The Classic TV Archive - US Crime Series
The Felony Squad (1966-69) Judd for the Defense (1967-69)
The Felony Squad
(original working title "Men Against Evil")
Episode Guide - December 2001
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Mark Speck <soulmark@flash.net>
references:
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THE FELONY SQUAD
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
ABC (Mondays 9:00pm EST)
In charge of production William Self (season 1)
Produced by Richard Newton (season 1)
Produced by Philip Saltzman (season 2 and 3)
US Crime Drama series 1966-69 73 episodes x 30 min color
12Sep66-31Jan69
starring
Howard Duff as Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
Dennis Cole as Det. Jim Briggs
Ben Alexander as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
reucurring regulars:
Frank Maxwell as Capt. Nye
Barney Phillips as Capt. Franks (1967-1968)
Robert DoQui as Det. Cliff Sims
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Produced by Richard Newton
30 episodes
ABC Mondays at 9.00pm Eastern
1.01 [--] The Felony Squad: THE STREETS ARE PAVED WITH QUICKSAND
(Series Premiere)
Prod. no. 8906
12Sep66 ABC Monday
Written by Harold Gast
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Guest Cast:
Darren McGavin (Leslie Gorman)
Jean Marn (Maddy Clay)
Noam Pitlik (Reporter)
Ollie O'Toole (Doorman)
Dennis McCarthy
Ward Ramsey
George Robotham
plus recurring characters:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Len Wayland (D.A. Adam Fisher)
After breaking up a parking lot quarrel between a valet and
hot-shot lawyer Leslie Gorman, Detective Jim Briggs is offered
money by the attorney, whom he promptly arrests for attempted
bribery. When Gorman fakes an injury and accuses the young
detective of police brutality, Sgt. Sam Stone puts his own badge
on the line to help his partner.
1.02 [--] The Felony Squad: A WALK TO OBLIVION
Prod. no. 8908
19Sep66 ABC Monday
Written by Franklin Barton
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Guest Cast:
Larry D. Mann (Jake Krebs)
Charles Francisco (Mike Pyle)
Jason Wingreen (Joe Caslin)
Rita D'Amico (Betty Pyle)
Charles Irving (Leon Geiger)
Pearl Shear (Martha Geiger)
Charles Horvath (Harry)
Ward Wood (listed as "Prison Chaplain" in end credits,
referred to as "Father Mason" in episode)
Sam and Jim race the clock to save death-row inmate Joe Caslin
after the prisoner points out the similarity between a current
robbery and murder to the one for which he was convicted.
1.03 [--] The Felony Squad: THE BROKEN BADGE
Prod. no. 8905
26Sep66 ABC Monday
Written by George Eckstein
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
John Larch (Bill Ehlers)
Eileen Heckart (Ruth Ehlers)
Warren Vanders (Angie Gilman)
Ned Glass (Hollis)
William O'Connell (Desk Clerk)
Francis DeSales (Harmon)
Don Gazzaniga (Al)
Linda Burton (Teddi)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Captain Nye asks Sam to conduct an Internal Affairs investigation
of fellow detective Bill Ehlers. The debt-ridden Ehlers is
suspected of stealing part of the money recovered from a bank
robbery. He refuses to help Sam and Jim and sets out to find the
robbers himself.
1.04 [--] The Felony Squad: STRIKE OUT
Prod. no. 8909
3Oct66 ABC Monday
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Andrew McCullough
Guest Cast:
Kevin Hagen (Ben Weil)
Whit Bissell (Milroy)
Val Avery (Gene Hardy)
Nelson Olmstead (Carl Addison)
Darrell Howe (Arthur Benton)
Cynthia Stone (Secretary)
Barry Brooks (Guard)
Jim poses as the "inside man" at the baseball stadium's payroll
window to nail a gang of thieves disguised as security guards.
1.05 [--] The Felony Squad: A DATE WITH TERROR
Prod. no. 8910
10Oct66 ABC Monday
Written by Hank Searls
Directed by Richard Donner
Guest Cast:
Charles Aidman (Army Sgt. Sanford "Sandy" Lufton)
Jan Shutan (Sue Bradley)
Gregory Morton (Dr. Tyson)
Lee Delano (Art Bradley)
Patricia King (Proprietor)
Eric Shea (Mike Bradley)
A deluded Korean War veteran breaks out of an Army hospital and
stalks a beautiful housewife, whom he believes is a USO dancer
he fell in love with during the war.
1.06 [--] The Felony Squad: FLAME OUT
Prod. no. 8901
17Oct66 ABC Monday
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Thomas Carr
Guest Cast:
James Best (Arnold Wyatt)
Tom Lowell (Bracy Marsden)
Pippa Scott (Elena Carter)
John Ragin (Ed Carter)
Alan Oppenheimer (Ed Clark)
Joe Perry (Harry Bellgar)
Paul Micale (Palamos)
Don Gazzaniga (Officer)
A petty argument leads to a senseless murder in an all-night
diner, putting Stone and Briggs on the trail of two thrill-
seeking punks who are now plotting an extortion scheme against
a young housewife.
1.07 [--] The Felony Squad: THE IMMACULATE KILLER
Prod. no. 8911
24Oct66 ABC Monday
Written by Alfred Brenner
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Guest Cast:
James Patterson (Peter Holland)
Richard Karlen (Walker)
Alan Oppenheimer (Ed Clark)
Susan Flannery (Stewardess)
Jack Bannon (Intern)
Vince Howard (Security Officer)
Dan Barton (Brandon)
Byron Foulger (Zeller)
Joseph Mell (Lou)
Gil Lamb (Janitor)
Rhoda Williams (Nurse)
Patricia Ripley (Woman Motorist)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
After Captain Nye is critically wounded in an elevator, Stone
and Briggs must search for a well-dressed hit man before he makes
a second attempt on the Captain's life.
