Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

  • 1965
  • 3 Seasons
  • 86 Episodes
  •  7.2  (6)
  •   Ended

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.

Run for Your Life
Seasons
The Exchange
26. The Exchange
March 27, 1968
Paul is asked to be a go-between to exchange the husband of Alicia Stuyvesant (Janice Rule) for an East German agent being held in the US.
Life Among the Meat Eaters
25. Life Among the Meat Eaters
March 16, 1968
A gambling syndicate considers Paul a threat to their getting a debt paid by Alejandro Orsini (Jacques Bergerac) who is about to marry wealthy Mona Morrison (Anne Baxter).
Carol
24. Carol
March 09, 1968
When the boy she thought she married tells her that the wedding was a fake, Carol Sherman (Kim Darby) accepts a ride to San Francisco from Paul to get an abortion.
Beware My Love
23. Beware My Love
March 02, 1968
Paul helps Barbara Sherwood (Susan Trustman) investigate what she believes to be the suspicious drowning of her sister in Italy.
The Dead on Furlough
22. The Dead on Furlough
February 22, 1968
Paul accompanies Lisa Sorrow (Ina Balin) on the archaeological dig of her former lover David Navan (Hans Gudegast) in Israel, but jubilation over a find turns into sorrow for everyone.
Strategy of Terror
21. Strategy of Terror
February 15, 1968
Sara-Jane, You Never Whispered Again
20. Sara-Jane, You Never Whispered Again
February 08, 1968
As a favor to her father Paul searches the hippie enclaves of San Francisco and Los Angeles for Sara Prentice (Barbara Hershey), who writes erotic poems and charms all men.
The Killing Scene
19. The Killing Scene
February 01, 1968
With just hours left Paul, who prosecuted the case six years earlier, tries to save Lou Patterson (Tom Skerritt) from the gas chamber.
The Rape of Lucrece
18. The Rape of Lucrece
January 17, 1968
Failing, possibly scheming, author Lucrece Lawrence (Julie Harris) accuses Paul of attempted rape when her mind misconstrues an unromantic dinner with him.
One Bad Turn
17. One Bad Turn
January 10, 1968
A casual remark to Deputy Sheriff Potter (Warren Oates) in a small American town leads Paul facing a certain 15-year prison sentence.
A Dangerous Proposal
16. A Dangerous Proposal
January 03, 1968
Paul is asked to purchase a rare car for industrialist Sir Harry Hiller (Albert Dekker), but the real objective is something quite different.
Fly by Night
15. Fly by Night
December 22, 1967
Paul acts as a catalyst to expose the killers responsible for the murder his friend Garrett Hamilton (Jason Evers) is suspected of.
It Could Only Happen in Rome
14. It Could Only Happen in Rome
December 15, 1967
Trying to find his way past the ever-changing smoke screen she creates. Paul becomes enchanted by Tia (Tisha Sterling), a girl he meets singing in a café on his Christmas sojourn in Rome.
The Mustafa Embrace
13. The Mustafa Embrace
December 01, 1967
Lucia Van Vorst (Katherine Crawford) believes she should keep a valuable wedding present from her Moroccan husband Jamal Mustafa (Stanley Waxman) when he discards her, and Paul's initial assistance as a courier turns into full-blown cat burglary when he obtains it for her to get revenge on Ahmed Mustafa (Edmund Hashim).
Cry Hard, Cry Fast (2)
12. Cry Hard, Cry Fast (2)
November 27, 1967
As Frank Frazer (James Farentino) schemes to recover the money he stole from a bank, other survivors of the crash caused by Paul's car deal with insurance matters and their futures.
Cry Hard, Cry Fast (1)
11. Cry Hard, Cry Fast (1)
November 20, 1967
A horrific crash killing four people occurs when Paul's car stalls on a highway.
Tell It Like It Is
10. Tell It Like It Is
November 13, 1967
Against Paul's advice, distinguished jurist Taliaferro Wilson (Franchot Tone) goes on the sensationalist talk show of scandal-monger host Jerry Haines (James Daly) with horrendous consequences for both men.
The Naked Half Truth
9. The Naked Half Truth
November 06, 1967
Multi-millionaire Andrew Dawson (Edward Andrews) asks Paul to track down a possibly long-lost daughter in Andorra, and with the help of Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas), he extracts her from two rival smuggling families there.
Down with Willy Hatch
8. Down with Willy Hatch
October 30, 1967
Paul goes to the aid of an old friend who's been arrested on a trumped-up morals charge, but finds that's only where the problems of Willy Hatch (Don Rickles) begin.
At the End of the Rainbow There's Another Rainbow
7. At the End of the Rainbow There's Another Rainbow
October 25, 1967
When Alex Ryder (Bruce Dern) availed of the opportunity to fake his death and collect substantial insurance money, his wife Molly (Anne Helm) turns to Paul for help.
The Company of Scoundrels
6. The Company of Scoundrels
October 18, 1967
Paul investigates the death of his friend who headed a committee for a Constitutional amendment to outlaw gambling.
Trip to the Far Side
5. Trip to the Far Side
October 11, 1967
A casual relationship with Paul is taken too seriously by Valerie Phillips (Marianna Hill) and her industrialist father Cal Phillips (Ralph Bellamy) when the couple join a safari after two weeks together in Rome.
The Frozen Image
4. The Frozen Image
October 04, 1967
Middle-aged entertainer Jamey Burke (Mel Torme) feels a Peter Pan image is necessary for success, and when he fires his manager and picks Paul at random to replace him, a significant catalyst is introduced into his life.
Three Passengers for the Lusitania
3. Three Passengers for the Lusitania
September 27, 1967
In Acapulco Paul meets a dare devil who seems to think he has nothing to lose when risking his life.
The Inhuman Predicament
2. The Inhuman Predicament
September 20, 1967
Paul is romancing a princess on the lavish yacht of his friend Rachel Pike (Vera Miles) when pal Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) inveigles him into arranging an introduction to the financier, but Rachel is too much of a match for the gigolo.
Who's Che Guevara?
1. Who's Che Guevara?
September 13, 1967
Paul's seaplane is hijacked and flown to Cuba, supposedly to bring out an enemy of the regime, but virtually everything told to him is untrue.
Description
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.
  • Premiere Date
    September 13, 1965
  • Rating
    7.2  (6)