"Touched by an Angel" (1994) TV series 1994-2003

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Creator:

John Masius
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

21 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Monica, Tess, and Andrew are a trio of angels sent to earth to tell depressed and troubled people that God loves them and God hasn't forgotten them.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | God | Heaven | Angel Of Death | Hope

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 43 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	11:00 AM	HALMRK	Famous Last Words	#8.6
Mon. July 20	12:00 PM	HALMRK	Most Likely to Succeed	#8.7

Cast

Roma Downey	...	Monica (212 episodes, 1994-2003)
Della Reese	...	Tess (212 episodes, 1994-2003)
John Dye	...	Andrew (205 episodes, 1994-2003)
Valerie Bertinelli	...	Gloria (59 episodes, 1997-2003)

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Series Directed by
Larry Peerce		(4 episodes, 1997-2003)
Armand Mastroianni		(4 episodes, 2002)
Victor Lobl		(3 episodes, 1996-2001)
Jeff Kanew		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Dowling		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Timothy Van Patten		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joel J. Feigenbaum		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ricardo Méndez Matta		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jon Anderson		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Bilson		(unknown episodes)
Timothy Bond		(unknown episodes)
Chuck Bowman		(unknown episodes)
Burt Brinckerhoff		(unknown episodes)
Helaine Head		(unknown episodes)
Victoria Hochberg		(unknown episodes)
Peter H. Hunt		(unknown episodes)
Jerry Jameson		(unknown episodes)
Nancy Malone		(unknown episodes)
Terrence O'Hara		(unknown episodes)
Gene Reynolds		(unknown episodes)
Bethany Rooney		(unknown episodes)
Michael Scott		(unknown episodes)
Sandor Stern		(unknown episodes)
Max Tash		(unknown episodes)
Robert Visciglia Jr.		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Ken LaZebnik		(21 episodes, 1994-2003)
Brian Bird		(12 episodes, 1999-2003)
Rosanne Welch		(11 episodes, 1997-2002)
Christine Pettit		(7 episodes, 1997-1999)
Debbie Smith		(5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Burt Pearl		(5 episodes, 2001-2003)
Daniel H. Forer		(4 episodes, 2000-2003)
Martha Williamson		(4 episodes, 2001-2003)
John Masius		(3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Luke Schelhaas		(3 episodes, 2003)
Jasper Cole		(unknown episodes)
Danna Doyle		(unknown episodes)
Allen Estrin		(unknown episodes)
Mark Goffman		(unknown episodes)
Katherine Ann Jones		(unknown episodes)
Rob Loos		(unknown episodes)
Hoot Maynard		(unknown episodes)
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson		(unknown episodes)
William A. Schwartz		(unknown episodes)
Jule Selbo		(unknown episodes)
Kenny Solms		(unknown episodes)
Josh Talbot		(unknown episodes)
George Taweel		(unknown episodes)
Joseph Telushkin		(unknown episodes)
Ernie Wallengren		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Wharton		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Martha Williamson	....	executive producer (212 episodes, 1994-2003)
Burt Pearl	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 1997-2003)
Jon Anderson	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Glenn Berenbeim	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Bob Colleary	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ken LaZebnik	....	consulting producer / supervising producer (3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Robert Visciglia Jr.	....	producer (3 episodes, 1997-2001)
Brian Bird	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
David Giella	....	producer (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
Luke Schelhaas	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2003)
Dieter Ismagil	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Chris Ruppenthal	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Jule Selbo	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Ed Smart		(1 episode, 1996)
Marc Lichtman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Steve Randolph		(9 episodes, 2003)
Matthew Williams		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Eric D. Andersen		(unknown episodes)
Karl Herrmann		(unknown episodes)
Frank E. Johnson		(unknown episodes)
Michael L. Schaertl		(unknown episodes)
Robert Seaman		(unknown episodes)
Andrew Sobkovich		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Doug Boyd		(36 episodes, 1995-2001)
Michael R. Fox		(18 episodes, 1997-2003)
Steve Haugen		(17 episodes, 2000-2003)
Tim Boettcher		(3 episodes, 1994)
Steve Hennessey		(unknown episodes)
Scott Powell		(unknown episodes)
John Refoua		(unknown episodes)
Brad Syckes		(unknown episodes)
David Witte		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Eddie Dunlop		(2 episodes, 1997-2001)
David Giella		(2 episodes, 1997-2001)
Mia Levinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Diane Millett		(212 episodes, 1994-2003)
Dianne Millet		(unknown episodes)
Frederic C. Weiler		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Christopher R. DeMuri		(211 episodes, 1994-2003)
Geoffrey S. Grimsman		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Brian Lives		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Nancy Cavallaro		(212 episodes, 1994-2003)

