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32 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 20, 1963 60 mins
Clues link a trio of wealthy Texans to the murder of model Holly Howard. Appearing in cameo roles are Cedric Hardwicke (Busch), ZaSu Pitts (Mrs. Bowie), Fred Clark (McNulty), Rod Cameron (Murdock). Burke: Gene Barry. Hopke: William Bendix. Bridget: Suzy Parker. Sophia: Elizabeth Allen.
Episode 2
Fri, Sep 27, 1963 60 mins
A tycoon is murdered beside a carousel and a discarded matchbook leads Burke to a key suspect. Stacy: Elizabeth Montgomery. Burke: Gene Barry. Annabella: Ann Harding. Barrie: Dina Merrill. Gregory: Charlie Ruggles. Alison: Barrie Chase. Mason: Jim Backus. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 4, 1963 60 mins
Burke probes the death of a hunter who was shot with one of his own rifles. Florence: Mary Astor. Mona: Lizabeth Scott. Charney: John Saxon. Riggs: Chill Wills. Anna: Zsa Zsa Gabor. Clark: Paul Lynde. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 11, 1963 60 mins
Businessman Harris Crown had many friends---and one enemy, who killed him by tampering with his car. Burke: Gene Barry. Shirley: Lola Albright. Marnie: Barbara Eden. Mason: Gene Nelson. Angel: Juliet Prowse. Ethel: Joan Blondell. Cameos: Eva Gabor (Lily), Ruth Roman (Elinor), Don Rickles (Lou).
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 18, 1963 60 mins
Burke pours over a murdered author's manuscripts, searching for a lead to the killer. Littlefield: Ed Begley. Charlie: Terry-Thomas. Corey: Kennan Wynn. Gene Barry. Cameos: Rita Moreno (Margaret), Karl Boehm (Morton), and Corinne Calvet (Francesca).
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 25, 1963 60 mins
Publisher Alex Debbs has been murdered and Burke suspects the motive was jealousy. Bird: Sammy Davis Jr. Wilde: Burgess Meredith. Diana: Arlene Dahl. Laswell: John Ireland. Angela: Suzy Parker. Deborah: Jan Sterling. Maxine: Diana Dors. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 1, 1963 60 mins
Sweet Betsy was well-liked by everyone---except her murderer. Carolyn Jones plays four sisters---Betsy, Jane, Olivia and Meredith. Nels: Richard Carlson. Steiner: Michael Wilding. Aunt Harriet: Gladys Cooper. Gil: John Ericson. Burke: Gene Barry. Tim: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 8, 1963 60 mins
At a wild party, young singer Billy Jo celebrates his resounding success with a loud bang---from his own gun. Lynn: Ida Lupino. Cole: Howard Duff. Laurie: Laraine Day. Rip: Phil Harris. Bonnie: Tina Louise. Marcus: Cesar Romero. Charlie: Nick Adams. Burke: Gene Barry. Tim: Gary Conway.
Episode 9
Fri, Nov 15, 1963 60 mins
Tycoon Wade Walker's death in an airplane crash appears to be accidental---until Burke's men find suspicious powder burns. Cathy: Rhonda Fleming. Burke: Gene Barry. Rogers: Frankie Laine. Suzanne: Anne Francis. Bill: Jay C. Flippen. Jerri: Martha Hyer. Jill: Nancy Sinatra. Iris: Dana Wynter.
Episode 10
Fri, Nov 29, 1963 60 mins
A psychiatrist apparently had problems of his own: he's been murdered. Burke: Gene Barry. Dorrie: Annette Funicello. Helen: Celeste Holm. Larry: James MacArthur. Farrow: Dewey Martin. Gee Gee String: Sheree North. Janet: Susan Oliver. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 11
Fri, Dec 6, 1963 60 mins
Purity Mather, predicting she'll be murdered, provides Burke with a list of suspects. Szipesti: Wally Cox. Bugg: Charlie Ruggles. O'Shea: Telly Savalas. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey. Sgt. Ames: Eileen O'Neill.