1.08 [--] The Felony Squad: DEATH OF A DREAM
Prod. no. 8903
31Oct66 ABC Monday
Written by Adrian Spies
Directed by Richard Donner
Guest Cast:
Robert Duvall (Albie Froehlich)
Jaimie Sanchez (Chooch)
Robert Doyle (Leo)
S. John Launer (Man in Park)
Lloyd Haynes (Policeman)
Brendan Dillon (Bartender)
Bill McLennan (Tall Bald Man)
Sandra Marsh (Young Wife)
Cindy Putnam (Little Girl)
During a spell of excruciatingly hot weather, Stone and Briggs
turn up the heat to find two murderous muggers. Unbeknownst to
Sam, they've forced their way into the home of Albie Froehlich,
one of Sam's top snitches.
1.09 [--] The Felony Squad: PROLOGUE TO MURDER
Prod. no. 8912
7Nov66 ABC Monday
Written by John Kneubuhl
Directed by Allen Reisner
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson (Leonard Barrow)
Robert Drivas (Richard Everett "Dickie" Barrow)
Michael Fox (Dr. Kilmer)
Jerry Fujikawa (Tom)
Paul Hahn (Identa-Kit Specialist)
Bizarre death threats, an imagined murder, and sibling rivalry
add up to a bizarre case which finds Sam and Jim trying to
prevent a murder.
1.10 [--] The Felony Squad: KILLER WITH A BADGE
Prod. no. 8913
14Nov66 ABC Monday
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Jud Taylor
Guest Cast:
Diana Hyland (Cloris Harte)
Paul Carr (Wade Harte)
Pat Renella (Paulie Egan)
David Frescoe (Desk Clerk)
Jim's girlfriend Cloris introduces him to a man she says is her
brother. He's really her convict ex-husband, who's shaking her
down for money to get out of town. The man steals Jim's gun and
badge and uses them to commit murder.
1.11 [--] The Felony Squad: BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Prod. no. 8914
21Nov66 ABC Monday
Written by Harold Gast
Directed by Laslo Benedek
Guest Cast:
Kevin McCarthy (Charles Roland Flagg)
Richard Evans (Ben Tyler)
Adam Williams (Thin Man)
Clint Ritchie (Hagen)
Troy Melton (Barth)
Robert Hoy (Mullen)
Sydney Smith (Slade)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Stone's attempts to bust paramilitary leader Flagg are hampered
by the man's embittered former second-in-command, who wants
revenge for being thrown out of the group.
1.12 [--] The Felony Squad: THE TERROR TRAP
Prod. no. 8915
28Nov66 ABC Monday
Written by Alvin Boretz
Directed by Tom Gries
Guest Cast:
Michael Conrad (Steve)
Howard Caine (Meach)
Bartlett Robinson (Peel)
Stanley Ralph Ross (Reynolds)
Dyanne Thorne (Diana Porter)
Robert Christopher (Laney)
plus recurring characters:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Len Wayland (D.A. Adam Fisher)
Jim is framed for bribery and murder as part of a plot to
discredit his testimony against a drug pusher.
1.13 [--] The Felony Squad: THE KILLER INSTINCT
Prod. no. 8917
Written by Mann Rubin
Directed by Robert Butler
Guest Cast:
Ed Asner (Barney "Bull" Bradovich)
Gail Kobe (Adele Madden)
Paul Kent (Stanley Adkins)
Bobbie Jordan (Elena Adkins)
Robert Biheller (Jango)
Bob Rose (Fingerprint Expert)
William Smithers (Roy Madden)
Bull, a former football star, is accused of murder, but Sam
suspects that arrogant team owner Roy Madden is the real killer.
1.14 [--] The Felony Squad: FEAR BELOW
Prod. no. 8916
12Dec66 ABC Monday
Teleplay by Donald S. Sanford
Story by Franklin Barton
Directed by Walter Grauman
Guest Cast:
Nicolas Coster (Kenneth Layton)
Lynda Day (Karen Anders)
Milton Selzer (Joe Coyne)
Alex Gerry (Garver)
Michael Stanwood (Officer Welsh)
Allen Bleiweiss (Ballistics Tech)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Jim is wounded and left for dead in the city's sewer system while
chasing a burglary suspect, and Sam puts pressure on the crook,
Layton, to try and find his injured partner.
1.15 [--] The Felony Squad: A PENNY GAME, A TWO-BIT MURDER
Prod. no. 8902
19Dec66 ABC Monday
Written by Adrian Spies
Directed by Richard Donner
Guest Cast:
Charles Grodin (Edgar)
Diana Ivarson (Marlie)
Don Eitner (Officer Tom Corso)
Susan Browning (Mary Corso)
Patti Gilbert (Saleswoman)
Wally Rose (Security Officer)
plus recurring character
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
After Stone and another cop are critically wounded, Briggs must
pursue a murderous punk who's passing bad checks.
1.16 [--] The Felony Squad: MISS REILLY'S REVENGE
Prod. no. 8907
26Dec66 ABC Monday
Teleplay by George Eckstein and Leonard Kantor
Story by Leonard Kantor
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Guest Cast:
Joanna Moore (Betty Reilly)
Michael Tolan (Mike Gorley)
Lew Gallo (Mattie Leeds)
Richard Bull (Artie Faulkner)
Dyanne Thorne (Miss Lucas)
Wayne Sutherlin (Toby; listed as Busboy in credits)
Sam persuades the beautiful girlfriend of a brutal extortionist
to stop acting as his punching bag and turn evidence against him.
1.17 [--] The Felony Squad: A DEATH FOR A DEATH
Prod. no. 8919
2Jan67 ABC Monday
Teleplay by Donald S. Sanford
Story by Donald S. Sanford and Harry Kronman
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
Guest Cast:
Ken Lynch (Carl Norton)
Ed Griffith (Kenneth Norton)
Vince Howard (Officer Welch)
William Phipps (Store Owner)
Patricia George (Nurse)
John Clarke (Resident)
After Jim shoots and kills an armed robber, the man's father
retaliates by kidnapping Jim's father Dan.
