Tour of Duty (1987)


Tour of Duty
Release Date24 September 1987
GenreDrama, War
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassWar Drama
MoodTough Guys
ThemesMilitary Life
TonesBleak, Earthy, Gritty
TagsPlatoon, Soldier, Vietnam, War

Tour of Duty is an American drama television series on CBS which ran from September 1987 to April 1990. The show follows an American infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the Vietnam War. It was the first television series to regularly show Americans in combat in Vietnam and was one of several similarly themed series to be produced in the wake of the acclaimed Oliver Stone film, Platoon. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark, and produced by Zev Braun. It ran for three seasons as 58 one hour episodes.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Lt. Myron Goldman

Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson

Tony Becker
Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Percell

Pvt. Marcus Taylor 

Ramón Franco
Pvt. Alberto Ruiz

Stan Foster
SP4 Marvin Johnson 

Lt. John McKay

Pvt. Scott Baker

Pvt. Roger Horn

Alex Devlin

Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury

Steve Akahoshi
Pvt. Randy 'Doc' Matsuda

Capt. Rusty Wallace

COL Brewster

Michael B. Christy
MAJ Duncan 

PVT William Griner

Dr. Jennifer Seymour 

Richard Brestoff
MAJ Darling

Robert M. Bouffard
Private Seaver

Charles Hyman
MSGT Hannegan 

COL Stringer

Peter Vogt
BG Elliot 

'Pop' Scarlet

Lt. Col. Dalby

Greg Germann
Lt. Beller

Joseph Hieu
Chieu 

'Duke' Fontaine

Maria Mayenzet
Sister Bernadette

Marilyn Tokuda
Li An Brewster 

Penny Peyser
Carol Anderson

Col. Li Trang 

Lt. Nikki Raines

Peter McKernan
Pilot 

Lt. Ferguson 

Khoi Tran
AVRN Scout 

Le Tuan
Chef 

MG Edward Higgins

Dean Hamilton
SP4 Worthen 

Jihmi Kennedy
Shakey Williams

Susanna Lozada

John Walter Davis
CSM Noonan 

Oz Tortora
Sid Boyle

Peter Trencher
Hartson 

Tony DeCarlo
PFC Jake Kuslets 

Stacy Bridger 

Joe 

Bob Fimiani
Maj. Braun 

Jake Bridger

Bryan O'Dell
Calhoun 

April Tran
Dep 

Marc Bossley
Medic

Andrew Dupree
G.I.

Mike Ebner
Sgt. Boyle

Janis Forgetta
Woman

William Lebus
Doctor 

Sidney Milburn
Jones

George Marshall Ruge
Capt. of Engineers 

Tim Wagner
Capt. Lewis

Clyde Jones
Point Man

Dung Tan Nguyen
NVA Officer 

Vincent Thinh Nguyen
NVA Commander

MG Goldman

Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad
Katu Chief 

Phil Adams
Chaplain

Wade Cambern
Soldier 

Ched Parrott
Caldwell

SP4 Budd Sills

Rocky Slaymaker
Door Gunner 

Lt. Camilla Patterson

Christopher Burgard
'Stoney' Zammit 

CID Lt. 

Geoff Elliott
Chaplain Meyer

Mitch Ford
Hurley

Ren Hanami
Whore #1 

Christine Pierson

Hal Havins
M.P. #1

Vietnamese DJ

Danny Kamekona
Muoi

SP4 Leander

James McIntire

Ben Meyerson
Smith 

Bruce Newbold
Dr. Shiveley

James Purcell
Jim Doyle

Allen Williams

Scott Fults
PVT Eddie Bell

John D. LeMay
SP4 Michael Kelman

Director

Bill L. Norton

Jim Johnston

Stephen L. Posey

Bradford May

Randy Roberts

Charles Correll

George Kaczender

Aaron Lipstadt

Reynaldo Villalobos

James A. Contner

Helaine Head

Writer

L. Travis Clark

Steve Duncan

Robert Bielak

David Ehrman

Brian Herskowitz

Bill L. Norton

Brad Radnitz

Bruce Reisman

Producer

Robert Bielak
co-producer

Vahan Moosekian
producer / associate producer

Zev Braun
executive producer

Brian Herskowitz
associate producer

Rick Husky
co-executive producer

Steven Smith
co-producer / producer

L. Travis Clark
creative executive producer

Original Music

Joseph Conlan

Cinematographer

Stephen L. Posey

Alan Caso

Bob Moore

Editor

Thomas Petersen

Ellen Ring Jacobson

Herbert H. Dow

John Duffy

Douglas Ibold

Casting Director

Barbara Claman

Margaret McSharry

Maureen A. Arata

Production Designer

Mayling Cheng

Set Decorator

Ian Cramer

Gary Fettis

Rick Caprarelli

Makeup Department

James R. Scribner
makeup artist

Production Manager

Ron Fury
unit production manager

S. Michael Formica
unit production manager

James A. Westman
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert S. Mills
second assistant director

Tony Mason
first assistant director / second assistant director

Joel Chernoff
second unit director

Tommy Burns
second assistant director

Art Department

David Aaron
assistant property master / property master

Mychael Bates
set dresser

Sound Department

Susan Moore-Chong
sound mixer / production sound mixer

Gregg Barbanell
foley artist

Michael Payne
sound supervisor

Special Effects

Larry Roberts
special effects

Erich Martin Hicks
assistant special effects

Stunts

Phil Adams
stunts

Bobby Burns
stunts

Al Goto
stunts

Ed Anders
stunts

John Ashker
stunts

Darryl Chan
stunts

Phil Chong
stunts

James Jude Courtney
stunts

Albert Furuto
stunts

Andy Gill
stunt double: Terence Knox

Curtis Lupo
stunts

Khristian Lupo
stunts

Joe Murphy
utility stunts

Ronan Sakai
stunts

Jon Sakata
stunts

Monty L. Simons
stunts

Gary Toy
stunts

Gary J. Wayton
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael E. Little
camera operator / second camera operator

Richard 'Rico' Sands
gaffer

Jim Sweet
key grip

Robert K. Feldmann
dolly grip

Frederick Iannone
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Lee Redmond
camera operator

Casting Department

Barbara Claman
casting

Louise Dushkin
casting: vietnamese

Marge Spencer
casting: Hawaii

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dorothy Amos
wardrobe

Fred Long
wardrobe

Music Department

John McCullough
music consultant

Transportation Department

John Reed
driver

Leroy Reed
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Greg Knapp
set medic

L. Travis Clark
executive consultant

Steve Duncan
executive consultant

Michael B. Christy
technical advisor / technical advisor: military

Ed Knight
script supervisor

Peter McKernan
aerial coordinator / helicopter pilot

Bundy Chanock
set medic

Bob Corff
voice teacher

Alan J. Lam
production accountant

Nicki McCain
assistant accountant

Bill McCamey
first aid nurse

Paul Sinor
technical advisor: military

Bill Walker
production controller

Production Company

Braun Entertainment Group
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New World Television
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Distributor

New World Television
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New World International

Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia TriStar Television

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television

Sony Pictures Television

Miscellaneous

Hollywood Rags
costumes

Larson Technology
sound mixing

Music Design Group
music editing

Pacific Video
electronic laboratory

Sound Trax Studios
post-production sound, sound editing






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