# What episode of Cannon (William Conrad) is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279 "2019-10-25T15:13:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennedy1960](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/1 "2019-10-25T15:13:33Z")
Just trying to place an exact date for this flashback scene in the Sopranos [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-0gRYiNOYmc/maxresdefault.jpg "Tony and Johnny lie to Livia at the hospital.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gRYiNOYmc) Seen from 1:36 to 1:50 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/2 "2019-10-25T15:52:45Z")
Further information: _The Sopranos_ [episode](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705254/) in question is _In Camelot_ S05E07. (Directed by Steve Buscemi, BTW.) The IMDb connections page for this episode just says it’s _Cannon_. Question has been asked on Reddit but not answered. The key may be the guest bad guy in the shot. But looks a bit too “generic” for me to peg. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/3 "2019-10-25T17:25:09Z")
I think it’s Bradford Dillman, who was in two episodes. Worth a shot. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/4 "2019-10-25T21:37:49Z")
Yeah, Dillman was in my set of possibilities. The top of his head is about right but the mouth/jaw doesn’t seem right. Of his two appearances on _Cannon_, it’s definitely not _Cain’s Mark_. There’s a German dubbed version on YouTube and that scene doesn’t appear. (Interestingly, David Birney play Dillman’s brother and they are a good match. Dillman-like covers a _lot_ of people from that era.) Can’t find _Missing at FL307_ in video or script form. MeTV airs _Cannon_ late at night a few times a week. Currently in season 2. The _Missing_ … episode is from season 4. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/5 "2019-10-25T21:53:27Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I think it’s Bradford Dillman, who was in two episodes. Worth a shot. It really doesn’t look like him to me. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/6 "2019-10-25T23:58:07Z")
Got it! It’s [David Birney](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1556207/cannon-1x23-cains-mark). Right episode, wrong '70s hunk. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/7 "2019-10-26T12:40:23Z")
Still don’t think so. In the _Sopranos_ clip the guy is wearing a blue jacket with a light blue shirt. Here’s Birney wearing something similar in the _Cain_ [episode](https://youtu.be/zJ-BvqSODdo?t=38). But it’s really a gray jacket that looks a little bluish under the “nighttime” lighting effects. Elsewhere it is clearly [gray](https://youtu.be/zJ-BvqSODdo?t=2364). Furthermore, scanning the thumbnails turns up no scene similar to the _Sopranos_ one. (I just did another, more thorough, check. The scene is definitely not from this episode.) Who knew William Conrad spoke German so well? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-cannon-william-conrad-is-this/842279/8 "2019-10-26T13:44:52Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Got it! It’s [David Birney](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1556207/cannon-1x23-cains-mark). Right episode, wrong '70s hunk. I though that looked like David Birney. Just like about 100 other guys on TV at that time also. If you guys are looking, don’t forget that there was TV movie pilot.