MacGyver (1985)


MacGyver
Release Date06 October 1985
TaglineHis mind is the ultimate weapon.
GenreAction, Adventure, Crime
CountryUSA
Canada
Filming LocationsBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono, Stereo
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassAction Thriller
ThemesRace Against Time, Unlikely Heroes, Righting the Wronged
TonesSlick, Rousing, Tense
TagsIngenuity, Secret Agent, Think Tank

MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons 1, 2 and 7, and in Vancouver, British Columbia, during seasons 3–6. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992 on ABC (the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21, 1992, but it was originally intended to air before the series finale).


Cast and Crew


Pete Thornton

Jack Dalton

Nikki Carpenter

Robin Mossley
Wilt Bozer

Susan Chapple
Helen Wilson

Penny Parker

Harry Jackson

Milt Bozer

Dale Wilson
Colin Yardrow

Claire Brown
Eunice

Willis

Jackson Davies
Father Pat Lafferty 

Kevin Hayes
Newscaster 

Chu 

Allan Lysell
Dorman 

Paul Batten
Pettigrew 

Michael Francis Kelly
Cop 

Kai Wulff
'Ladysmith'

Billy Colton 

Gerry Bean
Ahriman 

Garry Chalk
Det. Sweeney

Vince Deadrick Jr.
'Mobile One' Ranger 

Charles Andre
Carmine 

Erich von Leer

Matt Webber

Anthony Stamboulieh
Hakim 

Bill Croft
Donnelly 

Paul Bittante
Guard 

Anthony De Longis
Major Nicolaj Kosov 

Richard Jamison
Ralph 

George Josef
Karel 

Police Lt. Kate Murphy

Michael MacRae
Gant 

Paul Donnay 

Roxanne Reese
Cynthia Wilson

Captain Diaz 

Ken Camroux
Brett Thompson 

Rob Roy
Akers 

Jeff Irvine
Eric Cross 

Tim Rossovich
Mike Desmond 

Steve Blalock
Hood #1 

Frank C. Turner
News 

Gordon White
Kennan 

Dr. Liang 

Lisa Woodman

Frank Ferrucci
Armin 

Joe Lambie
Eric Woodman 

Antony Holland
Ellard 

Professor Wycliff 

Martin Evans
Robert 

Pedro Salvín
Lookout 

R. Nelson Brown
Kyle Larson 

Jesse Colton

Jerry Wasserman
Falco 

Lyle Hoggart 

Howard Storey
Coach Bull Grogan 

Alvin Sanders
Charles Davis, Nurse 

Michael Sicoly
Buck, Foreman 

Charles Payne
Breeze

Nick Dimitri
Kidnapper 

Mr. Mammon

Pat Bermel
Barnes 

Kymberly Sheppard
Bartender 

Walter Robles
Various characters

Michele B. Chan
Mei Jan 

Linda Darlow
Connie Thornton 

Barry Greene
Abe 

Lt. Rhome 

Earl Dent 

John Considine
Aaron Sandler 

Bart Riggins 

Mama Lorraine

Time Winters
Merlin 

James Crowe 

David Ackroyd
Lucien Trumbo 

Kate Connelly

Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall

Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic 

Ramón Franco
Ramon 

Alexander Karsoff

Katey Wright
Charlie Stone 

Katie 

Yuri Demetri

Michael Goodwin
Craig Bannister

Capt. Ion Cuzo 

Adam Chen 

Carol Varnay 

Larkin 

Robin Pearson Rose
Susan

Durst 

Anek 

Lisa Chan 

Brenda Crichlow
Cooper 

Walter Marsh
General Racoubian

Alan Fudge
Jay Michaels 

Tom Ormeny
Bridges 

Khalil 

Leslie Bevis
Tanya Lyaschenka

Don Thompson
Cutler 

Erik Holland
Head Buyer 

Peter Yunker
Carlo 

J. Michael Flynn
Carlyle

Cement Truck Driver 

Chief Khotlacha
Grandfather 

Pamela Martin
Nancy Bartlett 

Karl Held
Buyer #2 

Tom Maier
Buyer #3 

Byron Chief-Moon
Joe Whales 

William S. Taylor
Captain Frank Walker 

Buck Young
Jenkins 

Bill Ferguson
Colonel Josef

Serge Houde
French Delegate 

James Crescenzo
Croce 

Michael Benyaer
J.D. 