Episode 12
Fri, Dec 13, 1963 60 mins
Burke uses a cat as bait to snare a killer. Samantha: Una Merkel. Max: Frankie Avalon. Gold: Macdonald Carey. Burke: Gene Barry. Cameo by Stubby Kaye.
Episode 13
Fri, Dec 20, 1963 60 mins
A calendar picture provides the only clue in the murder of a model. Harold: Nick Adams. Smith: Edward Everett Horton. Mrs. Ormsby: Elsa Lanchester. Juliet: Debra Paget. Leah: Jane Darwell. Sarah: Terry Moore. Professor: Arthur Hunnicut. Rudy: Dean Jones. Burke: Gene Barry.
Episode 14
Fri, Dec 27, 1963 60 mins
Burke suspects that the death of a playboy wasn't an accident. Jean: June Allyson. Banner: Ken Murray. Barbara: Yvonne DeCarlo. Haggerty: Jack Haley. Liz: Agnes Moorehead. Burke: Gene Barry. McLean: Dan Tobin. Ann: Rosemarie Bowe. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey. Henry: Leon Lontoc.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 3, 1964 60 mins
Burke's assignment: find the murderer of wealthy financier Jason Shaw. Reese: Burgess Meredith. Jill: Tammy Grimes. Murphy: Keenan Wynn. Burke: Gene Barry. Soboski: Oscar Homolka. Lucy: Joyce Jameson. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey. Julian: Richard Haydn. Marian: Marlyn Mason.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 10, 1964 60 mins
Snooky Martinelli was murdered at his own party and Burke suspects one of the guests. Seraphim: Janice Rule. Jango: Hoagy Carmichael. Binkie: Carl Reiner. Eva: Arlene Dahl. Simone: Cesar Romero. Varga: Broderick Crawford. Burke: Gene Barry.
Episode 17
Fri, Jan 17, 1964 60 mins
The ambulance attendants who rush into a bank aren't on a mission of mercy ... they're planning to rob the place. Smith: Edgar Bergen. Courtland: Andy Devine. Piggott: Reginald Gardiner. Burke: Gene Barry. Duke: Spike Jones. Liz: Elizabeth Allen. Barrows: Dick Clark. Paulette: Gena Rowlands. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 18
Fri, Jan 24, 1964 60 mins
Madison Cooper telephones Burke---to report his own murder. Amy: Jeanne Crain. Dunning: Kevin McCarthy. Wally: Marty Ingels. Carol: Carolyn Jones. Lovey: Dorothy Lamour. Shelby: Terry-Thomas. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey.
Episode 19
Fri, Jan 31, 1964 60 mins
Burke's investigation of a carhop's death begins with one of the girl's co-workers, who was interested in the victim's brother. Clarissa: Martha Hyer. Jones: Mark Goddard. Helen: Gloria Grahame. Hutton: Eddie Bracken. Bing: Hans Conried. Dekker: Jack Carter. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 14, 1964 60 mins
A pop singer is killed. Prime suspect: her successor. Big Bwana: Michael Ansara. Pork Pie: Jim Backus. Reynolds: William Shatner. Pee Wee: Joanie Sommers. Marion: Diana Lynn. El Greco: Fernando Lamas. Burke: Gene Barry. Les: Regis Toomey. Tilson: Gary Conway. Henry: Leon Lontoc.
Episode 21
Fri, Feb 21, 1964 60 mins
A missing necklace is Burke's link to the murder of a restaurateur. Smitty: Elizabeth Montgomery. Gustave: Bert Parks. Honey: Gale Storm. Charlie: Telly Savalas. Cameos: Mickey Rooney (Archie), Linda Darnell (Monica), Sheldon Leonard (Touchy). Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 22
Fri, Feb 28, 1964 60 mins
Burke has three good suspects in the murder of a press agent---the dead man's ex-wives. Mia: Luciana Paluzzi. Churchi: Marie Wilson. Steffi: Glynis Johns. Jorek: John Ericson. Susan: Diane McBain. Burke: Gene Barry. McCoy: Herschel Bernardi. Tilson: Gary Conway. Hogarth: Don Taylor (who also directed the episode).
