Code 3 (TV series)

Code 3 is an American crime drama that aired in syndication in 1956 and 1957. The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office.

Stories were presented from the viewpoint of Assistant Sheriff George Barnett. At the end of each episode, Eugene W. Biscailuz, "the actual sheriff of Los Angeles County," summarized the segment.

Title
The title is an "emergency signal alerting officers to proceed to the destination with red light and siren and with all possible haste."

Cast

 * Richard Travis as Assistant Sheriff George Barnett
 * Christopher Dark as Sgt. Al Zavala (four episodes)
 * Denver Pyle as Sergeant Murchison
 * Fred Wynn as Lieutenant Bill Hollis

Guest stars

 * Claude Akins
 * Lola Albright
 * Don "Red" Barry
 * James Best
 * Whit Bissell
 * Paul Brinegar
 * Sally Brophy
 * Jean Byron
 * Mike Connors
 * Hans Conried
 * Russ Conway
 * Lloyd Corrigan
 * Walter Coy
 * Virginia Christine
 * Virginia Dale
 * Ted de Corsia
 * Richard Deacon
 * Francis De Sales
 * Bobby Diamond
 * Lawrence Dobkin
 * Ann Doran
 * John Doucette
 * Bill Erwin
 * Douglas Fowley
 * Dabbs Greer
 * Robert Griffin
 * James Griffith
 * Stacy Harris
 * Harry Harvey, Jr.
 * Susan Seaforth Hayes
 * Robert Horton
 * Vivi Janiss
 * Russell Johnson
 * DeForest Kelley
 * Ray Kellogg
 * Don Kennedy
 * Douglas Kennedy
 * Brett King
 * Helen Kleeb
 * Harry Lauter
 * Peter Leeds
 * Nan Leslie
 * Judi Meredith (as Judi Boutin)
 * Gregg Palmer
 * Jerry Paris
 * Paul Picerni
 * John M. Pickard
 * Richard Reeves
 * Paul Richards
 * Bing Russell
 * Dick Sargent
 * William Schallert
 * Richard Shannon
 * Kenneth Tobey
 * Peter van Eyck
 * Herb Vigran
 * Eddie Waller
 * Beverly Washburn
 * Frank Wilcox
 * Guy Williams
 * Rhys Williams
 * Michael Winkelman
 * Grant Withers
 * Gil Gerard (4 episodes)

Production
Hal Roach Jr. was the executive producer, and Ben Fox was the producer. Ted Post was the director, and Jerry D. Lewis was the writer.

Critical response
A review in the trade publication Variety complimented the show's suspense, drama, and characterization and noted the quality of camera work.