Mario Roberts
Brown 

Kerry Hutchings
Paramedic

Darlene

General Barenov 

Jacob Miller 

James MacGyver, MacGyver's Father 

Det. Anthony M. Lopez 

Jonathon Pallone
Cal 

AF Colonel Phelps 

Elena Iturbe 

Boy 

Leslie Carlson
Doctor 

William Morgan Sheppard
Dr. Zito

Garvin Funches
Brian 'Cold Blood' Jeffries 

Brigitta Stenberg
Maria Romburg

Bill Dow
Danko 

Beau Billingslea
Boone 

Dr. Sumlee Triwai 

Terry David Mulligan
Danny Barrett 

Tom Heaton
Bill 

AF Col. John Collins 

Michael D. Roberts
Booker Wilson 

Peter Blackwood
Paul 'Pauley' Rizzo 

Max Reimer
Gary Newton 

Richard Partlow
Pilot

Alex Colon
Colonel Salazar 

Alan Robertson
David Russell 

Bill Murdoch
Blue Collar Man 

William Samples
Eli, 'The Expert' 

Elias 

Bodyguard 

Elliott 

Garry Davey
Barney, Building Inspector 

Tony Epper
Bartender 

Ted Pitsis
Man in parking lot 

Campbell Lane
Jacques Brizard 

Dana Still
Doctor 

Ian Black
Motel Clerk 

David Bloom
Gil Fletcher 

Betty Phillips
Bag Lady 

Adam Gregor
Jaeger 

Richard McGregor
Hard Rock 

Richard L. Duran
Afghan Man 

Terry Barclay
Luna 

Lossen Chambers
Doreen 

Stephen Dimopoulos
Arcade Manager Fontaine 

Deryl Hayes
Blake, School Security Guard 

Kim Kondrashoff
Glass 

Paul McLean
Security Guard

Beverley Hendry
Lynda 

Alec Burden
Chairman 

Randall Wong
Lee Sing 

Frank

Stephen Chang
Assistant to Chu 

Marcel Maillard
Security Guard 

David Paul Hewitt White
Arts partron 

Randy Charach
Magician

Douglas Stewart
Ambulance Attendant 

Chung Tai Shan 

Ruth Britt
Lisa

Ron Halder
Auctioneer 

Peter Hanlon
Ken Jackson 

Frank Colton 

Wing Lee

Jonathan

Andrew Rhodes
Charles 'Chuck' Larabee

Commander Hilliard 

Patrie Allen
Catherine Woodman 

Scott J. Ateah
Crocker 

Gretta 

Christopher Gaze
Cabbie 

Ted Harrison
Brantley 

Brock Johnson
Punk #1 

Ryan Michael
Deegan 

Biker 

George Fraley 

Malcolm Stewart
Bill Marsh 

Roger Aaron Brown
General Mabuto 

Darcia Carnie
Veronica

Lise Cutter
Professor Zoe Ryan

Shima Luca

Drive-Thru Customer 

Mitchell Kosterman
Skip, construction site security Guard 

Mama Colton

Ed Trotta
Cardosa 

Wil Calhoun
Deputy 

Terry King
Bernie Green 

Boy 

Milton Selzer
Itzak 'Izzy' Zimmer 

David Symons
Bailiff 

Christopher Collet
Groom 

Lynne Harbaugh
Bride 

John Hostetter
Sgt. Rudley Lee

Peter Riga
Body Double

Sir Galumet

Queen Morgana

Director

William Gereghty

Cliff Bole

Michael Preece

Michael Vejar

Charles Correll

Michael Caffey

Alexander Singer

Paul Krasny

Chuck Bowman

Don Chaffey

Lee David Zlotoff

Writer

Lee David Zlotoff

Stephen Kandel

Stephen Kronish

Rick Drew

James Schmerer

John Whelpley

Chris Haddock

Lincoln Kibbee

Kerry Lenhart

John J. Sakmar

Rob Hedden

Calvin Clements Jr.

