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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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- E1 Salinas JackpotNext upSep 14, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.
Guest stars: Sharon Acker (Glinda Donaldson), Vincent Van Patten (Shaun Donaldson), Lucille Benson (Proprietress), Charles Bateman (Sheriff Lamar Hendricks), Tom Skerritt (Bud), Bartlett Robinson (Hayden), John Perak (Howdy Briscoe), Lee de Broux (Gus Lindeman)
- E2 Death ChainSep 21, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.
Guest stars: Christopher Dark (Sgt. Jack Rissmiller), Don Gordon (Joe), Judith McConnell (Donna Woodward), William Windom (Harry Kendrix), Sorrell Booke (Leon), Stewart Moss (Don Woodward), June Dayton (Susan Kendrix)
- E3 Call UnicornSep 28, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.
Guest stars: Jenny Sullivan (Sharon), Patricia Smith (Gwen O'Connor), Charles Cioffi (Marty), Joe Maross (Dave Steuben), Wayne Rogers (Steve), Karl Lukas (Rettig), Rayford Barnes (Dan O'Connor)
- E4 Country BluesOct 5, 1971 · 60 min
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A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?
Guest stars: Ford Rainey (Farmer), David Huddleston (Jimmy Winters), Dick Peabody (Harm), Sam Edwards (Airport Manager), Joan Van Ark (Francine Dexter), Mark Hamill (Farm Boy), Clu Gulager (B.J. Long), James Gammon (Lt. Keely)
- E5 Scream of SilenceOct 12, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
Guest stars: Charles Dierkop (Keegan), Curt Conway (Doctor), Radames Pera (Charles Lassiter), Tim O'Connor (Edgar Lassiter), Gregg Palmer (Gunther), Jason Evers (Art Miller), Whit Bissell (Billingsley), James McCallion (Melvin Blake)
- E6 Fool's GoldOct 19, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
Guest stars: Vic Tayback, Mitchell Ryan, Ron Harper, L.Q. Jones, Pamela Payton-Wright, Max Gail, Andrew Duggan, Robert Sorrells
- E7 The Girl in the Electric CoffinOct 26, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.
Guest stars: Signe Hasso, Frank Aletter, Bill Erwin, Kim Hunter, Eldon Quick, Andrew Prine, Lynne Marta
- E8 Dead PigeonNov 9, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
A perfect frame for a cop.
Guest stars: David Bailey (Bruce Conley), Brooke Bundy (Carol Loomis), Barnard Hughes (Jack Spicer), Martin E. Brooks (Lewis R. Enders), Sue England (Nurse)
- E9 A Lonely Place to DieNov 16, 1971 · 60 min
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A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.
Guest stars: Rose Hobart, Eric Christmas, R.G. Armstrong, Harold Gould, John Calvin, Carol Eve Rossen
- E10 No Pockets in a ShroudNov 23, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.
Guest stars: Linda Marsh, Arthur O'Connell, Paul Comi, Paul Mantee, Mary Jackson, Roy Scheider
- E11 Stone Cold DeadNov 30, 1971 · 60 min
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A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
Guest stars: Lou Antonio, Frank Ferguson, Richard Anderson, Dack Rambo, Don Chastain
- E12 Death Is a Double CrossDec 7, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
Guest stars: Leif Garrett, Ernie Anderson, Marlo Dwyer, Hal Williams, Roger E. Mosley, Ed Nelson, Marianne McAndrew, Burke Byrnes
- E13 The Nowhere ManDec 14, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?
Guest stars: Fritz Weaver, Robert Webber, Jeanne Cooper, Lynn Carlin, Barney Phillips
- E14 Flight PlanDec 28, 1971 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
Guest stars: Cesare Danova, Roberto Contreras, BarBara Luna, Pepe Serna, Victor Millan, Joaquín Martínez, John Fiedler
- E15 Devil's PlaygroundJan 4, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.
Guest stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ned Glass, Martin Sheen, James B. Sikking
- E16 Treasure of San IgnacioJan 11, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.
Guest stars: Val Avery, Warren Stevens, Tab Hunter, Judson Pratt, Alejandro Rey, Paul Petersen
- E17 Blood On the VineJan 18, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.
Guest stars: Theodore Bikel, Murray MacLeod, Ross Elliott, Ivor Francis, Christopher Connelly, Hal Baylor
- E18 To Kill a Guinea PigFeb 1, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
Guest stars: Michael Strong, Geoffrey Lewis, Robert Mandan, Vera Miles, Arthur Franz, Frank Maxwell, John Zaremba
- E19 The Island CaperFeb 8, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.
Guest stars: Noah Beery Jr., Jacqueline Scott, James Olson, Keenan Wynn, H.M. Wynant, Edward Faulkner, Glenn R. Wilder
- E20 A Deadly Quiet TownFeb 15, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
Guest stars: Keith Andes (A. R. Bennings / Kermit Matthews / Len Francisco), Anne Lockhart, Fred Sadoff, Allyn Ann McLerie, John Rubinstein, John Larch, Dianne Hull (Susan Glen)
- E21 A Flight of HawksFeb 22, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
Guest stars: Willie Aames (Petey Macklin), Joyce Van Patten (Kate Werner Macklin), Joseph V. Perry, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Martin Sheen, Percy Rodriguez, Ed Lauter (Deputy), Jason Wingreen
- E22 The TorchFeb 29, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.
Guest stars: Larry Blyden, Richard Carlson, George Sawaya, Michael Masters, Anthony Zerbe
- E23 Cain's MarkMar 7, 1972 · 60 min
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Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.
Guest stars: David Birney, Tom Drake, Bradford Dillman, Dana Elcar
- E24 Murder By MoonlightMar 14, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.
Guest stars: Julie Gregg, Mitchell Ryan, Burr DeBenning, Roy Jenson, Jimmy Lydon
Cast & crew
Created by Edward Hume
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