Before there was CSI, there was Quincy M.E.. Jack Klugman stars as a crusading Medical Examiner in Los Angeles, who has a penchant for finding small clues that belied all other evidence in a case. This knowledge of forensic medicine leads him to conclude that many of the “normal” deaths he’s assigned to investigate are actually murders, which naturally leads to many arguments with his boss and the investigating detectives.

CAN YOU SPOT
Mimi Rogers, Kelly Preston, Dabney Coleman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dennis Haysbert, Kim Catrall, Casey Kasem, Ed Begley Jr.

DID YOU KNOW
Quincy was based on real-life LA County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Noguchi who performed the autopsies on Marilyn Monroe and John Belushi. He served as technical advisor on the show.

Quincy’s first name was never mentioned on the show, though one episode showed his business card, briefly flashing “Dr. R. Quincy”