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  • Automan Death by Design (Season 1, Episode 12)
  • TV Episode | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Automan

Death by Design (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

When a friend of Jack's, another cop, is killed while working with him, they think that the killer is a professional hitman, but because of insufficient evidence, they can't hold him. However, Walter comes up with a plan to get the man to ...See moreWhen a friend of Jack's, another cop, is killed while working with him, they think that the killer is a professional hitman, but because of insufficient evidence, they can't hold him. However, Walter comes up with a plan to get the man to turn on the ones who hired him, by planting stories about other criminals who escaped prosecution because of technicalities or insufficient evidence, ended being killed by a vigilante. And when a reporter suspects it's Jack, Walter has Auto pose as a rogue cop. And Jack learns that the killer is working for a loan shark who is trying to get the owners of a fashion house who borrowed money from them years but paid them back, to give an interest in the business which they refused so they hired the killer to kill one of the partners and the other one is next but she refuses to give in. So Walter has Auto watch her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com See less
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Director
Writers
Glen A. Larson (created by) | Sam Egan (written by)
Composer
Peter T. Myers (as Peter Myers)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 2, 1984

Release date
Apr 2, 1984 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Walter Nebicher Walter Nebicher   See fewer
Chuck Wagner
Automan Automan   See fewer
Heather McNair
Roxanne Caldwell Roxanne Caldwell   See fewer
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Capt. E. G. Boyd Capt. E. G. Boyd   See fewer
Robert Lansing
Lt. Jack Curtis Lt. Jack Curtis   See fewer
Cursor
Self Self   See fewer
John Ericson
Woody Oster (as John Erickson) Woody Oster (as John Erickson)   See fewer
Anne Lockhart
Tracy Morgan Tracy Morgan   See fewer
Luke Askew
Eric LeBlanc Eric LeBlanc   See fewer
Lance LeGault
Simon Rafferty (as Lance Le Gault) Simon Rafferty (as Lance Le Gault)   See fewer
David Spielberg
Tom Sholes Tom Sholes   See fewer
Michael V. Gazzo
Ambrose (as Michael Gazzo) Ambrose (as Michael Gazzo)   See fewer
Edward Mallory
Nate Hester Nate Hester   See fewer
J.D. Hall
Noah Jeffries Noah Jeffries   See fewer
K.C. Winkler
The Model The Model   See fewer
Danny Dayton
The Bookie The Bookie   See fewer
Johnny Crear
Joseph Sylvana Joseph Sylvana   See fewer
Deborah Ludwig Davis
Singer (voice) (uncredited) Singer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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