The Thorn Birds 41 years old

The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary family living on a sheep station in the Australian outback.

Credits

John de Lancie

Alastair MacQueen

Brett Cullen

Bob Cleary

Bryan Brown

Luke O'Neill

Barry Corbin

Pete

Earl Holliman

Luddie Mueller

Christopher Plummer

Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese

Cast

Name	Character
John de Lancie He was 35 , now 76 years old	as Alastair MacQueen
Brett Cullen He was 26 , now 68 years old	as Bob Cleary
Bryan Brown He was 35 , now 77 years old	as Luke O'Neill
Barry Corbin He was 42 , now 84 years old	as Pete
Earl Holliman He was 54 , now 96 years old	as Luddie Mueller
Christopher Plummer He was 53 , now 94 years old	as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
Rachel Ward She was 25 , now 67 years old	as Meggie Cleary
Stephanie Faracy She was 31 , now 72 years old	as Judy
Piper Laurie She was 51 , now 92 years old	as Anne Mueller
Barbara Stanwyck She was 75 , 82 years old when she died	as Mary Carson
Jean Simmons She was 54 , 80 years old when she died	as Fiona Cleary
Jean Simmons She was 54 , 80 years old when she died	as Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
Rance Howard He was 54 , 89 years old when he died	as Doc Wilson
Richard Chamberlain He was 48 , now 90 years old	as Ralph de Bricassart
Mare Winningham She was 23 , now 65 years old	as Justine O'Neill
Sydney Penny She was 11 , now 53 years old	as Meggie Cleary
Ken Howard He was 38 , 71 years old when he died	as Rainer Hartheim
Richard Kiley He was 60 , 76 years old when he died	as Paddy Cleary
John Friedrich He was 25 , now 66 years old	as Frank Cleary
Philip Anglim He was 30 , now 71 years old	as Dane O'Neill

Crew

Name	Job title
Robert F. Shugrue Editing He was 46 , 62 years old when he died	Editor
Stan Margulies Production He was 62 , 80 years old when he died	Producer
David Saxon Editing He was 55 , now 97 years old	Editor
Edward Lewis Production He was 32 , 69 years old when he died	Executive Producer
Carroll Timothy O'Meara Editing He was 39 , 64 years old when he died	Editor
Robert MacKichan Art	Art Direction
Robert MacKichan Art	Production Design
Carmen Culver Writing	Writer
Lynn Stalmaster Production He was 55 , now 97 years old	Casting
Henry Mancini Sound He was 58 , 70 years old when he died	Original Music Composer
Bill Butler Camera He was 61 , now 103 years old	Director of Photography
Travilla Costume & Make-Up He was 63 , 70 years old when he died	Costume Design
Daryl Duke Directing He was 54 , 77 years old when he died	Director
Lee Stanley Production He was 39 , now 81 years old	Co-Producer
Lee Stanley Writing He was 39 , now 81 years old	Writer
Del Acevedo Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist

The Thorn Birds (41 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1983-03-27
Runtime: [121] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4