Once Upon a Dead Man

Sep 17, 1971

1h 35m

★ 7.0

Overview

The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads to a murder.

Genres

Mystery

TV Movie

Production Companies

Universal Television

Talent Associates

Talent Associates-Norton Simon

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Cast

Stewart McMillan

Rock Hudson

Sally McMillan

Susan Saint James

Chief Andrew Yeakel

Jack Albertson

Andre Stryker

René Auberjonois

Edmond Corday

Kurt Kasznar

Mr. Wortzel

Jonathan Harris

Gregory Constantine

Herb Edelman

Sgt. Charles Enright

John Schuck

John Patterson

James Wainwright

Madame Jarnac

Lilyan Chauvin

Emily Hull

Linda Watkins

Dewhawk

Frank Orsatti

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