John Sheppard

Paul B. Margolis

Stephen Downing

Brad Radnitz

Rick Mittleman

John Considine

Bill Froehlich

Mark Lisson

W. Reed Moran

Robert Sherman

Art Washington

David Abramowitz

David Rich

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Grant Rosenberg

Marianne Clarkson

Anthony Joseph Rich

Producer

executive producer

executive producer

Stephen Downing
executive producer / co-executive producer 

Stephen Kandel
co-producer / producer

Steven Milkis
associate producer

producer / supervising producer

Thomas R. Polizzi
associate producer / coordinating producer

Vin Di Bona
line producer / producer

Bill Froehlich
supervising producer

Mark Lisson
supervising producer

John B. Moranville
associate producer / co-producer 

Jerrold L. Ludwig
executive producer

Robert Frederick
line producer / producer

Robert Hargrove
senior producer

Stephen Kronish
co-producer

John Mantley
executive producer

Sara Thornberg
associate producer

Hal Klein
senior producer

Victor Hsu
producer

producer

John Whelpley
co-producer / producer

Hudson Hickman
associate producer

Judy Burns
co-producer

Calvin Clements Jr.
supervising producer

Kevin Inch
producer

Stephen Sealy
associate producer

John Sheppard
co-producer

Lee David Zlotoff
producer

Original Music

Ken Harrison

Randy Edelman

Michael Melvoin

William Ross

Bruce Babcock

Cinematographer

William Gereghty

Frank Raymond

Tony Westman

Jack Whitman

Donald H. Birnkrant

Jules Brenner

Don McCuaig

Robert McLachlan

Editor

Patrick Lussier

Jana Fritsch

Pamela Malouf

David Wages

Howard Deane

Bill Parker

Joe Ravetz

Robert Dorsett

Larry L. Mills

Ron Binkowski

Rick Martin

William Paul Dornisch

Brad Rines

Peter Basinski

Chip Masamitsu

Stuart Bass

Neil MacDonald

George Potter

Ron Yoshida

Tom Benko

Marco Zappia

David Saxon

Robert Lederman

Casting Director

Mark Tillman

Susanne McLellan

Victoria Burrows

Pam Polifroni

Barbara Hanley

Cathy Henderson

Nan Dutton

Fiona Jackson

Ramsay King

Production Designer

Rex Raglan

Stan Jolley

Art Director

William Hiney

Charles Leitrants

Robert J. Bacon

Rex Raglan

Stephen Myles Berger

Kim Mooney

Set Decorator

Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre

Mary Swanson

Bryan Thetford

John M. Dwyer

Gregory Garrison

Bonnie Dermer

Makeup Department

Jan Newman
makeup artist / makeup department head 

Michael Pachal
hair stylist

Rolf John Keppler
key makeup artist

Jo McCarthy
hair stylist

Marvin G. Westmore
makeup artist

David Dittmar
makeup artist

Tom Ellingwood
makeup artist

Vivian McAteer
hair stylist

Ian C. Ballard
hair stylist

Dee Manges
makeup artist

Bron Roylance
makeup artist

Joan Phillips
hair stylist

special makeup designer / makeup artist

Robert Norin
makeup artist

Tony Lane
makeup artist

Lola Kemp
hair stylist

Lynn Del Kail
hair stylist

Michael Lorenz
makeup artist

Joe McKinney
makeup artist

Alfreda Joan Phillips
hair stylist

Production Manager

Randy Nelson
post-production supervisor

David Menteer
unit production manager / production manager

Michael Eliot
post-production supervisor

Robin Chamberlain
unit production manager

Walter Mustapich
unit manager

Brad Rines
post-production supervisor

Hal Klein
unit production manager

Robert Frederick
production manager

Joseph M. Ellis
unit production manager

Victor Hsu
unit production manager

Bruce Williams
post-production supervisor

Sam Freedle
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Law
second assistant director / first assistant director

