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Starring Karl Malden & Michael Douglas
Season 3 (ABC) (1974-75)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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###### The Streets of San Francisco ########
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ABC Thursdays 9:00 PM Eastern

Typical Production Credits:
Executive Producer, Quinn Martin
Producer, John Wilder
Supervising Producer, Russell Stoneham
Executive Production Manager, Howard Alston
Assistant to the Executive Producer, John Conwell
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Production Manager, Dick Galegly

3.01 [050] The Streets of San Francisco: ONE LAST SHOT *****
12Sep74
Producer, John Wilder
Supervising Producer Russell Stoneham
Executive Production Manager Howard Alston
Assistant to the Executive Producer John Conwell
Associate Producer William Robert Yates
Production Manager Dick Galegly
Written by Jack B. Sowards
Directed by William Hale
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Leslie Nielsen
Jacqueline Scott
Special Guest Stars:
Robert Drivas
Susan Strasberg
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ric Carrott,
Jock Mahoney (as Officer Mel Shaffer),
Joey Aresco
With:
Darrell Fetty, Peter Fitzsimmons, A.V. Falana, Bruce Neckels,
Maurice Argent, Irving Israel, Robert Jourdan, Joe Spano
Synopsis:
A dead cop's partner conceals the fact that the death resulted from his own mishandling of his job.

3.02 [051] The Streets of San Francisco: THE MOST DEADLY SPECIES
19Sep74
producer John Wilder
written by Hesper Anderson
directed by Virgil W. Vogel
guest stars
Brenda Vaccaro
James Luisi
Barry Sullivan
Steve Sandor
Joseph Ruskin
Dennis Patrick
Keller becomes romantically entwined with his new neighbor, unaware that she is a freelance hit woman.

3.03 [052] The Streets of San Francisco: TARGET: RED
26Sep74
Producer, John Wilder
Written by Rick Husky
Directed by Barry Crane
Guest Stars:
Bill Bixby
Andrew Duggan
Linda Marsh
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
William Sargent ....... Joe Merrick
Cheryl Miller ......... Kimberly Young
William Bramley ....... John Condon
Curt Lowens ........... Emile Kestler
Peggy McCay ........... Nurse
With:
Byron Morrow .......... Vernon Presley
David McClean ......... Captain
Bret Morrison ......... Lamar Fisk
Arline Anderson ....... Mrs. Smith
Gail Bryant Cameron ... Miss Rubin
A former Government agent (Bill Bixby) is hired by a right-wing
US Army General (Andrew Duggan) to murder a visiting Chinese
diplomat on his way to the International Trade Fair.

3.04 [053] The Streets of San Francisco: MASK OF DEATH
3Oct74
Producer John Wilder
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
John Davidson
Herb Edelman
Marianne McAndrew
Anne Helm
John Fiedler
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ivor Barry ........... Raymond Howard
Bernie Kopell ........ Arthur Ganz
Denny Miller ......... Harvey Ross
Phillip Pine ......... Sgt. Foster
John Zaremba ......... Dr. Thompson
Song
"Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" Sung by Craig Russell
A female impersonator identifies so strongly with the stars he imitates that he develops a
murderous split personality.

3.05 [054] The Streets of San Francisco: I AIN'T MARCHIN' ANYMORE
10-Oct-1974
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Albert Ruben
Directed by Paul Stanley
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Michael Burns
Renne Jarrett
Special Guest Star:
Don Stroud
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Gaye Huston Paull .... Grace
Joshua Bryant ........ Dr. Blakely
Richard Gilliland .... Canford
Richard Bull ......... Dr. Zahn
Peter D. Greene ...... Powers
Anthony Eisley ....... Carson
With:
Jack Stauffer ........ Bob Zahn
Barbara Collentine ... Mrs. Zahn
Dorothy Konrad ....... Charlotte Paulsen
Roger Aaron Brown .... Bennett
Jay Jacobus .......... Mr. Denker
Steve joins underground Vietnam-war resisters to investigate the murder of a marine deserter.

