# Cliff Dexter

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***Cliff Dexter*** is a West German detective series which aired on ZDF 1966 until 1968. It produced two seasons, each with thirteen twenty-five minutes episodes. The lead actor was [Hans von Borsody](/source/Hans_von_Borsody). Other performers included Hans Schellbach as Commissioner Meinert, [Sabine Bethmann](/source/Sabine_Bethmann) as Jacqueline and [Andrea Dahmen](/source/Andrea_Dahmen) as Carrol. [Günter Strack](/source/G%C3%BCnter_Strack) appeared on two episodes.

Cliff Dexter is a former FBI agent who works as a private investigator in a German city. Parts of the series were filmed in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), including the startup sequence, which saw Dexter running in his [Mercedes Benz](/source/Mercedes-Benz) 300 SE convertible to his office, which was located at Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 22, 20459 Hamburg. (formerly the Ost-West Straße)

The series was not continued after twenty-six episodes, although it was popular with the audience. The probable reason was partly due critics having little good to say about the 'pocket-format Bond'. During the broadcast period, the series regularly reached thirty-six to thirty-eight million viewers.

## Main cast

- [Hans von Borsody](/source/Hans_von_Borsody) as Cliff Dexter (26 episodes)
- [Andrea Dahmen](/source/Andrea_Dahmen) as Carroll (13 episodes)
- [Sabine Bethmann](/source/Sabine_Bethmann) as Jacqueline (13 episodes)
- [Eva Gross](/source/Eva_Gross) as Empfangssekretärin (13 episodes)
- [Hansi Waldherr](/source/Hansi_Waldherr) as Bob (13 episodes)
- [Hans Schellbach](/source/Hans_Schellbach) as Kommissar Meinert (12 episodes)
- [Herbert F. Schubert](/source/Herbert_F._Schubert) as Paul (12 episodes)
- [Hans Irle](/source/Hans_Irle) as Archibald Pillow (10 episodes)
- Achim Thorwald as Kriminalist Marquard (6 episodes)

## See also

- [List of German television series](/source/List_of_German_television_series)

## References

- Martin Compart. *Crime TV: Lexikon der Krimiserien*. Bertz, 2000.

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