Merri D. Howard
second assistant director / first assistant director

Craig Matheson
second assistant director

David Markowitz
second assistant director

Paul Etherington
second assistant director / first assistant director

Robin Chamberlain
first assistant director

Bill Mizel
first assistant director

Bob Lewis
second assistant director

Peter Dashkewytch
first assistant director

Patrick A. Duffy
first assistant director

Stephen Sealy
second unit director

Tomaz Remec
second assistant director

Steven Hirsch
second assistant director

David Menteer
first assistant director

Jerry Fleck
first assistant director

Dale White
first assistant director

Robert Villar
first assistant director

Richard Peter Schroer
first assistant director

W. Alexander Ellis
second assistant director

David Warry-Smith
first assistant director

Mick MacKay
second assistant director

John P. Aguirre
assistant director

Roger Mattiussi
second unit director

Karen Robyn
second assistant director

Art Department

Phil Gough
property master

Charles Leitrants
construction coordinator

Peter McWade
property master

Pat O'Brien
property master

Dave Conway
construction coordinator

James A. Rathbun
property master

Grant Swain
property master

Dean Wilson
property master

Michael Casey
property master

David Willson
construction coordinator

Kenneth H. Hawryliw
property master

Joseph Musso
production illustrator

Adrian Dowell
scenic carpenter

Dean Eilertson
set dresser

Chris Claridge
construction foreman

Penny A. Chalmers
set dresser: second unit

Richard Cook
assistant art director

James Cordeiro
graphic artist

Clive Edwards
set dresser

Ken Rabehl
graphic artist

Trinita Waller
assistant property master

Sound Department

Jerry Trent
foley artist

Guy Tsujimoto
sound effects editor

Daryl Lathrop
adr recordist

Eric Batut
sound mixer

William H. Angarola
supervising sound editor

Alan Bernard
sound mixer

Thierry J. Couturier
supervising sound editor

Ashley Harvey
sound editor

James LaRue
sound mixer

Dean Hodges
sound mixer

Edward M. Steidele
foley artist

Gregg Barbanell
foley artist

Marty Church
foley mixer

David A. Cohen
sound editor

Wilson Dyer
sound editor

Jeffrey A. Humphreys
boom operator

Special Effects

Henry Millar
special effects

Billy Myatt
special effects

Steve Galich
special effects

Gene Grigg
special effects

Ken Estes
special effects foreman

Visual Effects

visual effects animator

Steven J. Scott
digital compositor

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Jr.
stunt coordinator

Walter Robles
stunts

stunt player / stunt performer 

Buddy Joe Hooker
stunt coordinator

Jim J. Poslof
stunt double / stunts

Jesse Wayne
stunts

Steve Blalock
stunt double: Richard Dean Anderson

Laura Dash
stunt double

stunt double: Dana Elcar

Andy Gill
stunts

David Jacox
stunts

Loren Janes
stunts

Pat Romano
stunts

Jacob Rupp
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Chris Helcermanas-Benge
still photographer

Len Wolfe
gaffer

Robert Ivener
dolly grip

Gary Howard Baum
assistant camera

Jim Wallace
first assistant camera

R.K. Hill
key grip

John C. Moulds
first assistant camera: helicopter unit

Nick Kuchera
key grip

Fred Boyd
gaffer

Dave Gordon
key grip

John Burnett
director of photography: second unit, additional photography

Dale Alexander
key grip

Don Bixby
gaffer

William E. Hines
camera operator

Sunny Johnson
grip

John Rigg
grip

Peter F. Woeste
photographer: second unit

Casting Department

Joanne Koehler
casting associate

Russell Gray
casting associate

Maureen A. Arata
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Thomas Welsh
wardrobe supervisor / costume department supervisor 

