Benson (1979)
| Release Date | 13 September 1979 |
| Genre | Comedy, Family |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979 to April 19, 1986 on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap (the title character, portrayed by Robert Guillaume, had first appeared on the earlier series as the wise-cracking yet level-headed black butler for the highly dysfunctional Tate family); however, Benson discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more conventional sitcom structure.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lewis J. Stadlen
John Taylor
Bob Fraser
Sen. Leonard Tyler
Percy Rodrigues
Judge Harper
Donna LaBrie
Sen. Diane Hartford
James Hackett
Corky
Wendell Wright
Caldwell
Ed Peck
Police Capt. Dennis McDermott
Kevin Guillaume
Watson Street
Daryl Keith Roach
Bartender
Norman Bartold
Mr. Nettleson
William Bogert
Minister
Robert Symonds
Eddie
Rick Fitts
Mr. Frances
David McKnight
Ed
Carolyn Coates
Judge watson
Peter Elbling
President Fredrick Voorhies
Courtney Burr
Doctor
James H. Chow
2nd Inspector
Lowell Harris
Inspector Graham
David Ho
Kung
Joe Yu
Chan
Tom Biener
Sergeant Leary
Efrain Figueroa
José K. Smith
Mike Hanks
The Soundman
Gracie Harrison
Maggie Chandler
Director
Bill Foster
Gary Brown
Rob Dames
Jay Sandrich
John Bowab
Peter Baldwin
Bob Fraser
Linda Day
Mark Warren
Gilbert Moses
Writer
Rob Dames
Bob Fraser
Bob Colleary
Terry Grossman
Kathy Speer
Barry Fanaro
Mort Nathan
Bill Boulware
Winifred Hervey
Rich Reinhart
Jeff Levin
Rick McCurdy
Tom Reeder
Tom Whedon
Tom Biener
Ron Landry
Ralph Phillips
John Donley
Clay Graham
Don Hart
Robin Pennington
Susan Harris
Russ Woody
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson
Producer
Paul Junger Witt
executive producer
Bob Colleary
producer
Tom Reeder
producer
Don Richetta
producer
Bob Fraser
co-producer / producer
Rob Dames
co-producer / producer
Andrew J. Selig
associate producer
Tom Whedon
producer
Terry Grossman
co-producer
Kathy Speer
co-producer
Tom Biener
co-producer
Ron Landry
co-producer
Susan Harris
producer
Harry Waterson
line producer
Original Music
Kevin Guillaume
Editor
Gary Anderson
Frank Merwald
Casting Director
Harriet B. Helberg
Production Designer
Edward Stephenson
Costume Designer
Judy Evans
Production Manager
Layne Sheppard Salter
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
To Chee Kan
first assistant director: Hong Kong
Sound Department
Ron Cronkhite
sound
Murray Siegel
boom operator
Don Worsham
sound mixer
Ross Davis
sound effects editor
Rich Jacob
production sound mixer
Allen Patapoff
post-production sound mixer
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Flor Siqueiros
camera operator
Dale Carlson
camera operator
Carol Wetovich
camera operator
Alan Keath Walker
lighting designer
Victor Bagdadi
senior video controller
Ron Brooks
camera operator
Jack Denton
camera operator
Stephen A. Jones
camera operator
Bill Pope
camera operator
Donna Quante
camera operator
John Rago
camera operator
Iris Rosenthal
camera operator
John C. Zak
lighting director
Editorial Department
Brent Carpenter
on-line editor
Music Department
George Aliceson Tipton
composer: theme music
Scott Gale
music coordinator
Other Crew
Bob Colleary
executive story editor / executive script consultant
Katy Dowdalls
script supervisor
Genie Kahn
script supervisor
Herm Falk
technical director
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Television
-
Witt/Thomas Productions
-
Distributor
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
Sony Pictures Television
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
No links found
No links found
