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Chopper One is a short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 depicting the activities of a California police helicopter team. The program aired in a half-hour time slot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Original Release
01/17/1974 on ABC
US Release
01/17/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim McMullan | Officer Don Burdick |
| Dirk Benedict | Officer Gil Foley |
| Lou Frizzell | Mitch |
| Ted Hartley | Captain McKeegan / Capt. McKeegan |
| Paul Sorensen | Lou - Detective / Policeman |
| Nick Nolte | Bob Galey |
| Darleen Carr | Rissa Galey |
| France Nuyen | Rita Chu |
| William Windom | Mr. Marklund |
| Michael Ansara | Vic Altmann |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Thursday, 17 January 1974 |
| 2 | Strain of Innocence | Thursday, 24 January 1974 |
| 3 | Bust-Out | Thursday, 31 January 1974 |
| 4 | The Boy Who Cried Wolf | Thursday, 07 February 1974 |
| 5 | The Informer | Thursday, 14 February 1974 |
| 6 | The Drop | Thursday, 21 February 1974 |
| 7 | Ambush | Thursday, 28 February 1974 |
| 8 | The Copperhead | Thursday, 07 March 1974 |
| 9 | Killing Time | Thursday, 14 March 1974 |
| 10 | Deadly Carrier | Thursday, 28 March 1974 |
| 11 | Undercover | Thursday, 21 March 1974 |
| 12 | Downtime | Thursday, 04 April 1974 |
| 13 | The Hijacking | Thursday, 11 April 1974 |
Directors
Phil Bondelli, E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Newton, Seymour Robbie, Bruce Bilson, John Peyser, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Falk
Writers
James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin, Don Balluck, Robert I. Holt, Daniel B. Ullman, Sy Salkowitz, Jon Sevorg, John T. Dugan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim McMullan | Officer Don Burdick |
| Dirk Benedict | Officer Gil Foley |
| Lou Frizzell | Mitch |
| Ted Hartley | Captain McKeegan / Capt. McKeegan |
| Paul Sorensen | Lou - Detective / Policeman |
| Nick Nolte | Bob Galey |
| Darleen Carr | Rissa Galey |
| France Nuyen | Rita Chu |
| William Windom | Mr. Marklund |
| Michael Ansara | Vic Altmann |
| Dabbs Greer | Motel Manager |
| Dub Taylor | Rudy |
| William Lucking | Deetzer |
| Dick Van Patten | Arnie Nolan |
| John Quade | Brandt |
| Lloyd Bochner | Pike |
| Bruce Kirby | Pete |
| Kenneth Tobey | Sergeant Reardon |
| Laurie Prange | Janie Hall |
| Edward Binns | Sgt. Lew Simons |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leonard Goldberg | Executive Producer |
| Aaron Spelling | Executive Producer |
| James D. Buchanan | Producer |
| Ronald Austin | Producer |
