Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Banyon' from 1970-1982:
- Joan Blondell as Peggy Revere (1972-1973)
- Julie Gregg as Abby Graham (1972-1973)
- Richard Jaeckel as Lt. Pete McNeil (1972-1973)
- Robert Forster as Miles C. Banyon (1972-1973)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Banyon':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
March 15, 1971: Pilot
Season 0, episode 1
W: Ed Adamson D: Robert Day
With Leslie Parrish (Ruth Sprague), Hermione Gingold (Peggy Revere), Herb Edelman (Harry Sprague), Anjanette Comer (Diane Jennings), Jose Ferrer (Lee Jennings), Jason Wingreen (Dr. Greenbaum), Ned Glass (Lou Moran), John Lawrence (Willie Douglas), Anne Randall (Linda Hayden), Jeff Morris (Billy), Joseph Ruskin (Carl Horner), Alvin Childress (Mr. Clayton), Paul Hampton (David), Ted Hartley (Sonny Arnheim), Carla Borelli (Joan), Stanley Adams (Eddie Dolan), Deidre Daniels (Irene Fortolla), Ray Danton (Victor Pappas), Darren McGavin (Lt. Pete Cordova).
Banyon's client, a young woman, is found dead in Banyon's office, shot with Banyon's gun. Pilot movie for the series which debuted in the fall of 1972.
September 15, 1972: The Decent Thing To Do
Season 1, episode 1
W: William P. McGivern D: Ralph Senensky
With Collin Wilcox (Ella Fisher), Frank Aletter (John Garvey), Marlyn Mason (Maggie Starr), Sarah Kennedy (Suzie), Peter White (Ross Vincent).
The hard times of the 1930s form the background for a series about the adventures of a private detective. Robert Forster stars as Miles Banyon and Joan Blondell and Richard Jaeckel have continuing roles. In the first episode, Banyon discounts an official ruling of suicide and suspects murder when a client is found dead.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Ed Adamson, Theodore J. Flicker, Norman Katkov D: Richard Donner
With Darrell Larson (Donald Moore), Bobby Diamond, Tim O'Connor (Harry Patterson), Jessica Walter (Emily Powell), Shelly Novack, Michael DeLano.
Banyon is hired to find the missing college student son of a film studio mogul. The youth mysteriously disappears following a fight with another student.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Carey Wilber, Milton S. Gelman D: Ralph Senensky
With Pat O'Brien (Big Jim Rawlins), Diana Hyland (Julia Egan), Larry Gates (General), Tom Bosley (Steve Corbett), Ted Hartley (Tim Egan).
Miles Banyon becomes involved in political intrigue when he investigates the murder of a candidate for state attorney general.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Norman Katkov D: Daniel Petrie
With Fritz Weaver (Whitney Pemberton), Severn Darden (Osgood Vickers), Phillip Pine (Alex Maters), John Sylvester White (Carruthers), Sarah Fankboner (Alma), Rosemary Murphy (Hildy Koster).
Banyon is hired by a pulp magazine publisher to find his mysteriously missing star writer, and the investigation brings him in contact with a celebrated author and spokesman of the 1920s, a poet and some hard-nosed gamblers.
Season 1, episode 5
W: James D. Buchanan, Milton Gelman D: Lawrence Dobkin
With Bo Svenson (Carlo), James McCallion (Johnny), Sharon Farrell (Wanda), Gabriel Dell (Sam Whitney), Char Fontane (Helena Baxter).
Banyon tries to find a prize fighter who disappears right after scoring an upset victory.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Jack Sher D: Charles S. Dubin
With Fred Sadoff (Don Messinger), John Saxon (Johnny Clay), Don Knight (Rick Madden), E.J. Peaker (Jan Shelton), Richard Roat (Gil Hyland).
A famous but obnoxious bandleader hires Banyon to protect him after someone takes a shot at him on the bandstand.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Milton Gelman D: Ralph Senensky
With Billy Green Bush (Chet Grundy), Jack Cassidy (Grey Gloves), Morgan Sterne (Jennings Marshall), Diana Muldaur (Paula Vander), Adrienne Marden (Miss Sweeney), Joseph V. Perry (Sonny Kranz).
