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The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980. The 1979 miniseries showed the family moving from Virginia to Wyoming. When the TV series commenced in 1980, the pioneers were shown en route along the California Trail from Wyoming to Sacramento, California.
Original Release
03/29/1979 on NBC
US Release
03/29/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosemary Harris | Minerva Chisholm |
Ben Murphy | Will Chisholm |
James Van Patten | Bo Chisholm |
Susan Swift | Mercy Hopwell / Annabel Chisholm |
Robert Preston | Hadley Chisholm |
Brett Cullen | Gideon Chisholm |
Delta Burke | Bonnie Sue Chisholm |
Victoria Racimo | Keewidinok |
Reid Smith | Lester Hackett |
Mitchell Ryan | Cooper Hawkins |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Siege | Saturday, 19 January 1980 |
2 | Betrayal | Saturday, 26 January 1980 |
3 | Endless Desert | Saturday, 02 February 1980 |
4 | Vengeance | Saturday, 09 February 1980 |
5 | Death in the Sierras | Saturday, 16 February 1980 |
6 | The Promised Land | Saturday, 23 February 1980 |
7 | The Suitor | Saturday, 01 March 1980 |
8 | Chains | Saturday, 08 March 1980 |
9 | The Siren Song | Saturday, 15 March 1980 |
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Directors
Mel Stuart, Edward M. Abroms, Nicholas Webster, Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Writers
Evan Hunter, Jackson Gillis, Paul Savage, Corey Blechman, Harold Swanton, Kimmer Ringwald, David Dortort
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosemary Harris | Minerva Chisholm |
Ben Murphy | Will Chisholm |
James Van Patten | Bo Chisholm |
Susan Swift | Mercy Hopwell / Annabel Chisholm |
Robert Preston | Hadley Chisholm |
Brett Cullen | Gideon Chisholm |
Delta Burke | Bonnie Sue Chisholm |
Victoria Racimo | Keewidinok |
Reid Smith | Lester Hackett |
Mitchell Ryan | Cooper Hawkins |
Devon Ericson | Betsy O'Neal |
Brian Kerwin | Gideon Chisholm |
Stacey Nelkin | Bonnie Sue Chisholm |
Guich Koock | Frank O'Neal |
Les Lannom | Jeremy / Jeremy O'Neal / Jerry O'Neal |
Charles Frank | Lester Hackett |
Ben Piazza | John Sutter / Sutter |
Donald Moffat | Enos |
Ed Bruce | Scott |
Sandra Ego | Keewedinok / Keewidinok |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alan Landsburg | Executive Producer |
David Dortort | Executive Producer |
Paul Freeman | Producer |
F.A. Miller | Producer |
Gary Credle | Producer |
Editors
Art Stafford, George Hively, Corky Ehlers, Dennis Mosher, David Saxon