TV series
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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Episode 1
Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the death of a young woman who was about to expose the illegal activities of the large corporation she was working for. The crossover starts on Cannon S05E02 The Deadly Conspiracy (I).
Directed by Michael CaffeyGuest stars William Conrad, Sharon Acker, Diana Douglas, Barry Sullivan, Paul Picerni, Don Ross
Episode 3
Directed by Walter GraumanGuest stars Katherine Helmond, Biff McGuire
Episode 4
Directed by Walter GraumanGuest stars Robert Webber, John Ritter
Episode 5
Directed by Michael CaffeyGuest stars Robert Hogan, Arch Johnson
Episode 6
Directed by Michael CaffeyGuest stars Michael Tolan, Rosemary Forsyth, Jack Ging, Alex Henteloff, Russell Thorson
Episode 7
Directed by Michael CaffeyGuest stars Jane Wald
Episode 8
Directed by Michael CaffeyGuest stars Tony Colti, Lynda Day George, Paul Fix, Lloyd Bochner
Episode 10
Guest stars Ina Balin, Roger Perry, Ellen Geer, Robert Patten, Charles Cyphers
Episode 11
Guest stars Eileen Brennan, Len Wayland, Arch Whiting
Episode 12
Guest stars Dabney Coleman, Don Knight
Episode 15
Guest stars Jacqueline Scott, Barney Phillips, Paul Bryar
Episode 16
Guest stars Conlan Carter, Joseph Mell, George Sawaya
Episode 18
Barnaby is hired to find a missing writer and gets caught between a man with a story to tell and mobsters who don't want his tell all book written.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by William KeysGuest stars Jamie Donnelly, John Marley, Peter Mark Richman, Elizabeth Allen, Roy Jenson, Frank Maxwell, Than Wyenn, Sandy Kenyon
Episode 19
Directed by Chris RobinsonGuest stars A Martinez, Linden Chiles, Phillip Pine
Episode 23
Guest stars Clu Gulager, Mills Watson, Elizabeth MacRae
Episode 24
Directed by Alf KjellinWritten by Robert W. LenskiGuest stars Mark Thomas, Denver Pyle
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Buddy EbsenBarnaby Jones
Lee MeriwetherBetty Jones
Mark SheraJR Jones
Sharon AckerGail Bloom
Tony ColtiMike Wolfe
A MartinezCarlos Rojas / Tomas Aguilar / Tony Sierra
Mark GoddardRoger Clark
CBSUnited States
