Nero Wolfe To Catch a Dead Man (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nero Wolfe

To Catch a Dead Man (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the Chief Executive of a shipping line disappears after trying to report a problem to the owner, Nero Wolfe is brought in to find the missing man and the violence begins, starting with Wolfe's orchids.

Director

Edward M. Abroms

Writers

John Meredyth Lucas | Rex Stout (characters)

Composer

John Addison

Cinematographer

Charles W. Short (as Charles Short)

Casting Director

Tom Stockfisch

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 20, 1981

Release date

Feb 20, 1981 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
William Conrad Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe See fewer	Cannon (1971)
Lee Horsley Archie Goodwin Archie Goodwin See fewer	The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
George Voskovec Fritz Brenner Fritz Brenner See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Robert Coote Theodore Horstmann Theodore Horstmann See fewer	A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
George Wyner Saul Panzer (credit only) Saul Panzer (credit only) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Allan Miller Inspector Cramer Inspector Cramer See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Cesare Danova Nicky Ormond Nicky Ormond See fewer	Mean Streets (1973)
Kelly Harmon Susan Ormond Susan Ormond See fewer	Switch (1975)
Charles Cioffi Harold East Harold East See fewer	Klute (1971)
Titos Vandis Captain Onterous Captain Onterous See fewer	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Lee Paul Martin Kelsey Martin Kelsey See fewer	The Sting (1973)
Frank Christi Hit Man Hit Man See fewer	Terminal Island (1973)
Edmund Stoiber Lamar Lamar See fewer	Hot to Trot (1988)
Jorge Cervera Jr. Desk Clerk Desk Clerk See fewer	Wings of an Angel (1996)
Matthew Tobin Thomas Mumford Thomas Mumford See fewer	Simon & Simon (1981)