Flamingo Road 43 years old

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Howard Duff He was 66 , 76 years old when he died
Joe Penny He was 23 , now 68 years old
Ernie Hudson He was 34 , now 79 years old
Barbara Rush She was 53 , now 97 years old
Peter Donat He was 52 , 90 years old when he died
William Windom He was 56 , 32 years old when he died
Morgan Fairchild She was 30 , now 74 years old as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
Peter Horton He was 26 , now 71 years old
Richard Young He was 24 , now 68 years old
Mark Harmon He was 28 , now 73 years old
Stella Stevens She was 41 , now 86 years old as Lute-Mae Sanders
David Selby He was 39 , now 83 years old
Jason Bernard He was 41 , 58 years old when he died
Cynthia Sikes She was 26 , now 70 years old
Kevin McCarthy He was 66 , 96 years old when he died
Janis Paige She was 57 , now 102 years old
Fernando Allende He was 27 , now 72 years old
Woody Brown He was 24 , now 68 years old
Sharon Acker She was 45 , now 89 years old
Carmen Zapata She was 52 , 86 years old when she died
Cristina Raines She was 28 , now 72 years old
Rosemary Alexander
John Beck He was 37 , 75 years old when he died
Gina Gallego She was 24 , now 69 years old
Jack O'Leary He was 45 , 54 years old when he died
Esther Rolle She was 59 , 78 years old when she died
Andra Akers She was 36 , 58 years old when she died
Marlene Clark She was 30 , now 75 years old
Mako She was 46 , 72 years old when she died

Crew

Name Job title
Bill Duke Directing He was 37 , now 81 years old Director
Gabrielle Beaumont Directing She was 38 , now 82 years old Director
Alan Cooke Directing Director
Edward S. Feldman Production He was 50 , now 95 years old Producer
Stan Lathan Directing He was 34 , now 79 years old Director
John Newland Directing He was 62 , 82 years old when he died Director
Fernando Lamas Directing He was 65 , 67 years old when he died Director
Michael Preece Directing He was 43 , now 88 years old Director
Paul Stanley Directing He was 28 , now 72 years old Director
Bob Sweeney Directing He was 61 , 73 years old when he died Director
Don Weis Directing He was 57 , 78 years old when he died Director
Flamingo Road poster
Flamingo Road (43 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1981-01-06
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 37