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The Dog Who Saved Christmas is an American TV movie starring Dean Cain, Gary Valentine and the voice of Mario López. It was written by childhood friends Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo. It premiered on ABC Family on November 29, 2009 during their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It was ranked as the number one cable program during its timeslot, and the number one cable film in the winter of the 2009 with 4.0 million viewers.
Original Release
11/09/2009
US Release
11/29/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dean Cain | Ted Stein |
| Gary Valentine | George Bannister |
| Mario Lopez | Zeus (voice) / Zeus |
| Elisa Donovan | Belinda Bannister |
| Sierra McCormick | Kara Bannister |
| Charlie Stewart | Ben Bannister |
| Joey Diaz | Stewey McMann / Stewey |
| Mindy Sterling | Grandma Bannister / Grandma Annie Bannister |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Cat Lady / Cat Lady Mildred |
| Lana | Zeus |
Directors
Writers
Jeffrey Schenck, Michael Ciminera, Richard Gnolfo
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dean Cain | Ted Stein |
| Gary Valentine | George Bannister |
| Mario Lopez | Zeus (voice) / Zeus |
| Elisa Donovan | Belinda Bannister |
| Sierra McCormick | Kara Bannister |
| Charlie Stewart | Ben Bannister |
| Joey Diaz | Stewey McMann / Stewey |
| Mindy Sterling | Grandma Bannister / Grandma Annie Bannister |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Cat Lady / Cat Lady Mildred |
| Lana | Zeus |
| Michael Healey | Dog Pound Dogs |
| Ilana Silverman | Chegwee |
| Coley Feifer | Mouse 1 / Young George |
| Emma Feifer | Mouse 2 |
| Joe Torry | Perry Winkle |
| Tino Struckmann | Franz |
| Michael Ciminera | Officer 1 |
| Richard Gnolfo | Officer 2 |
| Caia Coley | Donna Jameson |
| Melissa Soltero | Christmas Carol Leader |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Barry Barnholtz | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Schenck | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Fruchtman | Executive Producer |
| Peter Fruchtman | Executive Producer |
| Zelma Kiwi | Executive Producer |
| Michael Ciminera | Producer |
| Richard Gnolfo | Producer |
| Michael Feifer | Producer |
| Diane Healey | Producer |
| Yaron Kaplan | Producer |
| Peter Sullivan | Producer |
Editors
