CTVA US Crime - "The Streets of San Francisco" (Quinn Martin/ABC) Season 5 (1976-77)

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Starring Karl Malden & Richard Hatch
Season 5 (ABC) (1976-77)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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###### The Streets of San Francisco ########
############# season 5 1976-77 ###############
############## (final season)#################
ABC (Thursdays 10:00PM ET)(season 5)(1976-77)

Producer, William Robert Yates /  In Charge of Production, Marty Katz
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC

Michael Douglas makes his final SF appearance in this 2 part final season opening episode.
Richard Hatch makes his first appearance as Dan Robbins Mike Stone's new partner  in this season 5 first episode.

 5.01 [096] The Streets of  San Francisco: THE THRILL KILLERS (Part 1/2) 30Sept76
5.02 [097] The Streets of  San Francisco: THE THRILL KILLERS (Part 2/2) 07Oct76

producer William Robert Yates
written by Cliff Gould
directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
guest stars
Barry Sullivan
Patty Duke Astin
Tina Chen
Jan Clayton
Susan Dey
Norman Fell
Gary Frank
Paula Kelly
Jim McMullan
Doris Roberts
James Shigeta

also
Marion Ross
special guest star
Michael Douglas as Steve Keller
with
Darleen Carr as Jeannie (Mike Stone's teenage daughter) (recurring)

Synopsis:
A gang of terrorist kidnap a whole jury, and threaten to kill them one by one until their demands are met.
Part 1:
Keller's resignation is delayed when radicals kidnap a jury trying two of their cohorts.
Part 2:
Stone and Inspector Robbins (Richard Hatch) make a last-ditch effort to save the jury from execution.
Note:
Michael Douglas makes his final SF appearance in this 2 part final season opening episode.
Richard Hatch makes his first appearance as Dan Robbins Mike Stone's new partner
in this season 5 first episode.


5.03 [098] The Streets of San Francisco: DEAD OR ALIVE
21Oct76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Burton Armus
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Howard Duff
Max Gail
Arlene Golonka
Paul Stevens
Alex Henteloff

Special Guest Cast:
Tom Bosley
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dabbs Greer ......... Watchman
Claudia Bryar ....... Mrs. Thompson
John Zaremba ........ Mr. Zabrockie
Robert DoQui ........ Feranga
Ben Frank ........... Tom Springer
Nira Barab .......... Cathy Dineen
Lisa Eilbacher ...... Gail Dobbs
David Pansari ....... Harry
With:
Russ Marin .......... Dispatcher
Don Diamond ......... Cook
Maurice Argent ...... Printer
John Allen Vick ..... Repairman
Dan Caldwell ........ Officer Brown
A reward offered for a rapist-killer motivates citizens to take the law
into their own hands.

5.04 [099] The Streets of San Francisco: THE DROP
28Oct76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Teleplay by Norman Lessing
Story Robert Malcolm Young and Norman Lessing
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Eugene Roche
Dabney Coleman
Joseph Hindy
Parker Stevenson

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Mary La Roche ....... Alice Horvath
Thomas Bellin ....... Ernie Myers
Martin Kove ......... Willis Hines
Connie Sawyer ....... Woman Driver
With:
Lola Mason .......... Verne Andrews
James Griffith ...... Roscoe Springer
Susan Pratt ......... Tian Wells
Reuben Collins ...... Inspector Tanner (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Kidnapper's panic when they realise the've been spotted.
Synopsis 2:
Stone thinks he's a murder target when a kidnapper specifies that he
deliver the ransom money.

5.05 [100] The Streets of San Francisco: NO MINOR VICES
04Nov76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Arthur Bernard Lewis
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Maureen McCormick
Lou Frizzell

Special Guest Star:
James Olson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Karlen .......... Nat Reeves
Gloria Manon ......... Lyn O'Brien
Terrence O'Connor .... Ms. Frazier
Roy Applegate ........ Bill Korman
Emmaline Henry ....... Ginger Matson
Olive Dunbar ......... Miss Ardmore
With:
Glenn Sipes .......... Hal O'Brien
Buck Young ........... Sheriff Groves
Peter Davies ......... Jim Foster
Michael Cavanaugh .... Inspector Meyers
The father of a teen call girl is murdering her clients.

5.06 [101] The Streets of San Francisco: CASTLE OF FEAR
11Nov76 (some sources say 23Dec76)
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by James Menzies
Directed by Allen Reisner
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Music Composed by Duane Tatro
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Pat Hingle
Edward Walsh
E.J. Peaker
Dawn Lyn

Special Guest Star:
Pat Crowley
*
With: (end credits) (no co-stars)
Stephen Bradley ...... Bernie
Marshall Colt ........ Inspector Holmer
Al Nalbandian ........ Mr. Abajian
Michael David McGuire ... Stan Fredericks
Brian Fong ........... Parking attendant
Steve Eoff ........... Sergeant Kline
Synopsis 1:
Mike Stone has to deal with a man who is psychologically disturbed.
Synopsis 2:
A paranoiac shoots a police officer lurking outside his home.

