TV series
The Greatest American Hero
Overview
The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.
Details
- First air date
- 1981-03-18
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 43 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- William Katt as Ralph Hinkley
- Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell
- Connie Sellecca as Pam Davidson
- Faye Grant as Rhonda Blake
- Michael Paré as Tony Villicana
- Jesse D. Goins as Cyler Johnson
- Don Cervantes as Paco Rodriguez
- William Bogert as Les Carlisle
- Brandon Williams as Kevin Hinkley
- Kurt Grayson
- Jeff MacKay
- Bob Hastings as Sportscaster
Creators and crew
- Stephen J. Cannell - Creator
- Stephen J. Cannell - Producer
- Rod Holcomb - Director
- Ivan Dixon - Director
- Bruce Kessler - Director
- Gabrielle Beaumont - Director
Seasons
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