3.06 [055] The Streets of San Francisco: ONE CHANCE TO LIVE
17Oct74
Producer, John Wilder
Written by David Friedkin
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Guest Stars:
Joanne Linville
Steven Keats
Pippa Scott
Special Guest Star:
Edward Mulhare
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Paul Cavonis .......... Capielo
Mary Jackson .......... Landlady
Herb Vigran ........... Max
Woodrow Parfrey ....... Tomlin
With:
Bern Hoffman .......... Landlord
Gwyn Karon ............ Air Attendant #1
Ruth Silveira ......... Air Attendant #2

A woman's life is influenced by a married diplomat with whom she has an affair, and a youth
(Steven Keats) who threatens to kill her.

3.07 [056] The Streets of San Francisco: JACOB'S BOY
24-Oct-1974
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer William Robert Yates
Written by Paul Savage
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Brock Peters
Mitch Vogel
Dabney Coleman
Special Guest Star:
Robert Walden
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Roy Jenson ........... Frenchy
Maidie Norman ........ Mrs. Anderson
Ken Tobey ............ Sheriff Holloway
Sidney Clute ......... Horowitz
With:
James Griffith ....... Hoby
Bill Baldwin ......... Judge
Robert Jourdan ....... Jeff Burton
Ysabel MacCloskey .... Martha

A man wrongly accused of murder is afraid the police will learn that he
is a fugitive from a 25-year-old homicide investigation.

3.08 [057] The Streets of San Francisco: FLAGS OF TERROR
31-Oct-1974
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Jerry Ziegman
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Carl Franklin
Katherine Cannon
Robert Hogan
Elliott Street
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Richard Eastham ......... Leist
Adrienne La Russa ....... Kerry
Eugene Daniels .......... Tim
Tom Hallick ............. Dick Roth
William Campbell ........ Callendar
Julio Medina ............ Nick
Zack Taylor ............. Carlson
Timothy Burns ........... Mehlman
With:
David Moody ............. Sonny Giles
Dennis Robertson ........ Rodgers
Davis Roberts ........... Barrow
Sid McCoy ............... First Newsman
Byron Chung ............. Kai
Georganne La Piere ...... Ellen Warren

Terrorists threaten to blow up their hostages, including Steve Keller.

3.09 [058] The Streets of San Francisco: CRY HELP (V)
7Nov74
Directed by Corey Allen
Mariette Hartley
Clint Howard
David Gruner
Marge Redmond
William Jordan
A teen from a broken home is accused of shooting a friend's stepfather.

3.10 [059] The Streets of San Francisco: FOR GOOD OR EVIL
14Nov74
Written by Morton Fine
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Guest Cast:
Mike Evans
Herbert Jefferson, Jr.
Special Guest Star:
Hari Rhodes
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Alexandra Hay ......... Lori
Berlinda Tolbert ...... Chris
Don Pedro Colley ...... Lloyd
Randy Martin .......... Dewey
Larry Pennell ......... Becker
With:
Jay Varela ............ Hernandez
Oscar De Gruy, Jr ..... Ronnie
Michael Masters ....... Manager
Joel Fredrick ......... Maxwell
Randy Powell ..........
A murder witness secures an underworld job with the killer.

3.11 [060] The Streets of San Francisco: BIRDS OF PREY
21Nov74
Producer, John Wilder
Written by Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Guest Cast:
Dennis Cole
William (C.) Watson
Kaz Garas
Special Guest Star:
Christopher Stone
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Vivi Janiss .......... Thelma Danielson
Martin Braddock ...... Dr. Frank Brice
Pat Delany ........... Judy
Francine York ........ Marcia
Brendan Burns ........ Harry Cord
With:
Don Diamond .......... Clerk
Frank Loverde ........ Manager
Eric Sever ........... Sgt. Rogers
Joan Anita Parker .... Frances Simmons
Decorated Air Force colonels are suspects in the strangulation murders of several women.

3.12 [061] The Streets of San Francisco: LICENCE TO KILL
05-Dec-1974
Producer, John Wilder
Teleplay by Don Balluck / Story by Robert Keith
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Guest Stars:
Murray Hamilton
Burr DeBenning
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tommy Cook ........... Rick Bellows
Ivan Bonar ........... Paul Andrews
Paul Bryar ........... Bartender
With:
Brendan Dillon ....... Sgt. Foster
Damon Douglas ........ Eddie
Amy Farrell .......... Sarah Lujack
Berni Valentine ...... Waitress
Mike's former partner returns to San Francisco to kill the hit man
(Burr DeBenning) who murdered his son years before.

