The Onion Field

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The Onion Field (7-Sep-1979)

Director: Harold Becker

Writer: Joseph Wambaugh

From novel: The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh

Music by: Eumir Deodato

Producer: Walter Coblenz

Keywords: Crime, Death Row

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

K Callan Actor 9-Jan-1942 Martha Kent on Lois & Clark

Ronny Cox Actor 23-Jul-1938 Lt. Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop

Charles Cyphers Actor 28-Jul-1939 Halloween

Ted Danson Actor 29-Dec-1947 Bartender on Cheers

John de Lancie Actor 20-Mar-1948 Q on Star Trek: TNG

Christopher Lloyd Actor 22-Oct-1938 Jim Ignatowski on Taxi

Lillian Randolph Actor 14-Dec-1898 12-Sep-1980 Birdie on The Great Gildersleeve

William Sanderson Actor 10-Jan-1944 J.F. Sebastian in Blade Runner

John Savage Actor 25-Aug-1949 The Deer Hunter

James Woods Actor 18-Apr-1947 Casino, Any Given Sunday

CAST

Starring
John Savage ... Karl Hettinger
James Woods ... Gregory Powell
Franklyn Seales ... Jimmy Smith
Ted Danson ... Ian Campbell
and
Ronny Cox ... Pierce Brooks
Special Appearances by
David Huffman ... District Attorney Phil Halpin
Christopher Lloyd ... Jailhouse lawyer
Co-Starring
Diane Hull ... Helen Hettinger
Priscilla Pointer ... Chrissie Campbell
Beege Barkett ... Greg's Woman
Richard Herd ... Beat Cop
Le Tari ... Emmanuel McFadden
Richard Venture ... Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver ... Billy
Phillip R. Allen ... District Attorney Marshall Schulman
K. Callan ... Mrs. Powell
Sandy McPeak ... Mr. Powell
Lillian Randolph ... Nana
Pat Corley ... Jimmy's Lawyer #2
Ned Wilson ... LAPD Captain
Jack Rader ... IAD Captain
Brad English ... Red Haired Cop
Stanley Grover ... Greg's Lawyer #2
Michael Pataki ... District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
Steve Conte ... Prison Guard #1
Burke Byrnes ... CHP Officer Odom
Vincent Caristi ... Young Man
Don Starr ... Judge #1
William Dial ... Liquor Store Owner
Ray Guth ... Prison Guard #2
Raleigh Bond ... Judge #2
Sandy Ward ... Pawnbroker
Kenneth G. Patterson ... Judge #3
Peter Miller ... Oscar
William Sanderson ... Young Con
Richard Seff ... Jimmy's Lawyer #3
Robert Lee Jarvis ... Bakerfield Detective
Allen Williams ... Poker Player Cop
Jon K. Greene ... CHP Officer Chris
Dolores Sandoz ... Court Reporter
Bill Morey ... Lawyer #1
John de Lancie ... LAPD Lieutnant #2
Wendell Wright ... LAPD Sergeant
Richard Kalk ... Bailiff
Ray Camacho ... Gunrail Guard
Maggie Sullivan ... Adah Campbell
Rene LeVant ... Drag Queen
Charles Cyphers ... Chaplain
Tony Becker ... Boy Piper
Tony di Milo ... Clerk
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson ... Gamblin' Man
Nick Romero ... Death Row Convict
Cindy Collins ... Hettinger's Daughter

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