5.07 [102] The Streets of San Francisco: TILL DEATH DO US PART
18Nov76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by John D.F. Black
Directed by William Wiard
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Jessica Walter
Michael Baseleon
John Milford

Special Guest Star:
Harry Guardino
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Stephen Oliver ...... Shandy
Burke Byrnes ........ Carter
Zack Taylor ......... Havens
With:
Al Rossi ............ Marty Jarris
Hope Alexander-Willis ..... Ann Jarris
Jerry Walter ........ Ray Andrich
Larry St. James ..... Herman Kerlock
Gale Hiett .......... Ticket Clerk
Stone protects a woman from killers hired to prevent her from testifying against mobsters.

5.08 [103] The Streets of San Francisco: CHILD OF ANGER
02Dec76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Charles Larson
Directed by David Whorf
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Dorothy Malone ....... Julia Desmond
Leslie Ackerman
Jerry Douglas
Guy Stockwell
Tom Drake
Steve Sandor

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Pat Renella .......... Jerry Stillman
Booth Colman ......... Ira Foster
Peter Kilman ......... Mr. Green
A career woman's daughter confesses to the murder of her mother's boy friend.

5.09 [104] The Streets of San Francisco: HOT DOG
9Dec76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Guerdon Trueblood
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Don Johnson
Mario Roccuzzo
Gerald McRaney
Special Guest Star:
Darleen Carr as Jeannie (Mike Stone's teenage daughter)(recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Lester Fletcher ...... Richard Swanson
Dom Tattoli .......... Mechanic
Sam Edwards .......... Roger
Eric Server .......... Binkie
With:
Karl Ellis ........... Patrolman
Bruce Neckals ........ Young Man
Regina Waldon ........ Woman
Terry Wills .......... Carwash Owner
Stone is a detractor of the cop who attracts his daughter (Darleen Carr).

5.10 [105] The Streets of San Francisco: IN CASE OF MADNESS
23Dec76
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by John W. Bloch
Directed by Barry Shear
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Jess Walton
Conrad Jams
Lazaro Perez
Betsy Slade

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Beal .......... Chuck Moran
Cassie Yates ....... Donna Palmer
Craig Hundley ...... Jimmy
Mwako Cumbuka ...... Little Joe
Craig Wasson ....... Gare
Reuben Collins ..... Bill Tanner (recurring)
Tom Stewart ........ Earl North
Synopsis 1:
Mike Stone finds a man confessing to murder is a headache.
Synopsis 2:
A rock group's lead singer, who believes he is congenitally insane, is the
chief suspect in the death of its manager.

5.11 [106] The Streets of San Francisco: ONE LAST TRICK
06-Jan-1977
Producer, William Robert Yates
Teleplay by Chris Kazan, Gloria Goldsmith, Jack B. Sowards
Story by Chris Kazan
Directed by Kenneth Gilbert
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Lee Purcell
Michael Bell
Peter Brown
Sherry Jackson
Richard Lenz

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Philip Pine .......... Carl Halsey
Bob Hastings ......... Harvey Boone
Lisa Moore ........... Agnes Jefferson
Judson Pratt ......... Mr. Stewart
With:
Cass Martin .......... A.D. Fletcher
Jack Wells ........... Byron Vincent
Diedre Berthrong ..... Sheila
Gordon Pinkney ....... Officer Jarvis
Eric Barnes .......... Beatty
A procurer orders the murder of a call girl and her policeman boyfriend.

5.12 [107] The Streets of San Francisco: MONKEY IS BACK
13Jan77
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Sean Baine
Directed by Richard Lang
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Gary Lockwood
Fred Sadoff as Lenny, the police phychiatrist (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Art Metrano
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Phillip R. Allen ..... Tim Rossiter
Ted Gehring .......... Bert
Wallace Rooney ....... Mr. Daley
Hal England .......... Jospeh Ness
Archie Hahn .......... Artie
Francine York ........ Betty
George Clifton ....... Mr. Belmont
Reuben Collins ....... Inspector Tanner
With:
Matthew Locricchio ... Aaron Feeler
Barbara Townsend ..... Manager
Morgan Upton ......... Murray
Don Spruance ......... Joe Beamer
Earl Boen ............ Frank Jennings
Stone and Robbins hunt a killer who is eliminating members of his high-school class.

