"Chiefs" Part 1 (1983)

Director:

Jerry London

Writers:

Stuart Woods (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (written for television by)

TV Series:

"Chiefs" (1983)

Original Air Date:

13 November 1983 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Police Chief | Police | Racism | TV Mini-Series | Whipping

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Hugh Holmes
Keith Carradine	...	Foxy Funderburke
Stephen Collins	...	Billy Lee (credit only)
Brad Davis	...	Sonny Butts (credit only)
Tess Harper	...	Carrie Lee
Wayne Rogers	...	Will Henry Lee
Paul Sorvino	...	Sheriff Skeeter Willis
Victoria Tennant	...	Trish Lee (credit only)
Billy Dee Williams	...	Tyler Watts (aka Joshua Cole) (credit only)
Lane Smith	...	Hoss Spence
Kaiulani Lee	...	Mrs. Butts
Novella Nelson	...	Nellie Cole
Norman Matlock	...	Jesse Cole
Cary Guffey	...	Billy Lee (Child)
Leo O'Brien	...	(Young) Joshua Cole
Frank Hamilton	...	T.T. Brown
Wallace Wilkinson	...	Dr. Frank Manton
Stacie Sanders	...	Ellie Lee (Child)
Mike Grier	...	Brother Maynard
Randall Hitt	...	Emmett Spence (Child)
Stephen Rogers	...	Sonny Butts (Child)
Ennis Atkins	...	Idus Bray
Charles Blackwell	...	Dooley (as Charles T. Blackwell)
Marilyn Carter	...	Widow Dempsey
Stuart Culpepper	...	Grady Butts
Charles Franzen	...	Ben Birdsong
Hugh Jarrett	...	Lamar Maddox
Don Law	...	Sam Greer (as Donald F. Law)
Wallace Merck	...	Ed Routon
Laurens Moore	...	Underwood
Danny Nelson	...	Dr. Carter Sauls
Ralph Pace	...	Sherriff Grundey
Leon Rippy	...	Tommy Allen
Avon Stephenson	...	Runaway Boy
Dean Whitworth	...	Justin Deputy

Directed by
Jerry London

Writing credits
Stuart Woods		(novel)
Robert W. Lenski		(written for television by)

Produced by
Jerry London	....	supervising producer
Martin Manulis	....	executive producer
John E. Quill	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Small

Cinematography by
Michel Hugo

Film Editing by
Eric Albertson
John J. Dumas

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Lynn Kressel

Production Design by
Charles C. Bennett		(as Charles Bennett)

Set Decoration by
Victor Kempster

Costume Design by
John Boxer

Makeup Department
Gabriel Borgo	....	hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci	....	makeup artist
Vicky Morrison	....	hair stylist

Production Management
John Craddock	....	post-production supervisor
William F. Deneen	....	executive in charge of production (as William Deneen)
A. Kitman Ho	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Chory	....	second assistant director (as James Chory)
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director (as Clifford Coleman)

Art Department
Russell Berg	....	assistant props
John Evans	....	master scenic artist
Richard Hoover	....	assistant props
Vanessa James	....	master scenic artist
Phill Norman	....	titles
Raymond M. Samitz	....	construction coordinator (as Ray Samitz)
Ron Stone	....	property master
Sam Swope	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Trissy Bower	....	assistant sound editor
Jack Cooley	....	sound re-recording mixer: Magno Sound
Bill Daly	....	sound mixer (as William Daly)
Ron Kalish	....	sound editing: Magnofex
Richard Murphy	....	boom operator
Peter Page	....	sound re-recording mixer: Magno Sound
Linda Shamest	....	sound editor
Sandy Tung	....	sound editor

Stunts
Clarke Coleman	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Bender	....	gaffer
John Beymer	....	camera operator
Chuy Elizondo	....	camera operator
Julie Gant	....	electrician
Roberto Jiménez	....	electrician (as Roberto Jimenez)
John Mentzer	....	gaffer
Rex North	....	dolly grip
Briggs Palmer	....	assistant camera
Glenn K. Shimada	....	assistant camera (as Glenn Shimada)
Dustin Smith	....	key grip (as Dusty Smith)

Casting Department
Kathryn Conners	....	location casting (as Kathy Conners)
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Andres	....	wardrobe assistant (as Denise Romano)
Colleen Atwood	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen P. Butler	....	key wardrobe
Kevin P. Faherty	....	wardrobe assistant (as Kevin Faherty)

Editorial Department
Sharon Dumas	....	editing room assistant
Marshall Grupp	....	associate editor
Holly Huckins	....	assistant editor
Martha Huntley	....	assistant editor
Roberta L. Rowe	....	post-production coordinator
Tom Seid	....	associate editor (as Thomas J. Seid)

Music Department
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor (as Thomas Drescher)
Michael Steinfeld	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Sparky Lersch	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Stanley Bogest	....	location controller
Cristan Callaway	....	assistant to producer (as Mike Callaway)
Mike Callaway	....	assistant: Mr. London
Bobby Caravella	....	project coordinator: N.Y.
Carol Turley Cohen	....	project coordinator (as Carol Turley)
Rita Grant Miller	....	production associate (as Rita Grant-Miller)
Larry K. Johnson	....	script supervisor (as Larry Johnson)
Ooty Moorehead	....	production coordinator
Jill Sprecher	....	project coordinator: N.Y.
Greg Torre	....	production office manager
Clayton Townsend	....	location manager
Lenny Vullo	....	location coordinator

Art Department
John C. Cameron	....	prop builder
John C. Cameron	....	set dresser
Kurt Meisenbach	....	assistant set decorator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert M. Andres	....	best boy grip
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	second assistant camera

Music Department
Christopher Dedrick	....	orchestrator (1983)

Other crew
Frank Doelger	....	development executive

Production Companies

• Highgate Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1983) (USA) (TV)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Highgate Pictures