Scripted series · ABC
The Fall Guy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Majors
Colt Seavers
111 eps
Douglas Barr
Howie Munson
111 eps
Heather Thomas
Jody Banks
111 eps
Markie Post
Terri Michaels
89 eps
Jo Ann Pflug
Samantha 'Big Jack' Jack
45 eps
Lindsay Wagner
Mary Connors
1 eps
Sammy Jackson
1 eps
Anne Lockhart
2 eps
Melody Anderson
Mary
2 eps
Kay Lenz
1 eps
Monte Markham
2 eps
Peter Breck
2 eps
Pamela Susan Shoop
1 eps
Keone Young
2 eps
Norman Alden
2 eps
Charlie Callas
1 eps
Arthur Burghardt
1 eps
John Winston
1 eps
Jennifer Darling
1 eps
John Aprea
1 eps
Beau Billingslea
Nolte
1 eps
Richard Davalos
1 eps
Roy Rogers
1 eps
Ava Cadell
1 eps
Jennifer Runyon
1 eps
Peter Haskell
1 eps
Joey Forman
1 eps
Keenan Wynn
1 eps
Theodore Bikel
1 eps
Mills Watson
Les / Myles Poplin / Sammy
3 eps
Robert Donner
4 eps
Paul Mantee
2 eps
Carol Wayne
2 eps
Dick Durock
3 eps
William Smith
2 eps
David Hedison
3 eps
Paul Williams
2 eps
Michael Pataki
4 eps
Judith Chapman
3 eps
Erin Gray
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Fall Guy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Fall Guy reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Tension.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 111 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
2 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198122 episodes
6.6IMDbBest episode · S01E12 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198223 episodes
6.9IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198322 episodes
6.7IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198422 episodes
6.8IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198522 episodes
6.8IMDb
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Glen A. Larson
Showrunner
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David Braff
Writer
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Sam Egan
Writer
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Burton Armus
Writer
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Lou Shaw
Writer
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David Garber
Writer
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Edward J. Lakso
Writer
Bruce Kalish
Writer
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Larry Brody
Writer
Mark Jones
Writer
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Carol Saraceno
Writer
Andrew Schneider
Writer
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David Chambers
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lee MajorsProducer
- Glen A. LarsonProducer
Writing
- David BraffWriter
- Sam EganWriter
- Burton ArmusWriter
- Lou ShawWriter
- David GarberWriter
- Edward J. LaksoWriter
Direction
- Russ MayberryDirector
- Lawrence DobkinDirector
- Paul StanleyDirector
- Cliff BoleDirector
- Tom ConnorsDirector
- Georg FenadyDirector
Cinematography
- Ben ColmanDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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