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Hail to the Chief is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from April 9 to May 21, 1985. It centred around the President of the United States, portrayed by Patty Duke. The series was created by Susan Harris, and was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. It featured one of the few recurring gay characters in a 1980s television series.
Original Release
04/09/1985 on ABC
US Release
04/09/1985
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patty Duke | President Julia Mansfield |
Ted Bessell | Gen. Oliver Mansfield |
Quinn Cummings | Lucy Mansfield |
Ricky Paull Goldin | Doug Mansfield |
Dick Shawn | Ivan Zolotov |
Richard Paul | Rev. Billy Joe Bickerstaff |
Herschel Bernardi | Helmut Luger |
Joel Brooks | Randy |
Murray Hamilton | Senator Sam Cotton / Sen. Sam Cotton |
Taliesin Jaffe | Willy Mansfield |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Tuesday, 09 April 1985 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 16 April 1985 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Tuesday, 23 April 1985 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 30 April 1985 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Tuesday, 07 May 1985 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Tuesday, 14 May 1985 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Tuesday, 21 May 1985 |
Directors
Writers
Mort Nathan, Susan Harris, Terry Grossman, Barry Fanaro, Kathy Speer, Tony Thomas, Paul Junger Witt
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patty Duke | President Julia Mansfield |
Ted Bessell | Gen. Oliver Mansfield |
Quinn Cummings | Lucy Mansfield |
Ricky Paull Goldin | Doug Mansfield |
Dick Shawn | Ivan Zolotov |
Richard Paul | Rev. Billy Joe Bickerstaff |
Herschel Bernardi | Helmut Luger |
Joel Brooks | Randy |
Murray Hamilton | Senator Sam Cotton / Sen. Sam Cotton |
Taliesin Jaffe | Willy Mansfield |
Maxine Stuart | Lenore |
Glynn Turman | Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins / LaRue Hawkes |
John Vernon | Gen. Hannibal Stryker / General Hannibal Stryker |
Pat Hingle | Lamar Montgomery |
Burton Gilliam | Clovis Montgomery |
Alexa Hamilton | Darlene Lubin |
George Wyner | Irving Metzman |
Rose Marie | Sylvia |
Reuven Bar-Yotam | Nikita |
Mackenzie Astin | Dwight Stryker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Junger Witt | Executive Producer |
Tony Thomas | Executive Producer |
Marsha Posner Williams | Producer |
Susan Palladino | Producer |
Terry Grossman | Producer |
Kathy Speer | Producer |
Gil Junger | Producer |