Great Performances (TV Series)
Life on the Mississippi (1980)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Peter H. Hunt |
Writing Credits
Mark Twain | ... | (book) |
Philip H. Reisman Jr. | ... | (screenplay) |
John Hartford | ... | (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Robert Lansing | ... | Horace Bixby | |
David Knell | ... | Sam Clemens | |
James Keane | ... | Mr. Ealer | |
Donald Madden | ... | Mr. Brown | |
John Pankow | ... | George Richie | |
Bill Holliday | ... | Mr. Thornburg | |
Luke Reilly | ... | Tom | |
Marcy Walker | ... | Emmeline | |
Don Brady | ... | Mr. Leathers | |
Jack Lawrence | ... | 'Paul Jones' Captain | |
John Kirk | ... | Mate on 'Paul Jones' | |
Bill Atwood | ... | Watchman on 'Paul Jones' | |
Thom Thomas | ... | Clerk on 'Paul Jones' | |
Jim Babrowski | ... | Preacher | |
Douglas Wells | ... | Mr. Grogan | |
Barbara Chaney | ... | Mrs. Thurlow | |
Collins Bell | ... | Mr. Thurlow | |
Lyla Owen | ... | Mrs. Pelligrew | |
Don Lutenbacher | ... | Mr. Pelligrew | |
Harry Gorsuch | ... | Ben | |
Robert Borwick | ... | Henry | |
Wayne Dickson | ... | Mate on 'Aleck Scott' | |
Norma Schwied | ... | Actress | |
Thomas Kent | ... | Actor | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Stanley J. Reyes | ... | Captain Kleinfelter (as Stanley Reyes) | |
Robert E. Anderson | ... | Kid in Tree (uncredited) | |
Tim Gamble | ... | Horse Trader (uncredited) |
Produced by
Peter H. Hunt | ... | producer |
Marshall Jamison | ... | executive producer |
William P. Perry | ... | producer |
Music by
William P. Perry | ... | (as William Perry) |
Cinematography by
Walter Lassally | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Cynthia Scheider |
Casting By
Jane Iredale |
Art Direction by
Bill Groom |
Set Decoration by
Richard Lordi | ||
Linda Mazur |
Costume Design by
Vel Riberto |
Makeup Department
David Forrest | ... | makeup artist (as David Craig Forrest) |
Ted Long | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
David R. Kappes | ... | production manager (as David Kappes) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ellis Toney | ... | second assistant director |
Jerry Ziesmer | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Peter K. Dunbar | ... | second props |
Matthew C. Jacobs | ... | assistant art director (as Matthew Jacobs) |
Christian Kelly | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Jack Cooley | ... | re-recording mixer |
Samantha Heilwell | ... | sound recordist |
Larry Hoff | ... | sound recordist (as Lawrence Hoff) |
Ron Kalish | ... | sound editor |
Al Nahmias | ... | sound editor |
Tom Nelson | ... | sound recordist (as Thomas Nelson) |
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | ... | assistant sound editor |
Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John D. Burkley | ... | gaffer |
Don Cerrone | ... | key grip (as Donald Cerrone) |
Phil Clark | ... | second grip |
Thomas C. Dischert | ... | best boy |
Tom Paul Hoppe | ... | first assistant camera |
Briggs Palmer | ... | camera loader (as Briggs S. Palmer) |
Robert Schulman | ... | electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Favant | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Laurel Hargarten | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Robert M. Hines | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Wendy Hubschman | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Editorial Department
Jonathan Cohen | ... | associate film editor |
Dow McKeever | ... | apprentice film editor |
Location Management
Harrold Kappes | ... | location manager (as Harold Kappes) |
Music Department
John Hartford | ... | music arranger: river songs |
Richard Hayman | ... | orchestrator |
Dan Pinsky | ... | music editor |
Leonard Slatkin | ... | conductor |
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performers |
Script and Continuity Department
Janet Merwin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Frederick Anderson | ... | scholarly advisor |
Brenda Bareika | ... | assistant to executive producer |
Walter Blair | ... | scholarly advisor |
William M. Gibson | ... | scholarly advisor |
Justin Kaplan | ... | scholarly advisor |
Kimberly Myers | ... | production office coordinator |
Henry Nash Smith | ... | scholarly advisor |
Dennis Trone | ... | consultant: riverboat (as Captain Dennis Trone) |
Laurie Zwicky | ... | director of research |