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Dan August is an American crime drama series which aired on ABC from September 23, 1970, to April 8, 1971. Burt Reynolds played the title character. Reruns of the series aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 1975. In 2018, after Reynolds' death, the series was shown on the television network getTV, along with his other cop series of the era, Hawk.
Original Release
09/23/1970 on ABC
US Release
09/23/1970
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Anderson | Chief George Untermeyer |
| Ned Romero | Sgt. Joe Rivera |
| Ena Hartman | Katy Grant |
| Norman Fell | Sgt. Charles Wilentz |
| Burt Reynolds | Lt. Dan August |
| Mark Roberts | Spence |
| Barney Phillips | Mike Golden |
| John Lasell | Benjamin Wedlock |
| Steven Benson | Paramedic |
| Douglas Mitchell | Officer #1 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by Proxy | Wednesday, 23 September 1970 |
| 2 | The Murder of a Small Town | Wednesday, 30 September 1970 |
| 3 | Love Is a Nickel Bag | Wednesday, 07 October 1970 |
| 4 | The King Is Dead | Wednesday, 14 October 1970 |
| 5 | In the Eyes of God | Wednesday, 21 October 1970 |
| 6 | The Color of Fury | Wednesday, 28 October 1970 |
| 7 | Invitation to Murder | Wednesday, 04 November 1970 |
| 8 | The Union Forever | Wednesday, 11 November 1970 |
| 9 | Epitaph for a Swinger | Wednesday, 18 November 1970 |
| 10 | When the Shouting Dies | Wednesday, 25 November 1970 |
| 11 | The Soldier | Wednesday, 02 December 1970 |
| 12 | Quadrangle for Death | Wednesday, 16 December 1970 |
| 13 | Passing Fair | Wednesday, 30 December 1970 |
| 14 | The Titan | Thursday, 07 January 1971 |
| 15 | Death Chain | Thursday, 21 January 1971 |
| 16 | Dead Witness to a Killing | Thursday, 28 January 1971 |
| 17 | The Law | Thursday, 04 February 1971 |
| 18 | The Worst Crime | Thursday, 11 February 1971 |
| 19 | Circle of Lies | Thursday, 18 February 1971 |
| 20 | Trackdown | Thursday, 25 February 1971 |
| 21 | Bullet for a Hero | Thursday, 04 March 1971 |
| 22 | The Manufactured Man | Thursday, 11 March 1971 |
| 23 | The Meal Ticket | Thursday, 18 March 1971 |
| 24 | Days of Rage | Thursday, 25 March 1971 |
| 25 | Prognosis: Homicide | Thursday, 01 April 1971 |
| 26 | The Assassin | Thursday, 08 April 1971 |
| 27 | Prognosis: Murder | Thursday, 01 April 1971 |
| 28 | The Assassin (1) | Thursday, 08 April 1971 |
Directors
Ralph Senensky, George McCowan, Harvey Hart, Gene Nelson, Lewis Allen, Richard Benedict, Robert Totten, Gerald Mayer, Seymour Robbie, Arnold Laven, Virgil W. Vogel, Jerry Jameson, Robert Douglas, Nicholas Webster
Writers
Robert C. Dennis, Mel Goldberg, Stephen Kandel, Arthur Weingarten, Richard H. Landau, Nicholas E. Baehr, Robert Dozier, Rick Husky, Robert L. Collins, William Wood, Barry Trivers, Howard Dimsdale, Jack Turley, Norman Katkov, Robert Goodwin, Robert Wolpert, Richard Carr, Warren Duff, Chester Krumholz, Harry Kronman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Anderson | Chief George Untermeyer |
| Ned Romero | Sgt. Joe Rivera |
| Ena Hartman | Katy Grant |
| Norman Fell | Sgt. Charles Wilentz |
| Burt Reynolds | Lt. Dan August |
| Mark Roberts | Spence |
| Barney Phillips | Mike Golden |
| John Lasell | Benjamin Wedlock |
| Steven Benson | Paramedic |
| Douglas Mitchell | Officer #1 |
| Burt Reynolds | Det. Lt. Dan August |
| Burt Reynolds | Det. Lt. Dan August / Lt. Dan August |
| Bill Erwin | Coroner |
| Morgan Sterne | Mr. Corman |
| Fred Beir | Harlan Venable |
| Ron Taft | Griff Whitaker |
| Judy Strangis | Susie |
| Ellaraino | April |
| Pamela McMyler | Elena Tanis |
| Nancy Malone | Mrs. Galvin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Quinn Martin | Executive Producer |
| Adrian Samish | Producer |
| Anthony Spinner | Producer |
| Robert Lewin | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1971 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
