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Nero Wolfe is a 1977 American made-for-television film adaptation of the Nero Wolfe novel The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout. Thayer David stars as Nero Wolfe, gourmet, connoisseur and detective genius. Tom Mason costars as Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's assistant. Written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, the made-for-TV movie was produced by Paramount Television as a pilot for an ABC television series, but the movie was shelved by the network for more than two years before finally being broadcast December 19, 1979.
Original Release
12/19/1979
US Release
12/19/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thayer David | Nero Wolfe |
| Tom Mason | Archie Goodwin |
| Brooke Adams | Sarah Dacos |
| Biff McGuire | Inspector Cramer |
| John Randolph | Lon Cohen |
| Anne Baxter | Mrs. Rachael Bruner |
| David Hurst | Fritz Benner |
| John O'Leary | Theodore Horstmann |
| Sarah Cunningham | Mrs. Althaus |
| Lewis Charles | Saul Panzer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thayer David | Nero Wolfe |
| Tom Mason | Archie Goodwin |
| Brooke Adams | Sarah Dacos |
| Biff McGuire | Inspector Cramer |
| John Randolph | Lon Cohen |
| Anne Baxter | Mrs. Rachael Bruner |
| David Hurst | Fritz Benner |
| John O'Leary | Theodore Horstmann |
| Sarah Cunningham | Mrs. Althaus |
| Lewis Charles | Saul Panzer |
| Frank Campanella | Fred Durkin |
| John Gerstad | Dr. Vollmer |
| John Hoyt | Hewitt |
| Ivor Francis | Evers |
| Allen Case | FBI Chief Rugby |
| Rod Browning | 2nd FBI Man |
| Katharine Charles | Marian Hinckley |
| Joe George | O'Dell |
| Richard Ford Grayling | 1st FBI Man |
| David Lewis | Mr. Althaus |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Emmet G. Lavery Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Everett Chambers | Producer |
