Murder by the Book
5.3
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
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Cast
64 people
Robert Hays
D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
Known for
Airplane!
Iron Man
Catherine Mary Stewart
Marissa
Known for
Weekend at Bernie's
Night of the Comet
Peter Nelson
Mel Damski
Michael Norell
Deirdre Bowen
Christopher Murney
Lt. Greenberg
Known for
The Civil War
The Last Dragon
Mark Snow
Fred Gwynne
Victor Greville
Known for
Pet Sematary
The Munsters
Gavin Mitchell
Known for
Still Game
Annika
Andy Siegel
Celeste Holm
Claire
Known for
All About Eve
3 Men and a Baby
Mel Damski Director · Michael Norell Story Andy Siegel Story
United States release March 17, 1987 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Peter Nelson Production
Production
Orion Television
Production
Peter Nelson Production
Production
Canada · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1987
TV · CBS
Germany
September 1, 1987 · video premiere
Japan
July 7, 1989 · video premiere
Netherlands
May 11, 1990
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