Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Riker' from 1970-1982:
- Josh Taylor as Frank Riker (1981)
- Michael Shannon as Brice Landis (1981)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Riker':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Rogers Turrentine D: Sutton Roley
With Ed Begley Jr. (Ed), Dane Clark (Craig), Kaz Garas (Brennan), L.Q. Jones (Massey), Elyssa Davalos (Marlene), Jay Rasumny (Detective). Debut of a dramatic series about an undercover cop with unorthodox methods of sleuthing, starring Josh Taylor. Tonight, an old girlfriend asks Riker to investigate extortion threats made on her family's nightclub.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Robert Crais D: Lewis Teague
With Katherine Moffat (Carla), Julie Cobb (Janis), Steven Keats (Dupree), George Reynolds (Bobo). Riker helps a woman locate her sister, who may be working for a pimp Landis would like to bust.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Will Lorin D: E. Arthur Kean
With James Luisi (Ernie), Adrian Zmed (Bobby), Ken Swofford (Bullard), William Lucking (Charlie Doner), Tara Fellner (Rosie), Gene Edwards (Jack Evers). Riker hires on as a truck driver for a syndicate gang that specializes in the sale and transportation of illegal firearms.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Sean Baine D: Bob Kelljan
With Ellen Bry (Brenda Powers), Stan Wells ('Crime School' Andy), Alex Rocco (Jacoby), Val Avery (Benton), Ron Soble (Ziggy). Riker goes to prison to close down a "school" that teaches advanced criminal techniques to career-minded inmates.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Jerry Ludwig D: Bob Kelljan Frank sets his investigative sights on the No. 1 man in an arson-for-profit racket. (Last show of the series.)