Category Archives: Film Stars

This Date in THE FBI History: Peter Mark Richman and Miiko Taka star in “The Problem with the Honorable Wife,” airing Oct. 31, 1965. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 31, 2026 by admin

THE PROBLEM WITH THE HONORABLE WIFE Original Air Date: Oct. 31, 1965 Synopsis. Near the port of San Francisco, Erskine and Rhodes investigate the attempted bombing of a government warehouse containing supplies that are destined for Vietnam. LEARN MORE about … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star | Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds | Leave a comment

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Kathleen Crowley and Arch Johnson star in “A Bullet for the Teacher,” airing Oct. 30, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 30, 2026 by admin

A BULLET FOR THE TEACHER Original Airdate: October 30, 1960 Synopsis. Beau wins half-ownership of the Golden Wheel Casino in St. Joseph, Missouri. But the business venture is short-lived when his partner Rand Storm, a notorious ladies’ man, is shot … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Ed Nelson and Lara Parker star in “The Engineer,” airing Oct. 29, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 29, 2026 by admin

THE ENGINEER Original Air Date: Oct. 29, 1972 Synopsis. In Portland, Oregon, a recently laid-off aerospace engineer (played by Ed Nelson) agrees to help Vernon Speer, an FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive, rob the Portland National Bank of $38,000 in … Continue reading →

This Date in THE FBI History: Mario Roccuzzo and Victor French star in “Tower of Terror,” airing Oct. 28, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 28, 2026 by admin

TOWER OF TERROR Original Air Date: Oct. 28, 1973 Synopsis. In Minneapolis, a mentally disturbed Korean War veteran plants a timed explosive in a high-rise office building and threatens to detonate it unless the Bureau arranges for the immediate release … Continue reading →

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Edd Byrnes, Michael Dante, and Peter Brown star in “Stage West,” airing Oct. 27, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 27, 2026 by admin

STAGE WEST Original Airdate: October 27, 1957 Synopsis. Bret and the widow Linda Harris are held hostage by rancher Mart Fallon and his two sons. Fallon murdered Linda’s husband, a miner who has found gold near Indian territory. Unfortunately for … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “Kill The Messenger,” Joe Santos’ favorite episode, airs on Oct. 27, 1978. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 27, 2026 by admin

KILL THE MESSENGER Original Air Date: October 27, 1978 Synopsis. As a nervous Becker prepares to take the examination for lieutenant, he’s assigned a departmental hot potato: the homicide of parole officer Eileen Towne, wife of Deputy Chief of … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Tim O’Connor, Charlotte Stewart, Larry Linville, and Dabney Coleman star in “Flight,” airing Oct. 26, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 26, 2026 by admin

FLIGHT Original Air Date: Oct. 26, 1969 Synopsis. In Seattle, Walter Hazlett (played by Tim O’Connor), a notorious syndicate gambling figure who is on the run from both the mob and the FBI, hijacks a commercial flight headed to Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds | Leave a comment

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Paul Picerni star in “Escape to Tampico,” airing Oct. 26, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 26, 2026 by admin

ESCAPE TO TAMPICO Original Airdate: October 26, 1958 Synopsis. In New Orleans, aristocrat Raoul Gireaux offers Bret $6,000 to bring back Steve Corbett, who has fled to Tampico, Mexico after murdering Gireaux’s youngest son. After finding work in the cantina … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 2 of “Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Will Never Die” airs on Oct. 26, 1979. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 26, 2026 by admin

ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WILL NEVER DIE (conclusion) Original Air Date: October 26, 1979 Synopsis. Pop music superstar Tim Ritchie, already facing a palimony lawsuit by his former live-in girlfriend Diane Bjornstrom, hires Rockford to locate his record producer and … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Geoffrey Deuel and Wayne Maunder star in “Time Bomb,” an episode loosely based on the activities of the radical group The Weather Underground Organization, airing Oct. 25, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 25, 2026 by admin

TIME BOMB Original Air Date: Oct. 25, 1970 Synopsis. In Los Angeles, Erskine has less than an hour to locate and diffuse a bomb that is set to explode in a courtroom inside the federal building at one of the … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Peter Mark Richman and Miiko Taka star in “The Problem with the Honorable Wife,” airing Oct. 31, 1965. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Kathleen Crowley and Arch Johnson star in “A Bullet for the Teacher,” airing Oct. 30, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Ed Nelson and Lara Parker star in “The Engineer,” airing Oct. 29, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Mario Roccuzzo and Victor French star in “Tower of Terror,” airing Oct. 28, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Edd Byrnes, Michael Dante, and Peter Brown star in “Stage West,” airing Oct. 27, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “Kill The Messenger,” Joe Santos’ favorite episode, airs on Oct. 27, 1978. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Tim O’Connor, Charlotte Stewart, Larry Linville, and Dabney Coleman star in “Flight,” airing Oct. 26, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Paul Picerni star in “Escape to Tampico,” airing Oct. 26, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 2 of “Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Will Never Die” airs on Oct. 26, 1979. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Geoffrey Deuel and Wayne Maunder star in “Time Bomb,” an episode loosely based on the activities of the radical group The Weather Underground Organization, airing Oct. 25, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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