Tough Guys Don't Die


Murder, She Wrote: Season One
Episodes: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" "Deadly Lady" "Birds of a Feather" "Hooray for Homicide" "It's a Dog's Life" "Lovers and Other Killers" "Hit, Run and Homicide" "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" "Death Takes a Curtain Call" "Death Casts a Spell" "Capitol Offense" "Broadway Malady" "Murder to a Jazz Beat" "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean" "Paint Me a Murder" "Tough Guys Don't Die" "Sudden Death" "Footnote to Murder" "Murder Takes the Bus" "Armed Response" "Murder at the Oasis" "Funeral at Fifty-Mile"
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Production Information[]

Tough Guys Don't Die

Production Number:	59223
Aired:	24 February, 1985
Written By:	Peter S. Fischer
Directed By:	Seymour Robbie
Created By:	Richard Levinson William Link Peter S. Fischer
Executive Producer:	Peter S. Fischer
Producer	Robert F. O'Neill
Associate Producer	Mike Stevens

Summary[]

Jessica meets tough-as-nails Harry McGraw when they must pinpoint the motive for the murder of a private detective.

Trivia[]

This was the first appearance of private investigator Harry McGraw, as played by Jerry Orbach. Of all of the recurring characters that helped Jessica, the McGraw character is the only one spun off into his own series.

Archie Miles' name is a play on the name of Miles Archer, Sam Spade's partner in the "Maltese Falcon".

Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury would later star together in Beauty and the Beast (1991) as Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, respectively.

Barbara Babcock, who appears as "Priscilla Daniels", would later work with Jerry Orbach on the spin off The Law and Harry McGraw (1987) playing the role of attorney "Ellie McGinnis".

With how long Ray had been working with Miles, Harry & Alma. I can't see Alma locking MIles up in the office, leave & then Ray coming in to kill Miles, given that Alma's keys didn't make a sound that Ray's keys did, so if Alma's keys not making the sound of Ray's keys, why think that it was Alma coming back to work?

Victim: Archie Miles

Killer: Ray Kravitz

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Motive: To prevent Miles from releasing info that Priscilla Daniels, who was running for political office, had an abortion, as it could be used to blackmail her.

Setting: Cabot Cove, Boston, a small town in Vermont

Starring[]

Regular Cast[]

Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

Recurring Cast[]

Jerry Orbach as Harry McGraw

Guest Stars[]


Paul Winfield as Lt. Starkey John Furey as Larry King John McMartin as Gavin Daniels Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Ray Kravitz Alex Rocco as Ernie Santini Fritz Weaver as Judge Carter Lambert	Floyd Levine as Archie Miles Barbara Babcock as Priscilla Daniels Nancy Grahn as Erin Carey Rosanna Huffman as Connie Miles Tina Lifford as Leora Cargill Margery Nelson as Alma Leonard

DVD Release[]

This episode was released with the other 21 episodes of the first season of Murder, She Wrote in a variety of formats.

Title	Release Date	Region
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season	March 29, 2005	Region 1 (North America)
Murder, She Wrote: Season 1	August 29, 2005	Region 2 (Europe)
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 1st Season	May 2, 2007	Region 4 (Australasia)

External Links[]

Tough Guys Don't Die at the Internet Movie Database