Cannon
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Cannon

"L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!"

6.7/10 1971 5 Seasons 123 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5

Season 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
Bad Cats and Sudden Death
60 min 1972

That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.

S2E2
E2
Sky Above, Death Below
60 min 1972

Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

S2E3
E3
Bitter Legion
60 min 1972

Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""

S2E4
E4
That Was No Lady
60 min 1972

That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

S2E5
E5
Stakeout
60 min 1972

Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.

S2E6
E6
The Predators
60 min 1972

Alien-smuggling.

S2E7
E7
A Long Way Down
60 min 1972

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

S2E8
E8
The Rip-Off
60 min 1972

There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in …

S2E9
E9
Child of Fear
60 min 1972

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

S2E10
E10
The Shadow Man
60 min 1972

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

S2E11
E11
Hear No Evil
60 min 1972

Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdroppin…

S2E12
E12
The Endangered Species
60 min 1972

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

S2E13
E13
Nobody Beats the House
60 min 1972

Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). Th…

S2E14
E14
Hard Rock Roller Coaster
60 min 1973

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

S2E15
E15
The Dead Samaritan
60 min 1973

A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.

S2E16
E16
Death of a Stone Seahorse
60 min 1973

A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

S2E17
E17
Moving Target
60 min 1973

The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

S2E18
E18
Murder for Murder
60 min 1973

A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

S2E19
E19
To Ride a Tiger
60 min 1973

A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

S2E20
E20
The Prisoners
60 min 1973

A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.

S2E21
E21
The Seventh Grave
60 min 1973

One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician wh…

S2E22
E22
Catch Me If You Can
60 min 1973

A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

S2E23
E23
Press Pass to the Slammer
60 min 1973

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

S2E24
E24
Deadly Heritage
60 min 1973

A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.

Cast

William Conrad
William Conrad
Frank Cannon
Charles Bateman
Charles Bateman
Tim O'Connor
Tim O'Connor
Keith Andes
Keith Andes
A. R. Bennings / Kermit Matthews / Len Francisco

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