''Jigsaw John'' is an American
crime drama
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television series
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that aired on
NBC
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from February 2 until June 14, 1976, based on the career of real-life
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...
(LAPD) robbery-homicide Detective
"Jigsaw John" St. John. It was preceded, during the previous television season, by the
TV movie
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
''They Only Come Out at Night''.
Premise
John St. John is an LAPD detective who solves murder cases.
Cast
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Jack Warden
Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920July 19, 2006) was an American character actor of film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Shampoo'' (1975) and '' Heaven Can Wait ...
as "Jigsaw" John St. John
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Alan Feinstein as Sam Donner
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Pippa Scott
Philippa Scott is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1950s.
Personal life
Scott was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Laura Straub and screenwriter Allan Scott; an uncle was th ...
as Maggie Hearn
Episodes
References
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External links
IMDbTV.comTV Guide
1976 American television series debuts
1976 American television series endings
1970s American crime drama television series
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television series by MGM Television
Television shows set in Los Angeles