VEGAS SEASON 2(1978) PAGE
VEGAS SEASON 2(1978)
This is a great show with great leads: Robert Unrich and
Tony Curtis(only in 17 episodes), great guest stars: inclucing
Red Buttons, Wayne Newton, Jack Kelly, Victor Buono, Gary
Lockwood, June Lockhart, Patrick Nacnee, Shelly Fabares, Noah
Beary Jr., Lesley Neilson, Michael Ensara, Keye Luke, Broderick
Crawford, George Takei, The Captain and Tennille, Wilfred
Hyde-White, Muhammad Ali, James Darren, Ceasar Romero, John
Carradine, Dawn Wells, Ross Martin etc. and, of course, VEGAS,
mostly Circus Circus!!! Quite a bit of humor mixed with drama
and detective work!!
EPISODE # 1: RED HANDED(Sept. 19, 1979):
Two Leaf gets framed for murder!
Guest starring: Denny Miller, Lola Falana, Andrew Duggan,
Melanie Griffith, Jo Ann Pflug! A
EPISODE # 2: THE USURPER(Sept. 26, 1979):
Philip Roth gets blackmailed into giving up all his ownings!
Guest starring: THE Dean Martin, Minnesota Fats, Scattman
Crothers, Sherry Jackson, Robert Reed! A
EPISODE # 3: MIXED BLESSINGS(Oct. 03, 1979):
God sends a client to Tanna to help finding a cross!
Guest starring: David Huddleston! A
EPISODE # 4: RUNAWAY(Oct. 24, 1979):
Another "runaway", this time she's pregnant and, if I
do my math right, she's 18! Anyway, father's looking for
her and hires Dan to find her!
Guest starring: Pat Hingle, Walter Brooke!!
EPISODE # 5: DESIGN FOR DEATH(Oct. 31, 1979):
Roth asks Dan to protect a man who's carrying 2 million
dollars in diamonds! Also going on is a fashion show that
appears to be being plagued with "accidents"!
Guest starring: Gary Crosby, Eve Arden, Barbi
Benton!! A
EPISODE # 6: SHADOW ON A STAR(Nov. 14, 1979):
Another rape episode!! I hate these!!!!
Guest sstarring: Lisa Hartman! D
EPISODE # 7: DAN TANNA IS DEAD(Nov. 21, 1979):
A direct re-telling of the movie D.O.A.!
Guest starring: John Colicos, Alex Henteloff! A-
EPISODE # 8: MACHO MURDERS(Nov. 28, 1979):
Someone's killing, wait for it, Macho men!!!!
Guest starring: Shelly Winters, Fred Biletnikoff! D
EPISODE # 9: THE DAY THE GAMBLING STOPPED(Dec. 12, 1979):
Tanna is set up for murder and counterfeiting!
Guest starring: Barry Sullivan! A
EPISODE # 10: CLASSIC CONNECTION(Dec. 19, 1979):
A car mechanic who specializes in classics is killed
by Wayne Newton! Ok, his character, which surprisingly
he doesn't represents himself here!!
Guest starring: Wyane Newton! A
EPISODE # 11: THE PRIVATE EYE CONNECTION(Jan. 02, 1980):
PIs are dropping like flys!! A
EPISODE # 12: LOST MONDAY(Jan. 09, 1980):
Binzer is hypnotized into delivering a bomb to the
Southern Nevada University basketball championship
game(As far as I know this is not a thing!! LOL)!!
Guest starring: Tige Andrews, Dick Seargent, Mary Ann
Mobley! B<
EPISODE # 13: CASUALTY OF WAR(Jan. 16, 1980)
An old friend of Dan's is back in town and as it turns out
so is a soldier that his friend fought in Nam with and who
he put away in prison for smuggling is out and wants revenge
on him and another ex-soldier!! A
EPISODE # 14: ALL KINDS OF LOVE(Jan. 23, 1980):
This one's pretty dumb really! Dan's secretary, Bea, is
getting married to a man she met in Hawaii! When Dan
recognizes him, Dan tries to tell Bea that he's a
murderer, but she won't believe him!! B-
EPISODE # 15: MAGIC SISTERS SLAYINGS(Jan. 30, 1980):
Dan has evidence against a man trying to get a gambling
license showing him consorting with known criminals!
