"the series varied widely, and the variation in clients led to considerable variation in the formats of the episodes. In a number of early episodes Cannon is hired by an insurance company who wants him to investigate a loss. Other episodes involved Cannon being hired by a police detective, by a parent concerned about a child, or by a child concerned about a parent. In some episodes Cannon is hired by someone being threatened. There are also episodes in which Cannon is forced to get involved in order to exonerate himself. Series star William Conrad was nominated for an Emmy"
"Wayne Rogers, John Rubinstein, Roy Scheider, Tom Skerritt, Peter Strauss, Vic Tayback, Malachi Throne, Ronne Troup, Joan Van Ark, Vincent Van Patten, John Vernon, Jessica Walter, Jess Walton, Cindy Williams, William Windom, Dana Wynter, and Anthony Zerbe. In an era before cell phone use, Cannon was using a ""mobile phone"" in his car, which was very rare at the time. (TV detectives Richard Diamond and Peter Gunn each had one in the late 1950s as did ""Mannix"" and ""Burke's Law"" in the 1960s.) Cannon would begin by asking the mobile operator to dial a call for him. Phones of this"
"Glenn Cannon Glenn Cannon (November 21, 1932 – April 20, 2013) was a American actor and educator best known for his roles on ""Hawaii Five-O"" and ""Magnum, P.I."" He also appeared on ""Lost"" in a pair of different roles. Cannon's career began back to the 1950s with roles in shows like ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"", ""The Outer Limits"" and ""Combat!"". On ""Magnum, P.I."", Cannon was featured as Dr. Ibold, while on ""Hawaii Five-O"", he played Attorney General John Manicote. In the mid-1960s he taught elementary school in Los Angeles at Lanai Road School in Encino, California. In recent years, he served"
"Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was introduced as a midseason replacement on the CBS network and broadcast from 1973 to 1980. Halfway through the series run, Mark Shera was added to the cast as the cousin of Ebsen's character, who joins the firm. William Conrad guest-starred as Frank Cannon of ""Cannon"" on the first ""Barnaby Jones"" episode, ""Requiem for a Son"", and the 1975 two-part crossover episodes, ""The Deadly Conspiracy"". The series was"
"of the main part of the plant with the Monkees and actor Charles Macaulay (""Inspector Shrink""). In an episode of the TV detective series ""Cannon"" (Season 1, Episode 16: ""The Treasure of San Ignacio;"" January 11th, 1972), Frank Cannon calls on a retired detective to help him recover stolen religious relics from a Mexican church. In the finale, Cannon tracks down the sole surviving thief to the Hyperion plant (marked ""condemned"" by a sign on the building) and rescues the priest from the church with the help of the thief's girlfriend and his retired detective friend. A key scene in"
"Shannon (1981 TV series) Shannon is an hour-long 9-episode CBS crime drama starring Kevin Dobson. Jack Shannon, a former New York City police officer who after the death of his wife relocates with his 10-year-old son John to San Francisco, California. Charlie Fields portrays John, Michael Durrell portrays Shannon's boss Lieutenant Rudy Maraga, and Al Ruscio plays Paul Lokatelli, Shannon's father-in-law, a fisherman. Karen Kondazian portrayed Shannon's mother-in-law Irene. Bruce Kirby was cast as Detective George Schmidt, one of Shannon's colleagues. The series aired on Wednesdays from November 11 to December 2, 1981, and from March 17 to April 7,"
"Raymond Cannon (actor) Raymond Cannon (September 1, 1892 – June 7, 1977) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter, journalist, and author known for his work with D. W. Griffith and Buster Keaton. Ulises Tillman Cannon was born September 1, 1892 in Long Hollow, Tennessee to Newton Canon and Sarah Lincoln Bolinger. In 1910 he was working at a soda fountain in Knoxville, but after leaving divinity school, he moved west, performing in vaudeville and working as a journalist in Dallas and Fort Worth. In April 1918, Cannon became a journalist for Elmer M. Robbins' weekly magazine ""Camera! The Digest"
"1982. ""Shannon"" aired opposite ABC's ""Dynasty"" and NBC's ""Quincy M.E."". Shannon (1981 TV series) Shannon is an hour-long 9-episode CBS crime drama starring Kevin Dobson. Jack Shannon, a former New York City police officer who after the death of his wife relocates with his 10-year-old son John to San Francisco, California. Charlie Fields portrays John, Michael Durrell portrays Shannon's boss Lieutenant Rudy Maraga, and Al Ruscio plays Paul Lokatelli, Shannon's father-in-law, a fisherman. Karen Kondazian portrayed Shannon's mother-in-law Irene. Bruce Kirby was cast as Detective George Schmidt, one of Shannon's colleagues. The series aired on Wednesdays from November 11 to"