Episode 23
Fri, Mar 6, 1964 60 mins
Burke investigates the death of an industrial tycoon. Whitney: Felicia Farr. Custer: Chill Wills. Belden: Ed Wynn. Talbert: Broderick Crawford. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey.
Episode 24
Fri, Mar 13, 1964 60 mins
Not everyone enjoyed an artist's satire---he's been found impaled on one of his paintings. Blick: Tab Hunter. Harold: Aldo Ray. McCree: Jack Weston. Mason: Macdonald Carey. Burke: Gene Barry. Wenny: Deborah Walley.
Episode 25
Fri, Mar 20, 1964 60 mins
A Chinatown parade is disrupted by the appearance of a car containing a corpse. January: Howard Duff. Kelly: Dan Duryea. Sylvia: Barbara Eden. Lotus Bud: Miyoshi Umeki. Burke: Gene Barry. Sen Yang: James Shigeta. Fragrant Lotus: Ginny Tiu. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 26
Fri, Mar 27, 1964 60 mins
Burke suspects that a murdered housewife was leading a double life. Cleo Patrick: Jayne Mansfield. Baker: Hoagy Carmichael. Amanda: Nanette Fabray. Alexander: Arthur O'Connell. Burke: Gene Barry. Gruber: Jay C. Flippen. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 27
Fri, Apr 3, 1964 60 mins
The prime suspect in a murder case is Burke's former girlfriend, Jennifer Carlisle (Lola Albright). Sinjin: Steve Cochran. Burke: Gene Barry. Sitwell: Fess Parker. Twill: Reginald Gardiner. Beauregard: Patsy Kelly. Prudence: Nancy Kovack. Tilson: Gary Conway.
Episode 28
Fri, Apr 10, 1964 60 mins
Ballplayer Eddie Dineen is in trouble: his girlfriend is dead and he's Burke's chief suspect. Dineen: John Cassavetes. Sanders: Don Ameche. Morgan: Wendell Corey. Mitzi: Gena Rowlands. Crowley: Jackie Coogan. Burke: Gene Barry. Tilson: Gary Conway. Les: Regis Toomey. Belden: Byron Foulger.
Episode 29
Fri, Apr 17, 1964 60 mins
Burke investigates the murder of a former flame. The suspects: suitors she rejected. Wade: Gene Raymond. Lonnie: Jane Greer. Laura Jean: Ruta Lee. Burke: Gene Barry. Smith: Richard Carlson. Walsh: Stephen McNally. Scubie: Don Taylor.
Episode 30
Fri, Apr 24, 1964 60 mins
Burke is summoned to a health spa: a patron was stabbed in the mud bath. Polly: Jeanne Crain. Solange: Joanne Dru. Constance: Hazel Court. Gloria: Martha Hyer. Tani: Susan Strasberg. Madeline: Josephine Hutchinson. Burke: Gene Barry. Les: Regis Toomey. Tilson: Gary Conway. Henry: Leon Lontoc.
Episode 31
Fri, May 1, 1964 60 mins
A new figure has been added to the local wax museum, but it isn't made of wax---it's a corpse. Carlos De Vega: John Cassavetes. Dona Ynez: Agnes Moorhead. Serena Diablo: Patricia Medina. Antonio Cardoza: Cesar Romero. Burke: Gene Barry.
Episode 32
Fri, May 8, 1964 60 mins
Couturier Benjamin Glory is killed. Chief suspect: his business partner. Candy: Joan Blondell. Anjanette: Nina Foch. Carlene: Betty Hutton. Lovely: Buster Keaton. Burke: Gene Barry. Lee: Gisele McKenzie. Sable: Anne Helm.