1973 Bill Bixby is The Magician S01E05 Ovation for Murder

The Magician TV Series 1973–1974 Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
The cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter. Creator: Bruce Lansbury; Stars: Bill Bixby, Julian Christopher, Keene Curtis
S1.E5 Ovation for Murder Episode aired Nov 6, 1973
Jack Kruschen in The Magician (1973)
During a backyard party where Tony Blake performs, the magician witnesses a Greek man he rescued earlier shoot another man. Blake suspects he was impaired and arranges an elaborate illusion in a hospital to catch the real killer.
Director: Barry Crane
Writers: Bruce Lansbury, Walter Brough, Stephen Kandel
Stars: Bill Bixby, Keene Curtis, Julian Christopher