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.
Bad Cats and Sudden Death 0.0
Air date: 1972-09-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1972-09-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
Bitter Legion 0.0
Air date: 1972-09-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
That Was No Lady 0.0
Air date: 1972-10-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
Stakeout 0.0
Air date: 1972-10-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
The Predators 0.0
Air date: 1972-10-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Alien-smuggling.
A Long Way Down 0.0
Air date: 1972-10-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
The Rip-Off 0.0
Air date: 1972-11-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1972-11-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
The Shadow Man 0.0
Air date: 1972-11-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
Hear No Evil 0.0
Air date: 1972-11-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1972-12-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
Nobody Beats the House 0.0
Air date: 1972-12-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1973-01-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
The Dead Samaritan 0.0
Air date: 1973-01-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
Death of a Stone Seahorse 0.0
Air date: 1973-01-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
Moving Target 0.0
Air date: 1973-01-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
Murder for Murder 0.0
Air date: 1973-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
To Ride a Tiger 0.0
Air date: 1973-02-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
The Prisoners 0.0
Air date: 1973-02-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
The Seventh Grave 0.0
Air date: 1973-02-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1973-03-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
Press Pass to the Slammer 0.0
Air date: 1973-03-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
Deadly Heritage 0.0
Air date: 1973-03-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
