Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, finds himself behind bars in a federal prison, and not long after, taken for a ride by shady men never to be seen again.
Credits
Power Cast
| Name |
Character |
|
Howard Da Silva
He was 70, 76 years old when he died
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as Jack Eisenstadt |
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Joe Don Baker
He was 43, now 88 years old
|
as Tommy Vanda |
|
Paul Stewart
He was 20, 26 years old when he died
|
as Vince Yanelli |
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Jo Van Fleet
She was 64, 80 years old when she died
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as Mother Vanda |
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Ralph Bellamy
He was 75, 87 years old when he died
|
as Ben Frelinghuysen |
|
Karen Black
She was 40, 74 years old when she died
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as Rose Vanda-Buchanan |
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Victor Jory
He was 77, 79 years old when he died
|
as Hillman |
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Laraine Stephens
She was 38, now 83 years old
|
as Norma Greer |
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Red Buttons
He was 60, 87 years old when he died
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as Solly Weiss |
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Brian Kerwin
He was 30, now 75 years old
|
as Jack Vanda |
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Scott Brady
He was 55, 60 years old when he died
|
as Armstrong |
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Brian Keith
He was 58, 75 years old when he died
|
as Charles Kandell |
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Tom Atkins
He was 44, now 89 years old
|
as Buck Buchanan |
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William Lucking
He was 38, now 83 years old
|
as Sham Murphy |
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Suzanne Lederer
|
as Catherine |
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Joe Santos
He was 48, 84 years old when he died
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as Arthur 'Art' Konigsburg |
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David Groh
He was 40, 68 years old when he died
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as Tony Guidice |
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John Quade
He was 41, 71 years old when he died
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as Loading Dock Foreman |
Power Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Ernest Tidyman as Writer. He was 52 (56) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Virgil W. Vogel as Director. He was 60 (76) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Barry Shear as Director. He was 56 (56) years old when He died
|
Directing |
