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Cannon
"L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!"
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Edward Hume
Network
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
Episodes
Bad Cats and Sudden Death
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
Sky Above, Death Below
Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
Bitter Legion
Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
That Was No Lady
That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
Stakeout
Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
The Predators
Alien-smuggling.
A Long Way Down
A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
The Rip-Off
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.
Child of Fear
A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
The Shadow Man
A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
Hear No Evil
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.
The Endangered Species
A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
Nobody Beats the House
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.
Hard Rock Roller Coaster
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
The Dead Samaritan
A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
Death of a Stone Seahorse
A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
Moving Target
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
Murder for Murder
A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
To Ride a Tiger
A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
The Prisoners
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
The Seventh Grave
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.
Catch Me If You Can
A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
Press Pass to the Slammer
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
Deadly Heritage
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
Top Cast
William Conrad
Frank Cannon
Charles Bateman
Tim O'Connor
Keith Andes
A. R. Bennings / Kermit Matthews / Len Francisco
