The Greatest American Hero (TV Series)
1981·United States·60 min.
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TV Series (1981-1983). 3 Seasons. 44 Episodes. A pair of strangers, liberal high-school teacher Ralph Hinkley and right-wing FBI agent Bill Maxwell, have a close encounter in the Southern California desert one night with "little green men", who give our heroes a red superhero suit. The suit works only for Ralph, and the two, accompanied by Ralph's cute lawyer girlfriend Pam, reluctantly team up to battle criminals. Problems ensue when Ralph loses the suit's instruction book, so he had to master the suit's powers on his own.
DirectorStephen J. Cannell·Arnold Laven·Ivan Dixon·Rod Holcomb·Bruce Kessler·Robert C. Thompson·Lawrence Doheny·Gabrielle Beaumont·Chuck Bowman·Robert Culp·Sidney Hayers·Christian I. Nyby IIShow all
ScreenwriterStephen J. Cannell·Frank Lupo·Patrick Hasburgh·Juanita Bartlett·Jeff Ray·Babs Greyhosky·Rudolph Borchert·Robert Culp·J. Duncan Ray·Danny Lee ColeShow all
CastWilliam Katt·Robert Culp·Connie Sellecca·Michael Paré·Faye Grant·Jesse D. Goins·Don Cervantes·William Bogert·Paul Carafotes·Deborah Mays·Edward Bell·Robert Weaver·Brandon Williams·Glenn R. Wilder·James Whitmore Jr.·Anthony Charnota·Eugene Peterson·Red West·Kurt Grayson·Chip Johnson·Will MacMillan·Bob Hastings·Melvin F. AllenShow all
Original titleThe Greatest American Hero (TV Series)