Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Duke was a mini-series shown on NBC from April 5 - May 18, 1979. This mini-series was about an aging boxer who became a private eye. This Chicago, Illinois-set series starred Robert Conrad as Oscar "Duke" Ramsey; Conrad was actually a professional fighter in his own early years. The executive producer was Stephen J. Cannell, the show was produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions, in association with Universal TV. Cast Larry Manetti as Joe Cadillac; Cadillac was a promoter of less than perfect virtues. Red West as Sergeant Mick O'Brien Patricia Conwell as Duke's friend, Dedra; Dedra was a wealthy socialite character. Ed O'Bradovich as Eddie, the bartender at Duke and Benny's Corner, the tavern Ramsey owns. This show is not related to the 1954 NBC program of the same name, nor The Dukes, an animated direct spin-off of The Dukes of Hazzard. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.