Cannon
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

6.65 seasonsDrama, Action & Adventure

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.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Specials2 episodes
Season 124 episodes
Salinas Jackpot

1. Salinas Jackpot

60 min

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

60 min

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

60 min

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

Country Blues

4. Country Blues

60 min

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

60 min

The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

Fool's Gold

6. Fool's Gold

60 min

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

60 min

The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

Dead Pigeon

8. Dead Pigeon

60 min

A perfect frame for a cop.

A Lonely Place to Die

9. A Lonely Place to Die

60 min

A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

No Pockets in a Shroud

10. No Pockets in a Shroud

60 min

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

60 min

A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

Death Is a Double Cross

12. Death Is a Double Cross

60 min

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

The Nowhere Man

13. The Nowhere Man

60 min

Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

Flight Plan

14. Flight Plan

60 min

Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

Devil's Playground

15. Devil's Playground

60 min

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

Treasure of San Ignacio

16. Treasure of San Ignacio

60 min

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

60 min

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

60 min

Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

The Island Caper

19. The Island Caper

60 min

An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

A Deadly Quiet Town

20. A Deadly Quiet Town

60 min

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

60 min

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

The Torch

22. The Torch

60 min

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

60 min

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

Murder By Moonlight

24. Murder By Moonlight

60 min

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

Season 224 episodes
Bad Cats and Sudden Death

1. Bad Cats and Sudden Death

60 min

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

60 min

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

Bitter Legion

3. Bitter Legion

60 min

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

60 min

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

Stakeout

5. Stakeout

60 min

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

60 min

Alien-smuggling.

A Long Way Down

7. A Long Way Down

60 min

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

The Rip-Off

8. The Rip-Off

60 min

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

60 min

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

The Shadow Man

10. The Shadow Man

60 min

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

Hear No Evil

11. Hear No Evil

60 min

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

60 min

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

Nobody Beats the House

13. Nobody Beats the House

60 min

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

60 min

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

The Dead Samaritan

15. The Dead Samaritan

60 min

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

Death of a Stone Seahorse

16. Death of a Stone Seahorse

60 min

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

Moving Target

17. Moving Target

60 min

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

Murder for Murder

18. Murder for Murder

60 min

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

To Ride a Tiger

19. To Ride a Tiger

60 min

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

The Prisoners

20. The Prisoners

60 min

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

60 min

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

60 min

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

Press Pass to the Slammer

23. Press Pass to the Slammer

60 min

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

Deadly Heritage

24. Deadly Heritage

60 min

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

Season 326 episodes
He Who Digs a Grave (1)

1. He Who Digs a Grave (1)

60 min

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)

60 min

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

60 min

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

Hounds of Hell

4. Hounds of Hell

60 min

Former soliders in Vietnam come fearfully to Cannon.

Target in the Mirror

5. Target in the Mirror

60 min

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

Murder by Proxy

6. Murder by Proxy

60 min

A prima facie murder case involving a lady journalist.

Night Flight to Murder

7. Night Flight to Murder

60 min

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

Come Watch Me Die

8. Come Watch Me Die

60 min

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

The Perfect Alibi

9. The Perfect Alibi

60 min

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

Dead Lady's Tears

10. Dead Lady's Tears

60 min

A young model's death leads to many suspects.

The Limping Man

11. The Limping Man

60 min

A cop feels guilty over a man he injured.

Trial by Terror

12. Trial by Terror

60 min

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

Murder by the Numbers

13. Murder by the Numbers

60 min

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

60 min

Airport drug smugglers frame a worker for murder.

A Well Remembered Terror

15. A Well Remembered Terror

60 min

An ex-stewardess is haunted by a hijacking.

Arena of Fear

16. Arena of Fear

60 min

A boxer is blackmailed into throwing a fight.

Photo Finish

17. Photo Finish

60 min

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

Duel in the Desert

18. Duel in the Desert

60 min

Cannon suffers amnesia after a ransom drop goes afoul.

Where's Jennifer?

19. Where's Jennifer?

60 min

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

60 min

A doctor is accused of helping a prisoner escape.

Death of a Hunter

21. Death of a Hunter

60 min

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

The Cure That Kills

22. The Cure That Kills

60 min

A con man of God.

Bobby Loved Me

23. Bobby Loved Me

60 min

The murder of a con man.

Triangle of Terror

24. Triangle of Terror

60 min

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

The Stalker

25. The Stalker

60 min

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

Endangered Species

26. Endangered Species

60 min

No description available.

Season 424 episodes
Kelly's Song

1. Kelly's Song

60 min

A former hooker goes back on the hoof to catch a big wheel.

The Hit Man

2. The Hit Man

60 min

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

Voice From the Grave

3. Voice From the Grave

60 min

Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.

Lady in Red

4. Lady in Red

60 min

Cannon bodyguards a securities courier.

The Deadly Trail

5. The Deadly Trail

60 min

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

60 min

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

The Avenger

7. The Avenger

60 min

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

60 min

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

Flashpoint

9. Flashpoint

60 min

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

60 min

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

The Sounds of Silence

11. The Sounds of Silence

60 min

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

The Prisoner

12. The Prisoner

60 min

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

Daddy's Little Girl

13. Daddy's Little Girl

60 min

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

The Conspirators

14. The Conspirators

60 min

A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.

Coffin Corner

15. Coffin Corner

60 min

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

Perfect Fit for a Frame

16. Perfect Fit for a Frame

60 min

Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.

Killer On the Hill

17. Killer On the Hill

60 min

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

Missing at FL307

18. Missing at FL307

60 min

A released prisoner disappears en route.

The Set Up

19. The Set Up

60 min

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

The Investigator

20. The Investigator

60 min

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

Lady On the Run

21. Lady On the Run

60 min

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

Vengeance

22. Vengeance

60 min

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

Tomorrow Ends at Noon

23. Tomorrow Ends at Noon

60 min

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

Search and Destroy

24. Search and Destroy

60 min

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

Season 525 episodes
Nightmare

1. Nightmare

60 min

History of a Daedalus.

The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

2. The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

60 min

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

60 min

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

The Iceman

4. The Iceman

60 min

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

60 min

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

60 min

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

A Touch of Venom

7. A Touch of Venom

60 min

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

60 min

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

60 min

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

The Melted Man

10. The Melted Man

60 min

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

The Wedding March

11. The Wedding March

60 min

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

The Hero

12. The Hero

60 min

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

60 min

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)

60 min

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

The Star (2)

15. The Star (2)

60 min

Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.

The Games Children Play

16. The Games Children Play

60 min

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

The Reformer

17. The Reformer

60 min

A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.

House of Cards

18. House of Cards

60 min

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

Revenge

19. Revenge

60 min

Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.

Cry Wolf

20. Cry Wolf

60 min

A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.

Quasar Kill

21. Quasar Kill

60 min

A suspicious death in a space lab.

Snap Shot

22. Snap Shot

60 min

Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.

Point After Death

23. Point After Death

60 min

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

Blood Lines

24. Blood Lines

60 min

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

60 min

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

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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