Louis Fontana

Louis Fontana was a fictional lawyer and recurring character featured on the 1961-1965 legal drama series The Defenders. He was played by actor Robert Gerringer and was introduced in episode 1x15, "The Best Defense". Louis made six appearances in the series in total.

Overview
Louis Fontana was a district attorney operating out of the city of New York in New York State. Between 1961 and 1964, Fontana went up against the father-son defense team of Lawrence and Kenneth Preston at least four times.

Notes & Trivia

 * {{Createdby|director Paul Stanley and writer Ernest Kinoy based on concepts developed by series creator Reginald Rose.


 * On The Defenders, actor Robert Gerringer also played a character named Egan in the season four episode "King of the Hill".


 * After The Defenders, actor Robert Gerringer would go on to play Doctor Dave Woodard on the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows.

Appearances

 * "The Best Defense"
 * "The Iron Man"
 * "Madman (Part 1)"
 * "Madman (Part 2)"
 * "Who'll Dig His Grave?"