3.13 [062] The Streets of San Francisco: THE 25 CALIBER PLAGUE 
12Dec1974
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Tony Kayden, Michael Russnow
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Michael Douglas
Guest Stars:
Robert Webber
Jonathan Lippe
Davey Davison
Lee H. Montgomery
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Darrell Fetty ....... Jake Traynor
Tony Geary .......... Joe Markham
Mary Murphy ......... Paula Cooper
Todd Martin ......... Lou Damico
William H. Bassett .. Donald Bateman
With:
Owen Bush ........... Sam Gillis
Allen Price ......... Rick Thompson
Karen Arthur ........ Margaret Bateman
John Yates .......... Jim Mallory
Vince Howard ........ Charlie Johnson
Joe Miksak .......... Miller
Don Michaelian ...... Desk Sergeant
A syndicate tough and a small boy are among the victims in this drama tracing the odyssey of a handgun.

3.14 [063] The Streets of San Francisco: MISTER NOBODY
19-Dec-1974
Producer, John Wilder
Written by Robert Sherman
Directed by Corey Allen
Director of Photography, Michael Joyce
Guest Stars:
Sam Jaffe
David Z. Hall
Laurie Heineman
Special Guest Star:
Luther Adler
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Kerr ........... O'Brien (recurring)
Celia Lovsky ........ Nadia
George Murdock ...... Dempsey
Don Calfa ........... Larry Mason
Henry Corden ........ Weiss
John Ericson ........ Shelby
With:
Michael Vandever .... Singer
Rolfe Sedan ......... Skiros
William Bronder ..... Desk Sergeant
Bob Harris .......... George
Synopsis:
A retired cobbler takes the rap for a shooting to protect the real killer, the grandson of his best friend.

3.15 [064] The Streets of San Francisco: FALSE WITNESS
09-Jan-1975
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Mort Fine
Directed by Paul Stanley
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
A Martinez
Lloyd Battista
Rafael Campos
Malachi Throne
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Kerr ........... Gerald O'Brien (recurring)
Les Lannom .......... Kevin Bryce
Carmen Zapata ....... Maria Vega
Lenore Stevens ...... Dorothy Silveira
Lenore Kasdorf ...... Connie
With:
Rodolfo Hoyos ....... Ramon Vega
Robert Brubaker ..... The Judge
Tony Perez .......... Ybara
Jay Verela .......... Rodriguez
A policeman is so anxious to bust a drug dealer that he ignores legal procedures necessary to a lawful arrest.

3.16 [065] The Streets of San Francisco: LETTERS FROM THE GRAVE
16-Jan-1975
Producer, John Wilder
Associate Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Tom Cannan
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Peter Strauss
Special Guest Star:
William Windom
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Paul Stewart .......... Nick Lugo
Arch Johnson .......... Caretaker
Virginia Gregg ........ Phyllis Stebbins
Lou Krugman ........... Stebbins
Herman Poppe .......... Jake Guzik
Eric Christmas ........ Calvin
Jim Boles ............. Maddox
Ed Bakey .............. Rummy
With:
Beverly Washburn ...... (Alcatraz) Tour Guide
Lili Valenty .......... Carlotta Kovic
Joseph Mell ........... Alvin Greeley
Barry Cahill .......... Insp. Larry Mason
Reuben Collins ........ Insp. Tanner
Christine Dixon ....... Secretary
A skeleton discovered on Alcatraz is that of a convict who supposedly escaped in the 1950s.

3.17 [066] The Streets of San Francisco: ENDGAME
23Jan75
Producer, John Wilder
Written by Albert Ruben
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Darleen Carr (recurring)
Stephen Young
Patrick Conway
Special Guest Star:
Tim O'Connor
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Richard Lawson ........ Eddie Hill
John Kerr ............. Gerald O'Brien
Paul Mantee ........... Renfro
Milton Frome .......... Manager
With:
Ketty Lester .......... 1st Prostitute
Jodean Russo .......... 2nd Prostitute
Carle Bensen .......... Sgt. John Baker
Stephen Bradley ....... Bernie
Mike is demoted for threatening revenge against the gangster who shot Steve.

