The Greatest American Hero (1981)★ 7.3/10
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Arnold Laven, Ivan Dixon, Rod Holcomb, Bruce Kessler, Robert C. Thompson
Written by: Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo, Patrick Hasburgh, Juanita Bartlett, Babs Greyhosky
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
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Cast & crew
William KattRalph Hinkley
Connie SelleccaPam Davidson
Robert CulpBill Maxwell
Michael ParéTony Villicana
Faye GrantRhonda Blake
Don CervantesPaco Rodriguez
Jesse D. GoinsCyler Johnson
William BogertLes Carlisle
Paul CarafotesJoeyDeborah MaysTammyEdward Michael BellPrincipal Knight
Robert WeaverCoach Ray BuckBrandon WilliamsKevin Hinkley
Glenn R. WilderCapt. Franklin
James Whitmore Jr.Byron BigsbyAnthony CharnotaMike
Red WestCharleyEugene PetersonClarence Carter
Kurt GraysonHertzog
Harry JohnsonAgent Jeff Sharp
Will MacMillanCommander
Bob HastingsSportscasterMelvin F. AllenArnold Diggs
Benny MedinaChaffeyBert HinchmanBus Driver
Christine BelfordDotty Parker
Kene HolidayBallentineWoody EneyBobby Moody
Jeremy KempFranz Zedlocker
June LockhartAlice Davidson
Ferdy MayneAbe Figueroa
Dennis LipscombDave Tanner
Timothy CareyBlanchard
Rod ColbinGeneral Enright
David TressDr. Gardner
Kai WulffPeter
Dave ShelleyAtkins
Carmen ArgenzianoMurph
Bill QuinnHarlan Blackford
Alex RodineKlaus Vorman
Nicholas WorthLenny
Francis X. McCarthyEdward McAstelli
Arnold F. TurnerAgent Billings
Laurence HaddonBurke
Al WhiteCaptain Reilly
Ted GehringCounterman
William FrankfatherChet Kanaby
Michael CornelisonEugene ValeW.T. ZachaGreg Mathews
J.P. BumsteadAgent SpiegelTom PlettsAgent Genesta
Hank SalasBrother Michael
Robert Alan BrowneBernard BrockmeisterWilliam MarquezManny GarciaDaniel ChodosAide
Dean WeinMitchell
Jeff MacKayDoctor WeinsteinChristopher ThomasBomb Maker
Don MaxwellBrockmanDavid CloverGuardAl DunlapMechanic
Charles WalkerMan
Patricia WilsonMarge Lutz
Dudley KnightCharles Ratner
Rex RyonCop
Carol JonesSandra
Blake ClarkPolicemanGerald JannAsian RepresentativeNick CinardoConsul Person
Terrence BeasorCounty SheriffDon PulfordGil
Milt KoganDoctor
Hank RobinsonUmpire #1
Gene LeBellThug
David LeBellBiker
Jack GingLieutenant Tracy Winslow
Gwen HumbleStarlet Wild
E.J. PeakerReseda Rose Blake
Mark WithersShaeffer
Andrew RobinsonChris Stofford
Stephen ShortridgePrice Cobb
Dean SantoroJackson
Bo BrundinStanislov
William WindomHenry Williams
John VernonJustin King
Soon-Tek OhErnie Shikinami
Judson ScottDak Hampton
Joe SantosHenry Fetchner
William PrinceDr. Striegel
Isela VegaSerena DelveraMary Ellen StuartHolly Hathaway
Gianni RussoJohnny Damanti
Duncan RegehrPalmer BradshawSimone GriffethAlicia Hinkley
John HartLone Ranger
Raymond SingerKaufman
Pepe SernaCortez
Dick ButkusCoach AndrewsJack MageeToby Roberts
James HamptonSheriff
Alan FudgeChuck Cole
George McDanielRutter
Douglas WarhitAllen Longstreth
Steven PetermanJoey Margolis
Julio MedinaDr. RomeroMya StarkSarah Hathaway
Dennis BurkleyPreacher
Markie PostDeborah Dante
Richard HerdAdam Taft
John AndersonGeneral Gerald Stocker
Edward WinterCharley Wilde
Joseph WisemanJames J. Beck
Alexa HamiltonTheresa Valenkov
Peter WhiteSimpson
Eric ServerKyle MorganJohn MirandaFletcher CascoSteven HirschLane
Barbara HalePaula Hinkley
Glynn TurmanCaptain Le Clerc
Keenan WynnIra Hagert
Dixie CarterSamantha O'Neill
James ShigetaColonel Shawn Liang
Jon CypherRichard Beller
Chuck McCannCaptain Bellybuster
Ron O'NealPhillipe Augereau
Claude Earl JonesCoach Farley
Jeff CooperReo Crocker
Michael BaseleonJohnny Sanova
Jean LeclercAzzizLoyita ChapelBunnyCatherine CampbellEricaJames McIntyreBilly Bob Floyd
Norman AldenHarry Davidson
Lloyd KinoIsoroku ShikinamiMichael HuddlestonCurly
Dehl BertiMarco
John A. ZeeAlien
Robin RikerNancy Ratner
Gary GrubbsDoyle Casco
Bruce KirbyShorty Robinson
Paul KosloBad B
G.D. SpradlinNelson Corey
George LorosHydra
Rae AllenEdith MorabitoStan LachowJordan Heath
John FujiokaGeneral Vin Chow
John HancockLouis Davout
Sandra KernsSamantha Brice
Jerry DouglasJack Martel
Tom HallickPhillip Kaballa
Patrick CollinsDavid Gertmanian
Arthur RosenbergDr. Kelly
Fred StuthmanEvan Thompson
Jay VarelaFernandez
Don StarrCrockerChristopher LoftonSen. Henderson
Carolyn SeymourKris Peterson
Luke AskewMatt
Dana LeeMaitre d'
Joseph CulpRoberto Delvera
Robert DryerBrick
Hansford RoweMatthew Powell
Clayton MooreArm Wrestler
Gregory SierraSheriff Mark Vargas
Jane MerrowBetty
Luke AndreasJilly MitchellNed WilsonCol. Shackleford
Frederic DownsPop Casco
William LuckingRobert Alan Kline
Marc AlaimoDonnie Armus
Jason BernardMorgan
Thalmus RasulalaVictor Soucha
Hugh GillinC.C. SmithHeather LoweWendy Cobb
Richard BeauchampPhillipsLeonard LightfootLieutenant
Wiley HarkerCaretakerTheodore J. FlickerDavid
Randy StumpfAlejandroStanley GroverCal Freeman
Rick LenzDr. Mor
Nico MinardosKing Abu Al-Fahad
George DickersonMr. Norton
Jason CulpFrancisco Delvera
Jerry PotterCaptain
Tony BurtonCurley
Michael EnsignPrincipal David Kane
Byron MorrowMarshall Dunn
Sandy WardLt Rafferty
Bob MinorJohn Mackie
Zitto KazannConsul General
Hector EliasAssistant ManagerJohn MacchiaArnold
Ken LernerPool Cleaner
Stefan GieraschKarpov
Danny WellsBruce Warful
Jon CedarHellerRay GirardinColonel Nelson
Terrence O'HaraMarty BoxxRobert GrayPhillips
Lincoln KilpatrickLe Masters
Michael HalseyCollins
Matthew FaisonOliver
Nick PellegrinoRedBob BassoPhil
MakoMaster of Flowers
David PaymerThe Gatekeeper
Conlan CarterRanch Hand
Lesley WoodsJames BeachWilliam OscarLuis MorenoMarcos
Wayne GraceBartender
Dennis FimpleDeputy Kyle Kane
Michael AlldredgeVernF.J. O'NeilVan KempMichael J. LondonRaymond SloatMelanie VinczDawn
Anne BloomLinda HarrisonF. William ParkerRichards
Gay RowanNewscasterMichael PrincePrentice Hall
Martin SpeerStan HawnRyan MacDonaldHarve Sherwin
Harry GrantNinoCharles LanyerArtDoug HaleTV AnnouncerAl W. CossSteve
Frank PesceBartender
Linda HoyMartha WellsHarvey SolinOmar StambouliJeffrey MarkelTimothy
Marianne MuellerleileStella
Steve KahanMerv
Mike DouglasMike Douglas
Bernard BehrensDr. David Springfield
Hilary FarrErika Van Damm
Ned BellamyR.J.
