Walking Tall 43 years old

Walking Tall is an American television drama series that ran on NBC in 1981 for one season of seven episodes. The first 5 episodes aired Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m.. The last 2 episodes aired Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. NBC reran all 7 episodes from April-August 1981. This one-hour show was based on the 1973 film Walking Tall, which was based on the life of Buford Pusser. Here, Pusser is the sheriff of McNeal County, Tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Heather McAdam She was 12 , now 56 years old
William Windom He was 57 , 32 years old when he died
Edward Albert He was 29 , 55 years old when he died
Gail Strickland She was 33 , now 77 years old
Art Hindle He was 32 , now 76 years old
Bo Svenson He was 39 , now 83 years old
Harold Sylvester He was 31 , now 75 years old
Jeff Lester He was 25 , now 69 years old
Walter Barnes He was 75 , 34 years old when he died
James MacArthur He was 43 , 72 years old when he died
Rad Daly He was 14 , now 58 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Daniel Haller Directing He was 54 , now 98 years old Director
John Florea Directing He was 64 , 84 years old when he died Director
Alf Kjellin Directing He was 60 , 68 years old when he died Director
Walking Tall (43 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1981-01-17
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 7