Ace Crawford... Private Eye: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series was Sam Spade played for broad comedy. Ace Crawford was an incompetent gumshoe whose reputation as an ace detective was maintained by a progression of wild accidents and dumb luck. He was assisted by Toomey, a CPA who truly believed his mystique. Ace's favorite hangout was a wharfside bar run by Inch, mainly because his romantic foil, Luana, was a singer there.

Series details

• Title: Ace Crawford... Private Eye
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 1983-03-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46664
• IMDb ID: tt0084968
• TVDB ID: 324573

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Conway — Ace Crawford
• Joe Regalbuto — Toomey
• Billy Barty — Inch
• Bill Henderson — Mello
• Shera Danese — Luana

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-03-15; final listed air date 1983-04-12; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ace Crawford... Private Eye on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.