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    TV Series

    Run for Your Life

    7.1/10
    1965 - 1968
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 3
    Episodes: 86

    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.

    Created by: Roy Huggins
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    Seasons & Episodes

    The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan

    1. The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan

    After a brief romance with Laura Beaumont (Katherine Ross, Paul is guest of her father Phil (Stephen McNally) at an exclusive ski resort where an avalanche provides the setting for a cunning card game to defeat the evil dictator General Carlos Portaz (Robert Loggia), the new object of Laura's affection.

    9/13/196560 min
    The Girl Next Door Is a Spy

    2. The Girl Next Door Is a Spy

    When Paul spots his childhood sweetheart on the street in Berlin, she seeks his support, but US agents appeal to Paul.s patriotism to find out her secret.

    9/20/196560 min
    Someone Who Makes Me Feel Beautiful

    3. Someone Who Makes Me Feel Beautiful

    In Mexico, Paul vies with charmer and con man Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) for the affections of the wealthy Jessica Braden (Tippi Hedren).

    9/27/196560 min
    How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit

    4. How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit

    When Paul makes a satirical toast behind the Iron Curtain, racing-car driver Janos Takacs (Eric Braeden) courteously joins in and finds himself in prison. Paul tries to make up for his frivolous action by freeing him with the help of his sister Marika Takacs (Gia Scala) and former prisoner Istvan Zabor (Telly Savalas).

    10/1/196560 min
    Never Pick Up a Stranger

    5. Never Pick Up a Stranger

    When Paul makes a satirical toast behind the Iron Curtain, racing-car driver Janos Takacs (Eric Braeden) courteously joins in and finds himself in prison. Paul tries to make up for his frivolous action by freeing him with the help of his sister Marika Takacs (Gia Scala) and former prisoner Istvan Zabor (Telly Savalas).

    10/8/196560 min
    Our Man in Limbo

    6. Our Man in Limbo

    When he meets American agent Mike Allen (Macdonald Carey) in Spain, Paul is asked to help determine whether a girl he knew in Berlin, Erica Voss (Janine Gray), is an enemy agent. When their private plane crashes in the desert, the truth about her is revealed.

    10/22/196560 min
    Where Mystery Begins

    7. Where Mystery Begins

    Paul successfully defends Louise Brode (Dana Wynter) on a charge of murdering her husband when her regular lawyer, Martin Shawe (Keith Andes), is injured, but Paul suspects Shawe's tactics, and feels compromised.

    10/29/196560 min
    The Savage Season

    8. The Savage Season

    Judy Collins (Jill Haworth) transports money for mobsters, but when she calls on Paul's assistance after $200,000 disappears, casino owner Angie Zeno (Harold J. Stone) goes after him, causing Paul to try a daring ploy.

    11/8/196560 min
    This Town for Sale

    9. This Town for Sale

    If tried in the town where the victim's father is the leading employer, Paul seems certain to face a long prison sentence after the young man is found dead following a small altercation with him.

    11/15/196560 min
    A Girl Named Sorrow

    10. A Girl Named Sorrow

    On their sail-planing vacation Paul remains in the dark about the actions of secret Israeli agent Lisa Sorrow (Ina Balin) as she tracks down a Nazi war criminal In the Arizona desert .

    11/22/196560 min
    The Voice of Gina Milan

    11. The Voice of Gina Milan

    Opera singer Gina Milan (Susan Strasberg) declares there can be no romantic commitment in her life, but allows for one moment of love with Paul.

    11/29/196560 min
    The Time of the Sharks

    12. The Time of the Sharks

    Paul's shark fishing expedition with Hardie Rankin (Howard Keel) and his wife Elizabeth (Dolores Dorn-Helt) is suddenly turned into a test of courage when they meet a party of young people diving for treasure in the South Pacific.

    12/6/196560 min
    Make the Angels Weep

    13. Make the Angels Weep

    An old friend of Paul's is on the run, suspected of murdering his lover's husband, and Paul returns to his home town to investigate the case.

    12/13/196560 min
    Journey into Yesterday

    14. Journey into Yesterday

    When searching for a friend missing in the New Guinea jungle Paul and his guide Carl Hague (James Forrest) are captured by the Bosavis tribe after accidentally shooting one of their young people.

    12/27/196560 min
    Strangers at the Door

    15. Strangers at the Door

    Stranded in the middle of nowhere, Paul hops a freight and becomes companion of the enigmatic Brett (Robert Drivas) on a trek full of symbolism.

    1/3/196660 min
    Carnival Ends at Midnight

    16. Carnival Ends at Midnight

    Paul is in Rio de Janeiro trying to trick Larry Carter (Peter Lawford) into returning to the US to face trial when Molly Pierce (Anne Helm), daughter of his victim, makes an attempt on the murderer's life.

    1/10/196660 min
    The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde

    17. The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde

    In Monte Carlo Paul has to come to the rescue of gigolo Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) when “sparrow” Charlotte Hyde (Gena Rowlands) doesn't turn out as he bargained.

    1/24/196660 min
    The Night of the Terror

    18. The Night of the Terror

    When Harry Blunt (Donnelly Rhodes) invites Paul and Jenny (Sharon Farrell) to his house, they find out how seriously disturbed he and his brother Christopher (Charles Aidman) really are.

    1/31/196660 min
    Keep My Share of the World

    19. Keep My Share of the World

    A love triangle is revealed when Paul grabs the opportunity to make a world speed record for Greek magnate Alex Staphos (Rossano Brazzi), causing both men to disclose intimate secrets.

    2/7/196660 min
    In Search of April

    20. In Search of April

    When April Martin (Carol Lynley) vanishes shortly after Paul meets her in New Orleans, he goes on a complex search that leads him to a surprising solution to the mystery of her disappearance and a threat to her life.

    2/14/196660 min
    Hoodlums on Wheels

    21. Hoodlums on Wheels

    At a lake resort Paul's life is threatened when he is taken prisoner along with a mother and daughter by an outlaw bike gang responsible for a killing.

    2/21/196660 min
    Who's Watching the Fleshpot?

    22. Who's Watching the Fleshpot?

    Paul's college friend Mark Shepard (Bobby Darin) gets him to help out in his tourist business on the Riviera, and they become involved with smugglers when they earn a sports car for assisting May Huston (Eve Arden) and her daughter Marcia (Davey Davison).

    3/7/196660 min
    Sequestro (1)

    23. Sequestro (1)

    In Sicily brothers Enzo (Harry Guardino) and Tonio (Sal Mineo) kidnap Paul in order to finance Enzo's marriage to Marta (Marianna Hill).

    3/14/196660 min
    Sequestro (2)

    24. Sequestro (2)

    Paul has been kidnapped by brothers Enzo (Harry Guardino) and Tonio (Sal Mineo), and everyone's life starts to unravel when Enzo's fiancée Marta (Marianna Hill) goes into a Sicilian city to check for arrival of the ransom money.

    3/21/196660 min
    Don't Count on Tomorrow

    25. Don't Count on Tomorrow

    Tortured and falsely imprisoned for espionage by the KGB, Paul's escape is aided by cellmate Gyula Bogner (Roddy McDowall) whose fixation on revenge for his father's death causes Paul to turn himself in again to spare innocent lives.

    3/28/196660 min
    The Cruel Fountain

    26. The Cruel Fountain

    Paul's old friend Clara Mallory (Jan Sterling), whose hands are disabled, becomes interested in the treatment of Belle Frazer (Kathryn Hays) by Dr. Raphael (Murray Hamilton) a supposed quack.

    4/4/196660 min
    Night Train from Chicago

    27. Night Train from Chicago

    Paul becomes involved with the mob when he meets Elizabeth (Louise Sorel) on a train, a woman in nun's garb, who suddenly disappears.

    4/11/196660 min
    The Last Safari

    28. The Last Safari

    Paul joins Mark Foster (Leslie Nielsen) on safari in Africa to help his daughter Julie (Lesley-Ann Warren), a patient of his own doctor, come to terms with her terminal diagnosis.

    4/25/196660 min
    The Savage Machines

    29. The Savage Machines

    Pete Gaffney (Jeremy Slate) and Paul form a racing partnership with Clive Darrell (Edward Mulhare), but his wife Rhona (Sally Ann Howes) is sabotaging the car.

    5/2/196660 min
    The Sadness of a Happy Time

    30. The Sadness of a Happy Time

    When Paul falls hopelessly in love with novelist Nicole Longet (Claudine Longet), he flees, but she interprets his action to mean that he is a spy colleague of Mike Allen (Stephen McNally) until the agent reveals Paul's secret.

    5/16/196660 min

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