About Crackle of Death
- Released on March 28, 1976
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Full Cast of Crackle of Death
Darren McGavin plays Carl Kolchak
Simon Oakland plays Tony Vincenzo
Carol Ann Susi plays Monique Marmelstein
William Smith plays Shaman Jim Elkhorn
Elaine Giftos plays Nurse Janice Eisen
Fred Beir plays Ryder Bond
Philip Carey plays Sgt. Mayer
David Doyle plays Mr. Cardinale
Tom Drake plays Don Kibbey
Michael Strong
Robert Yuro
Joyce Jillson
Madlyn Rhue
Jack Grinnage plays Ron Updyke
Virginia Vincent
Ruth McDevitt plays Emily Cowles
John Alvin
Robert Cornthwaite
Michael Fox
Alice Backes
Lenore Kasdorf
Joshua Shelley
Carol Veazie
Patricia Estrin
Melissa Greene
Dianne Harper
John Mitchum
Barbara Graham
Ellaraino
Gary Glanz
Bob Golden
Martha Manor
Marcus Smith
Crew of Crackle of Death
- Darren McGavin
- Simon Oakland
- Carol Ann Susi
- William Smith
- Elaine Giftos
- Fred Beir
- Philip Carey
- David Doyle
- Tom Drake
- Michael Strong
- Robert Yuro
- Joyce Jillson
- Madlyn Rhue
- Jack Grinnage
- Virginia Vincent
- Ruth McDevitt
- John Alvin
- Robert Cornthwaite
- Michael Fox
- Alice Backes
- Lenore Kasdorf
- Joshua Shelley
- Carol Veazie
- Patricia Estrin
- Melissa Greene
- Dianne Harper
- John Mitchum
- Barbara Graham
- Ellaraino
- Paul Baxley
- Gary Glanz
- Bob Golden
- Martha Manor
- Marcus Smith