"of Bradford and Turner the role of Anna. Their daughter Caitlin is also an actress and writer. Michael J. Shannon Michael J. Shannon (born January 24, 1943), also billed as Michael Shannon, is an American actor and playwright. Shannon has a cult following due to his appearances in cult classics such as ""Little Shop of Horrors"", ""Red Dwarf"", ""Future Cop"" and ""We'll Meet Again,"" the last two being his most substantial television roles, as Officer John Haven and Major James Kiley respectively. Shannon was born in Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts from Northwestern University"
"Thomas Lennon Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. As an actor he is best known for his work as a cast member on MTV's ""The State"", for his role as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the Comedy Central series ""Reno 911!"" and as Felix Unger on the CBS series ""The Odd Couple."" Lennon is also an accomplished screenwriter of several major studio comedies with writing partner Robert Ben Garant. Their films include comedies such as the ""Night at the Museum"" films, ""The Pacifier"", ""Balls of Fury"", and ""Baywatch"". Lennon was born"
"Michael J. Shannon Michael J. Shannon (born January 24, 1943), also billed as Michael Shannon, is an American actor and playwright. Shannon has a cult following due to his appearances in cult classics such as ""Little Shop of Horrors"", ""Red Dwarf"", ""Future Cop"" and ""We'll Meet Again,"" the last two being his most substantial television roles, as Officer John Haven and Major James Kiley respectively. Shannon was born in Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts from Northwestern University (whose School of Communication grants Bachelor of Science degrees in all of its programs of study, including"
"William Conrad William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American World War II fighter pilot, actor, producer, and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series ""Cannon"" (1971–1976). A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood after his World War II service and played a series of character roles in films beginning with the quintessential film noir ""The Killers"" (1946). He created the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for the popular radio series ""Gunsmoke"" (1952–1961) and narrated the television adventures of ""Rocky"
"type were precursors to modern cell phones. The phone prop itself, in his car, was a Motorola brand MTS mobile phone. Frank Cannon had his first meeting with Barnaby Jones (Buddy Ebsen), an aging veteran private investigator who had retired and turned over his agency to his son, Hal. However, Hal is killed. With the aid of Cannon and Hal's widow, Betty Jones (Lee Meriwether), they hunt down Hal's killer. Afterward, Jones decides to come out of retirement. The premiere episode of ""Barnaby Jones"", ""Requiem for a Son"" was planned as a second-season ""Cannon"" episode so that ""Barnaby Jones"" could"
"remained companions until his death in 1977 from complications resulting from treatment for lung cancer. Raymond Cannon (actor) Raymond Cannon (September 1, 1892 – June 7, 1977) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter, journalist, and author known for his work with D. W. Griffith and Buster Keaton. Ulises Tillman Cannon was born September 1, 1892 in Long Hollow, Tennessee to Newton Canon and Sarah Lincoln Bolinger. In 1910 he was working at a soda fountain in Knoxville, but after leaving divinity school, he moved west, performing in vaudeville and working as a journalist in Dallas and Fort Worth. In"
"Johnny Shannon Johnny Shannon (born 29 July 1932) is an English actor who appeared in numerous television and film productions over a 40-year period, often playing policemen or crooks in crime dramas. Shannon's most memorable roles include the crime lord Harry Flowers in the cult film ""Performance"" (1970), Jack in ""That'll Be the Day"" (1973), the Agent in ""Slade In Flame"" (1975), the caged music executive in ""The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"" (1980), Peter Rachman in ""Scandal"" (1989), and as a landlord in ""Stoned"" (2005). He played """"Roly-Poly Peter"""" in the ""Minder"" episode ""Second Hand Pose"". Other television appearances"
"show for young people out of Oakland. ""The Ben Alexander Talent Show"" was broadcast on Oakland's KTVU TV, a local station in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ben Alexander (actor) Nicholas Benton ""Ben"" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the ""Dragnet"" franchise. Ben Alexander was born in Goldfield, Nevada, and raised in California. Alexander made his screen debut at age of five in ""Every Pearl a Tear"". He went on"
"later the star of CBS' ""Cannon"" detective series. The black and white half-hour series was filmed by Ziv, later part of MGM Television. This Man Dawson This Man Dawson is a syndicated drama television series starring Keith Andes as a former United States Marine Corps colonel hired to clean up police corruption in an undisclosed American city. The thirty-three episodes, in which Andes portrayed Chief Frank Dawson, aired during the 1959-1960 television season. The series was partly inspired by Andes’ Universal Studios film ""Damn Citizen"" (1958), in which he played crusading Louisiana State Police Superintendent Francis C. Grevemberg. It was"
"Shot on a $1.5-million budget for Cannon. The film is about U.S. Army Captain Frank Dux (played by Van Damme), trained from his youth in the ways of ninjutsu by Senzo Tanaka, honors his mentor by taking the place of Tanaka's deceased son Shingo in the illegal martial-arts tournament Kumite in Hong Kong. It became a U.S. box-office hit in the spring of 1988. Producer Mark Di Salle said he was looking for ""a new martial arts star who was a ladies' man, [but Van Damme] appeals to both men and women. He's an American hero who fights for justice"
"as president of the Hawaii chapter of the Screen Actors Guild and its successor group, SAG-AFTRA. Cannon was a Professor of Theatre at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and also co-Director of the UH-Manoa Cinematic and Digital Arts program. Glenn Cannon Glenn Cannon (November 21, 1932 – April 20, 2013) was a American actor and educator best known for his roles on ""Hawaii Five-O"" and ""Magnum, P.I."" He also appeared on ""Lost"" in a pair of different roles. Cannon's career began back to the 1950s with roles in shows like ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"", ""The Outer Limits"" and ""Combat!"". On"
"J. D. Cannon John Donovan Cannon (April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005) was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the NBC television series, ""McCloud"" with Dennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and also for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler who was able to clear Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) in ""The Judgment"", the series finale of ABC's ""The Fugitive"". Cannon served in the United States Army during World War II. Cannon"
"and Bullwinkle"" (1959–1964) and ""The Fugitive"" (1963–1967). Finding fewer onscreen roles in the 1950s, he changed from actor to producer-director with television work, narration, and a series of Warner Bros. films in the 1960s. Conrad found stardom as a detective in the TV series ""Cannon"" (1971–1976) and ""Nero Wolfe"" (1981), and as district attorney Jason Lochinvar ""J.L."" ""Fatman"" McCabe in the legal drama ""Jake and the Fatman"" (1987–1992). William Conrad (also known as John William Conrad) was born John William Cann, Jr., on September 27, 1920, in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents, John William Cann and Ida Mae Upchurch Cann, owned"
"include; ""EastEnders, Z-Cars, Beryl's Lot"", ""Fawlty Towers"", ""The Sweeney"" and ""The Bill"". His other interests include watching horse racing and boxing. Johnny Shannon Johnny Shannon (born 29 July 1932) is an English actor who appeared in numerous television and film productions over a 40-year period, often playing policemen or crooks in crime dramas. Shannon's most memorable roles include the crime lord Harry Flowers in the cult film ""Performance"" (1970), Jack in ""That'll Be the Day"" (1973), the Agent in ""Slade In Flame"" (1975), the caged music executive in ""The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"" (1980), Peter Rachman in ""Scandal"" (1989),"
"Steve Cannon (radio) Steve (Bernard) Cannon (1927–2009) was an American radio personality who spent 1964-1971 broadcasting from KSTP-AM, then a longer stretch hosting a drive time talk show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the ""Cannon Mess"", on WCCO Radio - 830 AM from 3pm-6pm and 3pm-7pm. from ""the basement studio."" Both on KSTP and WCCO Cannon had a regular cast of self-voiced characters known as his ""Lil Cannons"" that included Ma Linger, Backlash Larue and Morgan Mundane (not to mention Contemporary Collins) through which he provided comedic relief as well as commentary on the topics of the day. He often made jokes"
"Hill"" (1980). He was cast in several episodes of CBS's ""Murder, She Wrote"". His last television acting appearance was on an episode of ""Law & Order"" in 1991. He wore a toupee in most of his later roles. The exception was the ""Remington Steele"" episode ""Steele in the News"" (), in which Cannon played a TV news anchor who only wore his toupee while broadcasting. He also appeared (with his toupee), that same season(#2), of Remington Steele in Episode 21 ""Hounded Steele. In the second season of ""Twelve O'Clock High"" (1965–1966) he played Brig. Gen. Dave Creighton, who worked for"
"husband squelched by a tart remark from the unamused wife. The show featured a stock company of zany comedians, including Teri Garr, Freeman King, Ted Ziegler, and Murray Langston (later The Unknown Comic on ""The Gong Show""). One sketch satirizing CBS's detective show ""Cannon"" and its portly star William Conrad was so successful that Sonny and Cher staged several follow-ups, with Tony Curtis as ""Detective Fat"". Everybody in these sketches wore wide-waisted ""fat suits"" (similar to hoop skirts), so Detective Fat ""and"" his clients ""and"" his suspects would spend most of the time bumping each other and bouncing across the"
