"Harry O" The Madonna Legacy (1975)

Director:

Richard C. Bennett

Writers:

Howard Rodman (creator)
Michael Sloan (written by)

TV Series:

"Harry O" (1973)

Original Air Date:

11 December 1975 (Season 2, Episode 13)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

A man calls Harry Orwell while Harry is asleep, but when the half-awake Harry answers, there is nothing, so Harry hangs up. The next day Harry learns that Frank McDonald, an old friend from his days with the San Diego PD, has been found dead. The death is ruled a suicide but Harry is skeptical, and after learning that McDonald was the man who called him that night, Harry begins backtracking those who most recently knew McDonald. He meets a woman McDonald knew from attending AA meetings, a woman who was married to wealthy businessman Walter Nesbitt. Harry then begins piecing together information on a murder case McDonald was involved in years earlier involving the death of Walter Nesbitt's secretary, Angela Thomas. Several attempts on the lives of Harry, Nesbitt's estranged son-in-law, and Nesbitt's mentally disturbed son lead Harry and Lt. Trench back to the man convicted of Angela Thomas' murder, a man named Bill Henderson, a violent man who was recently paroled but who Harry learns was not the real killer.

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Detective | Cult TV | Character Name In Title

Cast

David Janssen	...	Harry Orwell
Anthony Zerbe	...	Lt. K.C. Trench
John Colicos	...	Walter Nesbitt
Dennis Redfield	...	Jonathan Nesbitt
Gwen Arner	...	Stella Christian
Christine Belford	...	Karen Nesbitt
Phyllis Love	...	Jean MacDonald
Charles Shull	...	Bill Henderson
Doria Cook-Nelson	...	Joanna Costello (as Doria Cook)
Jack Riley	...	Barney Hamilton
Sabrina Scharf	...	Jenny
Carol Bagdasarian	...	Angela Thomas
Paul Tulley	...	Sgt. Roberts
Joseph Stern	...	Ralph Costello
Jane Lambert	...	Amy
Derek Murcott	...	Dr. Foster
Paul Bryar	...	Bartender

Directed by
Richard C. Bennett

Writing credits
Howard Rodman		(creator)
Michael Sloan		(written by)

Produced by
Jerry Thorpe	....	executive producer

Music Department
Billy Goldenberg	....	composer: theme music

Directed by
Richard Benedict
Joseph Manduke
Don Weis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joanna Klasson		writer
Howard Rodman		creator

Original Music by
Kim Richmond
John Rubinstein

Art Direction by
Frederick P. Hope		(as Frederic Hope)

Set Decoration by
Gregory Garrison

Makeup Department
Jean Austin	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mitchell L. Gamson	....	assistant director
Lou Watt	....	assistant director

Stunts
Fred Carson	....	stunts
Jean Coulter	....	stunts
Roger Creed	....	stunts
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunt double
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunts

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Herrin	....	costume supervisor
Bruce Walkup	....	wardrobe

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2013) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Stage 18, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television