1.18 [--] The Felony Squad: THE DEADLY PARTNER
Prod. no. 8918
9Jan67 ABC Monday
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Guest Cast:
John Anderson (Lt. Mike Reineck)
Virginia Christine (Cleaning Woman)
Gene Dynarski (Leo Mace)
Billy Shannon (Alex Bowman)
Sam refuses to believe it, but all the evidence in two murders
points to his former partner, now a hot-shot Lieutenant.
1.19 [--] The Felony Squad: THE NIGHT OF THE SHARK pt.1
1.20 [--] The Felony Squad: THE NIGHT OF THE SHARK pt.2
Prod. no. 8921 (both parts)
16Jan67 pt.1/ 23Jan67 pt.2 ABC Monday
Written by Harold Gast
Directed by Allen Reisner
Guest Cast:
James Daly (Adam Langley)
Harry Townes (Bruce Brownell)
Karen Steele (Nina Barnes)
Lawrence Montaigne (George Carson)
Natalie Trundy (Betty Barnes)
Vince Howard (Ray Gannon)
John Harmon (Loomis)
Nicky Blair (Desk Guard)
Henry Hunter (Eric Madden)
John Clarke (Dr. Sidney Kane)
plus recurring characters:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Len Wayland (D.A. Adam Fisher)
Synopsis: (Part 1)
Sam refuses to believe it was an accident after the beautiful
young girlfriend of powerful millionaire Adam Langley is found
dead in his swimming pool.
Synopsis: (Part 2)
Langley thwarts all attempts to investigate Betty Barnes's death,
even going so far as to nearly kill Sam and Dan, so Sam comes up
with a new plan which involves the tycoon's fear of germs.
1.21 [--] The Felony Squad: THE STRANGLER
Prod. no. 8924
30Jan67 ABC Monday
Teleplay by Tony Barrett
Story by Tony Barrett and Lee Erwin
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Guest Cast:
Norma Crane (Dorothy Rogers)
Jason Evers (Eliot Rogers)
Kathie Browne (Laura Calder)
Dean Harens (Phil Calder)
Steven Marlo (Joe Vega)
Marilyn Hanold (Mrs. Selby)
Charles Wagenheim
Terry Naylor (Mrs. Foreman)
A man suspected in an attack on a woman years ago is suspected
of committing a similar near-fatal assault on another woman, but
Sam is skeptical.
1.22 [--] The Felony Squad: BREAKOUT
Prod. no. 8923
6Feb67 ABC Monday
Written by Barry Oringer
Directed by Larry Peerce
Guest Cast:
Phillip Pine (Tom Blaisie)
Michael Pataki (Andy)
Jon Cedar (Sandwich Man)
Barry Ford (Burke)
John Armond (Weeks)
Henry Evens (Repairman)
Jay Jostyn (Lewis)
Jack Garner (Dispatcher)
John Cestare (Jailer)
Dale Van Sickle (1st Worker)
Robert Adler (Fisherman)
After syndicate leader Blaisie is taken into custody, his
minions attempt a jailbreak with Dan as a hostage.
1.23 [--] The Felony Squad: THE DESPERATE SILENCE
Prod. no. 8925
13Feb67 ABC Monday
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Allen Reisner
Guest Cast:
Kent Smith (Everett Jason)
Chris Robinson (Vincent Ludi)
Virginia Field (Alma Jason)
Anna Capri (Jenny Jason)
Sam Gilman (Al Pike)
Woodrow Parfrey (Harley)
Barbara Baldavin (Girl)
Lloyd Haynes (1st Officer)
David Loring (Young Man)
Frightened victims of high-society burglars give false
information to Sam and Jim, hindering their investigation. When
the crooks pursue the victims' daughter at Marineland, the Squad
must race to the rescue.
1.24 [--] The Felony Squad: TARGET!
Prod. no. 8927
20Feb67 ABC Monday
Written by Frank L. Moss (on film)
[teleplay by Tony Barrett & Frank L. Moss (on copyright)
story by Frank L. Moss. (on copyright)]
Directed by Allen Reisner
Guest Cast:
Will Kuluva (Harry Majeski)
Steve Ihnat (Vic Durant)
Angelique Pettyjohn (Felicia Majeski)
Jason Wingreen (Morrie)
Allan Emerson (Newscaster)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Sam is suspicious when deposed syndicate leader Harry Majeski
offers to testify against his successor, Vic Durant, and is then
abducted from police custody during an ambush.
1.25 [--] The Felony Squad: ECHO OF A KILLING
Prod. no. 8928
27Feb67 ABC Monday
Written by Dan Ullman
Directed by Gene Nelson
Guest Cast:
Gail Kobe (Natalie Reep)
John Milford (Shafer)
Frederick Downs (1st man)
Anna Mizrahi (Mrs. Shafer)
Anthony Redondo (Photographer)
Lonnie Fotre (Housewife)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Sam is subjected to public scorn when he apparently kills an
innocent teen while pursuing a robbery suspect.
1.26 [--] The Felony Squad: LIVE COWARD, DEAD HERO
Prod. no. 8929
13Mar67 ABC Monday
Teleplay by Franklin Barton and Jay Simms
Story by Jay Simms
Directed by Robert Butler
Guest Cast:
Lamont Johnson (Col. Bix Gabriel)
Lew Gallo (Covert)
Joseph Di Reda (Baines)
Richard Bull (Peterson)
Scott Hale (Charlie)
Keith Crawford (Timmy Gabriel)
A war hero, who saved Sam's life in Korea, thinks the smugglers
he's aiding are trafficking uncut diamonds. What they're really
smuggling, however, is pure heroin, and Sam must work to
extricate his friend from the scheme.
