Cannon

Cannon

L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!

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.

DramaAction & Adventure

Seasons

Salinas Jackpot

1. Salinas Jackpot

Air Date: 1971-09-14

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.

Death Chain

2. Death Chain

Air Date: 1971-09-21

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.

Call Unicorn

3. Call Unicorn

Air Date: 1971-09-28

Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.

Country Blues

4. Country Blues

Air Date: 1971-10-05

A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?

Scream of Silence

5. Scream of Silence

Air Date: 1971-10-12

The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

Fool's Gold

6. Fool's Gold

Air Date: 1971-10-19

A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.

The Girl in the Electric Coffin

7. The Girl in the Electric Coffin

Air Date: 1971-10-26

The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

Dead Pigeon

8. Dead Pigeon

Air Date: 1971-11-09

A perfect frame for a cop.

A Lonely Place to Die

9. A Lonely Place to Die

Air Date: 1971-11-16

A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

No Pockets in a Shroud

10. No Pockets in a Shroud

Air Date: 1971-11-23

A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.

Stone Cold Dead

11. Stone Cold Dead

Air Date: 1971-11-30

A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

Death Is a Double Cross

12. Death Is a Double Cross

Air Date: 1971-12-07

A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.

The Nowhere Man

13. The Nowhere Man

Air Date: 1971-12-14

Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

Flight Plan

14. Flight Plan

Air Date: 1971-12-28

Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

Devil's Playground

15. Devil's Playground

Air Date: 1972-01-04

A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.

Treasure of San Ignacio

16. Treasure of San Ignacio

Air Date: 1972-01-11

A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.

Blood On the Vine

17. Blood On the Vine

Air Date: 1972-01-18

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.

To Kill a Guinea Pig

18. To Kill a Guinea Pig

Air Date: 1972-02-01

Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

The Island Caper

19. The Island Caper

Air Date: 1972-02-08

An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

A Deadly Quiet Town

20. A Deadly Quiet Town

Air Date: 1972-02-15

Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.

A Flight of Hawks

21. A Flight of Hawks

Air Date: 1972-02-22

A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.

The Torch

22. The Torch

Air Date: 1972-02-29

Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.

Cain's Mark

23. Cain's Mark

Air Date: 1972-03-07

Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.

Murder By Moonlight

24. Murder By Moonlight

Air Date: 1972-03-14

A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.

Bad Cats and Sudden Death

1. Bad Cats and Sudden Death

Air Date: 1972-09-13

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

2. Sky Above, Death Below

Air Date: 1972-09-20

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

Bitter Legion

3. Bitter Legion

Air Date: 1972-09-27

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

That Was No Lady

4. That Was No Lady

Air Date: 1972-10-04

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

Stakeout

5. Stakeout

Air Date: 1972-10-11

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

The Predators

6. The Predators

Air Date: 1972-10-18

Alien-smuggling.

A Long Way Down

7. A Long Way Down

Air Date: 1972-10-25

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

The Rip-Off

8. The Rip-Off

Air Date: 1972-11-01

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

9. Child of Fear

Air Date: 1972-11-15

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

The Shadow Man

10. The Shadow Man

Air Date: 1972-11-22

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

Hear No Evil

11. Hear No Evil

Air Date: 1972-11-29

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

12. The Endangered Species

Air Date: 1972-12-13

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

Nobody Beats the House

13. Nobody Beats the House

Air Date: 1972-12-20

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

14. Hard Rock Roller Coaster

Air Date: 1973-01-03

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

The Dead Samaritan

15. The Dead Samaritan

Air Date: 1973-01-10

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

Death of a Stone Seahorse

16. Death of a Stone Seahorse

Air Date: 1973-01-17

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

Moving Target

17. Moving Target

Air Date: 1973-01-31

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

Murder for Murder

18. Murder for Murder

Air Date: 1973-02-07

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

To Ride a Tiger

19. To Ride a Tiger

Air Date: 1973-02-14

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

The Prisoners

20. The Prisoners

Air Date: 1973-02-21

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

The Seventh Grave

21. The Seventh Grave

Air Date: 1973-02-28

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

22. Catch Me If You Can

Air Date: 1973-03-07

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

Press Pass to the Slammer

23. Press Pass to the Slammer

Air Date: 1973-03-14

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

Deadly Heritage

24. Deadly Heritage

Air Date: 1973-03-21

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

He Who Digs a Grave (1)

1. He Who Digs a Grave (1)

Air Date: 1973-09-12

A writer is down for the murder of his wife and her lover, but she's left a contradictory note. ""Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?""

He Who Digs a Grave (2)

2. He Who Digs a Grave (2)

Air Date: 1973-09-12

Cannon begins to see a doubtful situation. ""The houses he makes last till doomsday.""

Memo From a Dead Man

3. Memo From a Dead Man

Air Date: 1973-09-19

Cannon's latest client is a dead man via a will.