To get him to stop, the man has Dan's friend Mitch
(from the episode "Casualty Of War") kidnapped! A
EPISODE # 16: THE LIDO GIRLS(Feb. 06, 1980)
Three "women" show up at the casino and proptly start winning
big!!! A
Guest starring: L.Q. Jones! A
EPISODE # 17: CONSORTIUM(Jan. 27, 1980):
Big doings at Phil Roth's business, but there are those
who are trying to squelch the whole thing!!
Guest staring: Jame Darren! A
EPISODE # 18: THE HUNTER HUNTED(Mar. 05, 1980):
Lt. Nelson is the target for a vidictive man who wants
to get even with him for his percieved involvement in
the death of his son!
Another pretty silly premise, Nelson would never deny
Dan's help!!!
Guest starring: The Captain and Tennollle, Robert Loggia! A
EPISODE # 19: THE MAN WHO WAS TWICE(Mar. 12, 1980)
So a female impersonator is getting threats, and when Dan
steps in to help out he starts getting threats too!!
Guest starring: the great Woilfman Jack! A
EPISODE # 20: GOLDEN GATE COP KILLER PART 1(Mar. 19, 1980):
Someone's going around killing cops in San Francisco, and
one of them comes to Las Vegas to visit Dan and he, too,
gets killed! Dan goes to SF to investigate!!
Guest starring: Michelle Phillips, Peggy Cass, Natalie
Shafer, Peter Mark Richman, Tanya Roberts, Andrew Robinson! B
EPISODE # 21: GOLDEN GATE COP KILLER PART 2(Mar. 19, 1980):
Continued from the previous episode!
This was a pilot for a new series that didn't happen! B
EPISODE # 22: SEIGE OF THE DESERT INN(Apr. 30, 1980)
Robbers try a heist at the DI, but fuck it up and
wind up taking hostages, including Bea!
Hostage stories are NOT my favorite!
Guest starring: Cameron Mitchell! C+
EPISODE # 23: VENDETTA(May 07, 1980)
An Italian family friends of Dan's are dying off and
the matriarch of the family thinks it due to a - wait
for it - VENDETTA!!!
Guest starring: Joseph Campenalla! A
Reviewer From IMDb.com:
This had to be one of the coolest shows on television. The
thing that really made it great was the pacing of the show
and its mix of the old Las Vegas and what Vegas was becoming.
The other thing that made this show what it was were the
numerous cameos of some of the brightest stars that would
appear in Vegas on a regular basis such as Dean Martin,
Wayne Newton and other members of the Vegas elite. However,
all the glitz and glamour would never have mattered if it
wasn't for the late great Robert Urich who made this role
his own. - Sargebri
Cast:
Robert Urich ... Dan Tanna
Bart Braverman ... Bobby 'Binzer' Borso
Phyllis Davis ... Beatrice Travis
Greg Morris ... Lt. David Nelson/Lt. George Nelson
Naomi Stevens ... Sgt. Bella Archer
Tony Curtis ... Roth
Judy Landers ... Angie Turner
Will Sampson ... Harlon Twoleaf
Al Stephans Scaglione ... Pit Boss/Mitch
Richard Bakalyan ... Bernie/Bronson/...
Byron Morrow ... Judge Hunt/Chairman/...
Victor Buono ... 'Diamond' Jim
Chase Cordell ... Burns/Chuck/...
Tony Ballen ... Charlie/Gary Tinsley/...
Dian Parkinson ... Sally/Charlene/...
Peter Haskell ... Turner/Colonel Dixon Vance/...
Pepper Davis ... Manny
Chick Vennera ... Costigan/Mitch Costigan/...
Heather Menzies-Urich ... Charlotte Henderson/Lisa/...
Pernell Roberts ... Mr. Logan/Pete Sedgewick
Lloyd Bochner ... Alexander Waverly/Lyle Galen/...
Joe E. Tata ... Dixon/Mickey Enright/...
Jere Rae Mansfield ... Blue/Charlene/...
Burton Cohen ... Burton Cohen
Ned Glass ... Charlie/Erwin/...
Sandy Freeman ... Dr. Beck/Manageress/...
Margolyn Curtis ... Aludra/Lady/...
