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Nero Wolfe

  • TV Series
  • 19811981
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
344
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William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
CrimeDramaMystery
The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, wh... Read allThe short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, who provides the brawn that complements Wolfe's brains.The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, who provides the brawn that complements Wolfe's brains.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
344
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  • Stars
    • William Conrad
    • Lee Horsley
    • George Voskovec
  • Stars
    • William Conrad
    • Lee Horsley
    • George Voskovec
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    • 16User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Nero Wolfe
    Lee Horsley
    Lee Horsley
    • Archie Goodwin
    George Voskovec
    George Voskovec
    • Fritz Brenner
    Robert Coote
    Robert Coote
    • Theodore Horstmann
    George Wyner
    George Wyner
    • Saul Panzer
    Allan Miller
    Allan Miller
    • Inspector Cramer
    James Gallery
    James Gallery
    • Detective…
    David Hollander
    David Hollander
    • Pete Drossos
    Bennett Roberts
    • Bystander…
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • John Alan Bredeman
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Chester Winslow
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Brian Stoner
    Mary Frann
    Mary Frann
    • Janet Eaton
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Nicky Ormond
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • George Miller
    Simone Griffeth
    Simone Griffeth
    • Lois Dunaway
    Carlene Watkins
    Carlene Watkins
    • Jean Estey
    Ramon Bieri
    Ramon Bieri
    • Leo Crown
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    • Trivia
      NBC purchased the television rights to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories for a proposed series that would have starred Orson Welles as Wolfe. Unfortunately, Welles and the network could not come to terms (NBC wanted a weekly series; Welles wanted to do a series of 90 minute movies to be filmed at his home). Ultimately, NBC launched this one-hour "Nero Wolfe" series with William Conrad in the title role.
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      Referenced in Kinderen voor kinderen: Kinderen voor kinderen 5 (1984)

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    8/10
    A good version, and a must for Nero Wolfe fans
    This was my introduction to Nero Wolfe, starting a happy 3+ decade relationship with Rex Stout's detective fiction. While this series didn't use the period settings that the later A&E series did, it has my affection for a number of reasons.

    First, William Conrad. He is certainly a less gifted actor than Maury Chaikin, but his voice is marvelous, and he uses the declarative, falling cadence that Stout's punctuation indicates. "Archie. I read it because it is a book. And I read books." Chaikin too often uses a rising cadence, which took getting used to, for me.

    Second, most, if not all (I am going from memory here) the episodes were, as with the A&E series, adaptations of actual Stout stories and novels, which was also welcome for me as a new reader.

    Sure, one could say I like the series because it set the tone of the characters for me, and that likely has a good bit of truth. But I've noticed that, among my acquaintance, the greatest fans of the books are the least enthusiastic about the A&E series, and more tolerant of this series. My husband won't watch the old series when we find it on TV, and doesn't like the books. He loves the A&E series. I also am fond of the A&E series, mostly for the affection with which it was so obviously made, for the period sets, and for the wonderful repertory-ensemble cast, with best acting honors to Kari Marchett, who makes every episode she is in sing.

    But see this series for a different and valid take, and the best-voiced Nero Wolfe I know of.
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    • Jun 14, 2014

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      • January 16, 1981 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Paramount Television
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