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J.J. Starbuck

  • TV Series
  • 1987–19881987–1988
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
62
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Dale Robertson and Ben Vereen in J.J. Starbuck (1987)
Adventure
Texas billionaire J.J. Starbuck drives around the country in a 1961 Lincoln convertible, with horns on the hood, acting as a private detective solving crimes. He charms the police and anyone... Read allTexas billionaire J.J. Starbuck drives around the country in a 1961 Lincoln convertible, with horns on the hood, acting as a private detective solving crimes. He charms the police and anyone else in his way and never charges the victims anything for solving the crime. In 1988, he... Read allTexas billionaire J.J. Starbuck drives around the country in a 1961 Lincoln convertible, with horns on the hood, acting as a private detective solving crimes. He charms the police and anyone else in his way and never charges the victims anything for solving the crime. In 1988, he acquired an assistant, "Tenspeed" Turner, a con man who helps him out, often in a disguis... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
62
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    • Stephen J. Cannell
    • Lawrence Hertzog
  • Stars
    • Dale Robertson
    • Shawn Weatherly
    • Jimmy Dean
    • Stephen J. Cannell
    • Lawrence Hertzog
  • Stars
    • Dale Robertson
    • Shawn Weatherly
    • Jimmy Dean
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

    Episodes16

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    Dale Robertson
    Dale Robertson
    • Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck
    Shawn Weatherly
    Shawn Weatherly
    • Jill Starbuck
    Jimmy Dean
    Jimmy Dean
    • Charlie Bullets
    Ben Vereen
    Ben Vereen
    • E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
    Beverley Hendry
    • Claudia…
    Moira Walley-Beckett
    Moira Walley-Beckett
    • Hanna
    Terence Kelly
    Terence Kelly
    • Lt. Hart
    Don Michael Paul
    Don Michael Paul
    • Tommy Watkins
    Pamela Martin
    • Anchorwoman
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    • Bullets
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Calvin
    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Donald Iskin
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Don Chadway
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Joe Piermont
    Ed Nelson
    Ed Nelson
    • Ted Fuller
    Pat Corley
    Pat Corley
    • Cactus Jack
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Pierce Morgan
    Richard Mulligan
    Richard Mulligan
      • Stephen J. Cannell
      • Lawrence Hertzog
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ben Vereen originally played the role of E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner 8 years before on another Stephen J. Cannell production, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980).
    • Quotes

      Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck: I reckon a diamond is just a hunk of coal that stuck to the job.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: David Brenner/Dale Robertson/Don Johnson (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Gone Again
      (theme song)

      Sung by Ronnie Milsap

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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    • 1 hour
      • Color
      • Stereo

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