Action Family - Cast

Action Family (1987)
TV Movie | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Action Family (1987)

TV Movie | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man straight out of sitcom who has to satisfy every whim of his wife and kids.

Director

Gary Weis

Writers

Chris Elliott (story) | Sandy Frank (teleplay) | Matt Wickline (story) (teleplay)

Producer

Karen Glass (produced by)

Composer

Martin Thomas (original music)

Cinematographer

Benjamin Davis

Editors

Douglas Tishman (edited by) | Richard Zinn (edited by)

Casting Director

Paula Niedert Elliott (casting) (as Paula Niedert)

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Updated Feb 7, 1987

Release date

Feb 7, 1987 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Chance Bassett Cindy Cindy See fewer	Action Family (1987)
Jimmy Butts No Brain No Brain See fewer	Action Family (1987)
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George Ede Blocker Blocker See fewer	The World According to Garp (1982)
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Drummond Erskine Abe Lincoln (as Drummond Erskin) Abe Lincoln (as Drummond Erskin) See fewer	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Jerome Grabarnick Cop Cop See fewer	Action Family (1987)