On Wings of Eagles 38 years old

On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The TV series was adapted from Ken Follet's novel of the same name. The plot is set during the Iranian revolution. During the takeover of Iran, the king is overthrown, and two executives of Electronic Data Systems are imprisoned on false charges. The head of the company, Mr. Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur Simons, is hired to develop a rescue plan at any cost.

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Cast

Name	Character
Paul Le Mat He was 40 , now 79 years old	as Jay Coburn
Richard Crenna He was 59 , 76 years old when he died	as H. Ross Perot
Lawrence Pressman He was 46 , now 85 years old	as Bill Gayden
Burt Lancaster He was 72 , 80 years old when he died	as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Martin Doyle He was 94 , 49 years old when he died	as Jim Schwebach
Esai Morales He was 23 , now 62 years old	as Rashid
Jim Metzler He was 34 , now 73 years old	as Bill Gaylord
Cyril O'Reilly He was 27 , now 66 years old	as Pat Scully
James Sutorius He was 41 , now 80 years old	as Joe Poche
Bob Delegall He was 40 , 60 years old when he died	as Ron Davis
William Bumiller He was 30 , now 68 years old	as Rich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)
Constance Towers She was 52 , now 91 years old	as Margot Perot
Robert Wightman He was 33 , now 71 years old	as Keane Taylor
Richard Anthony Crenna He was 26 , now 65 years old	as Ross Perot Jr. (as Richard Crenna Jr.)
Louis Giambalvo He was 41 , now 79 years old	as Paul Chiapparone

Crew

Name	Job title
Ken Follett Writing He was 36 , now 75 years old	Novel

On Wings of Eagles (38 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1986-05-18
Runtime: [120] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2

On Wings of Eagles 38 years old

Credits

Paul Le Mat

Richard Crenna

Lawrence Pressman

Burt Lancaster

Martin Doyle

Esai Morales

Cast

Crew

On Wings of Eagles (38 years)