Todd ArmstrongTed Mc Sherry
Sonia PetrovnaSonyaSarah TorgovAnna Curiena
Will HareDrunk
David S. Cass Sr.Goodwin
Carole MalloryKidnapper
Marie LaurinSandy
Terrence McNallyKeithTawny LittleReporter
Ron ThompsonGuardColin HamiltonHerb Teil
Joe ClarkePatrolmanAnthony Davis
Toni HudsonGirl at Video GamePaul BarselouThug
Beach DickersonJudgeJan Ivan DorinZatkoff
Vince HowardWorkman
Mel StewartSherman
Joseph WhippSheriff
Don DrysdaleDon Drysdale
Garnett SmithHansonJohn Di FuscoSgt. JensenRoger EtienneCaptain
Frank DoubledayLutz
Randi BrooksBeverly
Norbert WeisserYuri Petchernec
Judd OmenMohammed
Richard DoyleBiff Anderson
Charles BatemanCol. Cullen
Adam GregorYuri
Bobby McGeeEmployeeJim GreenleafCabbie
Edith FieldsMaidTerrence EvansWatchman
Randal PatrickRider
Bob SagetCook
Dennis StewartLenny
Alice BackesEleanor Pilburn
Miguel FernandesCantonSantos MoralesMexican Customer
Michael O'LearyStudent #1
Ernie F. OrsattiBob BaronDenise HalmaCarrieJoseph ChapmanTim CarsonJoseph WarrenHarlan Cain
Sandy MartinWoman
Elizabeth HoffmanMargaret Detwiller
Michael BillingtonTalenikovJames MacKrellBiff Anderson #2
Jack AndreozziFlorenziaStephanie FaulknerJane
Eugene BrezanySandra McCulleyJudyTerrence E. McNallyCampbellAndy WoodLennyShunil BorpujariPrince Aha Al-Fahad
Hoke HowellDr. Worley
Robert GoodenNorm WoodsJames Burr JohnsonMajor DyleIon TeodorescuRussian OfficialJoe HorváthDoug
Jens NowakSubmarine SeamanPatti MarianoStudent #2
Jimmy LydonMcGivers
John RoseliusPassengerTroy W. SlatenLittle Boy
Ben PowersIvanWendy WessbergTV ReporterBill CrossJim Weber
Robert CovarrubiasDe JesusEmily MoultrieDebbie SherwinDavid WinnJohnWayne StormPolice OfficerRalph CliftMr. BunkerRichard BrandDr. KeenDaniel DayanHaffaCynthia SteeleParty Guest
Rick BarkerBradleyMichael Mancini
Stanley BrockAl
Fred LernerMike
John BrandonAdmiral Bailey
Paul CavonisThompson
Lev MailerFredericQuin KesslerHatcheck GirlGary Lee DavisTedBruce TuthillSam WatsonDon DolanTechnitron Guard
Wayne ScherzerStudent #3Steve LiebmanHuey
Joe MantegnaJuan, Clerk at FAA
Dabbs GreerSupervisor
Robert AberdeenMagician
Curt LowensZhilov
Tom Harmon
Lisa DonaldsonAlicia
Chris HendrieMarv KeeganCloyce MorrowPenny SherwinGary PagettMr. Rogers
Shane DixonRanch GuardJanet WinterReceptionistBlake MarionRadar OperatorJames CostyDuffy Magellan
Sheila FrazierJay GerberMortner
Danny GloverVice Officer
Dennis MadaloneBiker
Russ MarinSecretary of Defense
Thomas BabsonColvinAnne BellamyColleen Watson
Jerry DunphyJerry DunphyRobert DunlapThe AccountantGeorge GanchevSubmarine CaptainBob GoldsteinMaitre d'
Bobby JacobyKid
Joshua John MillerJonathan
Tony CoxCircus Dwarf
James SaitoKelly KimPatrick CameronSmittyMilt TarverComputer ClerkCraig ShreeveMr. NewtonArnie MooreSchaefferTed Dawson
Johnny CrearMatty
James DybasMedical Expert
Peter KwongTanaka
Rick DeesAnnouncer
Frank Kahlil WheatonVideomanWoody SkaggsCoursey
Chuck BowmanKeith AshermanWilliam WoodsonAnnouncerCharles McDanielTommy the GreekKerrie CullenFloVirginia PalmerWomanRonald SpiveySmitty
Dennis HaskinsTrigg
Odessa ClevelandNurse
Terri HanauerJill
Patrick StackChuckNicholas ShieldsBrakemanJean Le BouvierIrma KeeverRobert CurtisTruck DriverTrisha HilkaAnnieDaniel SherwinScott Templeton
William ZabkaClarence Mortner Jr.