Series Makeup Department
Valecia Sarmento	....	assistant makeup artist (68 episodes, 1995-1998)
Gina Homan	....	co-key makeup artist (54 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lindey L. Crow	....	makeup artist (14 episodes, 1996-2002)
Jeff Goodwin	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Ken Johnson	....	key hair stylist / makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Michael Key	....	special age makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Edwin Matsu	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Ryan Marie McCormick	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Tena Parker	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Rick Pour	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Laurie Vukich	....	hair stylist / makeup artist / ... (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael J. Dmytryk	....	unit production manager (21 episodes, 2002)
Xochilt Baez	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Stephen J. Fisher	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)
Robert Gros	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terri Martin	....	first assistant director (45 episodes, 1997-2003)
J. Scott Smiley	....	first assistant director (24 episodes, 1997-2003)
Michael J. Dmytryk	....	first assistant director (13 episodes, 1994-2003)
Martha R. Cotton	....	field director (unknown episodes, 1998)
Jeff Crawford	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Nancy King	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Morgan Lewington	....	second assistant director: Vancouver second unit (unknown episodes)
Robert Andrew Reeves	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Troy Rohovit	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gail Seely	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Tobijah Tyler	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jason Haase	....	leadman / set dresser (213 episodes, 1994-2003)
Janet S. Havranek	....	art department buyer (212 episodes, 1994-2003)
Brent Astrope	....	carpenter (179 episodes, 1995-2003)
John Malmborg	....	carpenter (73 episodes, 1997-2002)
Kristi Labrum	....	assistant art director (60 episodes, 1999-2001)
Michael T. Higgins	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Susan Agnoff	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Burke Bowthorpe	....	props (unknown episodes)
John Cluff	....	key construction (unknown episodes)
Scott Duthie	....	shoe design for Roma Downey (unknown episodes)
Darrin Fletcher	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Matt Harris	....	property buyer (unknown episodes)
Ben Hoopes	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey A. Hughes	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Murat Montero	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Mark J. Mullins	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Robert Scoville	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Mark S. Turner	....	head paint foreman (unknown episodes)
Bruce Wing	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (213 episodes, 1994-2003)
Kevin Meltcher	....	assistant sound editor (213 episodes, 1994-2003)
Noel Espinosa	....	sound utility (95 episodes, 1997-2003)
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist (33 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daniel Colman	....	sound effects editor (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Eric Reuveni	....	assistant adr mixer (4 episodes, 1998)
Bill Henderson	....	sound re-recording engineer (2 episodes, 2003)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Bill Bell	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
David Beres	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Sean Byrne	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer / adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Steven C. Laneri	....	production sound mixer / sound recordist (unknown episodes)
David Lester	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Christopher Martini	....	utility boom (unknown episodes)
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Michael Burnett	....	animatronic animal effects (unknown episodes)
Bob Shelley	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Ken Speed	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Beecher Tomlinson	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Chris DeCristo	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Niel Wray	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
George L. Wright	....	compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1994)
Glade Quinn	....	stunts (1 episode, 1994)
Henry Boger	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 1996)
Marian Green	....	stunts (1 episode, 2000)
Anthony De Longis	....	stunt double: Lee Horsley (1 episode, 2001)
Larnell Stovall	....	stunt driver (1 episode, 2003)
Jeff Chumas	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Peter Epstein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Andy Gill	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Joe Green	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Diana Lee Inosanto	....	stunt double: Bai Ling (unknown episodes)
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Rusa	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rob Sanchez	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Darlene Ava Williams	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Scott Workman	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Dial	....	electrician (213 episodes, 1994-2003)
Jason Walser	....	dolly grip / grip (205 episodes, 1994-2003)
Kory Mills	....	lighting technician / grip (201 episodes, 1995-2003)
Andrew Mitchell	....	Steadicam operator (148 episodes, 1997-2003)
Gary Johnson	....	assistant camera (113 episodes, 1997-2003)
Rick Page	....	key first assistant camera (104 episodes, 1997-2002)
Alan E. Stoddard	....	electrician (69 episodes, 1997-2003)
Chava Monjaraz	....	key grip (35 episodes, 1994-1996)
George Griner	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kurtis Burr	....	assistant camera (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Peter Weiland	....	lighting technician (7 episodes, 1994-2003)
Brian Sullivan	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gary W. Shaw	....	grip (6 episodes, 1994)
Michael L. Schaertl	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes, 1994-1998)
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes, 1994-1996)
