Shannon (1961 TV series)
{{For|the 1981 CBS crime drama starring Kevin Dobson|Shannon (1981 TV series)}}
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| genre = Crime drama
| creator =
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| director = Fred Jackman, Jr.
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- Emil Cadkin
- Arthur Morton
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 36
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- Jerry Briskin
- Robert Sparks
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| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 22–24 minutes
| company = Screen Gems Television
| channel = Syndication
| first_aired = {{Start date|1961|10|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1962|06|12}}
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Shannon is an American crime drama series that aired in syndication from October 16, 1961 to June 12, 1962. The series stars George Nader as the title Joe Shannon, an insurance investigator for the Transport Bonding and Surety Company. Regis Toomey portrays Shannon's boss Bill Cochran.
Guest stars
- Chris Alcaide as Jack O'Hare in "Duke of the Valley"
- King Calder
- Francis De Sales as Ray Petri in "Cold Trail"
- Robert Duvall as Joey Nolan in "The Big Fish"
- Raymond Guth
- DeForest Kelley as Carlyle in "The Pickup"{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054563/episodes|title=Episode List of Shannon (1961)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=March 15, 2009}}
- Ann McCrea as Phyllis Gray in "Never Help a Lady" (1962)
- Joseph Mell
- Lee Meriwether episode unknown
- Gilman Rankin
Production notes
Jerry Briskin produced the series for Screen Gems. Gene Roddenberry wrote two of the teleplays.Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 747
Episodes
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|Title=The Embezzler's Daughter
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|Title=The Professional Widower
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|Title=The Sports Car Story
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|Title=Never Help a Lady
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|Title=Uneasy Debt
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0054563|Shannon}}
- [https://ctva.biz/US/Crime/Shannon61.htm Shannon 1961-62] at CVTA
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Category:1961 American television series debuts
Category:1961 American television series endings
Category:1960s American crime drama television series
Category:Black-and-white American television shows
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:Television series by Screen Gems
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