1.27 [--] The Felony Squad: A BLUEPRINT FOR DYING
Prod.no. 8930
20Mar67 ABC Monday
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Guest Cast:
Ricardo Montalban (Martin Lynch)
Douglas Henderson (Frank Courtney)
George Takei (Jimmy Ito)
Ross Elliott (Ogden)
Pat Becker (Cassandra Miles)
John Pickard (Cahill)
Ed McCready (John Bennett)
Sam suspects that Martin Lynch, a suave security expert, is
behind murder and industrial espionage at an aircraft company.
1.28 [--] The Felony Squad: THE FEAR MERCHANT
Prod. no. 8904
27Mar67 ABC Monday
Teleplay by Tony Barrett
Story by Quentin Sparr
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Guest Cast:
Mark Richman (Emmett Koster)
Robert H. Harris (Daniel Maitland)
Robert Phillips (Weaver)
Charles Francisco (Norman Miller)
Arthur Malet (Creel)
Susan Bjurman (Nurse)
Miel Saan (Doris Nixon)
plus recurring character:
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
A frightened builder is killed in an explosion after talking to
Stone and Briggs, and Sam tries to shake Maitland, a building
inspector in the pocket of racket boss Koster.
1.29 [--] The Felony Squad: THE SAVAGE STREETS
Prod. no. 8920
3Apr67 ABC Monday
Teleplay by L.T. Bentwood and Philip Saltzman
Story by L.T. Bentwood
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Guest Cast:
Harold Gould (Dr. Simon Green)
John Davis Chandler (Lou Mason)
Frank Marth (Nollie)
Stuart Nisbet (Shopkeeper)
David Renard (Oscar)
Mimi Dillard (Miss Williams)
Robert Osterloh (Foreman)
Read Morgan (Dock Worker #1)
Stone and Briggs are hindered by frightened residents of a tough
waterfront neighborhood, as well as a gang of thugs, while
chasing dockyard thief Lou Mason.
1.30 [--] The Felony Squad: DEBT OF FEAR
Prod. no. 8926
10Apr67 ABC Monday
Written by John Joseph (on film)
Written by John Furia, Jr. (on copyright)
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin (Tony Pennini)
Joseph Turkel (Alf)
Jane Zachary (Ani Pennini)
Shirley Mitchell (Maria)
Art Lewis (Hickle)
James Dixon (Dubro)
Bill Hickman (Max)
A murder witness identifies Dan as the killer, and his bizarre
behavior hinders Sam and Jim's attempts to clear him. Dan is
trying to protect his crippled ex-partner Tony and Tony's
daughter Ani, who are being blackmailed.
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############# season 2 1967-68 ###############
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Produced by Philip Saltzman
26 episodes
ABC Mondays at 9.00pm Eastern
2.01 [31] The Felony Squad: LET HIM DIE!
no. 1904
31Aug67 copyright date
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Philip Bourneuf (Benedictus)
Lawrence Dane (Metz)
Abraham Sofaer (Leander)
Jon Kowal (Dr. Weaver)
Robert Book (Zahn)
Richard Compton (Intern)
Jacques Denbeaux (Charlie Feld)
Paul Napier (Cal)
Jack Garner (Hangar Man)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
An assassin critically wounds a visiting dignitary, and Stone and
Briggs must thwart the killer's plan to finish the job by blowing
up an entire hospital.
2.02 [32] The Felony Squad: THE COUNTERFEIT COP
Prod. no. 1901
5Sep67 copyright date
Written by Art Wallace
Directed by Walter Grauman
guest cast:
Harry Townes (Carl Markham)
Paul Carr (Joe Lennox)
Tom Reese (Roxy Hammond)
Ross Elliott (Carruthers)
William Benedict (Clerk)
John Armond (Rizzo)
Thom Carney (Bartender)
Arthur Adams (2nd Man)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
Stone goes undercover to thwart a gang of counterfeiters, but his
cover is soon blown.
2.03 [33] The Felony Squad: A MOST PROPER KILLING
Prod. no. 1903
14Sep67 copyright date
Written by Franklin Barton
Directed by Walter Grauman
guest cast:
Peter Bromilow (Harry Wade)
Don Keefer (Harry Jocelyn)
William Beckley (Dandy Phelps)
Michael Stanwood (Airline Clerk)
Sidney Clute (Cab Driver)
Terry Naylor (Airline Info Girl)
Dick Dial (Det. Boyd)
The Squad entertains a visitor from Scotland Yard, Inspector Murchison,
who's trailing jewel thief Dandy Phelps. What they don't know is that
the real Murchison was murdered upon arriving at the airport, and that
their guest is really Harry Wade, Phelps' double-crossed partner, who's
out to gain sole control of the stolen jewels.
2.04 [34] The Felony Squad: THE 30-GRAM KILL
Prod. no. 1906
20Sep67 copyright date
Teleplay by Tony Barrett
Story by Don Tait & Willian Koenig.
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Bradford Dillman (Chris Merritt)
George Furth (George Dunn)
Ross Elliott (Norman Braddock)
Shotgun Britton (Charlie Barnes)
Vince Howard (Policeman)
Carol Byron (Shirl Scott)
Sam and Jim keep close watch on a playboy pharmaceutical salesman and
his timid buddy, whom they suspect in a theft and murder at a drug
laboratory.
2.05 [35] The Felony Squad: THE DEATH BAG
Prod. no. 1905
26Sep67 copyright date
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Charles Rondeau
guest cast:
Collin Wilcox (Ellie Walker)
Mort Mills (Louie "Mr. A" Antonides)
William Swan (Harry Walker)
Vince Howard (Patrolman)
Rory Stevens (Boy)
Benny Baker (Cab Driver)
John Baer (Doctor)
Larry Anthony (Fuller)
Donald Hannum (Young Hood)
Luis De Cordova (Guido)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
The critically injured survivor of an auto accident has a bag with a
huge sum of money in his possession, and Sam suspects that he's a
syndicate courier. When thugs threaten to kill the man's family unless
they get their money, Jim poses as the courier to complete the delivery.
