Tom Reese (Sgt. Velie) did not appear in two episodes: The Adventure of the Chinese Dog and The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario.
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Sgt. Velie's wife, Madge, only appeared in the show's premiere episode-The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne. She was played by Peggy Rea.
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John Hillerman's role of Simon Brimmer on "Ellery Queen" led to him being cast by producers in his most famous role of major domo Jonathan Quayle Higgins on "Magnum P.I."
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Only one episode, The Adventure of the Chinese Dog, took place in the New England resort town of Wrightsville which was a freqquent setting of the Ellery Queen novels.
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An unused script for "Ellery Queen" was later adapted into an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" entitled "The Grand Old Lady."
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The only episode based on a real life story by Ellery Queen was "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party."
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The character of muckraking newspaper reporter Frank Flannigan was based on Walter Winchell, a muckraking reporter/radio host of the era in which the show was set (the 1940's).
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Some unused scripts for "Ellery Queen" were later adapted and used on the short-lived NBC mystery series "The Eddie Capra Mysteries." Ken Swofford, who played Frank Flannigan on EQ also appeared in that series.
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