Johnny Staccato

1959 - 1960 TV-PG 24m 8

Johnny Staccato is a jazz pianist and private detective.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Naked Truth

1. The Naked Truth

Aired: Sep 10, 1959

A young singer's promising career is threatened by a scandal magazine's black...

Episode 2 Murder for Credit

2. Murder for Credit

Aired: Sep 17, 1959

Johnny Staccato tracks down the killer of a bandleader who is being poisoned.

Episode 3 The Parents

3. The Parents

Aired: Sep 24, 1959

A young couple who have sold their unborn baby to an unscrupulous baby broker...

Episode 5 Nature of the Night

5. Nature of the Night

Aired: Oct 15, 1959

The attacker in a local slasher spree against blonde women is Johnny's troubl...

Episode 6 Viva, Paco!

6. Viva, Paco!

Aired: Oct 22, 1959

When a racketeer calls Johnny's friend a cowardly, womanizing Puerto Rican, J...

Episode 7 Evil

7. Evil

Aired: Oct 29, 1959

Johnny investigates the popular new preacher at the mission who's taken the l...

Episode 8 Murder in Hi-Fi

8. Murder in Hi-Fi

Aired: Nov 5, 1959

Waldo is forced to hire an attractive woman to sing at his club.

Episode 9 Fly Baby, Fly

9. Fly Baby, Fly

Aired: Nov 12, 1959

A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).

Episode 10 Tempted

10. Tempted

Aired: Nov 19, 1959

Fearing she is being followed, a beautiful blonde asks Johnny to accompany he...

Episode 11 The Poet's Touch

11. The Poet's Touch

Aired: Nov 26, 1959

A young poet is jarred sober when his friends go too far and unintentionally ...

Episode 12 The Wild Reed

12. The Wild Reed

Aired: Mar 24, 1960

Johnny Staccato investigates an old college friend who is now playing a bad s...

Episode 13 A Piece of Paradise

13. A Piece of Paradise

Aired: Dec 10, 1959

Johnny helps his ex jockey friend who has been accused of killing a dance hal...

Episode 14 The Return

14. The Return

Aired: Dec 17, 1959

Johnny narrowly misses a War vet pawning his Distinguished Service Cross for ...

Episode 15 The Unwise Men

15. The Unwise Men

Aired: Dec 24, 1959

Hardworking family man, Tom (Jack Weston) is stressed by his ex-con older bro...

Episode 16 Collector's Item

16. Collector's Item

Aired: Dec 31, 1959

Singer played by Ann Henry, is killed and two of her past lovers are the prim...

Episode 17 The Man in the Pit

17. The Man in the Pit

Aired: Jan 7, 1960

Johnny investigates who is blackmailing a Broadway actress and the death of a...

Episode 18 The Only Witness

18. The Only Witness

Aired: Jan 14, 1960

Johnny receives a telephone call from a wealthy playboy asking him to protect...

Episode 19 Night of Jeopardy

19. Night of Jeopardy

Aired: Jan 21, 1960

A big time counterfeiter believes Johnny has his engraving plates. When he an...

Episode 20 Double Feature

20. Double Feature

Aired: Jan 28, 1960

Johnny is accused of a murder committed by a look-alike hit man.

Episode 21 The List of Death

21. The List of Death

Aired: Feb 4, 1960

Johnny helps a dying gangster disguised as a priest settle some old scores.

Episode 22 Solomon

22. Solomon

Aired: Feb 11, 1960

High-profile attorney Solomon Bradshaw is desperate for a defense of his weal...

Episode 23 An Act of Terror

23. An Act of Terror

Aired: Feb 18, 1960

Johnny solves the murder of a ventriloquists wife through his dummy.

Episode 24 An Angry Young Man

24. An Angry Young Man

Aired: Feb 25, 1960

Johnny becomes concerned when an ambitious young man starts working at a book...

Episode 25 The Mask of Jason

25. The Mask of Jason

Aired: Mar 3, 1960

Johnny must protect an actress (Mary Tyler Moore) from a man with a scarred f...

Episode 26 A Nice Little Town

26. A Nice Little Town

Aired: Mar 10, 1960

A lady friend asks Johnny to find out who beat her brother to death. No one i...

Episode 27 Swinging Long Hair

27. Swinging Long Hair

Aired: Mar 17, 1960

A classical pianist and his wife defect to the USA after a concert. He gets a...


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Info about Johnny Staccato

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery