Chad Lowe was the star of the sitcom "Spencer"; this man starred as detective "Spenser: For Hire"
[DOC] [TLE] Fictional Lawyers: 1947-2005 - Tarlton Law Library [PAR] (Astin), an attorney (for the defense) who is responsible for putting more men .... 
lawyer/detective who first found life as a character in Craig Rice's popular novels 
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