Spenser: For Hire Death by Design (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Spenser: For Hire

Death by Design (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Spenser walks into a death trap when a beautiful university scientist who makes so-called 'designer drugs' hires him to track down her gigolo boyfriend and recover $50,000.

Director

Virgil W. Vogel (as Virgil Vogel)

Writers

Robert B. Parker (characters) | John Wilder (developed for television by) | Bruce Murkoff (written by)

Producers

Dick Gallegly | Robert Hamilton

Composers

Steve Dorff | Larry W. Herbstritt (as Larry Herbstritt)

Cinematographer

Ronald M. Lautore

Editor

William P. Magee

Casting Directors

Donna Isaacson | John S. Lyons (as John Lyons)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 7, 1986

Release date

Jan 7, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Urich Spenser Spenser See fewer	Lonesome Dove (1989)
Avery Brooks Hawk Hawk See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Barbara Stock Susan Silverman Susan Silverman See fewer	Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Ron McLarty Sgt. Frank Belson Sgt. Frank Belson See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Richard Jaeckel Lt. Martin Quirk Lt. Martin Quirk See fewer	Starman (1984)
Robin Groves Linda Collins Linda Collins See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Leon Russom Michael Graves Michael Graves See fewer	A Quiet Place (2018)
Hansford Rowe Renhill Renhill See fewer	Dante's Peak (1997)
Burke Moses Tony Ristelli Tony Ristelli See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Chuck Patterson Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	Hair (1979)
Marilyn Redfield Actress Actress See fewer	Tex (1982)
Nick Dimitri Thug (uncredited) Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Hard Times (1975)