Officially ordered off a case, Lt. McNeil hires Banyon to solve a suspected murder that has bothered him for nearly seven years.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Ed Adamson D: Arthur H. Nadel
With Barbara Babcock (Caroline Wheeler), Dick Van Patten (Earl Gilford), Fred Beir (Kenneth Graves), Jo Ann Pflug (Crystal Davis), Royal Dano (Dr. Jefferson), Joseph Hindy (George Wilbur), John Carter (Philip Wheeler).
A marathon dancer hires Banyon to find her girlfriend who has been lost for many years.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Milton Gelman, George Slavin D: Marvin Chomsky
With Dabney Coleman (Ralph Hubbard), Ahna Capri (Amy Cullen), Norma Crane (Marge Douglas), Gerald Hiken (Eli Brand), George Murdock (Wayne Douglas), Corinne Camacho (Lila Merrick), John Zaremba (Dr. Hall).
Banyon hires another private detective to handle a routine case for him, and the detective is murdered.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Mort Fine, Milton Gelman D: Charles S. Dubin
With Meredith MacRae (Myra Shaw), Eileen Heckart (Mrs. Shaw), Anita Alberts (Joy Prentiss), Lane Bradbury (Bunny), Teri Garr (Mabel), Barbara Stuart, Allen Garfield (Henry Spear).
An aggressive "stage mother" gives Banyon a bad time when he investigates the murder of a dime-a-dance hostess.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Milton Gelman D: Lawrence Dobkin
With Robert Webber (Waldo), Jo Ann Harris (Sally Overman), Karen Carlson (Juanita).
Banyon is wounded by a gunman as he tries to locate his secretary of the week after she mysteriously runs from his office.
Season 1, episode 12
W: N. Gidding, Robert C. Dennis D: Valentin de Vargas
With Arch Johnson (Boyle), Kristina Holland (Daisy Davis), Jack Klugman, James B. Sikking (Andrews), Don Chastain (Sinclair), Elaine Giftos (Verna), Sherry Lansing (Doris), Paul Sorensen (Big Al), Marian McCargo (Mrs. Sinclair).
A waitress hires Banyon to find the driver who ran her down and tried to kill her. His investigation takes him to a Pasadena mansion where he meets a glamorous socialite.
Season 1, episode 13
W: William P. McGivern D: Valentin de Vargas
With Gregory Sierra (Raul Lopaca), Kaz Garas (Tom Porter), Skye Aubrey (Claire Boyer), Joseph V. Perry (Sgt. Krantz), Valentin de Vargas (Gomez Santoro), Leigh Hamilton (Jill Payton).
A girl Banyon once planned to marry seeks his assistance after she's frightened by two men who come to the club where she works as a tennis pro.
Season 1, episode 14
W: Mann Rubin D: Marvin Chomsky
With Murray Matheson (Charles Troy), Janice Rule (Lorraine Corman), Meg Wyllie (Landlady), Dennis Redfield (Curt Torrance), Ed Flanders (Sgt. Randall), Anne Ramsey (Mrs. Hendricks), Nate Esformes (Silverio).
After just one day of being released from prison, an ex-convict is shot and killed. His daughter, convinced it wasn't a simple holdup robbery, hires Banyon to investigate.
Season 1, episode 15
W: Ed Adamson, Milton Gelman D: Daniel Petrie
With Donna Mills (Trina King), Charles McGraw (Steve Kanderis), John Fiedler (Trumbull), John Williams (Albert Sten), Estelle Winwood (Birdie Hope), Anne Seymour (Conseulo), Ken Lynch (Ben Granick), Lenore Kasdorf (Margie), Florence Lake (Taffy), Joan Crosby (Madeleine).
Banyon goes after an alimony-owing ex-husband and winds up being held captive by a big-time mobster holed up in a Pasadena hotel. (Last show of the series.)