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The Alexander the Greater Affair (1)

Alexander (Rip Torn) a megalomaniac industrialist, plans to conquer the world like his namesake, Alexander the Great by breaking each of the ten commandments along the way. he has his henchman Parvix (David Sheiner) steal the army's ""will gas"" to help him do so, and Solo investigates. Solo encounters Tracey Alexander (Dorothy Provine), Alexander's ex-wife, who wants to tag along with Solo to get the money Alexander owes her. The trail leads Solo, Illya, and Tracey to a posh party at Alexander's, where Solo defeats him in a human chess game; to a tomb, where Alexander and his aide Dr. Kavon (David Opatoshu) leave Solo tied under a descending scimitar while Illya and Tracey are hanging over a bottomless pit with a candle burning their rope; To Alexander's farm in Virginia, where Illya is nearly cut in two by various farm implements.

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  • Originally Aired September 17, 1965
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Production Code 7458
  • Network NBC
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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Name Type Role
Dean Hargrove Writer
Rip Torn Guest Star
Charles Seel Guest Star
David Opatoshu Guest Star
Madge Blake Guest Star
David Sheiner Guest Star
James Hong Guest Star
Robert Karnes Guest Star
Donna Michelle Guest Star
Clarke Gordon Guest Star
Dorothy Provine Guest Star
Joseph Sargent Director