''Miami Undercover'' is an American

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

series that aired in

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from January to October 1961 for a total of 38 episodes. The series stars

Lee Bowman Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years". Career Born in Cincinnati, ...

(who had previously played sleuth Ellery Queen on television) and boxer-turned-actor

Rocky Graziano Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing hi ...

. Most episodes were shot on location in

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

Synopsis

Jeff Thompson is a private investigator. He and his sidekick Rocky are hired by local hotel owners to fight crime and "keep trouble out of Miami".

Cast

as Jeff Thompson *

as Rocky

Episodes

References

External links

* 1961 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings 1960s American crime drama television series Television shows set in Miami Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television series by Ziv Television Programs Television series by United Artists Television {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub