

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.
Edward Hume
CBS
123
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.
Sep 14, 1971

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.
Sep 21, 1971

Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.
Sep 28, 1971

A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?
Oct 5, 1971

The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
Oct 12, 1971

A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
Oct 19, 1971

The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.
Oct 26, 1971

A perfect frame for a cop.
Nov 9, 1971

A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.
Nov 16, 1971

A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.
Nov 23, 1971

A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
Nov 30, 1971

A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
Dec 7, 1971

Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?
Dec 14, 1971

Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
Dec 28, 1971

A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.
Jan 4, 1972

A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.
Jan 11, 1972

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.
Jan 18, 1972

Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
Feb 1, 1972

An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.
Feb 8, 1972

Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
Feb 15, 1972

A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
Feb 22, 1972

Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.
Feb 29, 1972

Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.
Mar 7, 1972

A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.
Mar 14, 1972

Frank Cannon



A. R. Bennings / Kermit Matthews / Len Francisco