David Sheiner ... Capt. Frank Smith/Carl Septon
Paul Mantee ... Capt. Jim Schmidt/Roy/...
3 episodes • 1979–1981 ... Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson ... Helen Martin/Rita Mason/...
Charles A. Tamburro in Major Crimes (2012)
Charles A. Tamburro ... Hastings/Reel
Peter Mark Richman ... Sam Ullman/Grady
Louis Jourdan ... Nicholas Rambeau
Lorne Greene ... Emil Remick
Richard Lynch ... Benjamin Lang/Mr. North
Cristina Ferrare ... Cynthia Jennings/Shawn Adams
Joseph Campanella ... Bruno Moretti/Stewy Wilson
Denny Miller ... Art Cochran/Lyle Kemp
Andrew Duggan ... Dr. Barrow/William Virgil
Wayne Newton ... Justin Marsh/Wayne Newton
Tom Urich ... Grant Packer/T. Earl Townsend
John Larch ... Ben Coleman/Jack the Ripper
Randolph Mantooth ... Bobby Howard/Todd Peterson
Edd Byrnes ... Billy Brogan/Johnny Crystal
Elyssa Davalos ... Kimberly Sarrason/Wendy Paige
Vernee Watson ... Annabel Nelson/Dorothy
Manu Tupou ... Luke Kichi
Cameron Mitchell ... Willie 'Sparrow' Salter/Zinberg
Skip Homeier ... Frederick Barr/Jason
Johnny Seven ... Buddy Johnson/Johnny Blue
Red Buttons ... Tommy Cirko
Harold J. Stone ... Augie Brenner/Mr. Hunter
Vito Scotti ... Casino Manager/Valeria Viceria
Dick Sargent ... Farley/Phil King
Branscombe Richmond ... Maker
Michael D. Roberts ... Chickie/Michael D. Roberts
Robert Loggia ... Lou Voit/Simon Webster
Joe Kapp ... Donny Vincent/Elija Twoleaf
Rex Holman ... Gaylord/Verne Ryder
Barbara Parkins ... Lani
Leigh Christian ... Ann Nolan/Diane
Michael Swan ... David Lansford/Larry
Jeffry Druce ... Benny Trudo/Clerk
Woodrow Parfrey ... Cashier/Winters
Kathrine Baumann ... Ann/Katy Hedrick
Lindsay Bloom ... Rocket
Walter Mathews ... Ben Kanin/Jerry Crane
Tiffany Bolling ... Doris/Madeline
Paul Tuerpe ... Bradshaw/Walter
Austin Willis ... Jesse/Warren Michaels
John Saxon ... Michael Jennings
Seamon Glass ... Armand/Vito
Courtney Pledger ... Kate/Susan
Gary Pagett ... Dealer/Detective
Laurence Haddon ... Captain/Ski Directorv
Patti Davis ... Beth/Connie
John Quade ... Dominic/Hugh
Barbara McNair ... Beverly
Karlene Crockett ... Kristie Cornell/Tracy
Jerry Ayres ... Alex/Phil Reese
Frank Arno ... Alex Barr/Tate
Walter Scott ... Chuck/Garth
Dick Ziker ... Chaney
Stephanie Blackmore ... Allison/Liz Pemberly
Vivian Ford ... Sue Adams/Waitress
Mike Minor ... Aide/Floyd
Barbara Baldavin ... Mrs. Stein/Susan Klein
Charlie Picerni ... Ben/Mustapha
Douglas Hume ... Mel/Sheriff
Jenny Sherman ... Carol/Janet Wilson
Jeannie Wilson ... Adele Zorav/Lucille
Monte Levine ... Monte
John Fitzpatrick ... Reporter/Stuart Thatcher
Sharon McGee ... Kate Wilson
Frank Corsentino ... Mechanic/Tony
Virginia Hawkins ... Ms. Webster/Shopper
Wayne Ward ... Roger Mathews
Colby Chester ... Larry Johnson/Major Barney Adams
Leo Needham ... Guard/Personnel Man
Michelle Phillips ... Officer Cassandra Hunt
James Luisi ... Karl Larson/Rico
Cassie Yates ... Sister Bridget Callahan
Pamela Susan Shoop ... Maryann Silverton
William Lucking ... George Benton/Kenny
Tanya Roberts ... Officer Britt Blackwell