5.13 [108] The Streets of San Francisco: THE CANNIBALS
20Jan77
Producer William Robert Yates
Written by Glen Olson and Rod Baker
Directed by Walter Grauman
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Tim O'Connor
Andrew Robinson
Len Birman
Mark Goddard
Michael Strong

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Richard Foronjy ....... Bernard Rizino
Robert Doyle .......... Louie Pulaski
Richard Herd .......... Greene
Rod Browning .......... Leary
Paul Sylvan ........... Emmelo
With:
Jason Laskey .......... Officer Hadley
Reuben Collins ........ Inspector Tanner (recurring)
Bonnie Scott .......... Young Lady
Bruce Mackey .......... Sims
Victor Hall ........... Officer Drakee
Johnny Weismuller, Jr.. Duke Barrett
After murdering a mobster and a cop in a heist, a young man is pursued by
both the police and his gangster father.

5.14 [109] The Streets of San Francisco: WHO KILLED HELEN FRENCH?
3Feb77
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Robert W. Lenski
Directed by Allen Reisner
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Marlyn Mason
Alan Fudge

John Kerr (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Trish Stewart
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ellen Geer ......... Betty Rollins
Noah Keen .......... Tom Filer
Will Hare .......... Dr. Meyers
Dan Ferrone ........ Fred Milner
Reuben Collins ..... Bill Tanner (recurring)
With:
Alvah Stanley ...... Theater Director
Johnny Haymer ...... Night Waiter
Jack Thibeau ....... Technician
Dick McGarvin ...... Polygraph Operator
Jay Jacobus ........ Judge Baker
Synopsis 1:
Mike Stone investigates a case of Wife Beating.
Synopsis 2:
A wife beater is suspected of foul play when his spouse vanishes.

5.15 [110] A GOOD COP ... BUT (not verified)
10Feb77
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch

Barry Primus
Mills Watson
Frank Maxwell
Robert Walden
Don Calla
A cop killer's henchmen hunt the only witnesses to his crime, an officer and an informer.

5.16 [111] The Streets of San Francisco: HANG TOUGH
17Feb77
Producer, Will Lorin
In Charge of Production, Marty Katz
Written by Norman Lessing
Directed by William Hale
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, A.S.C.
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Ned Beatty
Susan Oliver
Paul Cavonis
Edward Power
Rafael Campos

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Ward Costello ......... Captain Devitt
Virginia Gregg ........ Emma Doyle
Jodean Russo .......... Lilly Waters
Richard Bakalyan ...... Gimpy
Michael Twain ......... Inspector Davis
Synopsis:
A bullying cop comes under official scrutiny when a stoolie accuses him of brutality and deceit.

5.17 [112] The Streets of San Francisco: INNOCENT NO MORE
24Feb77
Written by William Robert Yates
Directed by Kenneth Gilbert
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Darleen Carr as Jeannie (Mike Stone's teenage daughter) (recurring)
John Lehne
Roy Poole
Jordan Rhodes
Frank Marth

Special Guest Star:
Mark Hamill
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Carl Weathers ......... Officer Hague
June Dayton ........... Mrs Wilson
Bill Quinn ............ Gary King
Don Stark ............. Henry Brown
Cosie Costa ........... Tommy Dido
Eileen Wesson ......... Carol Bonner
With:
Reuben Collins ........ Inspector Tanner
Jack Donner ........... Joseph Hess
Tony Haig ............. Jake Moody
Winifred Mann ......... Judge Byrnes
Stone pushes to get teen gang members - who have made a mockery of the
juvenile court - tried as adults.

5.18 [113] The Streets of San Francisco: ONCE A CON (not verified)
(1977.03.03)
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
John Rubinstein
Devon Ericson
Joanne Nail
Linda Marsh
Mimi Maynard
Eddie Benton
The main suspect in the murder of a coed is a prison inmate enrolled in a
special study program.

5.19 [114] The Streets of San Francisco: INTERLUDE
28Apr77
Producer, William Robert Yates
written by Larry Alexander
directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Lois Nettleton
Linden Chiles
Jed Allen
Arthur Roberts

Special Guest Star:
Alan Feinstein
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Gilbert Green ...... Joseph Ayles
Paul Comi .......... Alexander Dichter
Ward Wood .......... Gordon Dillworth
Camila Ashland ..... Mary Johnson
Synopsis 1:
A murder and a love affair become a tangled knot for Mike and Dan to untie.
Synopsis 2:
Refusing to believe he murdered his wife, a man escapes from an institution
for the criminally insane to search for her.

5.20 [115] The Streets of San Francisco: DEAD LIFT
05May77
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Larry Brody.
Directed by Michael Preece
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Larry Mahan
Bert Freed

Special Guest Star:
Diana Muldaur
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Frances Rafferty ...... Maxine
Hilary Thompson ....... Irene Lupoff
Peter Brandon ......... Paul Allen
Jerry Ayres ........... David Garver
Brendan Burns ......... John Kopecki
Eddie Ryder ........... Jim Barnotti
Florence Sundstrom .... Lydia Beauchamps
Larry Delaney ......... Sergeant Andrews
With:
Barry Cahill .......... Colonel Langley
Dan Barton ............ Desk Officer
Victor Izay ........... Tony Lawler
William Bronder ....... Pappy Thompson
Irene Robinson ........ Riva Allen
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a bodybuilder who's dangerously sensitive to criticism of his vocation.