Hounds of Hell

4. Hounds of Hell

Air Date: 1973-09-26

Former soliders in Vietnam come fearfully to Cannon.

Target in the Mirror

5. Target in the Mirror

Air Date: 1973-10-03

A former syndicate henchman has information wanted by the police and the underworld.

Murder by Proxy

6. Murder by Proxy

Air Date: 1973-10-10

A prima facie murder case involving a lady journalist.

Night Flight to Murder

7. Night Flight to Murder

Air Date: 1973-10-17

On behalf of an insurance company, Cannon investigates an airplane full of securities.

Come Watch Me Die

8. Come Watch Me Die

Air Date: 1973-10-24

Cannon's engaged to protect a gang boss from the innocent man he sent up the river.

The Perfect Alibi

9. The Perfect Alibi

Air Date: 1973-10-31

A payroll robbery has one main suspect who happens to be in prison.

Dead Lady's Tears

10. Dead Lady's Tears

Air Date: 1973-11-07

A young model's death leads to many suspects.

The Limping Man

11. The Limping Man

Air Date: 1973-11-14

A cop feels guilty over a man he injured.

Trial by Terror

12. Trial by Terror

Air Date: 1973-11-21

A mob boss on trial has the judge's daughter kidnapped.

Murder by the Numbers

13. Murder by the Numbers

Air Date: 1973-11-28

A blackmailer's murder brings his Swiss wife to America, and Cannon discovers still more dealings.

Valley of the Damned

14. Valley of the Damned

Air Date: 1973-12-05

Airport drug smugglers frame a worker for murder.

A Well Remembered Terror

15. A Well Remembered Terror

Air Date: 1973-12-12

An ex-stewardess is haunted by a hijacking.

Arena of Fear

16. Arena of Fear

Air Date: 1973-12-19

A boxer is blackmailed into throwing a fight.

Photo Finish

17. Photo Finish

Air Date: 1974-01-02

A former general hires former policeman Cannon to investigate his brother's murder.

Duel in the Desert

18. Duel in the Desert

Air Date: 1974-01-16

Cannon suffers amnesia after a ransom drop goes afoul.

Where's Jennifer?

19. Where's Jennifer?

Air Date: 1974-01-23

A recluse asks Cannon to clear up the presumed death of her sister in a boating accident five years before.

Blood Money

20. Blood Money

Air Date: 1974-02-06

A doctor is accused of helping a prisoner escape.

Death of a Hunter

21. Death of a Hunter

Air Date: 1974-02-13

A big game hunter is killed by a lion supposedly tranquilized.

The Cure That Kills

22. The Cure That Kills

Air Date: 1974-02-20

A con man of God.

Bobby Loved Me

23. Bobby Loved Me

Air Date: 1974-02-27

The murder of a con man.

Triangle of Terror

24. Triangle of Terror

Air Date: 1974-03-13

A banker's daughter finds his suicide in the Caribbean incredible.

The Stalker

25. The Stalker

Air Date: 1974-03-20

One of Cannon's old busts is a mass murderer, who comes after him on a fishing trip.

Endangered Species

26. Endangered Species

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Kelly's Song

1. Kelly's Song

Air Date: 1974-09-11

""Anybody Ask About Me?"" A former hooker goes back on the hoof to catch a big wheel.

The Hit Man

2. The Hit Man

Air Date: 1974-09-18

Not a vocation, more like a calling. Cannon is mistaken for a bishop's assassin.

Voice From the Grave

3. Voice From the Grave

Air Date: 1974-09-25

Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.

Lady in Red

4. Lady in Red

Air Date: 1974-10-02

Cannon bodyguards a securities courier.

The Deadly Trail

5. The Deadly Trail

Air Date: 1974-10-16

A general wants Cannon to find the daughter he put up for adoption years before, but there is opposition to the search.

The Exchange

6. The Exchange

Air Date: 1974-10-23

A Cuban exile wants revenge for his brother's death at the hands of police.

The Avenger

7. The Avenger

Air Date: 1974-10-30

A missing person case leads to a cop's death and the pursuit of vengeance.

A Killing in the Family

8. A Killing in the Family

Air Date: 1974-11-06

Cannon deals with an insurance company in a suspicious auto accident.

Flashpoint

9. Flashpoint

Air Date: 1974-11-13

A psychiatric patient falls in with bad company and is accused of rape and murder.

The Man Who Couldn't Forget

10. The Man Who Couldn't Forget

Air Date: 1974-11-20

A Dutch Nazi-hunter is on the trail of an SS man.

The Sounds of Silence

11. The Sounds of Silence

Air Date: 1974-12-04

Cannon reluctantly takes the case of a disappearing bridegroom, but it's more than it appears.

The Prisoner

12. The Prisoner

Air Date: 1974-12-11

An ex-POW is in danger from a cowardly officer.

Daddy's Little Girl

13. Daddy's Little Girl

Air Date: 1974-12-18

A football player doesn't know his father-in-law is a mob boss.