Robert Reed ... Johnny 'J.T. Rodmore' Roth/Mike Logan
John Karlen ... Eddie Stolvak/Geddes
Alex Henteloff ... Dr. Bernie White/Specialist
Bruce Kirby ... Joe Culley
Scatman Crothers ... Rosey/Rosie
Frank Marth ... George Crowley/Tom Cornell
Andrew Robinson ... Derek Razzio
Norman Alden ... Coleman/Lou Meakin
Michael Stearns ... Pete
Peggy Cass ... Dottie
Ed Nelson ... Jonathan Stockwood/Phillip Landauer
Dennis Robertson ... Burt/Mike Carlton
James McKenna ... Bellhop/Frank
Chuck Hicks ... Arnold Suchak/Leon
Jason Wingreen ... Drake/Hank Adamek
Natalie Schafer ... Charlotte Hunt
Glenn R. Wilder ... Ben/Jack Lucas
Lynne Marta ... Dr. Lutness/Virginia Marshall
Michael Lerner ... Nate Stephanson
Gary Lockwood ... Dr. Edward St. John
Erin Gray ... Jennifer Stallings
Tige Andrews ... Benson
Patrick Macnee ... Lyle Jeffries
Noah Beery Jr. ... Josiah Sparks
Leslie Nielsen ... Tyler Dickenson
June Lockhart ... Dr. Michaels
Julie Adams ... Margaret Sorenson
James MacArthur ... Jerry Lang
Michael Cavanaugh ... Vance
Dick Butkus ... Vinnie Trancas
Kim Basinger ... Allison Jorden
Shelley Fabares ... Linda Stockwood
Strother Martin ... Hank Jenner
Shelley Berman ... Mickey
June Allyson ... Loretta Ochs
John Fiedler ... S.J. Henderson
Pat Hingle ... Caleb Tucker
Michael Ansara ... Hamaad
Don Gordon ... Willie
Keye Luke ... Henry Matsimura
Wolfman Jack ... Wolfman Jack
Broderick Crawford ... Winslow
Anne Francis ... Lillian Ross
Maureen McCormick ... Jenny Logan
Melanie Griffith ... Dawn Peters
George Takei ... Medical Examiner
Daryl Dragon ... Daryl Dragon
Toni Tennille ... Toni Tennille
Tim O'Connor ... Michael Pierce
Michael Constantine ... Arnie Moss
Richard Basehart ... J. Terrance Wainwright
Hermione Baddeley ... Lottie
Michael Cole ... 'Jimmy Ellis'/Gene
Nehemiah Persoff ... The Sheik
Pamelyn Ferdin ... Katie Howard
Don Galloway ... Brad Thomas
Wilfrid Hyde-White ...Matt Tolan
Henry Darrow ... Shopkeeper
Phil Morris ...Tate
Don Stroud ... Marty Vale
Jack Kelly ... Merle Ochs
Harvey Lembeck ... Mike at Jockey Club
Jill St. John ... Mavis Graham
Werner Klemperer ... Siegfried Klaus
Doc Severinsen ... Doc Severinsen
Muhammad Ali ... Muhammad Ali
Abe Vigoda ... Max
Cesar Romero ... Christopher Vincente
Henry Jones ... Fitz
Bobby Van ... Eddie Banning
James Darren ... Paul Bracken
Slim Pickens ... Ben Handler
John Carradine ... Mr. Goody
Dawn Wells ... Millie Farmer
Dorothy Malone ... Mrs. Gardner
Sid Caesar ... The General
Morey Amsterdam ... Izzy
Ross Martin ... Werner Worthmeyer
Lauren Tewes ... Cindy Smalley
Troy Donahue ... Teddy Howard
Vic Tayback ... Bruno
Bill Dana ... Danny
Jonathan Harris ... Used Car Salesman
Lynda Day George ... Sandra Wells
Alex Trebek ... Arthur Martin
Tori Spelling ... Julie
George Jessel ... Eulogist at Funeral
Shelley Winters ... J.D. Finton
Dean Martin ... Dean Martin
Sherry Jackson ... Denise
Eve Arden ... Sarah Bancroft
Lisa Hartman ... Diana Payne
Barbi Benton ... Holly
Gary Crosby ... Tom Bancroft
Harry Guardino ... John Varga