https://www.metv.com/stories/buddy-ebsen-lee-meriwether-and-mark-shera-were-friends-both-on-and-off-the-set-of-barnaby-jones

One actor believed that their friendship was the key to the show's success.

Lee Meriwether on being the star of a television series: ''You have no time to call your own.'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/lee-meriwether-on-being-the-star-of-a-television-series-you-have-no-time-to-call-your-own)

The actor starred in the hit crime series, Barnaby Jones.