2.06 [36] The Felony Squad: THE DEADLY JUNKMAN
Pord.no. 1902
3Oct67 copyright date
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by William Hale
guest cast:
Ivan Dixon (Terry Carew)
Joseph Ruskin (Leo Braden)
Nate Esformes (Taxi)
Clint Ritchie (Eddie)
Garth Pillsbury (Officer #1)
Stuart Nisbet (Porter)
Dick Enberg (Newsman)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
Sam persuades Terry Carew, a former football star turned pitiful junkie,
to help him nail pusher Braden.
2.07 [37] The Felony Squad: THE PAT HAND OF DEATH
Prod. no. 1910
19Oct67 copyright date
Written by Tony Barrett (on film)
written by Robert E. Thompson (on copyright)
Directed by Sutton Roley
guest cast:
Dan Tobin (Whittaker)
Leon Askin (Tokat)
Pamela Curran (Kathy Campbell)
Ivan Triesault (Mannheim)
Richard Bull (Arthur Lacey)
Maurine Dawson (Peggy Doyle)
Lawrence Dane (Garth)
Sam Edwards (John Chambers)
Henry Hunter (Mr. Willard; listed as Pharmacist in end credits)
Dick Dial (Manager)
A player in a bizarre poker game aboard a yacht bets his life and loses,
and Jim and a gorgeous policewoman pose as high rollers to enter the
game and nail the killers.
2.08 [38] The Felony Squad: HIT AND RUN, RUN, RUN
Prod. no. 1907
20Sep67 copyright date
Written by Dan Ullman
Directed by Seymour Robbie
guest cast:
Martin Milner (Thomas Glynn)
Mark Lenard (George Venter)
Vic Tayback (Tony Oliver)
Jason Wingreen (Collier)
John Ragin (Dr. Sutherland; listed as just Doctor in end credits)
Harry Raybould (Hank)
Ben Aliza (Lab Technician)
Rosanna Huffman (Nurse)
Sam's suspicions are aroused when a hit-and-run driver returns to the
scene to confess, but no body can be found.
2.09 [39] The Felony Squad: TIME OF TRIAL
Prod. no. 1909
1Nov67 copyright date
Written by Robert E. Thompson
Directed by Gerd Oswald
guest cast:
Patricia Barry (Ellen Vincent)
R.G. Armstrong (Arnie Kale)
Anna Lee (Martha Lindley)
Thom Carney (Ed Parks)
Joe Conley (Cabbie)
Paul Napier (Reporter)
Elmer Medlin (Doctor)
plus recurring character
Len Wayland (D.A. Adam Fisher)
A beautiful young lady disappears before she is to give damning testimony
against racketeer Arnie Kale in a murder trial, and Sam and Jim suspect
that she has been lured into a trap.
2.10 [40] The Felony Squad: WHO'LL TAKE CARE OF JOEY?
Prod. no. 1915
8Nov67 copyright date
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Herbert Hirschman
guest cast:
Robert Drivas (Joey Cahill)
Phyllis Hill (Paula Mears)
Priscilla Morrill (Liz McCready)
Beatrice Straight (Victoria Cahill)
Sam reacquaints himself with an old girlfriend, whose charming
but troubled brother is involved in jewel theft and murder.
2.11 [41] The Felony Squad: MY MOMMY GOT LOST
Prod. no. 1916
15Nov67 copyright date
Written by Robert Heverly
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Antoinette Bower (Betty Lasher)
Joe Don Baker (Shep Taubs)
Melinda Plowman (Suellen Taubs)
Joe Mell (Pharmacist)
Bernard Fein (Tom Baughmiller)
Michael Link (Jackie Lasher)
J. Leslie Paris (Newsman)
A young boy tells Sam that his mother, a nurse, "got lost" while they
were playing hide-and-seek, and a subsequent investigation reveals that
she's been kidnapped by a deranged country singer who wants her to treat
his critically wounded wife.
2.12 [42] The Felony Squad: ORDEAL BY TERROR
Prod. no. 1912
24Nov67 copyright date
Teleplay by Philip Saltzman
Story by William Kayden
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
guest cast:
Beau Bridges (Beau)
Loretta Leversee (Joanne Harrison)
Jack Hogan (Warren Harrison)
James Gammon (Mickey)
Peter Lazer (Glenn Harrison)
Vince Howard (Motorcycle Cop)
Arthur Peterson (Man in Bathrobe)
Jacques Denbeaux (Harley)
Sam and Jim aid a department store manager whose wife and son were
kidnapped after a robbery gone awry.
2.13 [43] The Felony Squad: AN ARRANGEMENT WITH DEATH pt 1
2.14 [44] The Felony Squad: AN ARRANGEMENT WITH DEATH pt 2
Prod. nos. 1913/1914 1/7Dec67 copyright dates
Written by Franklin Barton
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Harold J. Stone (Joe Stengl)
David Opatoshu (Carl Luther)
Michael Conrad (Zachary)
Morgan Sterne (Keefer)
Natalie Trundy (Christina)
Hank Brandt (Earl)
Bill Quinn (Burke)
Marion Ross (Nurse)
Blaisdel Makee (Paco)
Anna Mizrahi (Anna)
Jorge Moreno (Mexican Police Chief)
John J. Burns (Bodyguard)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
Part One: Sam and Jim travel to Central America to bring back deposed
syndicate chieftain Stengl so he can testify against his successor and
brother-in-law Luther, but unwittingly walk into an ambush.
Part Two: While Sam and Jim are traveling back to the States with Stengl,
Luther's men take Dan and Stengl's comatose daughter hostage.
2.15 [45] The Felony Squad: NO SAD SONGS FOR CHARLIE
Prod. no. 1921
14Dec67 copyright date
Written by Earl Felton
Directed by Gerd Oswald
guest cast:
Simon Oakland (Charles Murdock)
Philip Carey (Tillery Gage)
Jack Lambert (Novak)
Adrienne Marden (Lady Passenger)
Jack Garner (Salvage Captain)
Wayne Sutherlin (Messenger)
Coby Denton (Stewart)
Sam and Jim witness a boat explosion that killed a veteran cop, but
their suspicions are fueled when no body can be found, and it's also
discovered that the dead man was working as a private operative for
an old friend who's being blackmailed.
