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Shannon is an American crime drama series that aired in syndication from September 26, 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. Shannon drove a modern 1961 Buick Special, equipped with cameras, a dictating machine, tape recorders, weapons, and notably, a mobile phone, when private car phones were rare.
Original Release
10/16/1961
US Release
10/16/1961
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Nader | Joe Shannon |
| Regis Toomey | Bill Cochran |
| Regis Toomey | Cochran |
| Jan Arvan | Mills |
| Jane Wald | Laurie Millard |
| Don Kennedy | Frank Towne |
| Ray Montgomery | Lou |
| Toni Gerry | Linda Cook |
| Anna Lee Carroll | Helen Tobin |
| William Fawcett | Tom |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zendee Report | Monday, 16 October 1961 |
| 2 | The Embezzler's Daughter | Monday, 02 October 1961 |
| 3 | The King Leal Report | Monday, 09 October 1961 |
| 4 | Ironclad Alibi | Sunday, 15 October 1961 |
| 5 | Decoy | Monday, 30 October 1961 |
| 6 | The Porcelain Egg | Monday, 06 November 1961 |
| 7 | The Jade Tortoise | Monday, 13 November 1961 |
| 8 | The Pickup | Monday, 20 November 1961 |
| 9 | Desert Crossroads | Monday, 27 November 1961 |
| 10 | The Big Fish | Saturday, 18 November 1961 |
| 11 | Lady on the Rocks | Monday, 11 December 1961 |
| 12 | Cold Trail | Tuesday, 26 December 1961 |
| 13 | Duke of the Valley | |
| 14 | The Hyatt Fund | Monday, 01 January 1962 |
| 15 | The Professional Widower | Monday, 08 January 1962 |
| 16 | Legacy in G | Monday, 15 January 1962 |
| 17 | Fallers | Monday, 22 January 1962 |
| 18 | Dolphin and the Mermaid | Monday, 29 January 1962 |
| 19 | Bonds of Friendship | Monday, 05 February 1962 |
| 20 | Man from Yesterday | Monday, 12 February 1962 |
| 21 | Tarnish on the Badge | Monday, 19 February 1962 |
| 22 | The Jungle Kid | Monday, 26 February 1962 |
| 23 | The Deadly Homecoming | Monday, 05 March 1962 |
| 24 | Saints and Sinners | Monday, 12 March 1962 |
| 25 | License to Steal | Monday, 19 March 1962 |
| 26 | Patriarch | Monday, 26 March 1962 |
| 27 | The Sports Car Story | Monday, 02 April 1962 |
| 28 | The Florentine Prince | Monday, 09 April 1962 |
| 29 | The Gideon Leap | Sunday, 15 April 1962 |
| 30 | Play with Fire | Monday, 23 April 1962 |
| 31 | Never Help a Lady | Monday, 30 April 1962 |
| 32 | Delayed Delivery | Monday, 07 May 1962 |
| 33 | Uneasy Debt | Monday, 14 May 1962 |
| 34 | The Medal | Monday, 21 May 1962 |
| 35 | End of the Line | Tuesday, 26 June 1962 |
| 36 | Conspiracy of Silence | Tuesday, 12 June 1962 |
Directors
Fred Jackman Jr., Fred Sackman, Philip Tannura, R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writers
Don Ingalls, Todhunter Ballard, John Hawkins, Gene Roddenberry, Seymour Friedman, Paul Schneider, Charles Smith, Pat Silver, Ward Hawkins, George Fass, Gertrude Fass, Milt Rosen, Joseph Vogel, John O'Dea, Jack Jacobs, Jesse Lasky Jr., Louis Lantz, David Chandler, Norman S. Hall
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Nader | Joe Shannon |
| Regis Toomey | Bill Cochran |
| Regis Toomey | Cochran |
| Jan Arvan | Mills |
| Jane Wald | Laurie Millard |
| Don Kennedy | Frank Towne |
| Ray Montgomery | Lou |
| Toni Gerry | Linda Cook |
| Anna Lee Carroll | Helen Tobin |
| William Fawcett | Tom |
| Dorothy Neumann | Hazel Kerr |
| Brendan Dillon | Mike Klennon |
| Robert Miller | Robert Cook |
| Raymond Guth | Winters |
| Carol Brewster | Waitress |
| Jack Grimes | Red Collins |
| Paul Pepper | Frank Maglen |
| Tom Vize | Inspector Crosby |
| Lawrence Green | Parmenter |
| Pat Healy | Rose Bender |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Sparks | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Briskin | Producer |
