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Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Episode 1
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
Directed by Philip LeacockWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars Kevin Dunn, Larry Linville, James Luisi, Marj Dusay
Episode 2
Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Norman Foster, Leslie Charleson, George Sawaya, Elaine Devry, Richard Hatch, Nora Marlowe
Episode 3
Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyWritten by George BellakGuest stars Scott Hylands, Micky Dolenz, Irene Tsu, Mark Roberts, Lloyd Bochner, James Oliver
Episode 4
That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Clete Roberts, Nancy Priddy, Robert Webber, Booth Colman, Alex Gerry
Episode 5
Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
Directed by Leo PennGuest stars Kenneth Tobey, Curt Conway, Sheree North, Charles Bateman, Patrick O'Neal, Belinda Montgomery, Frank Maxwell, Mike Farrell
Episode 6
Alien-smuggling.
Directed by George McCowanWritten by Arthur HeinemannGuest stars Pamela Franklin, David Sheiner, Victor Millan, Eddie Firestone, Robert Pine, Phyllis Thaxter
Episode 7
A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Charles Cyphers, Ned Romero, Rosanna DeSoto, Dana Elcar, Rosemary Murphy, Tracy Reed, Sandy Kenyon, James A. Watson, Jr
Episode 8
There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.
Directed by George McCowanWritten by Douglas Day StewartGuest stars Gene Andrusco, Susan French, Robert Mandan, Stefanie Powers, Barney Phillips, Kathleen Freeman, Geoffrey Scott, Max Gail
Episode 9
A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
Directed by David Lowell RichGuest stars David Ankrum, Murray MacLeod, Julie Adams, H.M. Wynant, Clu Gulager
Episode 10
A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
Directed by Robert DouglasWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars Bert Freed, Lois Nettleton, Jared Martin, Richard Eastham, Kevin Dobson
Episode 11
Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.
Directed by Charles S. DubinGuest stars William Daniels, Lynnette Mettey, Ben Wright, Alex Rocco, Wesley Lau, Geoffrey Scott
Episode 12
A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
Directed by Robert DouglasGuest stars Neva Patterson, Carl Betz, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Duggan
Episode 13
Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.
Directed by Herbert HirschmanWritten by Meyer DolinskyGuest stars Paul Michael Glaser, John Marley, Geoffrey Lewis, Gary Clarke, Charles Bateman, Tom Skerritt
Episode 14
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Meyer DolinskyGuest stars John Vernon, Greg Mullavey, Fritz Weaver, Charlotte Stewart
Episode 15
A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
Directed by Jerry JamesonGuest stars Michael Witney, David Hedison, Arlene Golonka, Beverlee McKinsey, Stuart Nisbet, Bill Erwin, Priscilla Morrill, Dean Harens
Episode 16
A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
Directed by William WiardGuest stars Sondra Locke, David Soul, Malachi Throne, Tim O'Connor, Keith Charles, Eldon Quick
Episode 17
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
Directed by Lawrence DobkinWritten by Worley ThorneGuest stars Keith Andes, Gordon Pinsent, Richard Carlson, Cathleen Cordell, Susan Oliver, Charles Bateman, Meg Wyllie
Episode 18
A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by Arthur HeinemannGuest stars Dick Van Patten, Mary Frann, Charles Bateman, Don Chastain, Jason Evers, Helen Boll
Episode 19
A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
Guest stars Stewart Moss, Scott Marlowe, Ramon Bieri, Michael Pataki, John Larch, James McCallion
Episode 20
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars Geraldine Brooks, Julie Cobb, Harold Gould, Sally Marr
Episode 21
One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.
Directed by John BadhamGuest stars Shelley Duvall, Jeff Donnell, Robert Donner, Eldon Quick
Episode 22
A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
Written by Douglas Day StewartGuest stars Jack Riley, Dana Wynter, Florida Friebus, Anthony Zerbe, Geoffrey Scott
Episode 23
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Meyer DolinskyGuest stars Geoffrey Horne, Eileen Ryan, Oscar Beregi Jr., Stuart Margolin, Harrison Page, Glenn R. Wilder, John Zaremba, Marlyn Mason
Episode 24
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars John Anderson, Beverly Garland, Lynne Marta
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