3.18 [067] The Streets of San Francisco: TEN DOLLAR MURDER
30-Jan-1975
Producer, John Wilder
Written by D.C. Fontana
Directed by William Hale
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Carol Rossen
Mark Wheeler
Jerry Douglas
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bruce Kirby .......... Carl Severn
Ted Hartley .......... John Dornen
Michael Talbott ...... Charles Reynolds
With:
Cass Martin .......... Lab Technician
Lola Mason ........... Young Woman
Robert Bralver ....... John Cova
Karl Ellis ........... Richardson
A policewoman's son robs taxicabs, a hobby that eventually results in murder of an undercover cop.

3.19 [068] The Streets of San Francisco: THE PROGRAMMING OF CHARLIE BLAKE
6Feb75
Producer, William Robert Yates (previously associate producer)
Written by Rick Blaine
Directed by Nicholas Colasanto
Director of Photography, Don H. Birnkrandt
Guest Stars:
William Smithers
Sharon Acker
Lynne Marta
Special Guest Star:
Dean Stockwell
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Fred Sadoff ........... Lenny Murchison
John Stephenson ....... Leonard Paxton
George Garro .......... Bob Carr
With:
Rudolph Willrich ...... Polygraph Technician
Susan Richardson ...... Marlene Hollander
Dee Wallace ........... Joan Warren
Ben Marino ............ Inspector Bruce
James Christy ......... Sergeant Ludkins
A psychiatrist with an interest in his patient's criminal past complicates the investigation of a rape-murder.

3.20 [069] The Streets of San Francisco: RIVER OF FEAR *****
13Feb75
Producer John Wilder
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Peter Haskell
Kim Richards
Paul Fix
Patricia Smith
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Irene Tedrow .......... Mrs. Rand
Stephen Manley ........ Bobby
James Gammon .......... Sheriff
With:
Faith Quabius ......... Betty Todd
Norman Bartold ........ Dr. Eliofson
Reuben Collins ........ Tanner
Stephen Bradley ....... Bernie
A 12-year-old girl matches wits with the man who murdered her mother.

3.21 [070] The Streets of San Francisco: ASYLUM ****
20Feb75
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Larry Brody
Directed by Robert Douglas
Director of Photography, Dan H. Birnkrant
Guest Stars:
James Olson
Belinda J. Montgomery
Bettye Ackerman
Michael Anderson Jr.
Robert Yuro
Special Guest Star:
Robert Walker
*
Co-Starring:
Fred Sadoff ......... Lenny Murchison (recurring)
With:
Frances Rafferty .... Nancy Wilcox
Charles Bateman ..... Inspector Sawyer
Walter Brooke ....... John Wilcox
Steve feigns a mental disorder to gain admittance to a psychiatric home that has an unusually
high patient-mortality rate.

3.22 [071] The Streets of San Francisco: LABYRINTH
27Feb75
Producer John Wilder
Written by Del Reisman
Directed by William Hale (verified)
Guest Stars:
Michael McGuire
Julie Adams
Michael Strong
Felice Orlandi
Shelly Novack
Don Gordon
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bing Russell ......... Inspector Landers
Ben Hammer ........... Mr. Daly
Claire Brennen ....... Marian Fabrieze
With:
Tony Young ........... Gogo Friezell
Dave Willock ......... Clerk
Mike Falco ........... Bartender
Reuben Collins ....... Tanner
A high-rise hotel is searched as the police conduct a manhunt for two mobsters and the aging boxer
(Don Gordon) they tried to kill.

3.23 [072] The Streets of San Francisco: SOLITAIRE
13Mar75
Producer, John Wilder
Written by Dorothy C. Fontana
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Tony Lo Bianco
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Sabrina Schaff ......... Mianna
Tina Andrews ........... Millie
Norman Alden ........... Alizo
Anthony Carbone ........ Marks
William Bramley ........ Condon
Bill Quinn ............. Parsons
Vic Perrin ............. John Vozynsky
Rosanna Huffman ........ Alice
With:
Eric Kilpatrick ........ Artie
David Moody ............ Random
Maurice Argent ......... Dobie
Robert Jourdan ......... Burton
Stacker Thompson ....... Lawrence
After Steve is wounded, Mike is teamed with a surly undercover officer
(Tony Lo Bianco) who can't abide his new partner.

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