The Conspirators

14. The Conspirators

Air Date: 1975-01-01

A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.

Coffin Corner

15. Coffin Corner

Air Date: 1975-01-15

A torpedo plays dead to testify, but the mob sniffs him out.

Perfect Fit for a Frame

16. Perfect Fit for a Frame

Air Date: 1975-01-22

Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.

Killer On the Hill

17. Killer On the Hill

Air Date: 1975-01-29

A contractor refuses to pay bribes, and is accused of plotting a political asassination.

Missing at FL307

18. Missing at FL307

Air Date: 1975-02-05

A released prisoner disappears en route.

The Set Up

19. The Set Up

Air Date: 1975-02-12

A case of mistaken identity: Cannon is greeted by a stranger, and later almost killed.

The Investigator

20. The Investigator

Air Date: 1975-02-26

A case of police corruption and the death of a reporter.

Lady On the Run

21. Lady On the Run

Air Date: 1975-03-05

The wife of an industrialist is missing, and the search is a difficult one.

Vengeance

22. Vengeance

Air Date: 1975-03-12

Cannon's help is sought by a man who went to jail without reason.

Tomorrow Ends at Noon

23. Tomorrow Ends at Noon

Air Date: 1975-03-19

Palestinian terroists kidnap an Italian industrialist's daughter to free a jailed comrade.

Search and Destroy

24. Search and Destroy

Air Date: 1975-04-02

Cannon searches for a missing girl who's on the lam after witnessing a murder.

Nightmare

1. Nightmare

Air Date: 1975-09-10

History of a Dedalus.

The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

2. The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

Air Date: 1975-09-17

Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the death of a young woman who was about to expose the illegal activities of the large corporation she was working for. The crossover continues on Barnaby Jones S04E01 The Deadly Conspiracy (II).

The Wrong Medicine

3. The Wrong Medicine

Air Date: 1975-09-24

Not what the doctor ordered. He's accused of administering in error, and claims his innocence.

The Iceman

4. The Iceman

Air Date: 1975-10-01

He who cools your vegetables. A man falsely convicted of murder comes under the reluctant eye of Cannon, with more murders and new evidence at his heels.

The Victim

5. The Victim

Air Date: 1975-10-08

He who pays the bills. Cannon looks into the curious disappearance of a pop singer.

The Man Who Died Twice

6. The Man Who Died Twice

Air Date: 1975-10-15

A case of mistaken identity. Eight years dead, a crooked cop re-emerges.

A Touch of Venom

7. A Touch of Venom

Air Date: 1975-10-22

A little bit goes a long way; Cannon is poisoned with 72 hours to find the antidote.

Man in the Middle

8. Man in the Middle

Air Date: 1975-10-29

Cannon to the right... Cannon to the left... an old buddy's last request: go to Mexico and bring back his son's body.

Fall Guy

9. Fall Guy

Air Date: 1975-11-05

Down for the count, an oil company VP turns to Cannon to prove his innocence.

The Melted Man

10. The Melted Man

Air Date: 1975-11-12

A desert heiress is terrified by the sight of a snowman with an ominous axe in its noggin.

Wedding March

11. Wedding March

Air Date: 1975-11-19

Down the primrose path, a judge is compromised by his wife.

The Hero

12. The Hero

Air Date: 1975-11-26

A figure of fame, the son of a general is thought to have killed a gang leader.

To Still the Voice

13. To Still the Voice

Air Date: 1975-12-03

Dead men tell no tales out of school. A leader of the black community is murdered on the verge of uncovering a wrong.

The Star (1)

14. The Star (1)

Air Date: 1975-12-10

A film star's son is missing, or is he?

The Star (2)

15. The Star (2)

Air Date: 1975-12-10

Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.

The Games Children Play

16. The Games Children Play

Air Date: 1975-12-17

Who will believe a child who has seen an Arabian heir made off with?

The Reformer

17. The Reformer

Air Date: 1976-01-07

A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.

House of Cards

18. House of Cards

Air Date: 1976-01-14

An embezzler has disappeared, but there's more than meets the eye.

Revenge

19. Revenge

Air Date: 1976-01-21

Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.

Cry Wolf

20. Cry Wolf

Air Date: 1976-01-28

A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.

Quasar Kill

21. Quasar Kill

Air Date: 1976-02-04

A suspicious death in a space lab.

Snap Shot

22. Snap Shot

Air Date: 1976-02-11

Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.

Point After Death

23. Point After Death

Air Date: 1976-02-18

A case of vengeance. The girlfriend of a pro ballplayer is murdered.

Blood Lines

24. Blood Lines

Air Date: 1976-02-25

A well-to-do young man's death in Acapulco is ruled an accident, but his family hires Cannon to investigate.

Mad Man

25. Mad Man

Air Date: 1976-03-03

An Army researcher goes berserk; his wife pleads with Cannon to intervene.

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Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

1971-09-14

Episodes

123 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)