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Starring Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Sam Elliott, Lesley Ann Warren
Season 5 (CBS) (1970-71)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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############ Mission:Impossible ##############
############# season 5 1970-71 ###############
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CBS Saturdays 7:30-8:30pm Eastern
23 episodes
joining the regular cast
Lesley Ann Warren as Dana Lambert (1970-71) & Sam Elliott as Doug (1970-71)

5.01 [--] Mission Impossible: THE KILLER
19Sep70
Directed by Paul Krasny
Written by Arthur Weiss
Guest Cast:
Robert Conrad ................. Eddie Lorca
Davis Roberts ................. William Barton
Carole Carle .................. Flo
Byron Morrow .................. Alfred E. Chambers
Martin Ashe ................... Clerk
Helen Spring .................. Old Lady
Pegi Boucher .................. Girl
Victoria Hale ................. Maid
Tom Huff ...................... Bellhop
Dick Karie .................... Man
Rachel English ................ woman

5.02 [--] Mission Impossible: FLIP SIDE
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Written by Jackson Gillis
Guest Cast:
Sal Mineo ..................... Mel Bracken
Dana Elcar .................... C.W. Cameron
Robert Alda ................... Diego Maximillian
Jose DeVega ................... Freddie
Kasey Rogers .................. Bunny Cameron
Joy Bang ...................... Girl
Ford Lile ..................... Pusher
John Rivera ................... Tito
Bob Golden .................... Customs Man

5.03 [--] Mission Impossible: THE INNOCENT
3Oct70
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Teleplay by Marc Norman and Laurence Heath / Story by Marc Norman
Guest Cast:
Christopher Connelly .......... Dr. Jerome Carlin
Robert Ellenstein ............. Dr. M. Vazan
Larry Linville ................ Colonel Leo Orlov
Than Wyenn .................... General Skolpin
Katherine Dare ................ Judy Moore
Victor Brandt ................. Doctor
Gene Tyburn ................... Technician Tirkin
Sy Prescott ................... Security Guard
Jorge Ben Hur ................. Waiter

5.04 [--] Mission Impossible: HOMECOMING
10Oct70
Directed by Reza S. Badiyi
Written by Laurence Heath
Guest Cast:
Jacqueline Scott .............. Cynthia Owens
Joe Maross .................... Sheriff Brad Owens
Fred Beir ..................... Joe Keith
Frank Webb .................... Seth Morley
Patricia Smith ................ Julia Keith
Sharon Acker .................. Connie Hastings
Loretta Swit .................. Midge Larson
Larry Pennell ................. Karl Burroughs
Jack Donner ................... Stan Sherman
James Sikking ................. Corrigan
Owen Bush ..................... Reynolds

5.05 [--] Mission Impossible: FLIGHT
17Oct70
Directed by Barry Crane
Teleplay by Harold Livingston / Story by Leigh Vance
Guest Cast:
John Colicos .................. Chief of Internal Security Manuel Ferrar
Lloyd Battista ................ Chief of Police Francisco Diaz
James Almanzar ................ Lieutenant Barata
Tol Avery ..................... Stone
John Ragin .................... Butler
Shepherd Sanders .............. Plato
Conrad Parham ................. Airline Clerk
Shirley Washington ............ Stewardess
Dom Tattoli ................... Presidente Adolfo Rojas
Ron Henriquez ................. Airport Guard
Bill Baldwin .................. Announcer

5.06 [--] Mission Impossible: MY FRIEND, MY ENEMY
24Oct70
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Teleplay by Gene R. Kearney / Story by William Wood and Gene R. Kearney
Guest Cast:
Mark Richman .................. Dr. Paul Tabor
Bruce Glover .................. Ernst Bandar
Wesley Lau .................... Karl Maur
Jill Haworth .................. Enid Brugge a.k.a. Marla Kassel
Tony Giorgio .................. Meerghan
Chris Holter .................. Inga
Aaron Fletcher ................ Desk Clerk
Edward F. Bach ................ Guard #1
Bart La Rue ................... Guard #2
Walter Davis .................. Attendant

5.07 [--] Mission Impossible: BUTTERFLY (a.k.a. Poor Butterfly)
31Oct70
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Teleplay by Eric Bercovici and Jerry Ludwig / Story by Sheldon Stark
Guest Cast:
Khigh Dhiegh .................. Toshio Masaki
Benson Fong ................... Inspector Akita
Lisa Lu ....................... Mioshi Kellem
James Shigeta ................. Shiki
Helen Funai ................... Nobu Kellem
Russ Conway ................... Harry Kellem
Dale Ishimoto ................. Saburi
Fuji .......................... Osaki
Leonard Pronko ................ Speciality Dancer
Bill Sato ..................... Fighter
Roy Ogata ..................... Fighter

