"Cannon" (1971) TV series 1971-1976

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

E. Arthur Kean
Jimmy Sangster

Writer:

George McCowan (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

14 September 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

The cases of a fat private detective.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Private Detective | Private Eye | Fat Man | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

William Conrad

...

Frank Cannon (120 episodes, 1971-1976)

Runtime:

60 min (120 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Trivia:

The license plate for Frank Cannon's "Cannonmobile" was "963-XUJ"

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Life on Mars: Out Here in the Fields (#1.1)" (2008)

Best TV detective series ever made.

Unlike more recent detective series that are little more than an hour of car chases, graphic bomb scenes and other gratuitous violence, Cannon showed a detective carefully and cleverly going about the business of solving perplexing crimes. Moreover, unlike The Rockford Files and others which strain credibility by portraying a supposedly successful detective as always having trouble paying his bills, Cannon shows a very successful detective surrounded by the trappings of success such as a beautiful Mark IV and an expensive penthouse apartment. All in all a great series.