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Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Louis Gossett, Jr., and was created by Dick Wolf. The title character first appeared in the novel series by mystery writer Aaron Elkins.
Original Release
02/20/1989 on ABC
US Release
02/20/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Gideon Oliver |
| Shari Headley | Zina Oliver |
| Mary Fogarty | Catherine Fraker / Catherine |
| Michael Rooker | Detective John Quinn |
| Melissa Leo | Rebecca Hecht |
| Julie Carmen | Carlotta Guzman |
| Madge Sinclair | Angela Holmes |
| Kelvin Han Yee | Tommy Li |
| James Hong | Li Chou |
| Cynthia Nixon | Allison Parrish Slocum |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleep Well, Professor Oliver | Monday, 07 June 1993 |
| 2 | Tongs | Monday, 14 June 1993 |
| 3 | The Last Plane from Coramaya | Monday, 21 June 1993 |
| 4 | By the Waters of Babylon | Monday, 28 June 1993 |
| 5 | Kennonite | Monday, 05 July 1993 |
Directors
Larry Gross, Randy Roberts, John Patterson, Bill Duke, George Mendeluk, Alan Metzger
Writers
Aaron J. Elkins, David Black, Dick Wolf, Earl W. Wallace, I.C. Rapoport, Edward Tivnan, Jack Richardson
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Gideon Oliver |
| Shari Headley | Zina Oliver |
| Mary Fogarty | Catherine Fraker / Catherine |
| Michael Rooker | Detective John Quinn |
| Melissa Leo | Rebecca Hecht |
| Julie Carmen | Carlotta Guzman |
| Madge Sinclair | Angela Holmes |
| Kelvin Han Yee | Tommy Li |
| James Hong | Li Chou |
| Cynthia Nixon | Allison Parrish Slocum |
| Tom Bower | Sheriff Talbott |
| Jesse Doran | Colonel Lazarus Arache |
| Robert Knepper | Paul Hecht |
| Sam Hennings | Drew Lord |
| Darnell Williams | Tiberius |
| Kevin Dunn | Jacob Waldner |
| Eriq La Salle | Ezra |
| Jenny Wright | Coombs |
| James Saito | Johnny Chen |
| Guillermo Ríos | Hector Suarez |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dick Wolf | Executive Producer |
| William Link | Executive Producer |
| William Sackheim | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Donnelly | Producer |
| David Black | Producer |
| Don Sipes | Producer |
| Cheryl Bloch | Producer |
| Daniel Sackheim | Producer |
