Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside

110 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | June 29, 1975

A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes and his grandson is kidnapped by a syndicate killer in this pilot for Lorne Greene's brief "Griff" series, which went off the air 18 months before this film was aired.

Man on the Outside

110 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | June 29, 1975

Man on the Outside
A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes and his grandson is kidnapped by a syndicate killer in this pilot for Lorne Greene's brief "Griff" series, which went off the air 18 months before this film was aired.
Producers Groverton Productions, Universal Television
Original title Man on the Outside
Directors Boris Sagal
Writers Larry Cohen

Cast

Lorne Greene

as Wade Griffin

James Olson

as Gerald Griffin

Lorraine Gary

as Nora Griffin

Lee Montgomery

as Mark Griffin

Brooke Bundy

as Sandra Ames

Ken Swofford

as Lt. Matthews

William Watson

as Ames

Bruce Kirby

as Scully

Charles Robinson

as Mr. Arnold

Garry Walberg

as Benny

Jean Allison

as Ellen

Ruth McDevitt

as Stella Daniels

Scatman Crothers

as Ruben Hammer

Robert Karnes

as Sergeant

Jay Jones

as Young Sergeant

Alan Fudge

as Detective