Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato
John Cassavetes as Johnny Staccato with guest star and spouse, Gena Rowlands, 1959.
Also known as	''Staccato''
Genre	Crime drama
Starring	John Cassavetes Eduardo Ciannelli Frank London
Composer(s)	Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	27
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Frye
Producer(s)	Everett Chambers
Cinematography	Ray Cory Lionel Lindon John L. Russell William A. Sickner Bud Thackery John F. Warren
Editor(s)	Edward Haire Eugene Pendleton Irving M. Schoenberg
Running time	30 min. (approx)
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 10, 1959 – March 24, 1960

Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series starring John Cassavetes which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from September 10, 1959 through March 24, 1960.

Titular character Johnny Staccato, played by John Cassavetes, is a jazz pianist/private detective. The setting for many episodes is a Greenwich Village jazz club belonging to his friend, Waldo, played by Eduardo Ciannelli. The show featured many musicians, such as Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Red Norvo, and Johnny Williams. (Ironically, given the show's New York setting, all of these men were closely identified with the West Coast jazz scene, as the show was filmed largely in Los Angeles.) Elmer Bernstein composed both of the main theme tunes used and Stanley Wilson was music supervisor. Cassavetes also directed five episodes.

After its initial airing on NBC, ABC presented reruns of the series from March 27 to September 25, 1960.

On October 12, 2010, the series was released on Region 1 DVD by Timeless Media Group.

Reruns currently air Saturday mornings on GetTV.

Johnny Staccato aired at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursdays opposite ABC's sitcom, The Real McCoys, created by Irving Pincus and starring Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan, and CBS's western series, Johnny Ringo, starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard.