TV series

Nero Wolfe

Name: Nero Wolfe
Released: 1981
Cast: William Conrad, Lee Horsley, George Voskovec, Robert Coote, Allan Miller

1981· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 7.5Ended

On NBC — From Paramount Television

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Synopsis

Nero Wolfe enjoys a life of refined self-indulgence in his comfortable Manhattan brownstone — reading, dining, spending regular hours in his rooftop plant rooms, and only reluctantly involving himself in the detection of crime. Famously sedentary, Wolfe relies on his legman Archie Goodwin to collect the clues and the suspects in any case at hand, while he spars with his live-in chef Fritz Brenner and bickers with his resident orchid nurse Theodore Horstmann. Often assisted by freelance detective Saul Panzer, Wolfe and Archie customarily gather the suspects in Wolfe's office and present the solution to the exasperated Inspector Cramer of Manhattan Homicide.

Themes

detective based on novel or book police detective manhattan, new york city police procedural police crime drama

Episodes

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E1 The Golden SpidersNext upDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
A boy is injured in his attempt to tell Nero about an abduction he's witnessed, to which the only clue is a pair of golden spider earrings worn by the victim.
Guest stars: Penelope Windust (Laura Fromm), Carlene Watkins (Jean Estey), Katherine Justice (Angela Bell), Liam Sullivan (Paul Kessler), James R. Parkes (Barry Green), John Petlock (Michael Doran), Rhoda Gemignani (Mrs. Drossos), Marilyn Tokuda (The Nurse)
E2 Death on the DoorstepDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero becomes involved when Archie's college football teammate Barney is found dead on his doorstep.
Guest stars: Irene Miracle, Tim Thomerson (Brian Stoner), Arlen Dean Snyder (Vance Allison), James Gallery (Detective), Arthur Tovey (Motel Manager (uncredited))
E3 Before I DieDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero must narrow down the suspects when a beautiful girl is killed after being hired by a mobster to act as a decoy for his daughter.
Guest stars: Char Fontane (Violet Crown), Eddie Fontaine, Kale Browne, Ramon Bieri (Leo Crown), John Ericson (Arthur Poor), H.M. Wynant (Eddie Meeker)
E4 Wolfe at the DoorDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero leaves his brownstone when called to identify Archie's body at the morgue, only to find that it was an impostor and Archie is accused of his murder.
Guest stars: Joey Forman, Jenny Sullivan, Fred Sadoff, Mary Frann (Janet Eaton), Floyd Levine (Lt. Gray), Lucille Benson (Landlady)
E5 Might As Well Be DeadDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero locates a young man who has been missing for nine years, only to find that he is on trial for murder.
Guest stars: Bruce Gray (Patrick Degan), Michael Currie, Lana Wood (Delia Brandt), John de Lancie (Tom Irwin), Stephen Elliott (Mr. Herold), James Gallery (Detective Sgt.), Arthur Taxier (District Attorney), Ralph Manza (Charlie)
E6 To Catch a Dead ManDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero and Archie's lives are in danger because someone does not want them to locate the missing CEO of a large shipping firm.
Guest stars: Cesare Danova, Charles Cioffi, Titos Vandis (Captain Onterous)
E7 In the Best of FamiliesDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero is hired by a wealthy socialite to learn the source of the large sums of money her playboy husband has been throwing around.
Guest stars: Juanin Clay, Burr DeBenning, Linden Chiles (Calvin Leeds), Diana Douglas (Sarah Rackham), Robert Loggia (Arnold Dorso)
E8 Murder by the BookDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero and Archie use a computer to figure out the connection among three murders, an apparent suicide, and a missing manuscript.
Guest stars: Jennifer Leak, David Hedison (Phillip Corrigan), Delta Burke, Walter Brooke (George Briggs), Ed Gilbert (Robert Phelps), John Randolph (Ryan O'Malley), Arthur Adams (Doctor)
E9 What Happened to April?Dec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nero suspects it was no accident when the dead body of a woman who specialized in an underwater striptease is found floating in the East River.
Guest stars: Julie Carmen, Richard Anderson (Chester Winslow), Thaao Penghlis (Paul Cummings), Mario Roccuzzo (Andy Davis M.E.), Mark Russell (Archie's Shadow), Peter McRobbie (Robert Cruidshank (uncredited))
E10 GambitDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
A brilliant criminal with a grudge booby-traps Nero's apartment.
E11 Death and the DollsDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death.
Guest stars: Maria Mayenzet
E12 The Murder in QuestionDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
A former prosecutor's wife and then his secretary are killed in apparent attempts on his life.
Guest stars: Diane Shalet, Ted Hartley, Norman Alden, John C. Reilly
E13 Blue Ribbon HostageDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
A hood kidnaps one of Nero's priceless orchids in order to force Nero to prove his innocence in a murder.
Guest stars: Simone Griffeth, Michael Pataki, Kenneth Tigar
E14 Sweet RevengeDec 24, 1981 · 60 min
Synopsis
Two paid killers track Nero and Archie.
Guest stars: Roz Kelly (Corey Baylor), Paul Koslo (Daniel Masters), Ed Lauter (Clay Baylor), Eddie Firestone (Willie), Anthony Costello (Charles Ceretti), David Hollander (Pete Drossos), Dick Ryal (Herbie), Gail Cameron (Doctor)