Murder by the Book
1987Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
Acted in
Robert Hays
as D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
Catherine Mary Stewart
as Marissa
Christopher Murney
as Lt. Greenberg
Fred Gwynne
as Victor Greville
Celeste Holm
as Claire
Jonathan Moore
as Nicholas Rubinstein
Martin Neufeld
as Pete
Michael Copeman
Bunty Webb
Eric Keenleyside
Robin Ward
Eric Fink
Thick Wilson
Al Bernardo
Louis Di Bianco
Marc Gomes
Raymond Hunt
James Walton
Lynne Cormack
Lynne Gorman
Robbi Baker
Alan Rose
as Tony (uncredited)
Jacques Sandulescu
as Timothy (uncredited)
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
Gavin Steed
as Roger Delacroix (uncredited)