The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)

4.3/10 • 97 min • Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie

Overview

William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

Cast

William Conrad

William Battles

Lane Caudell

Robin Mattson

Marj Dusay

Dean Mary Phillips

Jimmy Borges

Lt. Frank Fowler

Roger Bowen

Coach Spaulding

Sharon Acker

Edward Binns

José Ferrer

John Hillerman

Mike Kellin

Ben Piazza

Dr. John Spencer

Don Porter

Gen. Rocky Jensen

Kenneth Tobey

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