Covert Action

Overview

Janssen plays an ex-CIA agent who has become an author, writing both non-fiction exposes (Phillip Agee was in the news at this time) and fiction spy novels. The CIA is on his case, in the person of Arthur Kennedy, CIA chief in Athens, where Janssen is staying. Janssen is pursuing a case that interests him, while dodging the traps set for him by Kennedy and trying to help Maurizio Merli, a former colleague with personal problems.

Cast

David Janssen

Lester Horton

Arthur Kennedy

CIA Chief of Station, Athens

Maurizio Merli

John Florio

Corinne Cléry

Anne Florio

Ivan Rassimov

The Silent

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Grant

Philippe Leroy

Greek Inspector