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Banacek

  • TV-PG
  • 1972–1974
  • 2 seasons
  • Crime, Drama

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.

Episodes

8 episodes
  1. 1Let's Hear It for a Living Legend

    70 minSep 13, 1972

    When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.

  2. 2Project Phoenix

    70 minSep 27, 1972

    The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.

  3. 3No Sign of the Cross

    70 minOct 11, 1972

    A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

  4. 4A Million the Hard Way

    70 minNov 1, 1972

    Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.

  5. 5To Steal a King

    70 minNov 15, 1972

    A king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.

  6. 6Ten Thousand Dollars a Page

    70 minJan 10, 1973

    When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.

  7. 7The Greatest Collection of Them All

    70 minJan 24, 1973

    Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.

  8. 8The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

    70 minFeb 7, 1973

    Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.

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Series cast

George PeppardThomas Banacek16 episodes
Ralph ManzaJay Drury16 episodes
Murray MathesonFelix Mulholland16 episodes
George MurdockCavanaugh9 episodes
Christine BelfordCarlie Kirkland8 episodes
Linden ChilesHenry DeWitt4 episodes
Cosmo SardoAudience Member (uncredited)4 episodes
Clark RossAudience Member (uncredited)3 episodes
Bob HarksSecurity Guard (uncredited)2 episodes
Byron MorrowCommisioner Grant2 episodes
Alan FudgeLogan Howard2 episodes
Gene DynarskiLeo2 episodes
Stefanie PowersAngie Ives1 episode
Madlyn RhueHolly Allencamp1 episode
Robert WebberJerry Brinkman1 episode
John BrodieRitchie Mulligan1 episode
Ben DavidsonMangine1 episode
Deacon JonesJoe Fabian1 episode

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