Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series)
Nero Wolfe is an American drama television series based on the characters in Rex Stout's series of detective stories. The series aired on NBC from January 16 to August 25, 1981. William Conrad fills the role of the detective genius Nero Wolfe, and Lee Horsley is his assistant Archie Goodwin. Produced by Paramount Television, the series updates the world of Nero Wolfe to contemporary New York City and draws few of its stories from the Stout originals.
William Conrad as Nero Wolfe
Lee Horsley and William Conrad
Cover of the Visual Entertainment, Inc., DVD release of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe: The Complete Series (2017)
William Conrad was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon.
Conrad in 1952, when he created the role of Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke
The killers (Charles McGraw, William Conrad) in The Killers, Conrad's film debut
William Conrad in Cannon (1972)