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Every Guest Star on Cannon

posted 2 years ago by nyctc7 (43615)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrXqHN_uPw

[–] huwdj (4566) 2 years ago

Interesting mix, only watched a few minutes but mostly people I can't remember at all or faces I recognise but can't name. Followed by a few names, but I don't recognise the faces and a very few people I still recognise.
It's a brutal demonstration of how ephemeral TV is.

[–] nyctc7 (43615) 2 years ago

I'm working my way through it a little at a time. Many unfamiliar names, but a lot I do recognize (I was in my teens when it originally aired). I love character actors like Anthony Zerbe and Fritz Weaver. I also like seeing stars before they were stars, like Martin Sheen and Roy Scheider.

[–] huwdj (4566) 2 years ago

I watched it as a teenager as well - I even remember reading a few of the spin-off novelisations. It was a big series in its time.

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

There's a lot of faces unknown to me on there. I'd like to track down the Leslie Nielsen episodes and that one with Estelle Winwood. And a few other interesting guest appearances.

[–] nyctc7 (43615) 2 years ago

One thing I find amusing is that those billed as "Special Guest Star" aren't anyone I recognize more.

[–] nyctc7 (43615) 2 years ago

Cannon was unusual in that it had only one main cast member (William Conrad as Cannon).

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

Usually private investigators and detectives have a sidekick. He did all his own cooking as well.

[–] nyctc7 (43615) 2 years ago

But don't call him fat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Gyi61vjGQ

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

I seem to recall he used his fatness to his advantage sometimes. A scene that comes to mind is him giving a belly thrust to an attacker. Which sent his attacker backwards for several feet.