The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)
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.
- Released
- 1980-03-09
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ron Satlof
- TMDB rating
- 4.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- William Conrad as William Battles
- Lane Caudell as Deacon Johnson
- Robin Mattson as Shelby Battles
- Marj Dusay as Dean Mary Phillips
- Tommy Aguilar as Tuliosis
- Jimmy Borges as Lt. Frank Fowler
- Roger Bowen as Coach Spaulding
- Sharon Acker as Jill Spencer
- Edward Binns as Allan Battles
- José Ferrer as Jeff Briggs
- John Hillerman as Paul Harrison
- Mike Kellin as Capt. Ames
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