2.16 [46] The Felony Squad: BED OF STRANGERS
prod. no. 1911
26Oct67 copyright date
Written by Jack Turley
Directed by James Sheldon
guest cast:
Charles Aidman (Charles DeClose)
Joanne Linville (Elizabeth DeClose)
Skip Ward (Hayworth)
Pamela Dunlap (Carol Hanson)
Paul Vincent (Skip Laster)
Lori Lehman (Cindy)
Elaine Boudreaux (Small Girl)
Sam and Jim must pursue a harried executive who flew into a murderous
rage after discovering his wife's affair with a tennis instructor.
2.17 [47] The Felony Squad: KILLING, COUNTRY STYLE
prod. no. 1922
28Dec67 copyright date
Teleplay by Robert Heverly
Story by Judith & Robert Guy Barrows
Directed by George McCowan (on film)
directed by Lawrence Dobkin (on copyright)
guest cast:
Pat Hingle (Sheriff Calvin Cable)
Scott Brady (Gus Mills)
Gail Kobe (Cindy Holmes)
Woodrow Parfrey (Eddie Rade)
Dee Carroll (Alma Mills)
Frederic Downs (Dress Shop Owner)
John Armond (Jimmy Hines)
John Gilgreen (Parking Lot Attendant)
Sam and small town Sheriff Cal Cable pursue the same girl for different
reasons: Sam needs her testimony to convict mob boss Gus Mills for
murder, while the corrupt sheriff wants to silence her.
The Felony Squad:
2.18 [48] THE FLIP SIDE OF FEAR pt 1
2.19 [49] THE FLIP SIDE OF FEAR pt 2
prod. no. 1919 4/11Jan68 copyright dates
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Roddy McDowall (Ollie Olds)
Lynda Day (Julie Brown)
Michael Christian (Perke)
Jon Shank (Bolo)
Ross Elliott (William Torrence)
Venita Wolf (Secretary)
Paul Kent (Doctor)
Thom Carney (Thurston)
Part one: The body of the manager of singer Julie Brown washes up on
the beach, and Sam and Jim take on ruthless record executive Ollie
Olds, who is out to sign the young singer to a contract.
Part two: Jim's concern for Julie almost costs him his life, and he
and Sam must prove that Olds is trying to control her through massive
doses of LSD.
2.20 [50] The Felony Squad: THE LOVE VICTIM
prod. no. 1918
25Jan68 copyright date
Teleplay by Robert Heverly & Anthony Lawrence
Story by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Nicholas Colasanto
guest cast:
Julie Sommars (Susan Douglas)
Michael Callan (Tycer Edwards)
Richard Anderson (Charles Douglas)
Martine Bartlett (Leona Crawford)
Roy Jenson (Roby)
A beautiful but naive heiress is led to believe that a potential suitor
wants to elope with her, unaware that he's really a kidnapper out for
a big payday. Her rich and powerful father hinders the investigation
by trying to handle the situation without the cops.
2.21 [51] The Felony Squad: THE DEADLY ABDUCTORS
prod. no. 1917
1Feb68 copyright date
Written by Jerry Devine
Directed by Howard Duff
guest cast:
John Larch (Jonah Clinton)
Larry Perkins (Hank)
James Davidson (Whit)
Charles Briles (Bobby Clinton)
Pitt Herbert (Purser)
Eric Matthews (Longie)
George Dunn (Watchman)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
Sam and another cop are ambushed while transporting a witness, and
the witness is kidnapped. While Sam is recovering in the hospital,
Jim and Dan pursue the punkish abductors who want their hostage,
a reformed safecracker, to assist them in a burglary.
2.22 [52] The Felony Squad: NIGHTMARE ON A DEAD-END STREET
prod. no. 1925
12Feb68 copyright date
Written by Richard Landau
Directed by Ron Kelly
guest cast:
Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Cal Wolff)
Roger Perry (Eddie Crisp)
Linda Marsh (Roberta Crewes)
Ellen Corby (Mrs. Smory)
Phil Terry (Dr. Spark)
Dick Dial (Eel)
Vince Howard (Surveillance Guy)
David Morick (Queen)
Three attempts on Jim's life have him in hiding while Sam and Dan
try to figure out why mob boss Cal Wolff wants the young cop dead.
2.23 [53] The Felony Squad: EPITAPH FOR A COP
prod. no. 1924
5Feb68 copyright date
Teleplay by Jack Morton and Norman Klenman (on film)
Story by Jack Morton (on film)
[teleplay by Adrian Spies & Norman Klenman (on copyright)
story by Adrian Spies (on copyright)]
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Don Gordon (Mace Baker)
Tom Fielding (LeRoy Baker)
Rodolfo Hoyos (Pepe Enciras)
Carol Kane (Donna Mae Coble)
Renata Vanni (Mrs. Enciras)
Paul Napier (Reporter #1)
plus recurring character
Barney Phillips (Capt. Ed Franks)
Two murderous brothers are out for revenge against Stone, who
killed their other brother years before during a shootout.
2.24 [54] The Felony Squad: MAN ON FIRE
prod. no. 1908
20Feb68 copyright date
Written by Jerome Ross
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
John Fiedler (B.G. "Bug" Travis)
Alan Hewitt (Felix Rindells)
Don Briggs (Harold Pardway)
A veteran cop dies in a warehouse fire, putting Stone and Briggs on
the trail of an arsonist for hire whom they must stop from setting
fire to a freighter full of plastic goods.