Joseph Osborn	....	second camera operator: second unit (unknown episodes, 1995-1998)
J.A. Byerly	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Richard Davenport	....	assistant camera: opening sequence (unknown episodes)
Jason Fife	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Jeff Greene	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mark Laskowski	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Don Muirhead	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator (unknown episodes)
Gavin Sheehan	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Ryan Shopay	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)
Alvin Simmons	....	additional grip (unknown episodes)
David Stoddard	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Robert Stone	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Daniel J. Bagley	....	extras casting (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Elizabeth Cier	....	key extras casting coordinator (8 episodes, 1994-2003)
Annie DeGracia	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Cate Praggastis	....	local casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Nelson	....	set costumer (212 episodes, 1994-2003)
Kacie Seamons	....	assistant costume designer (177 episodes, 1996-2003)
Jennifer Breeden	....	costumer (76 episodes, 1994-2002)
Amy Jean Roberts	....	costumer (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Cynthia Flowers	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)
Alyson Hancey	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Christina Phipps Johnson	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Dennis Mackelburg	....	telecine colorist (213 episodes, 1994-2003)
Joe Parisella	....	colorist (200 episodes, 1994-2002)
Michael R. Fox	....	assistant editor (49 episodes, 1996-2001)
Steve Haugen	....	assistant editor (40 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ted Brady	....	colorist (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Adam Thomas Anderegg	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Randy Lee	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Marin Misoda	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Leigh Purinton	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Blane Reese	....	post-production executive (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer (177 episodes, 1996-2003)
Marc Lichtman	....	composer: theme music (11 episodes, 1994-1995)
Steven Cahill	....	additional composer / musical director (unknown episodes)
J. Michael Hooser	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Dan Savant	....	music contractor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Mike Law	....	driver (81 episodes, 1994-2003)
Scott Doleto	....	driver (11 episodes, 1994-1995)
Britani Alexander	....	transportation coordinator / transportation office captain (unknown episodes, 1996-2003)
Charlie Carpenter	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Erin Empey-Baxter	....	driver: cast (unknown episodes)
Stephen Rippey	....	utility driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jennifer Ricci	....	assistant production accountant (162 episodes, 1997-2003)
Jill Nunley	....	travel coordinator / location manager (83 episodes, 1997-2003)
Alan Welch	....	location manager (77 episodes, 1994-1997)
Nancy Govednik	....	first assistant accountant (28 episodes, 1994-1996)
Ben Quirino Chiappinelli	....	production assistant (27 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rodger Goeckeritz	....	second team (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Anthony Straga	....	assistant location manager (23 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mari Raymer	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Marnie Cooper	....	acting coach: America Ferrara / acting coach: Aysia Polk / ... (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Dawn Kalana	....	stand-in (2 episodes, 1996-2000)
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes, 1994-1997)
Marshall D. Moore	....	supervising location manager (unknown episodes, 1995-2003)
David Shuff	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
David Ryan Shuff	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Jason Allred	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Greg W. Anderson	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Joshua S. Ashdown	....	assistant production coordinator / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alessandro Ciacci	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sara J. Cobb	....	production office receptionist (unknown episodes)
Jon Cohoe	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Rob Collins	....	office coordinator (unknown episodes)
Natania Cook	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
E. Michael Hewett	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Travis Hodges	....	key production assistant (unknown episodes)
Penny Johnson	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Krystine Karns	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Dennis Light	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Kelly Lookinland	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kristine Lyons	....	restoration (unknown episodes)
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Julie Rasmussen	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Audra Rodgers	....	accounting assistant (unknown episodes)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Luke Schelhaas	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Ellen Schiess	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
William Sell	....	production office coordinator (unknown episodes)
David B. Smith	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Lee Steadman	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
George K. Sullivan	....	technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Heather Toone	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gail Williamson	....	disability consultant (unknown episodes)
Valerie Woods	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Dennis W. Zerull	....	technical advisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• CBS Productions
• Caroline Productions
• Moon Water Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1994-2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
• Americana Entertainment
• CanWest Global Communications (Canada)
• MTV Networks International (????) (Lebanon) (TV)
• Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) (2004) (Belgium) (TV)

