A Matter of Wife... And Death
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A Matter of Wife... and Death was a television
movie that first aired April 10, 1976 on NBC
. It was a sequel to the 1973 film Shamus
, and was intended as a pilot for a series. The teleplay was written by Don Ingalls and the film directed by Marvin Chomsky, with Robert Weitman as the producer. Rod Taylor played the part of the private detective Shamus McCoy, a role originally played by Burt Reynolds
in the Shamus movie. The cast also included Anne Archer
and Joe Santos
, with Lynda Carter
playing a small role as Shamus's girl-friend.
The film ran for 73 minutes in color with mono sound, and was released by Columbia.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
movie that first aired April 10, 1976 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. It was a sequel to the 1973 film Shamus
Shamus
Shamus may refer to:* a slang term for a private investigator** Shamus , a 1980s computer game** Shamus , a 1973 film starring Burt Reynolds** Shamus Award, for best detective fiction...
, and was intended as a pilot for a series. The teleplay was written by Don Ingalls and the film directed by Marvin Chomsky, with Robert Weitman as the producer. Rod Taylor played the part of the private detective Shamus McCoy, a role originally played by Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
in the Shamus movie. The cast also included Anne Archer
Anne Archer
Anne Archer is an American actress who has performed in feature films, television, and stage and was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971. Among her best known roles is that of Beth Gallagher in the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction, for which she received a nomination for an Academy Award.-Career:Archer's...
and Joe Santos
Joe Santos
Joe Santos is an American film and television actor.-Biography:Santos was born Joseph Minieri in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Rose and Joseph Minieri. He began his film acting career in the mid-1960s, appearing in films directed by his cousin, Joseph W...
, with Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter
Lynda Jean Carter is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ....
playing a small role as Shamus's girl-friend.
The film ran for 73 minutes in color with mono sound, and was released by Columbia.