5.21 [116] The Streets of San Francisco: BREAKUP
12May77
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Pernell Roberts
Sharon Acker
George Murdock
Lawrence Pressman

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Janis Hansen ........ Julia Drake
Jordan Rhodes ....... Jerry Billings
John Friedrich ...... Hal Finn
Marla Adams ......... Cecilia Roman
With:
Bert Holland ........ Doctor
Kirk Mee ............ Kenneth Bennett
Lesley Woods ........ Emily Bradley
Paul Pepper ......... Bronson
Erni Brown .......... Woman Intern
Art Passarella ...... Officer Sekulavich
A prominent attorney is stalked by a vengeful ex-con he once prosecuted.

5.22 [117] The Streets of San Francisco: LET'S PRETEND WE'RE STRANGERS
19-May-1977
Written by Carol Saraceno
Directed by Walter Grauman
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Linda Kelsey
Mark Wheeler

*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Maggie Wellman ....... Kim Wilson
Brent Davis .......... Spence
Betty Anne Rees ...... Yvone
Ted Chapman .......... Harvey Robinson
Beverly Washburn ..... Michelle Rhodes
With:
Robert Brubaker ...... Captain Don Smith
Nolan Leery .......... Mrs. Swafford
William Benedict ..... Dorsey Chandler
Frank Biro ........... Judge Jones
Joseph Miksak ........ Greg Lerman
Christopher Brooks ... Earl
Dan Robbins falls for a public defender who gets a murder suspect off
despite prima facie evidence of his guilt.

5.23 [118] The Streets of San Francisco: THE CANINE COLLAR
2Jun77
Producer, William Robert Yates
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Harry Falk
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
George Dzundza
Kaz Garas
Dennis Patrick
Alexander Courtney
Claire Brennen

Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dean Santoro .......... Fred Spears
Richard John Miller ... Radio Operator
Jack Stauffer ......... Conrad
Curt Lowens ........... Captain Gregory
With:
Reuben Collins ........ Inspector Tanner (recurring)
Arthur Callahan ....... Mr McAllister
Tom Ormeny ............ Walechi
Bruce Neckels ......... Andy Wilson
Robert A Behling ...... Jacob
Synopsis:
A smuggler stops at nothing to locate a dog collar containing stolen diamonds.

5.24 119 The Streets of San Francisco: TIME OUT (final episode)
16Jun77 (some sources say 2Jun77)
Written by Robert Heverley
Directed by Kenneth Gilbert
Director of Photography, Michel Hugo, ASC
Starring: Karl Malden, Also Starring: Richard Hatch
Guest Stars:
Cliff Gorman
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
George McCallister
Christina Hart

Special Guest Star:
Richard Lynch
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Tom Rosqui .......... Joe Kimberly
Davey Davison ....... Susan Mark
Ray Sharkey ......... Benny Lester
Kenneth O'Brien ..... Wes
Hal Buckley ......... Evan Taggert
Barbara Collentine .. Mrs. McCanless
Lou Tiano ........... Cabbie
With:
Jerry Hardin ........ Inspector Carson
Dale Tarter ......... Inspector Thompson
Reuben Collins ...... Inspector Tanner
Stephen Parr ........ Inspector Briggs
Michael David McGuire ... Jimmy
A prison guard searches for four "model" prisoners who betrayed his trust and escaped.

####### The Streets of San Francisco ########
############# Revival TV Movie ###############
##############################################

"Return To The Streets Of San Francisco" (1992) (2 hr TV Movie)
Spelling Entertainment / Torand Productions / Warner Bros. Television
for
NBC
Executive Producers Aaron Spelling & E. Duke Vincent
Produced by Supervising Producer Diana Kerew
Based on Characters from a novel by Carolyn Weston
Written by William Yates
Directed by Mel Damski
Cast
Karl Malden ... Mike Stone
Debrah Farentino ... Sarah Burns
Conor O'Farrell ... David O'Connor
Carl Lumbly ... Charlie Walker
Darleen Carr ... Jeannie Stone
Paul Benjamin ... Henry Brown
Robert Parnell ... Sam Hendrix
William Daniels ... Judge Julius Burns
Nick Scoggin ... Carl Murchinson
Ed Vasgersian ... Sergeant Pasarella
Lorri Holt ... Anne Keller
Rod Gnapp ... Razor
Keith Douglas ... Jacob Stubbs
Amy Resnick ... Diana West
Richard Dupell ... J.T. the Clown

###### The Streets of San Francisco ########
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