"Nowhere Man" (1995) TV series 1995-1996

Creator:

Lawrence Hertzog
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

28 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Bruce Greenwood stars as documentary photographer Thomas Veil who, in the course of one evening, seemingly has his whole existence erased...

Plot Keywords:

Cigar Smoking | Conspiracy | Photography | Lost Identity

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Bruce Greenwood

...

Thomas Veil (25 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Directed by
Steve Stafford		(4 episodes, 1996)
Ian Toynton		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Whitmore Jr.		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Michael Levine		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tobe Hooper		(2 episodes, 1995)
Guy Magar		(2 episodes, 1995)
Thomas J. Wright		(2 episodes, 1995)
Reza Badiyi		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Lawrence Hertzog		(25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Art Monterastelli		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joel Surnow		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Ehrman		(3 episodes, 1996)

Series Produced by
Peter Dunne	....	producer (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lawrence Hertzog	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Marianne Canepa	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jan DeWitt	....	coordinating producer (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joel Surnow	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Art Monterastelli	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 1996)
Stan Rogow	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1996)

Series Original Music by
Mark Snow		(25 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Cinematography by
James Chressanthis		(20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ric Waite		(4 episodes, 1995)

Series Film Editing by
Peter Basinski		(9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Andrew Cohen		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Josh Muscatine		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gene Ranney		(4 episodes, 1995)
Jimmy Giritlian		(3 episodes, 1996)

Series Casting by
Beth Hymson		(24 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Production Design by
James Shanahan		(12 episodes, 1996)
William McAllister		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Direction by
James Shanahan		(8 episodes, 1995-1996)
William McAllister		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Set Decoration by
Sean Kennedy		(20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sal Blydenburgh		(4 episodes, 1995)

Series Costume Design by
Tom Bronson		(25 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Makeup Department
Stephanie Fajardo	....	assistant makeup artist (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Martin 'Vinnie' Hagood	....	makeup/hair supervisor (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
JoJo Myers Proud	....	makeup artist (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sami	....	hair stylist (24 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Production Management
Jan DeWitt	....	unit production manager (24 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy Henkle Green	....	second assistant director (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rodney Allen Hooks	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Suzanne Geiger	....	second assistant director (9 episodes, 1996)
Tyrone L. Mason	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1996)
Craig West	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Richard Denault	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1995)
Richard W. Abramitis	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1996)
Jack Breschard	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1996)
Joe Lotito	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Ken Erck	....	sign painter: lead scenic (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Brad Turner	....	props (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg McMickle	....	property master (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Pearson-Denning	....	property master (5 episodes, 1996)
Charles A. Carlsen	....	key greens (unknown episodes)
Sean Fong	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Hayden	....	lead man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Glenn Micallef	....	production sound mixer (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Robert Marts	....	production sound mixer (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Douglas Tourtelot	....	production sound mixer (6 episodes, 1996)
Mark Griswold	....	utility sound (3 episodes, 1995)
Jason England	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Brett Grant-Grierson	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Doug Madick	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer / foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Lee Stranahan	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes, 1996)
Edward Conna	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ron Sarchian	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 1996)
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
James Fischer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bret Kiene	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lee Waddell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael K. Davis	....	lighting technician (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
David R. Kohn	....	rigging gaffer (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Brent Lawson	....	best boy grip (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bruce Lawson	....	key grip (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Leonard Romie	....	electrician (11 episodes, 1996)
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video supervisor (3 episodes, 1995)
Chris Bangma	....	Steadicam assistant (unknown episodes)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Eric H. Lasher	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Scott Leyse	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Doug Schwartz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
Joel Stirnkorb	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Robert SummerStone	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Nannette Troutman	....	casting: Portland (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Danny Stoltz	....	extras casting (15 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ronald Leamon	....	costume supervisor (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Henry Earl Lewis	....	key costumer (21 episodes, 1995-1996)
Marychris Mass	....	key costumer (2 episodes, 1996)
Romeo Pompa	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Barbara Gerard	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Music Department
Marty Wereski	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Transportation Department
David Norris	....	transportation captain (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nick Edgerton	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Monica Garris-Powell	....	driver: cast (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Coletta Herbold	....	stand-in (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Stacey Kosier Box	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles / assistant: Mr. Hertzog (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Patience Thoreson	....	script supervisor (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gwyn Lustenberger	....	production coordinator: Portland (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	caterer (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kirk Steppe	....	location manager (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Laura Tateishi	....	production coordinator: Portland (7 episodes, 1996)
Joanna Guzzetta	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Stan Rogow	....	executive consultant (6 episodes, 1996)
Marjie Lundell	....	location manager (4 episodes, 1996)
Eric Hedayat	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1995)
Jordana Kronen	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1995)
Michael Fine	....	set medic (unknown episodes)
James Fischer	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
A.W. Gryphon	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Marvin Williams	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Naomi Yospe	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• United Paramount Network (UPN) (1995-1996) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Buena Vista Television
• Chum Television
• Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Kanal 2 (2005) (Estonia) (TV)

Other Companies

• Clancy's Sound Vibrations  sound effects design
• Cooke Productions  opening design
• Digital Magic Company  post-production services
• Four Motion  post-production services
• Inter Video  computer and video playback

Also Known As:

Runtime:

44 min (25 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Oregon, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

The series started with this narration: "My name is Thomas Veil, or at least it was. I'm a photographer, I had it all: a wife, Alyson, friends, a career. And in one moment, it was all taken away, all because of a single photograph: I have it, they want it, and they will do anything to get the negative. I'm keeping this diary as proof that these events are real. I know they are...They have to be."

Quotes:

[opening narration]
Thomas Veil:My name is Thomas Veil, or at least it was. I'm a photographer. I had it all: a wife, Alyson; friends; a career. And in one moment it was all taken away, all because of a single photograph. I have it; they want it; and they will do anything to get the negative. I'm keeping this diary as proof that these events are real. I know they are; they have to be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in (500) Days of Summer (2009)

Far too good for UPN

I started watching Nowhere Man, like many people here, because it came on after Star Trek: Voyager, and my interest in the former soon began to eclipse my interest in the latter. I didn't catch every episode (given its obvious quality I assumed I would have ample opportunity to watch it in reruns) but the ones I did see had a huge impact on me and I was lucky enough to see the final episode.

Nowhere Man is the kind of show you need to discuss with other viewers, but I can count on one hand the number of people I've met who remember it and inexplicably none of them cared for it. I was totally nuts for the show when it was on the air but I was much younger at the time. Truthfully, over the years I had worried that it would not live up to my memories.

Finally, Nowhere Man's single season has been released in a great 9-disc DVD set, and after 10 years I've truly enjoyed the chance to rediscover each of the 25 episodes. It's just as good as I remembered (and even better in some cases), with only a few episodes that don't quite measure up to the rest. Bruce Greenwood's performance is incredible. There is literally nobody else who could have made Thomas Veil more human. He makes even the silent moments a fascinating pleasure and basically carries the entire series. That's not to suggest that there aren't great performances from other actors, but Greenwood is the keystone of the show and he handles the weight effortlessly. You don't see acting of this quality on television very often. The writing is consistently solid and smart (though as I mentioned there are some "off" episodes), and Mark Snow (of The X-Files and Millennium fame) provides a wonderfully varied, appropriately moody soundtrack.

The bottom line: if you're a fan of The Prisoner (which strongly influenced the creator of the series) and/or The X-Files, you owe it to yourself to give Nowhere Man a chance. It's hard to believe that a show this good was canceled and it's harder to believe it graced a channel like UPN. At least we got one great season out of it.