"Jack Bannon John James Bannon (June 14, 1940 – October 25, 2017) was an American television and stage actor, known as Jack Bannon. He was best known for his role as Art Donovan on ""Lou Grant"", a role he played for the duration of the series, from 1977 to 1982. Bannon's parents were actors Jim Bannon and Bea Benaderet. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1963. At age 24, Bannon began working as a dialog coach on ""Petticoat Junction."" In 1963, he appeared in the Season 1 episode ""Kate's Recipe For Hot Rhubarb"" of the series"
"live with the tribute band ""Sweet and Tender Hooligans"" as a guest guitarist. Lennon is close friends with Weird Al Yankovic. Thomas Lennon Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. As an actor he is best known for his work as a cast member on MTV's ""The State"", for his role as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the Comedy Central series ""Reno 911!"" and as Felix Unger on the CBS series ""The Odd Couple."" Lennon is also an accomplished screenwriter of several major studio comedies with writing partner Robert Ben Garant. Their"
"syndicated western series ""Two Faces West"" with Walter Coy as Cauter and the 1962 ""Ripcord"" episode ""The Helicopter Race"" as Ripcord Inc.'s secretary and receptionist Marion Hines. Cannon's first major film role came in 1969's ""Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"", which earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. In 1971 she starred in five films: ""The Love Machine"", ""Doctors' Wives"", ""The Anderson Tapes"" with Sean Connery, ""The Burglars"", and ""Such Good Friends"", for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Cannon starred opposite Burt Reynolds in ""Shamus"" (1973) as well as the mystery ""The"
"appeared included the Walt Disney film ""Follow Me, Boys!"" (1966) with Fred MacMurray, and ""Hellfighters"" (1968), reuniting again with John Wayne. Miles had also filmed scenes with Wayne for the movie ""The Green Berets"" (also 1968), playing Wayne's character's wife. However, with Warner Bros. wanting more action in the film, her scenes were cut. Miles continued to appear in numerous TV films and TV series during the 1970s, including the pilot for the TV series ""Cannon"" (broadcast in March 1971) as the wife of a deceased war comrade of private investigator Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. She guest-starred in"
"the cynical newsman ""Wilson."" When television began, Jenks made a successful transition. Jenks' biggest continuing role was that of Uthas P. Garvey, the skeptical, proletarian right-hand man for the loquacious English conman ""Colonel Humphrey Flack"" (1953-1954), in the DuMont TV series of that name. He reprised the role in a syndicated version of ""Colonel Humphrey Flack"" that was syndicated in 1958. Jenks portrayed Lieutenant Rodney in the DuMont series ""Front Page Detective"" (1951-1952), and he was a member of the cast of ""The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater"", which was syndicated in 1955. Frank Jenks Frank Jenks (November 4, 1902 –"
"Shane West Shane West (born Shannon Bruce Snaith) is an American actor, punk rock musician, and songwriter. West is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama ""Once and Again"", Landon Carter in ""A Walk to Remember"", Darby Crash in ""What We Do Is Secret"", Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama ""ER"" and Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama ""Nikita"". He also starred in the WGN fantasy/adventure/historical drama ""Salem"" as John Alden. As well as acting, West has performed with punk rock band the Germs and Jonny Was, and Twilight Creeps. West was"
"service for the police by showing them as low-key working-class heroes. ""Dragnet"" moved away from earlier portrayals of the police in shows such as ""Jeff Regan"" and ""Pat Novak,"" which had often shown them as brutal and even corrupt. ""Dragnet"" became a successful television show in 1952. Barton Yarborough died of a heart attack in 1951, after filming only two episodes, and Barney Phillips (Sgt. Ed Jacobs) and Herbert Ellis (Officer Frank Smith) temporarily stepped in as partners. Veteran radio and film actor Ben Alexander took over the role of jovial, burly Officer Frank Smith. Alexander was popular and remained"
"Frank Shannon Francis Connolly Shannon (July 27, 1874 – February 1, 1959), better known as Frank Shannon, was an Irish actor and writer. A stage actor and silent film pioneer, Shannon made his screen debut in 1913's ""The Artist's Joke"". He later appeared in dozens of films through the mid-1920s, including ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1913) and ""Monsieur Beaucaire"" (1924). Shannon then returned to the stage until beckoned back to Hollywood in 1931 and played a few substantial supporting parts, including Captain McTavish in Warner Bros.' ""Torchy Blaine"" series from 1937 to 1939, but he is most fondly remembered as"