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Mannix is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967 to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller.
In 1975, the novel was adapted by screenwriter Alfred Hayes into a two-part, eighth season episode of the CBS private eye TV series Mannix entitled "Bird of Prey". It was shot on Catalina island, doubling for a fictional Latin American country. Most of the characters remain the same while Joe Mannix replaces Richard Mercer from the novel.
Mannix finds himself on both sides in a child-custody case - he must mediate for the mother (Whitney Blake) and protect the father (Gabriel Dell) from assassins. Christopher Knight (credited as Christopher A. Knight), Laraine Stephens , Norman Fell and Diana Muldaur guest star.
Mannix travels to a tropical island country to take a case to find a man, but is soon embroiled in a plot to kill the country's president. Based upon the novel Venetian Bird written by Victor Canning .
Mannix is hired to find out if a political candidate (William Shatner) is a target for mudslingers. Note: This episode is a "near remake" of the season one episode Skid Marks on a Dry Run . 144
The following is a list of episodes for the detective television series Mannix which aired from 1967 to 1975 in the United States on the CBS television network.The title character, Joe Mannix, is an Armenian-American private investigator played by Mike Connors (who was also of Armenian heritage).
A gangster's widow has a suspicious job offer for Mannix. Guest stars: James B. Sikking , Robert Reed , Jo Van Fleet , Jack Carter ; also featuring redressed set of The Brady Bunch house seen earlier in the series.
Mannix goes after a professional hitman who is targeting a deaf woman who is able to identify him. Jason Evers, Laurence Naismith, and Audree Norton guest star. NOTES: First appearance of Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair. Mannix comments on his resignation from Intertect.