2.25 [55] The Felony Squad: IMAGE OF EVIL
prod. no. 1923
29Feb68 copyright date
Written by Bob Barbash
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
guest cast:
Kevin McCarthy (Virgil Haney)
James Wainwright (Ernie Baker)
Paul Picerni (Walt Petrie)
Karen Huston (Ruth Jessup)
John Ragin (Hal Jessup)
Eric Sinclair (Senator George Stoker)
Jacques Denbeaux (Walsh)
Suspecting that the bizarre death of a public relations man was no
accident, Stone goes head-to-head with the dead man's ruthless boss,
a powerful image maker who sets out to discredit the veteran cop.
2.26 [56] The Felony Squad: THE HUMAN TARGET
prod. no. 1926
7Mar68 copyright date
Teleplay by Norman Klenman
Story by Ellis Kadison & Joel Kane.
Directed by Herbert Hirschman
guest cast:
Ron Soble (Joe Morales)
Russell Johnson (Tye Laughlin)
Leila Goldoni (Rita Chavez)
June Dayton (Mrs. McNair)
Nick Georgiade (1st Guard)
Pat O'Hara (Old Man)
Mark Bailey (2nd Guard)
Joe Morales, an ex-con whom Sam helped obtain a warehouse job, is
suspected of breaking into the safe and killing his new boss, but
Sam suspects that the young man was set up.
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Produced by Philip Saltzman
17 episodes
(time slot not known)
3.01 [57] The Felony Squad: A FASHION FOR DYING
Prod. no. 2905
16Sep68 copyright date
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by Nicholas Colasanto
guest cast:
Ricardo Montalban (T.J. Gaynor)
Joan Van Ark (Lynne Thackeray)
Amy Thomson (Bobo Bradshaw)
Lara Lindsay (Maggie)
C.C. Whitney (Alice Tobin)
Sam doesn't believe that a beautiful model committed suicide. He
suspects creepy fashion designer T.J. Gaynor of murder
3.02 [58] The Felony Squad: JURY OF ONE
Prod. no. 2904
23Sep68 copyright date
Written by Jack Turley
Directed by Gene Nelson
guest cast:
John Vernon (Royce Taylor)
David Macklin (Johnny Taylor)
Marion Ross (Miss Wilkins)
Lisa Jak (Jeanice Warner)
Kevin Coates (Derek Wiggins)
Brad David (Corey Gavin)
Ida Mae McKenzie (Mrs. Morgan)
Sam is hindered by a father who doesn't believe his son was involved
in a girl's accidental death.
3.03 [59] The Felony Squad: UNDERGROUND NIGHTMARE
Prod. no. 2903
9Sep68 copyright date
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by Nicholas Colasanto
guest cast:
Andrew Prine (Benjy Panosian)
Julie Sommars (Ellen Willis)
George Garro (Eddie Costa)
Fabian Dean (Reporter)
Amy Thomson (Topaze)
Sam and Jim enter the world of underground filmmaking after a girl
claims that her missing boyfriend, an actor, was killed for real
during a death scene.
3.04 [60] The Felony Squad: THE DEADLY INNOCENTS
Prod. no. 2906
3Oct68 copyright date
Written by Jack Turley
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Brooke Bundy (Betty Joyce Foster)
Glenda Farrell (Jeanette Anderson)
Donald Woods (Martin Anderson)
Jeff Donnell (Mrs. Foster)
Irene Forrest (Julie Mayfield)
Sam and Jim try to put the pieces together after a babysitter claims
to have witnessed a murder committed by an elderly couple and then
disappears.
3.05 [61] The Felony Squad: KISS ME, KILL YOU
Prod. no. 2909
17Oct68 copyright date
Written by Franklin Barton
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Jeremy Clyde (Tony Sloan)
Heather Young (Aggie Sloan)
Ross Elliott (Avery)
Jason Wingreen (Art Rice)
Sam Elliott (Jack)
Sid Clute (Rizzo)
Hope Holliday (Mary Carter)
Vince Howard (Motorcycle Cop)
The investigation into two disappearances leads Stone and Briggs
to a rich and bored brother and sister, who are playing a bizarre
and possibly deadly game.
3.06 [62] The Felony Squad: THE NOWHERE MAN pt 1
3.07 [63] The Felony Squad: THE NOWHERE MAN pt 2
Prod. nos. 2907/2908 24Oct68/1Nov68 copyright dates
Written by Philip Saltzman
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Robert DoQui (Det. Cliff Sims)
Rupert Crosse (Ray Hawkins)
Cleavon Little (Jesse Hawkins)
Larry D. Mann (Ham)
Gloria Calomee (Doreen Sims)
Zolya Talma (Mary Kantos)
Arnold Williams (K.C.)
Jon White (Beal)
Edward Kines Crawford (Josh Sims)
plus recurring character
Frank Maxwell (Capt. Frank Nye)
Part One: Cliff Sims, a black detective who has just joined the Squad,
encounters resentment from the people of his community as he heads
the search for his friend, robbery and murder suspect Jesse Hawkins.
Part Two: Feeling that he has failed, Cliff quits the force in
disgust and finds himself and his family terrorized by Jesse and
his buddies.
NOTE: All sources claim that Robert DoQui joined the series as Cliff Sims.
However, both DoQui and his character disappeared after this episode.
The remarkably similar character of Det. Ray Hendrix, played by Hal
Frederick, appears in a pair of later episodes. The Hendrix character
has a son, Josh, played by the same young actor who played Sims's son.
3.08 [64] The Felony Squad: MATCHED FOR MURDER
Prod. no. 2912
22Nov68 copyright date
Written by Robert Heverly
Directed by Robert Butler
guest cast:
Tom Skerritt (Gerald Gardner)
Louise Troy (Erika Prike)
Melinda Casey (Mylene Bruce)
Normann Burton (Sully Hirt)
Eric Sinclair (Lyn Amboy)
Lara Lindsay (Angela LeMay)
June Lang (Apartment House Manager)
Sam and Jim pursue a killer who tracks his victims through a computer
dating service.
