The Manhunter

The Manhunter is an American crime drama that was part of CBS' lineup for the 1974–1975 television season. The series was produced by Quinn Martin and starred Ken Howard as Dave Barret, a 1930s-era private investigator from Idaho.

This article is about the 1974 CBS TV series. For other uses, see Manhunter (disambiguation).
The Manhunter
GenreCrime drama
Written byWilliam Bast
Robert Bloch
Robert C. Dennis
Robert I. Holt
Robert W. Lenski
Sam Rolfe
Carey Wilber
Directed byWalter Grauman
Leslie H. Martinson
StarringKen Howard
Hilary Thompson
Ford Rainey
Claudia Bryar
Robert J. Hogan
ComposerDuane Tatro
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22 (+ pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerQuinn Martin
ProducerAdrian Samish
Running time60 mins. (approx)
Production companyQuinn Martin Productions
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 11, 1974 (1974-09-11) –
March 5, 1975 (1975-03-05)

Synopsis

The series' premise has Dave going from his parents' farm in Idaho to other parts of the Western and North Central United States to solve crimes, after the death of his best friend during a bank robbery. Using a car which is well stocked with weapons, he hunts down men who were wanted by the law. The series also starred Hilary Thompson as Dave's sister Lizabeth Barret, Ford Rainey as his father, James, Claudia Bryar as his mother, Mary and Robert J. Hogan as Sheriff Paul Tate.

Among the series' guest stars were Michael Constantine, Joan Van Ark, Denver Pyle, Tom Skerritt, Leslie Nielsen, Sam Elliott, Dabney Coleman, Paul Carr, a pre-Star Wars Mark Hamill, Linda Marsh, Parley Baer, a pre-The Simpsons Jo Ann Harris and Barbara Rhoades. Already known for his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in 1776, Howard would later become famous playing the main character on The White Shadow.

The Manhunter pilot episode was shown on February 26, 1974. It was then picked up as a regular series by CBS, with its first regular episode being shown 8 months later on September 11, 1974. Although being ranked 19th for the week that it premiered, the series was cancelled by CBS because of stiff competition from ABC's Get Christie Love! and NBC's Petrocelli with its last regular episode being shown on March 5, 1975. Reruns of the series were then shown until April.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Ma Gantry Gang"George McCowanWilliam BastSeptember 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
2"The Man Who Thought He Was Dillinger"UnknownUnknownSeptember 18, 1974 (1974-09-18)
3"The Baby-Faced Killers"Leslie H. MartinsonLarry AlexanderSeptember 25, 1974 (1974-09-25)
4"Death on the Run"Leslie H. MartinsonRobert W. LenskiOctober 2, 1974 (1974-10-02)
5"Trackdown"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 1974 (1974-10-09)
6"Terror From the Skies"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 1974 (1974-10-16)
7"The Doomsday Gang"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1974 (1974-10-23)
8"The Deadly Brothers"UnknownCarey WilberOctober 30, 1974 (1974-10-30)
9"The Trunk Murders"Allen ReisnerRobert BlochNovember 6, 1974 (1974-11-06)
10"Jackknife"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1974 (1974-11-13)
11"The Carnival Story"UnknownR.W. GoodwinNovember 20, 1974 (1974-11-20)
12"The Lodestar Ambush"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 1974 (1974-12-04)
13"A.W.O.L. to Kill"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1974 (1974-12-11)
14"Flight to Nowhere"Lawrence DobkinRobert I. HoltDecember 18, 1974 (1974-12-18)
15"Web of Fear"UnknownUnknownJanuary 1, 1975 (1975-01-01)
16"Day of Execution"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1975 (1975-01-15)
17"Man in a Cage"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1975 (1975-01-22)
18"The Seventh Man"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1975 (1975-01-29)
19"The Wrong Man"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1975 (1975-02-05)
20"The Death Watch"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1975 (1975-02-19)
21"To Kill a Tiger"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1975 (1975-02-26)
22"Trial by Terror"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1975 (1975-03-05)
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