N.Y.P.D. To Catch a Hero (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

N.Y.P.D.

To Catch a Hero (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

A Vietnam veteran plays cat and mouse with the police by using his military training. Detectives Corso, Haines, and Ward are determined to bring the killer to justice.

Director

Robert Butler

Writers

David Susskind (creator) | Arnold Perl (creator) | Edward DeBlasio (written by) | Albert Ruben (story supervisor)

Producer

Bob Markell

Composer

Charles Gross (music composed by)

Cinematographer

J. Burgi Contner

Editor

Arline Garson

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 31, 1967

Release date

Oct 31, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Warden Lt. Mike Haines Lt. Mike Haines See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Robert Hooks Det. Jeff Ward Det. Jeff Ward See fewer	Trouble Man (1972)
Frank Converse Det. Johnny Corso Det. Johnny Corso See fewer	Hour of the Gun (1967)
Judi West Sheila Baresh Sheila Baresh See fewer	The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Robert Forster Tony Pond Tony Pond See fewer	Jackie Brown (1997)
Jan Miner Mrs. Matthews Mrs. Matthews See fewer	Mermaids (1990)
Sylvia Miles Mrs. Franklin Mrs. Franklin See fewer	Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Clifford A. Pellow Mr. Franklin (as Clifford Pellow) Mr. Franklin (as Clifford Pellow) See fewer	Magnum Force (1973)
Michael Currie The Major The Major See fewer	Sudden Impact (1983)
Fritzi Burr Landlady Landlady See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Nino Ruggeri Polito (uncredited) Polito (uncredited) See fewer	Crazy Joe (1974)