5.08 [--] Mission Impossible: DECOY
7Nov70
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Written by John D. F. Black
Guest Cast:
Julie Gregg ................... Anna Kerkoska
Michael Strong ................ Police Chief Petrovitch
Paul Stevens .................. Alexi Kerkoska
Sid Haig ...................... Agent #1
Joshua Bryant ................. Stefan
Arthur Malet .................. Undertaker
Richard Eric Winter ........... Orishev
Bart La Rue ................... Agent #6
Rosanna Huffman ............... Guide
Tom McDonough ................. Agent #7
Victor Paul ................... Chauffeur

5.09 [--] Mission Impossible: THE AMATEUR
14Nov70
Directed by Paul Krasny
Written by Ed Adamson
Guest Cast:
Anthony Zerbe ................. Eric Schilling
Ronald Feinberg ............... Colonel Kurt Eckert
Lisa Pera ..................... Clara Schram
Don Eitner .................... Zucker
Bert Kramer ................... Rausch
Joseph Breen .................. Danzig
Allen Joseph .................. Max Wittstock
Peter Brocco .................. Father Bernard
Biff Manard ................... Lieutenant Seelik
Al Roberts .................... Drunk

5.10 [--] Mission Impossible: HUNTED
21Nov70
Directed by Terry Becker
Written by Helen Hoblock Thompson
Guest Cast:
Ta-Tanisha .................... Maryana "Gabby" Renfrow
Ivor Barry .................... Chief Inspector Banco
John Alderson ................. Follet
John Ragin .................... Pharmacist
Michael St.Clair .............. Blacksmith
Elaine Church ................. Pharmacist's Wife
Edgar Winston ................. Police Sergeant
Joseph Lancaster .............. Policeman
Joe Morton .................... Clerk
Kirk Scott .................... Guard
Herbert Jefferson, Jr. ........ Luddy
Dick Dial ..................... masked Barney

5.11 [--] Mission Impossible: THE REBEL
28Nov70
Directed by Barry Crane
Teleplay by Ken Pettus / Story by Norman Katkov and Ken Pettus
Guest Cast:
Mark Renard ................... Colonel Bakram
Robert Purvey ................. Alex Khora
Davana Brown .................. Irina
Jonathan Lippe ................ Father Sebastian
David Roya .................... Klos
Richard Shelfo ................ Haratch
Diane Holly ................... Girl
Ralph Ventura ................. Soldier
Arthur Batanides .............. Lieutenant Kappelo

5.12 [--] Mission Impossible: SQUEEZE PLAY (a.k.a. Sicily)
12Dec70
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Teleplay by David Moessinger /Story by Walter Brough and David Moessinger
Guest Cast:
Albert Paulsen ................ Albert Zembra
Nico Minardos ................. Carlos Empori
Victoria Vetri ................ Eve Zembra
Nick Georgiade ................ Vito Nicola
Albert Carrier ................ Pierre Morat
Peter Kilman .................. Paul Corrigan

5.13 [--] Mission Impossible: THE HOSTAGE
(German title - "In Rebellenhand")
19Dec70
Written by Harold Livingston
Directed by Barry Crane
Guest Stars:
Lou Antonio ................... Robert Siomney
Joe DeSantis .................. Jorge Cabal
with:
Lee Duncan .................... Frederico
David Renard .................. Carlos Marchese
Pepe Callahan ................. Ortega
Conrad M. Parham .............. Roerca
Ron Castro .................... Luis Cabal

5.14 [--] Mission Impossible: TAKEOVER
2Jan71
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Teleplay by Arthur Weiss /Story by Jerry Thomas and Arthur Weiss
Guest Cast:
Lloyd Bochner ................. Mayor Steve Tallman
Ken Swofford .................. Deputy Mayor Charles Peck
Richard Kelton ................ Billy Walsh
Todd Martin ................... Lieutenant Ross
Russell Thorson ............... Chief Danby
Byron Mabe .................... First Officer
Gordon deVol .................. Alec
Tom McDonough ................. College Guard

5.15 [--] Mission Impossible: CAT'S PAW
9Jan71
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Written by Harold Browne
Guest Cast:
Hari Rhodes ................... George Corley
Abby Lincoln .................. Millie Webster
William Wintersole ............ William Goslin
Kelly Thordsen ................ Captain Dave Abbott
Chuck Wood .................... Pod Hamp
Marc Hannibal ................. Larry Collier
Manuel Paul Thomas ............ District Attorney Scanlon
Morgan Farley ................. Wyatt
Dave Cass ..................... Pinari

5.16 [--] Mission Impossible: THE MISSILE (a.k.a. Torpedo)
16Jan71
Directed by Charles R. Rondeau
Written by Arthur Weiss
Guest Cast:
David Sheiner ................. James Reed
John Beck ..................... John Hecker
John Pickard .................. Commander Wardman
Gerald Hiken .................. Farrell
Karen Carlson ................. Doris Gordon
John Dennis ................... Duke
Barry Coe ..................... Bob Willard
Percy Helton .................. Dailey
Jimmy Bracken ................. Bobby

5.17 [--] Mission Impossible: THE FIELD
23Jan71
Directed by Reza S. Badiyi
Teleplay by Wesley Lau / Story by Judy Burns and Wesley Lau
Guest Cast:
Michael Baseleon .............. Detective Lieutenant Rab
Denny Miller .................. Arthur Norris
Milton Selzer ................. Inspector Koder
Barry Atwater ................. General Marin
H.M. Wynant ................... Captain Strom
Patricia Priest ............... Katherine Berat
Burt Nodella .................. General Bloch
Erik Holland .................. Lieutenant

5.18 [--] Mission Impossible: BLAST
30Jan71
Directed by Sutton Roley
Written by James L. Henderson and Sam Roeca
Guest Cast:
Henry Darrow .................. Gregory Tolan
Kevin Hagen ................... Dave Klinger
Larry Haddon .................. Lee Sheels
Douglas Henderson ............. George Miller
Susan Odin .................... Grace
Pitt Herbert .................. Hendricks
Tamara Eliott ................. Monica Anderson
Charles Picerni ............... Juan Dilgado
Tom McDonough ................. William Cabot
Dick Ziker .................... Finley
Don Edwards ................... Policeman
George Wilbur ................. Phelps, double
Tony Brubaker ................. Barney, double

5.19 [--] Mission Impossible: THE CATAFALQUE
6Feb71
Directed by Barry Crane
Written by Paul Playdon
Guest Cast:
John Vernon ................... Ramone Feugo
Will Kuluva ................... Premier Miguel Fuego
Ramon Bieri ................... Colonel Rodiguez
Sam Irvin ..................... "Victorio Fuego"
Tony De Costa ................. Operative #1
Miguel Riva ................... First Policeman
Arline Anderson ............... Nun
John Cardoza .................. Man #1
Johnny Bench .................. Captain of the Guards

5.20 [--] Mission Impossible: KITARA (a.k.a. The Bigot)
20Feb71
Directed by Murray Golden
Written by Mann Rubin
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Colonel Alex Kohler
Rex Holman .................... Captain Maxfield
Robert DoQui .................. John Darcy
Jason Wingreen ................ Hawn
Ken Renard .................... Grandfather
Buck Holland .................. First Guard

5.21 [--] Mission Impossible: A GHOST STORY
27Feb71
Directed by Reza S. Badiyi
Teleplay by Ed Adamson and Ken Pettus /Story by John D. F. Black and Ed Adamson
Guest Cast:
Andrew Duggan ................. Justin Bainbridge
Marion Ross ................... Mrs. Foster
William Smith ................. Vincent Sandler
Frank Farmer .................. Howard Bainbridge
Anthony Norwalk ............... Paul Bainbridge
John Winfield ................. Morgan

5.22 [--] Mission Impossible: THE PARTY
6Mar71
Directed by Murray Golden
Written by Harold Livingston
Guest Cast:
Antoinette Bower .............. Olga Vanin
Alfred Ryder .................. Gregor Mishenko
Frank Marth ................... Alexander Vanin
Arthur Batanides .............. Valenkoff
Robert Sampson ................ Fitzgerald
Athena Lorde .................. Mme. Mishenko
Albert Szabo .................. Kovitch
Yuri Smaltzoff ................ Dancer
Oleg Korbyn ................... Dancer

5.23 [--] Mission Impossible: THE MERCHANT
13Mar71
Directed by Leon Benson
Written by Harold Livingston
Guest Cast:
George Sanders ................ Armand Anderssarian
Jo Morrow ..................... Nicole Dubois
Jan Merlin .................... Leon
Ken Drake ..................... Minister of Defence Karel Sartori
Todd Martin ................... Captain Ionescu
James Hong .................... Yin
Tony Giorgio .................. Croupier
Carmelo Manto ................. Manager
Noel de Souza ................. Player #2
Riza Royce .................... Player #5

########### Mission: Impossible ##############
############# end of season 5 ###############
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