Special Effects

• CBS Digital

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment
• Campbell Soup Company  sponsoring
• Cosmair Inc.  sponsoring
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• J.C. Penney  sponsoring
• Johnson & Johnson  sponsoring
• Kellogg Company  sponsoring
• Locations...+  location scouting and management (pilot episode)
• McDonald's Corporation  sponsoring
• Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)  sponsoring
• Redman Movies and Stories  camera cranes and dollies by
• Redman Movies and Stories  condors and lifts
• Redman Movies and Stories  expendables
• Redman Movies and Stories  generators
• S.C. Johnson & Son  sponsoring
• Sara Lee Corporation  sponsoring
• Take One! Casting  local casting
• Warner-Lambert Company  sponsoring

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (212 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Granite High School - 3305 S 500 E, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

CBS Productions

Trivia:

John Masius's original pilot script was much darker than that which was eventually shown on TV (In the original pilot, Tess was a chain-smoking angel who was frequently at Monica's throat.)

Quotes:

Tess: You don't hit bottom... you hit God.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Glorious View of How We'd Like Angels To Be

Even I resisted this program for many years. It seemed too syrupy, goofy, lovey-dovey for my self-important moods and points of views. And I had this opinion for quite a long time. I never bothered to watch one single program until last month. I think I know why.

I wasn't ready.

Now I'm ready. And what I've witnessed during these lovely hours has helped me through the most difficult time in my life.

I forgive those reviewers who cannot see past the neat and necessary one-hour resolution of each program.

I forgive those who cannot see past the reality that as much as this program presents us with a view of God and Angels...that we all still don't know everything. What we must rely on is faith and hope to give us the strength to go on with out lives when tragedy or insurmountable difficulties strike us down.

The angelic combination of actors, Roma Downey, John Dye and the legendary Della Reese give a completeness, perhaps whole roundness to these inspiring hours. Each of them brings a special and unique warmth to their roles. The addition of Valerie Bertinelli was very welcome and has brought a wonderful character of innocence and comic relief (for the sake of a better word) at the same time.

I am very thankful for this series and for the actors, directors, producers, writers and crew who have dedicated their time to bringing this to us.

If you've gotten this far in my review and you're still not convinced...I beg you give it a chance. And I pray your heart will open to the possibility of miracles in all of our lives.