3.09 [65] The Felony Squad: THE FATAL HOURS
Prod. no. 2913
15Nov68 copyright date
Written by Franklin Barton
Directed by Otto Lang
guest cast:
Alfred Ryder (George Clement)
Neva Patterson (Mrs. Clement)
Rick Kelman (Donny Clement)
Sam Elliott (Attendant)
John S. Ragin (Dr. Kern)
Susan Seaforth (Denise Kilmer)
Vince Howard (Officer Rogers)
Floyd Mutrux (Brewster)
Rhoda Williams (Miss Baker)
Sandy Kevin (Intern)
After Dan responds to a beautiful secretary's request for help, they
both wind up in the hospital near-death from an unknown poison, and
Sam and Jim must search for both the poison and someone with enough
motive to kill the girl.
3.10 [66] The Felony Squad: HOSTAGE
Prod. no. 2914
29Nov68 copyright date
Written by Mark Rodgers
Directed by Gerd Oswald
guest cast:
Nobu McCarthy (Irene Namura)
Skip Homeier (George Donovan)
Teru Shimada (Mr. Namura)
Johnny Jacobs (Scovill)
Hal Frederick (Ray Hendrix)
Byron Morrow (Capt. Allen)
Rita D'Amico (Secretary)
Maria Schroeder (Vivian Ross)
Jim is wounded and the star witness kidnapped during the brazen
courthouse escape of bank robber Donovan, and Sam must see to it that
the escape plans are changed.
3.11 [67] The Felony Squad: THE DISTANT SHORE
Prod. no. 2901
2Dec68 copyright date
Written by Mark Rodgers
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Diana Muldaur (Margaret Collins)
James Best (George "Lucky" Collins)
Judy Norton (Karen Collins)
Vic Tayback (Dutch)
Richard Bakalyan (Gus Levering)
"Lucky" Collins, an escaped convict, picks up his daughter as
she's walking home from school, and Sam and Jim must prevent them
from leaving on his boat.
3.12 [68] The Felony Squad: DARK MEMORY
Prod. no. 2902
10Oct68 copyright date
Written by Mark Rodgers
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
Katherine Crawford (Linda Jo Benson)
Jason Evers (William Reardon)
Paul Mantee (Jerry Patterson)
Jacques Denbeaux (Arnold Case)
Thom Carney (Fifth Street Al)
Ray Montgomery (Paul Case)
Jack Beall
The investigation into a parking lot murder reunites Jim with an
old flame, Linda Jo Benson, and he must determine if she played a
role in the slaying.
3.13 [69] The Felony Squad: THE LAST MAN IN THE WORLD
Prod. no. 2915
18Dec68 copyright date
Written by Robert Heverly
Directed by Harvey Hart
guest cast:
Lana Wood (Sherry Martin)
Lawrence Dane (Jack Heath)
Richard Dreyfuss (Herbie Aroon)
Paul Picerni (Mark Hewitt)
Diana Maddox (Myra Delaney)
Mina Martinez (Maid)
Richard Bull (Byron Sanders)
Herbie, a lovestruck bellboy, interferes with Sam and Jim,. who are
pursuing the object of his affection, Sherry Martin, for her role
in a brokerage firm robbery.
3.14 [70] The Felony Squad: BLIND TERROR
Prod. no. 2916
9Jan69 copyright date
Teleplay by Robert Heverly,
Story by Hank Searls
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast:
William Smith (Marine Sgt. Tim Craig)
Robert Doyle (Dixie Ralt)
Melissa Murphy (Janet Wodehouse)
Sam Elliott (Marine Leader)
Bruce Watson (Mark Common)
Dick Dial (Detective)
Layne Britton (Cook)
Anna Hagen (Susan Craig)
A blind marine is out to get the two thugs who ambushed him and
killed his wife, and Stone and Briggs set out to stop him.
3.15 [71] The Felony Squad: CONSPIRACY OF POWER pt 1
3.16 [72] The Felony Squad: CONSPIRACY OF POWER pt 2
Prod. nos. 2910/2911 19Dec68/3Jan69 copyright dates
Written by ??
Directed by George McCowan
guest cast
Fritz Weaver
Richard Anderson
Gail Kobe
Marj Dusay
(no synopsis available)
3.17 [73] The Felony Squad: THE LAW AND ORDER BLUES
(cross-over episode) (Two parts)
(Pt. 1 on "The Felony Squad" Pt. 2 on "Judd for the Defense")
guest cast:
Brock Peters (Marcel Nburu)
Carl Betz (Clinton Judd)
Morgan Sterne (Charles Finnerman)
Larry McCormick (Phil Deacon, Jr.)
Hal Frederick (Ray Hendrix)
Mimi Dillard (Mrs. Hendrix)
Edward Kines Crawford (Josh Hendrix)
Pt. 1 ("The Felony Squad"):
Prod. no. 2917
15Jan69 copyright date
Written by Harold Gast
Directed by George McCowan
Stone and Briggs arrest African diplomat Nburu for attempted murder
after he attacks fund-raising expert Charlie Finnerman. The more they
investigate, they discover that the "expert" is a possible fraud.
Criminal lawyer Clinton Judd arrives to defend the diplomat on the
charges, but matters turn worse when Nburu is found standing over
the body of Finnerman, and Stone and Briggs wrestle Nburu down a
flight of stairs, injuring him.
Pt. 2 ("Judd for the Defense"):
also starring Stephen Young (Ben Caldwell)
plus Edward Asner (Deputy D.A. Orloff)
Russ Conway (Judge)
George Ives (Doctor)
Alan Hale, Jr. (Prison Physician)
The setting now shifts to the courtroom, where Judd and his assistant
Ben defend Nburu on murder charges. Much of Judd's strategy involves
tearing Stone apart on the witness stand. As the case unfolds and Nburu's
injuries turn out to be the result of illness and not from the fall,
Judd wonders if he's destroying the career of an honest cop.
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