Stephanie Nolin
assistant costume designer

Rudolph Garcia
costumer: men

Anne Winsor
costumer: women

Bob Moore Jr.
set costumer

Danielle Feller
costumer

Robert Moore Jr.
costumer

Bernadette O'Brien
costumer

Linda Redmon
costumer: women

Michael Abbott
costumer: men

Joyce Unruh
costumer

Sharlene Williams
costumer: women

Christine Mooney
costumer

Editorial Department

Jennifer Davidoff Cook
assistant editor

Paul Rabwin
post-production coordinator

Sara Thornberg
post-production coordinator

Brian Q. Kelley
electronic editorial

Richard Long
post-production coordinator

Charles Robichaud
assistant editor

Gary Shaw
video colorist

Music Department

Randy Edelman
composer: theme music

Steve Danforth
music editor

Neil Argo
orchestrator

Don Nemitz
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Bruce Scott
driver

Other Crew

Joanne Oboyski-Battelene
assistant to supervising producers / assistant: Mr. Kandel

Rosa Gonzalez
assistant: Mr. Milkis / assistant to assistant producer

Greg Knapp
set and construction medic

Valerie Gray
production office coordinator

John Sheppard
executive story editor / story editor

Paul B. Margolis
story editor

Rick Drew
executive script consultant / story editor 

Edle Bakke
script supervisor

Rick Mittleman
creative consultant

Sara Thornberg
assistant: Mr Downing / assistant: Mr. Downing

Kerry Lenhart
story editor

John J. Sakmar
story editor

Robert Frederick
production executive

James Schmerer
story consultant / executive story consultant

Candice Field
script supervisor

Rosie Dean
production coordinator

Rob Hedden
story editor

David Sheppy
production assistant

Stephen Kronish
executive story editor

Lisa White
location manager

Joyce King
script supervisor

Bud Aronson
location manager

Art Washington
story editor

Brad Radnitz
executive story consultant

David Keiss
location manager

Marianne Clarkson
story editor

Chris Haddock
story editor / executive story editor

Delia Circelli
administrative supervisor

Ted Bauman
location manager

Susan Weir
script supervisor

Elaine Fleming
production office coordinator

Bruce L. Brownstein
location manager

Kelly Moon
script supervisor

Michael Jarvis
location manager

Jan Rudolph
script supervisor

Stephen Kandel
executive story consultant / story editor

Michael Berlin
story editor

Robin Chamberlain
production executive

Eric Estin
story editor

Danny McWilliams
location manager

Brian Alan Lane
executive script consultant / executive story consultant

Rowland Kirks
location manager

David Abramowitz
story editor

Fred McKnight
executive story consultant / executive story editor

Ray Quiroz
script supervisor

Tana Tocher
caterer

Bill Zaitzov
location manager

Lincoln Kibbee
story editor

John Considine
story editor

Maria Cady
script supervisor

Robin Bernheim
executive story consultant

Tony Bowers
location manager

Lori Merchant-O'Dwyer
second unit first- aid craft service

Temple Anderson
script supervisor

Kathy Barrett
script supervisor

W. Reed Moran
executive story consultant

Chris LaBarbera
executive assistant to producers

David Rowell
estimator

Scott Harper
location manager: second unit

T.J. Healy II
location manager

Thomas J. Healy IV
assistant location manager

Chris Helcermanas-Benge
script supervisor

Bill Nikolai
stand-in

Production Company

Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions
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Paramount Television
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Distributor

Paramount Television

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

TV6

Story TV

CIC Victor Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Finnkino Oy

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Video

Miscellaneous

Compact Sound Services
re-recorded by , recorded by

Glen Glenn Sound
recorded by

Inter Video
24 frame video services

Laser Edit
video post-production

Modern VideoFilm
video post-production , post-production facilities

Otto Nemenz International
camera equipment provided by

Ryder Sound Services
re-recorded by

Soundelux
sound editing

TAV Sound Inc.
sound editing






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