Gene RossPlummerDavid SageOfficialPamela BowmanBoom BoomJohn WylerBenningVictoria J. BoydVicki
Henry G. SandersPoliceman
Barry CutlerCab Driver
Marland ProctorBasilJohn E. BristolGuy Who Lives Under the Bridge
James AroneWaiterDick GjonolaRuss DeckerJason CorbettLawrence BenedictHellingerHarry HutchinsonTed KeeverCraig SchaeferBoy in Lift LineAri BarakJosefLori MichaelsShirleyDoug FranceCapriceTed RichardsWaiter
Dan PetersonStripperMark YorkPolicemanGeorgie PaulLandladyEvonne KeziosZelda
Raf MauroThe ManRichard HolleyHelicopter PilotDuane TuckerFiremanBarry DavisCroupierRoberta Jean WilliamsCathryn HarttGloria CorwinWarren MunsonEngineer
Jourdan FreminLisa
Brian SheehanRacquetball ClerkGary JensenCapt. WilliamsStanley H. BrassloffLift AttendantPeter TrencherSeminar Guest Speaker
Steve AltermanMilton
Eileen SakiNurseRuben MorenoGas Station Attendant
Jody Lee OlhavaAlien LeaderPhyllis HallGirl #1Porfirio Guzmán BerronesManuel CortezLouise HovenRobertaDerek ThompsonSpielmanDinah Lindsey SmithWomanVirginia ParisReceptionistWallace Earl LavenGladine
Scott ThomsonYoung BoyRobby KigerWill Gill Jr.African RepresentativeZan DaesGirl #2
Perry CookCarter
André René RoussimoffThe Monster
Gayle VanceBag LadyEric ForstEuropean Representative
Susan DuvallAngieEd DeemerDavid ZellittiPhilMercedes McCloskeyWomanSonny ShieldsDiggsJames King
Corkey FordKarl A. WickmanPilot
Jon Caliri
Lydia NicoleCheryl Francis
Stan RodartePassenger at Airport
Edward GroverBunkerFrank SeverinoDrummer in BandLouis MorenoManco
Tony EpperGunman (uncredited)
Nico StevensSpectator (uncredited)Eugene JacksonRestaurant Patron (uncredited)Lars HensenBum (uncredited)Paul KingConsul Person (uncredited)Edward Coch Jr.Casino Patron (uncredited)Rorion GracieCasino Patron (uncredited)George SasakiAudience Member (uncredited)
Michael DiMenteStudent (uncredited)
Michael KeeleyDrummer (uncredited)Margaret RicheyStudent (uncredited)
Bob HarksController (uncredited)
Al LeongMaster of Flowers Ninja Warrior (uncredited)
George HolmesOfficial (uncredited)
Richard FullertonOfficer (uncredited)Robert HitchcockWedding Guest (uncredited)
Eric LeeAsian thug (uncredited)Arnold RobertsWedding Guest (uncredited)Bill BakerHigh School Student (uncredited)Paul VanWedding Guest (uncredited)
Branscombe RichmondBar Patron (uncredited)
John ForkerBar Patron (uncredited)