The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
| The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Cliff Gould Ivan Goff Ben Roberts |
| Screenplay by | Cliff Gould |
| Directed by | William Hale |
| Starring | Mike Connors Grégoire Aslan Mariette Hartley Patrick O'Neal Clu Gulager James Shigeta Robert Colbert Robert Hooks Samantha Eggar |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ivan Goff Ben Roberts |
| Producers | William Cairncross Michael P. Schoenbrun |
| Cinematography | Gert Andersen |
| Editor | Neil MacDonald |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 4, 1974 |
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die is a 1976 American TV film broadcast by ABC on its The ABC Sunday Night Movie.[1][2] It was a pilot for a proposed TV series.[3][4]
Cast
- Mike Connors as Karl Ohanian
- Grégoire Aslan as Ara
- Mariette Hartley as Heather McDougall
- Patrick O'Neal as Commissioner Pat Moore
- Clu Gulager as Harry Keller
- James Shigeta as David Lao
- Robert Colbert as Doug McDougall
- Robert Hooks as Commissioner Frank Wharton
- Samantha Eggar as Anne Roland
- Lucille Benson as Flo
- Phillip Ahn as Soong
- Tony Becker as Steve McDougall
- Christopher L. Gardner as Doug
- Todd Mason as Priest
- James Burr-Johnson as Reardon
- Kate Hawley as Nancy Rigg
- Leslie Howard Fong Jr. as Kim
- Eugene Peterson as Secretary
- Larry Watson as Corpsman
- Don Eitner as Coast Guard Officer
- Kwan Hi Lim as Chew
Reception
It was the ninth highest rated TV show of the week in the US.[5]
References
- ^ 'The Killer Who Wouldn't Die' By John Carmody. The Washington Post. April 3, 1976: E5.
- ^ "Sunday's TV previews". Mid Cities Daily News. Dallas. April 4, 1976. p. 4. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: Mike Connors in Series Pilot Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times April 2, 1976: e28.
- ^ Kleiner, Dick (August 2, 1976). "Ask Dick Kleiner". Fort Scott Tribune. Rust Communications. p. 5. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Deeb, Gary (April 8, 1976). "'Helter' soars to No. 1 spot". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. p. B-9. ISSN 1085-6706. OCLC 7960243. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.