Martial Law (1998)

Martial Law

Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.

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Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
as Sammo Law
Kelly Hu
Kelly Hu
as Chen Pei Pei
Louis Mandylor
Louis Mandylor
as Det. Louis Malone
Tom Wright
Tom Wright
as Capt. Benjamin Winship
Gretchen Egolf
Gretchen Egolf
as Amy Dylan
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
as Terrell Parker
Tammy Lauren
Tammy Lauren
as Det. Dana Dickson
Johnny Nguyen
Johnny Nguyen
as Street Thug
Darryl Chan
Darryl Chan
as Thug (uncredited) as Yakuza Henchman (uncredited) as Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Sung Kang
Sung Kang
as Xian
Mako
Mako
as
Suzanne Krull
Suzanne Krull
as
Mark Sheppard
Mark Sheppard
as
Brittney Powell
Brittney Powell
as
Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn
as
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Combs
as
Aki Aleong
Aki Aleong
as
Tony Plana
Tony Plana
as
Edward Albert
Edward Albert
as
W. Earl Brown
W. Earl Brown
as
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
as
Tracy Dali
Tracy Dali
as
John Hawkes
John Hawkes
as
Amy Carlson
Amy Carlson
as
Alex Meneses
Alex Meneses
as
Joseph Ashton
Joseph Ashton
as
Samaria Graham
Samaria Graham
as
Thom Barry
Thom Barry
as
Deron McBee
Deron McBee
as
Dona Hardy
Dona Hardy
as
Greg Collins
Greg Collins
as
Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs
as
Dennis Burkley
Dennis Burkley
as
Kirk Fox
Kirk Fox
as
Chris Hendrie
Chris Hendrie
as
Troy Brenna
Troy Brenna
as
O-Lan Jones
O-Lan Jones
as
Andre Jamal Kinney
Andre Jamal Kinney
as
Doug Kruse
Doug Kruse
as
Lombardo Boyar
Lombardo Boyar
as
Shawn Huff
Shawn Huff
as
Loren Avedon
Loren Avedon
as Jack
Susan Lee Hoffman
Susan Lee Hoffman
as Julia Cartwright
Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman
as Daniel Darius
Bianca Rossini
Bianca Rossini
as Audra Xiomara
Jerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle
as Thomas McQueen
Downtown Julie Brown
Downtown Julie Brown
as Celine Vashon
Barry Wiggins
Barry Wiggins
as Cragg
David J. Partington
David J. Partington
as Captain Harberg
Larry Hankin
Larry Hankin
as Father Bosley
Jodi Taffel
Jodi Taffel
as Civil Servant
Ángel Vargas
Ángel Vargas
as Tyson
Brian Jacobs
Brian Jacobs
as County Clerk Williams
Ward C. Boland
Ward C. Boland
as Man
Brad Kalas
Brad Kalas
as Bank Manager
Stanley Kamel
Stanley Kamel
as Malcolm Devrons
Rachel Winfree
Rachel Winfree
as Woman
Jean St. James
Jean St. James
as Taffy Hubbard
David Leitch
David Leitch
as David Hasbro
David Lea
David Lea
as Nick Fabian
Peggy Jo Jacobs
Peggy Jo Jacobs
as Patsy Pansy
Jon Sklaroff
Jon Sklaroff
as Albert Norton
Leo Lee
Leo Lee
as Joey Yung
Christina Ma
Christina Ma
as Mei Ling
Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma
as Lee Hei
Monica Malek-Yonan
Monica Malek-Yonan
as Detective
Hiro Koda
Hiro Koda
as Hei's Guard (uncredited)
James Lee
James Lee
as Henchman (uncredited)
Brad Martin
Brad Martin
as Henchman (uncredited)
Rebecca Staab
Rebecca Staab
as (uncredited)
Melissa Weing
Melissa Weing
as Det (uncredited)
Marcus Young
Marcus Young
as Henchman (uncredited)
Ernie Hudson Jr.
Ernie Hudson Jr.
as Floyd Cross
Tom Virtue
Tom Virtue
as Cyril Morton
David Masters
David Masters
as Connor Hart
Laura Tyler
Laura Tyler
as Judith Ann
Bryan Fox
Bryan Fox
as Stokes
Kathy Byron
Kathy Byron
as Toy Store Manager
Michael Wyle
Michael Wyle
as Timmy T
Allan Kolman
Allan Kolman
as harold russ
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Shanghai express

  • 1x2

    Diamond fever

  • 1x3

    Dead ringers

  • 1x4

    Funny money

  • 1x5

    Cop out

  • 1x6

    Extreme measures

  • 1x7

    Trackdown

  • 1x8

    Take out

  • 1x9

    How sammo got his groove back

  • 1x10

    Bad seed

  • 1x11

    Lock-up

  • 1x12

    Painted faces

  • 1x13

    Substitutes

  • 1x14

    Wild life

  • 1x15

    Breakout

  • 1x16

    Captive hearts

  • 1x17

    Trifecta

  • 1x18

    Big trouble

  • 1x19

    Nitro man

  • 1x20

    Red storm

  • 1x21

    Requiem (1)

  • 1x22

    End game (2)

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Sammo blammo

  • 2x2

    Thieves among thieves

  • 2x3

    This shogun for hire

  • 2x4

    24 hours

  • 2x5

    Ninety million reasons to die

  • 2x6

    My man sammo

  • 2x7

    Friendly skies

  • 2x8

    Call of the wild

  • 2x9

    Blue flu

  • 2x10

    Sammo claus

  • 2x11

    No quarter

  • 2x12

    Scorpio rising

  • 2x13

    No fare

  • 2x14

    Dog day afternoon

  • 2x15

    Deathfist five: mcu

  • 2x16

    Honor among strangers (1)

  • 2x17

    Freefall

  • 2x18

    The thrill is gone

  • 2x19

    Heartless

  • 2x20

    In the dark

  • 2x21

    Final conflict (1)

  • 2x22

    Final conflict (2)

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