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  • Mannix Portrait of a Hero (Season 6, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix

Portrait of a Hero (Season 6, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Vietnam war hero who married into the family of an aircraft manufacturer is killed by a grenade tossed into an elevator just before the doors close. The elevator operator, Roy Elkins, survives, but while in a near-coma, he keeps ...See moreA Vietnam war hero who married into the family of an aircraft manufacturer is killed by a grenade tossed into an elevator just before the doors close. The elevator operator, Roy Elkins, survives, but while in a near-coma, he keeps murmuring what appears to be a woman's name, "Joyce." Because Joe Mannix is Elkins' friend, he decides to try to find out why someone nearly killed him -- beginning with an attempt to learn what Elkins means by the mysterious "Joyce." Written by aldanoli See less
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Director
Arnold Laven
Writers
Richard Levinson (created by) | William Link (created by) | Bruce Geller (developed by) | John Meredyth Lucas (teleplay)
Producers
Ivan Goff | Ben Roberts
Cinematographer
Gert Andersen
Casting Director
Ramsay King
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 15, 1972
Release date
Oct 15, 1972 (United States)
Awards
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 5 wins & 30 nominations

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