aired for four seasons, with 120 51-minute episodes produced. The first three seasons were filmed in black-and-white, while the fourth and final was filmed in color. The series was nominated for five  Emmy Awards  and won the  Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Series  in 1966.In 2002, it was ranked number 36 on  TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time .  TV Guide  named the one-armed man number five in their 2013 list of the 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.