About this season
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.
Episodes (30)
1. The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan
Aired 13 September 1965 • 60 min
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.
2. The Girl Next Door Is a Spy
Aired 20 September 1965 • 60 min
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.
3. Someone Who Makes Me Feel Beautiful
Aired 27 September 1965 • 60 min
In Mexico, Paul vies with charmer and con man Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) for the affections of the wealthy Jessica Braden (Tippi Hedren).
4. How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit
Aired 1 October 1965 • 60 min
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).
5. Never Pick Up a Stranger
Aired 8 October 1965 • 60 min
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).
6. Our Man in Limbo
Aired 22 October 1965 • 60 min
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.
7. Where Mystery Begins
Aired 29 October 1965 • 60 min
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.
8. The Savage Season
Aired 8 November 1965 • 60 min
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.
9. This Town for Sale
Aired 15 November 1965 • 60 min
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.
10. A Girl Named Sorrow
Aired 22 November 1965 • 60 min
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. The Voice of Gina Milan
Aired 29 November 1965 • 60 min
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.
12. The Time of the Sharks
Aired 6 December 1965 • 60 min
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.
13. Make the Angels Weep
Aired 13 December 1965 • 60 min
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.
14. Journey into Yesterday
Aired 27 December 1965 • 60 min
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.
15. Strangers at the Door
Aired 3 January 1966 • 60 min
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.
16. Carnival Ends at Midnight
Aired 10 January 1966 • 60 min
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.
17. The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde
Aired 24 January 1966 • 60 min
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.
18. The Night of the Terror
Aired 31 January 1966 • 60 min
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.
19. Keep My Share of the World
Aired 7 February 1966 • 60 min
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.
20. In Search of April
Aired 14 February 1966 • 60 min
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.
21. Hoodlums on Wheels
Aired 21 February 1966 • 60 min
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.
22. Who's Watching the Fleshpot?
Aired 7 March 1966 • 60 min
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).
23. Sequestro (1)
Aired 14 March 1966 • 60 min
In Sicily brothers Enzo (Harry Guardino) and Tonio (Sal Mineo) kidnap Paul in order to finance Enzo's marriage to Marta (Marianna Hill).
24. Sequestro (2)
Aired 21 March 1966 • 60 min
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.
25. Don't Count on Tomorrow
Aired 28 March 1966 • 60 min
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.
26. The Cruel Fountain
Aired 4 April 1966 • 60 min
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.
27. Night Train from Chicago
Aired 11 April 1966 • 60 min
Paul becomes involved with the mob when he meets Elizabeth (Louise Sorel) on a train, a woman in nun's garb, who suddenly disappears.
28. The Last Safari
Aired 25 April 1966 • 60 min
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.
29. The Savage Machines
Aired 2 May 1966 • 60 min
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.
30. The Sadness of a Happy Time
Aired 16 May 1966 • 60 min
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.