The Rookies The Wheel of Death (Season 1, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Drama

The Rookies

The Wheel of Death (Season 1, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Widower father Frank Essex (Mike Farrell) targets a local criminal organization to pay for his son's hospital stay. On the run from both sides of the law, he doesn't know that he's the only donor who can save the boy's life.

Director

Michael Caffey

Writers

Rita Lakin (created by) | William Blinn (developed by) | Mark Weingart (written by)

Producer

William Blinn

Cinematographer

Archie R. Dalzell (as Arch Dalzell)

Editor

Jim Faris

Casting Director

Bert Remsen

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 19, 1973

Release date

Feb 19, 1973 (United States)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Georg Stanford Brown Officer Terry Webster Officer Terry Webster See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Sam Melville Officer Mike Danko Officer Mike Danko See fewer	The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Michael Ontkean Officer Willie Gillis Officer Willie Gillis See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Kate Jackson Jill Danko Jill Danko See fewer	Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Lt. Ryker Lt. Ryker See fewer	The Rookies (1972)
Mike Farrell Frank Essex Frank Essex See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Corinne Camacho Liz Sanders Liz Sanders See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Ross Hagen Pike Pike See fewer	Wonder Women (1973)
Michael-James Wixted Jimmy (as Michael-James Wixsted) Jimmy (as Michael-James Wixsted) See fewer	QB VII (1974)
William Campbell Gordan (as Bill Campbell) Gordan (as Bill Campbell) See fewer	Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Ken Lynch Evans Evans See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Taylor Lacher Paul Collins Paul Collins See fewer	Mr. Majestyk (1974)
James Almanzar Marty Marty See fewer	The Black Cauldron (1985)
Allen Jaffe Tarr Tarr See fewer	Papillon (1973)
Judy Farrell Jan Collins Jan Collins See fewer	Fame (1982)
Nellie Burt Mrs. Simmons (uncredited) Mrs. Simmons (uncredited) See fewer	Ben Casey (1961)
John Dennis Dry Cleaner (uncredited) Dry Cleaner (uncredited) See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Cheryl Ladd File Clerk (uncredited) File Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	Poison Ivy (1992)