''Big Shamus, Little Shamus'' is an American detective drama series that aired on

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

on Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m Eastern Time for two weeks from September 29, 1979 to October 6, 1979. The show performed so poorly in the ratings, it was canceled after only two episodes were broadcast.

Premise

The series focuses on Arnie Sutter, the veteran house detective at The Ansonia Hotel in

Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Atlantic City comprises the second half of ...

, and his thirteen-year-old son Max, who solved crimes at the hotel casino relating to legalized gambling.

Cast

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles i ...

as Arnie Sutter *

Doug McKeon Doug McKeon (born June 10, 1966) is an American actor who first attracted attention as a child actor. Early life and career McKeon was born on June 10, 1966, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, and raised in Oakland, New Jersey, where he attended ...

as Max Sutter *

George Wyner George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 10 ...

as George Korman *

Kathryn Leigh Scott Kathryn Leigh Scott is an American television and film actress and writer who is best known for playing several roles on ''Dark Shadows''. Early life and education Kathryn Leigh Scott (born Marlene Kathryn Kringstad) was born of Norwegian de ...

as Stephanie Marsh * Ty Henderson as Jerry Wilson *

Cynthia Sikes Cynthia Sikes Yorkin is an American actress known for her work on ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Blade Runner 2049.'' Life and career In 1972, Yorkin won the crowning title of Miss Kansas and started attending Wichita State University. She then enter ...

as Jingels Lodestar

Episodes

References

External links

* Television shows set in New Jersey 1979 American television series debuts 1979 American television series endings CBS television dramas Television series by Lorimar Television {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub