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Birth of a Legend

  • Episode aired Apr 18, 1995
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 2h
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8.3/10
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Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)
ComedySci-FiWestern
In 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, ... Read allIn 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powe... Read allIn 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powerful female land owner and the town's sheriff in her pocket.
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    • Charles Correll
    • Michael Piller
    • Bill Dial
    • Timothy Burns(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dean Anderson
    • John de Lancie
    • Mark Adair-Rios
    • Charles Correll
    • Michael Piller
    • Bill Dial
    • Timothy Burns(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dean Anderson
    • John de Lancie
    • Mark Adair-Rios
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    Richard Dean Anderson
    Richard Dean Anderson
    • Ernest Pratt…
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Janos Bartok
    Mark Adair-Rios
    Mark Adair-Rios
    • Huitzilopochtli Ramos
    • (as Mark Adair Rios)
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Harry Parver
    Stephanie Beacham
    Stephanie Beacham
    • Vera Slaughter
    Katherine Moffat
    Katherine Moffat
    • Kate Sullivan
    Jon Pennell
    • Silas Slaughter
    Douglas Rowe
    Douglas Rowe
    • Sheriff Sam Motes
    Jarrad Paul
    Jarrad Paul
    • Skeeter
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • John Wesley Coe
    Peter Schrum
    Peter Schrum
    • Alidar Brull
    • (as Pete Schrum)
    Betsy Beard
    • Mrs. Brull
    Stephanie Copperman
    • Viktoria Brull
    Dick Bellerue
    • Geezer
    Forrie J. Smith
    Forrie J. Smith
    • Jesse James
    Monty Stuart
    • Frank James
    Kara Vieau
    • Mom
    Savannah Morgan
    • Girl in Novel
      • Charles Correll
      • Michael Piller
      • Bill Dial
      • Timothy Burns(executive story editor)
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    • Trivia
      When Bartok instructs Ramos to start the velocipede, he says "engage" and gestures forward. This references "Star Trek: The Next Generation," wherein Captain Picard makes an identical gesture when he orders the Enterprise to engage warp drive.
    • Quotes

      Ernest Pratt: [turning down breakfast and pouring himself a glass of Whiskey instead] I never eat on an empty stomach.

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      Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
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      Written by Stephen Foster

      Saloon music

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Gekko Film Corp.
      • Paramount Television
      • T.L. Productions
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    • 2 hours
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