Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'City Of Angels' from 1970-1982:
- Clifton James as Lt. Murray Quint (1976)
- Elaine Joyce as Marsha (1976)
- Philip Sterling as Michael Brimm (1976)
- Timmie Rodgers as Lester (1976)
- Wayne Rogers as Jake Axminster (1976)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'City Of Angels':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Don Medford
With Meredith Baxter (Mary Kingston), Laurence Luckinbill (Noel Crossman Jr.), G.D. Spradlin (General Winfield), Stephen Elliott (Delaney), Lloyd Nolan (General Butler), Diane Ladd (Laura), Jack Kruschen, Steve Kanaly.
Wayne Rogers stars in this new series as Jake Axminster, a private investigator in Los Angeles in the 1930s. The series kicks off with a three-parter. Tonight, Jake delves into a homicide case and uncovers a high-level plot that threatens the nation.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Don Medford
With Meredith Baxter (Mary Kingston), Laurence Luckinbill (Noel Crossman Jr.), G.D. Spradlin (General Winfield), Stephen Elliott (Delaney), Lloyd Nolan (General Butler), Diane Ladd (Laura), Jack Kruschen, Steve Kanaly.
The wife of a missing columnist is sought by Jake Axminster in an effort to clear starlet of a homicide charge, an in the process he uncovers a right-wing plot to overthrow the U.S. government.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Don Medford
With Meredith Baxter (Mary Kingston), Laurence Luckinbill (Noel Crossman Jr.), G.D. Spradlin (General Winfield), Stephen Elliott (Delaney), Lloyd Nolan (General Butler), Diane Ladd (Laura), Jack Kruschen, Steve Kanaly.
Private eye Jake Axminster fights to free a client of a homicide charge and tries to prevent a right-wing plot to overthrow the U.S. government from coming to fruition.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Philip DeGuere D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
With Donna Mills (Faith), Corinne Camacho (Velma), Lee Bryant, Meg Wyllie, Stefan Gierasch (Mitchell), Joshua Bryant (Duncan), Art Lund (Underhill), Tim Thomerson (Sayers).
Jake Axminster is hired to trail a young wife who is suspected of having an affair with a professor, but when his client -- the elderly husband -- is shot and the professor is charged, the wife hires Jake to find the real culprit.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Douglas Heyes D: Douglas Heyes
With Martine Beswick (Hannah Bach), Belinda Montgomery (Louise), Don Porter (Manning), William Smith (Vic), Lynn Carlin, Karen Ericson, Lynn Carlin (Cora Manning).
When a friend of Jake's is found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning, Axminster is accused of murder. His search for the truth after the cops have decided her death was a suicide leads him to a prominent politician, his rebellious daughter, and the man's hysterical wife, among others.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Steven Karpf, Elinor Karpf D: Robert Douglas
With Shug Fisher (Whitney Hedges), Severn Darden (Winnie), Billy Green Bush (Charles Downing), Lara Parker (Eunice Wheeler), Susan Sullivan (Margaret Hillings), Susan Howard (Ruby Dyson).
Two sisters hire Axminster to investigate an apparent suicide that occurred eight years earlier.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Merwin Gerard D: Allen Reisner
With Terry Kiser, Signe Hasso, Milt Kogan, George Gaynes (Eisley), Christine Jones (Barbara Thorneberry), Rockne Tarkington, Heather Lowe.
Axminster runs into trouble while investigating the disppearance of a nightclub dancer, who may have discovered a connection between the underworld and the murder of a millionaire.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Roy Huggins D: Barry Shear
With Marcia Strassman (Madge Carruthers), Broderick Crawford, Priscilla Pointer (Mrs. Macklin), Brett Halsey (Brad Caulfield), W.T. Zacha, David S. Cass Sr.
A successful businessman hires Jake to find out if his girlfriend is being unfaithful to him, and the woman is later found dead in her bathtub.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Roy Huggins D: Douglas Heyes
With Darleen Carr, Edward Winter (Elliott), Joel Fabiani (Harris), John S. Ragin (Steadman).
Jake Axminster is hired by a wealthy coed to find three men who are following her and her boyfriend.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Stephen J. Cannell, Philip DeGuere D: Robert Douglas
With James Luisi (Carl Riccio), Veronica Hamel (Thelma), Gordon Jump (Waiter), Barry Cahill (Sgt. Pearson), Howard McGillin (Man at Beach), Pepper Martin (Reggie), Janice Heiden (Darla), Laurence Haddon (Mason Terry), Eugene Peterson (Darryl Fontaine), Jack Kruschen (Harry Kahn).
Axminster's secretary is kidnapped after she tries to aid a frightened friend.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Roy Huggins, Gloryette Clark D: Jerry London
With G.D. Spradlin (Matthew Lyons), Carole Mallory (Mrs. Lyons), Cassie Yates (Gilda), Lynne Marta (Singer), Jack Colvin (Al Starner), John Durren (Kieran), Beulah Quo (Loo Wong), Bill Saito (Phil Soo).
A wealthy businessman hires Axminster to find his missing wife, and learns she could be a homicide suspect.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Philip DeGuere D: Hy Averback
With Taylor Lacher (Harlan), Geoffrey Lewis (Vickers), John McLiam (Judge Marquette), Booth Colman, Charles Tyner, Robert Donner, Gene Dynarski.
An insurance company hires Axminster to provide them with proof that a man whose life insurance policy was paid off is actually still alive. The search leads Jake to a small town where he receives a very chilly reception.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Stephen Karpf, Elinor Karpf D: Ralph Senensky
With Dana Wynter (Celia Torry), Renne Jarrett (Sarah), Randolph Roberts (Kemmerer), Victor Holchak (Sanders), David Young (Swindon), George Sperdakos.
An American tennis star is accused of a homicide which could have international implications, and Axminster is hired to investigate. (Last show of the series.)