THE FUGITIVE - "Man In A Chariot" (Ed Begley climactic speech)

THE FUGITIVE -- "Man In A Chariot" (September 15, 1964)
One of my favorite moments from THE FUGITIVE -- a classic speech superbly delivered by the great character actor Ed Begley. Begley (1902-1970) had won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH about a year and a half before this episode. Today he's probably best remembered as Juror #10 in TWELVE ANGRY MEN.
Backstory: Kimble sees law professor G. Stanley Lazer on television declaring that he could have gotten various people off, including Richard Kimble. Kimble travels to the university to see if Prof. Lazer can help him. Lazer agrees and reads transcripts, then decides to do a mock trial in his class (televised to the campus on closed-circuit TV) as a dry run, to prove that he can win acquittal from a jury of his students.
Lazer is a crippled old man, bitter about losing his wife, his career as an attorney, and his ability to walk in an automobile accident 10 years earlier, which forced him against his will into the teaching profession. Although devoted to Kimble's cause, he unfairly browbeats his students.
Newsmen, getting wind of the story, suspect Kimble is nearby, and contact the police. Kimble faces his usual life-and-death danger as police search the law school during Lazer's summation to the jury. Lazer, the students, and Kimble all learn important lessons, and Kimble of course makes one of his trademarked narrow escapes.

[@MobyLick]

Loved watching this show on A&E as a kid. It was around 30 years old then, but still fantastic.

[@scottmiller6495]

This episode was in the top 10 of the greatest of the Fugitive, Ed Begley did a great job here and he was a fantastic actor and so was everyone else including the late great David Janssen!!!!!

[@trevorbrown_artist]

Give the man his Emmy!

[@magoo9767]

I can say that I really love this wonderful actor.

[@scottmiller6495]

Ed Begley was a fantastic actor and is sadly missed!!!!!

[@55102]

how i miss those good tv series

[@garycooper1000]

@MobyLick Did you know that Retroqueen has posted full episodes of the Fugitive TV series right here on RUclips?

[@treywest268]

The original Ironsides?

[@STP43FAN1]

Score "The Invaders" - Jerry Goldsmith

[@STP43FAN1]

2:58

[@STP43FAN1]

Superb scene but terrible speech diverting the jury from the facts,