Nero Wolfe (1981– )

The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, ... See full summary »

Stars:

William Conrad, Lee Horsley, George Voskovec

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
William Conrad	...	Nero Wolfe (14 episodes, 1981)
Lee Horsley	...	Archie Goodwin (14 episodes, 1981)
George Voskovec	...	Fritz Brenner (14 episodes, 1981)
Robert Coote	...	Theodore Horstmann (14 episodes, 1981)
Allan Miller	...	Inspector Cramer (12 episodes, 1981)
George Wyner	...	Saul Panzer (11 episodes, 1981)

Storyline

The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, who provides the brawn that complements Wolfe's brains.

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Plot Keywords:

nero wolfe | detective | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

El detective Nero Wolfe

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Coote's last film project.

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Connections

Spun-off from Nero Wolfe (1979)

User Reviews

The best depiction so far

It is beyond understanding why this show was canceled so quickly. The appearance and attitude William Conrad gave his Wolfe was just about perfect. He was the "seventh-of-a-ton" detective thousands of readers of the novels probably imagined. But not only Conrad was superb, the rest of the cast was as well, from George Voskovec's Fritz to Allan Miller's Inspector Cramer, with whose fits anyone could feel along.

Some edges of the characters were taken out, which is especially true for Archie Goodwin, and was most probably done to assure mass compatibility. Both Goodwin and Wolfe are described as chauvinists par excellence in the books. But besides that, there wasn't much more an avid fan of the novels could have asked for.

Very noteworthy is the great care about every little detail of the "old brownstone." That was marvelous work and the production crew should be applauded for that. Probably they had a number of Wolfe fans among them.