TV series

Banyon

Name: Banyon
Released: 1972
Cast: Robert Forster, Joan Blondell, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Gregg

1972–1973· 1 season· 45 min episodes★ 8.0Ended

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Synopsis

The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.

Themes

private investigator los angeles, california period drama 1930s

Episodes

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E1 The Decent Thing to DoNext upSep 15, 1972
Synopsis
When a man who hires Banyon as his bodyguard is murdered, Banyon does his best to solve the crime.
Guest stars: Collin Wilcox Paxton, William Traylor, Frank Aletter (John Garvey), Marlyn Mason (Maggie Starr), Joseph V. Perry (Sgt. Sonny Krantz), Peter White (Ross Vincent)
E2 The Old College TrySep 22, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon solves a campus killing and saves a bereaved father from the clutches of a greedy woman.
Guest stars: Michael Delano, Bobby Diamond, Tim O'Connor, Shelly Novack, Darrell Larson, Jessica Walter
E3 The Graveyard VoteSep 29, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon discovers that politics makes strange dead fellows.
Guest stars: Diana Hyland, Ted Hartley, Pat O'Brien, Larry Gates, Tom Bosley
E4 Completely Out of PrintOct 6, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon turns literary detective and finds himself involved in another murder case.
Guest stars: Rosemary Murphy, Fritz Weaver (Whitney Pemberton), Phillip Pine (Alex Maters), John Sylvester White (Carruthers)
E5 Meal TicketOct 13, 1972
Synopsis
When a hulking Basque prize fighter refuses to purposely lose a match for some dishonest gamblers, it means murder and another case for Banyon.
Guest stars: Bo Svenson, Sharon Farrell (Wanda), James McCallion, Gabriel Dell (Sam Whitney), Char Fontane (Helena Baxter)
E6 The Clay ClarinetOct 27, 1972
Synopsis
A band leader hires Banyon to find out who is trying to kill him.
Guest stars: Jack Sheldon, Fred Sadoff, E.J. Peaker, Don Knight (Rick Madden), Louis Quinn (Ozzie Howard), John Saxon (Johnny Clay)
E7 Dead EndNov 3, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon lays to rest a ""ghost"" that has been haunting his friend, Police Lt. Pete McNeil, for seven years.
Guest stars: Jack Cassidy (Grey Gloves), Billy Green Bush, Diana Muldaur
E8 Time to KillNov 10, 1972
Synopsis
Behind the scenes of a dance marathon of the 1930s, Banyon exposes a death hoax and the ""second lift"" of an ex-Busby Berkeley chorus girl.
Guest stars: Dick Van Patten, Barbara Babcock, John Carter
E9 Think of Me KindlyNov 17, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon walks in a dead man's shoes to solve two murders for the price of one.
Guest stars: Ahna Capri, Norma Crane, Dabney Coleman (Ralph Hubbard), Gerald Hiken, George Murdock (Wayne Douglas), Virginia Ann Lee (Lottie)
E10 A Date with DeathNov 24, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon probes the sordid past of a taxi dancer to find out who killed her.
Guest stars: Allen Garfield (Henry Spear), Teri Garr (Mabel), Eileen Heckart (Mrs. Shaw), Meredith MacRae (Myra Shaw)
E11 Sally Overman Is MissingDec 1, 1972
Synopsis
Stolen information smuggled in the brain of Banyon's beautiful secretary makes her a target for murder.
Guest stars: Curt Conway, Robert Webber, Karen Carlson
E12 The Lady KillerDec 8, 1972
Synopsis
Banyon solves a murder in Pasadena's millionaires' row.
Guest stars: Elaine Giftos, Jack Klugman, Don Chastain, Arch Johnson (Boyle), Marian McCargo (Mrs. Sinclair), James B. Sikking (Andrews), Paul Sorensen (Big Al)
E13 The Murder GameDec 15, 1972
Synopsis
A former girlfriend re-enters Banyon's life in a case involving a missing diamonds.
Guest stars: Joseph V. Perry (Sgt. Sonny Krantz), Kaz Garas (Tom Porter), Valentin de Vargas (Gomez Santoro), Gregory Sierra (Raoul Lopaca), Bob Bralver
E14 Just OnceDec 22, 1972
Synopsis
To solve a brand new murder, Banyon pieces together the solution to a five-year-old financial district heist.
Guest stars: Janice Rule, Meg Wyllie, Ed Flanders, Jenifer Shaw (Dolly James)
E15 Time LapseJan 12, 1973
Synopsis
Banyon exposes a phony gang slaying and frees a double-crossing beauty from an ivory tower.
Guest stars: Charles McGraw, John Williams, John Fiedler (Trumbull), Florence Lake (Taffy), Donna Mills (Trina King), Anne Seymour (Consuelo), Estelle Winwood (Birdie Hope)