Details

Release year: 1971

Storyline

Frank Cannon, a husky ex-cop and culinary enthusiast, solves tough cases as a private investigator.

Top credits

Cast

William Conrad — Frank Cannon
Patrick Culliton — First Policeman, Guest, Mechanic, Officer Ken Parks, Police Officer, Prison Guard, Security Guard
Tom Pittman — Bailiff, Codebreaker, Deputy Bill Morgan, Homer, Lt. Driscoll, Plainclothesman, Security Guard
Charles Bateman — Lt. Tarcher, Lt. Paul Tarcher, Sheriff Lamar Hendricks

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Awards

0 wins & 3 nominations

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Did you know

• Frank Cannon was a pipe smoker. He was shown with a pipe in the first two seasons but it was seen occasionally in the third and fourth season before it was subsequently dropped altogether. In reality, William Conrad was a pipe smoker.

• In the main title and background music, the Cannon melody is usually played by the tuba and/or trombones as the composer (John Carl Parker) alludes to Frank Cannon's girth.

• Frank Cannon was originally a policeman, but he quit the force after the tragic death of his wife and infant son in an automobile accident. The tragedy drove Cannon to become a top private investigator. This premise was actually directly lifted from Raymond Burr's life, who claimed the exact same thing about his own (made up) "family" so people wouldn't find out about his "authentic self" and he wouldn't be forced into a "lavender" marriage.