Cannon
Cannon

Cannon

1971 5 Seasons 123 Episodes ⭐ 6.7 Drama 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.

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

EP 1

Salinas Jackpot

Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend

EP 2

Death Chain

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.

EP 3

Call Unicorn

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

EP 4

Country Blues

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

EP 5

Scream of Silence

The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

EP 6

Fool's Gold

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

EP 7

The Girl in the Electric Coffin

The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

EP 8

Dead Pigeon

A perfect frame for a cop.

EP 9

A Lonely Place to Die

A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

EP 10

No Pockets in a Shroud

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

EP 11

Stone Cold Dead

A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

EP 12

Death Is a Double Cross

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

EP 13

The Nowhere Man

Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

EP 14

Flight Plan

Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

EP 15

Devil's Playground

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

EP 16

Treasure of San Ignacio

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

EP 17

Blood On the Vine

Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attem

EP 18

To Kill a Guinea Pig

Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

EP 19

The Island Caper

An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

EP 20

A Deadly Quiet Town

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

EP 21

A Flight of Hawks

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

EP 22

The Torch

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

EP 23

Cain's Mark

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

EP 24

Murder By Moonlight

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

EP 1

Bad Cats and Sudden Death

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

EP 2

Sky Above, Death Below

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

EP 3

Bitter Legion

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

EP 4

That Was No Lady

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

EP 5

Stakeout

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

EP 6

The Predators

Alien-smuggling.

EP 7

A Long Way Down

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

EP 8

The Rip-Off

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

EP 9

Child of Fear

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

EP 10

The Shadow Man

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

EP 11

Hear No Evil

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

EP 12

The Endangered Species

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

EP 13

Nobody Beats the House

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

EP 14

Hard Rock Roller Coaster

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

EP 15

The Dead Samaritan

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

EP 16

Death of a Stone Seahorse

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

EP 17

Moving Target

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

EP 18

Murder for Murder

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

EP 19

To Ride a Tiger

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

EP 20

The Prisoners

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

EP 21

The Seventh Grave

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

EP 22

Catch Me If You Can

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

EP 23

Press Pass to the Slammer

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

EP 24

Deadly Heritage

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

EP 1

He Who Digs a Grave (1)

A writer is down for the murder of his wife and her lover, but she's left a contradictory note. ""Who builds stronger th

EP 2

He Who Digs a Grave (2)

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

EP 3

Memo From a Dead Man

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

EP 4

Hounds of Hell

Former soliders in Vietnam come fearfully to Cannon.

EP 5

Target in the Mirror

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

EP 6

Murder by Proxy

A prima facie murder case involving a lady journalist.

EP 7

Night Flight to Murder

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

EP 8

Come Watch Me Die

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

EP 9

The Perfect Alibi

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

EP 10

Dead Lady's Tears

A young model's death leads to many suspects.

EP 11

The Limping Man

A cop feels guilty over a man he injured.

EP 12

Trial by Terror

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

EP 13

Murder by the Numbers

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

EP 14

Valley of the Damned

Airport drug smugglers frame a worker for murder.

EP 15

A Well Remembered Terror

An ex-stewardess is haunted by a hijacking.

EP 16

Arena of Fear

A boxer is blackmailed into throwing a fight.

EP 17

Photo Finish

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

EP 18

Duel in the Desert

Cannon suffers amnesia after a ransom drop goes afoul.

EP 19

Where's Jennifer?

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

EP 20

Blood Money

A doctor is accused of helping a prisoner escape.

EP 21

Death of a Hunter

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

EP 22

The Cure That Kills

A con man of God.

EP 23

Bobby Loved Me

The murder of a con man.

EP 24

Triangle of Terror

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

EP 25

The Stalker

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

EP 26

Endangered Species

EP 1

Kelly's Song

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

EP 2

The Hit Man

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

EP 3

Voice From the Grave

Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.

EP 4

Lady in Red

Cannon bodyguards a securities courier.

EP 5

The Deadly Trail

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

EP 6

The Exchange

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

EP 7

The Avenger

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

EP 8

A Killing in the Family

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

EP 9

Flashpoint

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

EP 10

The Man Who Couldn't Forget

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

EP 11

The Sounds of Silence

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

EP 12

The Prisoner

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

EP 13

Daddy's Little Girl

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

EP 14

The Conspirators

A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.

EP 15

Coffin Corner

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

EP 16

Perfect Fit for a Frame

Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.

EP 17

Killer On the Hill

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

EP 18

Missing at FL307

A released prisoner disappears en route.

EP 19

The Set Up

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

EP 20

The Investigator

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

EP 21

Lady On the Run

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

EP 22

Vengeance

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

EP 23

Tomorrow Ends at Noon

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

EP 24

Search and Destroy

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

EP 1

Nightmare

History of a Daedalus.

EP 2

The Deadly Conspiracy (I)

Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the death of a young woman who was about to expose the illegal activities of the la

EP 3

The Wrong Medicine

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

EP 4

The Iceman

He who cools your vegetables. A man falsely convicted of murder comes under the reluctant eye of Cannon, with more murde

EP 5

The Victim

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

EP 6

The Man Who Died Twice

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

EP 7

A Touch of Venom

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

EP 8

Man in the Middle

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

EP 9

Fall Guy

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

EP 10

The Melted Man

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

EP 11

The Wedding March

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

EP 12

The Hero

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

EP 13

To Still the Voice

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

EP 14

The Star (1)

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

EP 15

The Star (2)

Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.

EP 16

The Games Children Play

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

EP 17

The Reformer

A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.

EP 18

House of Cards

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

EP 19

Revenge

Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.

EP 20

Cry Wolf

A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.

EP 21

Quasar Kill

A suspicious death in a space lab.

EP 22

Snap Shot

Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.

EP 23

Point After Death

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

EP 24

Blood Lines

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

EP 25

Mad Man

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

Popular 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