
The Onion Field
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
The Onion Field
September 9, 1979
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Cast (51)

John Savage
Karl Hettinger

James Woods
Gregory Powell

Franklyn Seales
Jimmy Smith

Ted Danson
Ian Campbell

Ronny Cox
Pierce Brooks

David Huffman
District Attorney Phil Halpin

Christopher Lloyd
Jailhouse Lawyer

Dianne Hull
Helen Hettinger

Priscilla Pointer
Chrissie Campbell

Beege Barkette
Greg's Woman

Richard Herd
Beat Cop

Le Tari
Emmanuel McFadden

Richard Venture
Glenn Bates

Lee Weaver
Billy

Pat Corley
Jimmy's Lawyer #2

K Callan
Mrs. Powell

Sandy McPeak
Mr. Powell

Lillian Randolph
Nana

Ned Wilson
LAPD Captain

Jack Rader
IAD Captain

Bradford English
Red Haired Cop

Wendell Wright
LAPD Sergeant

Stanley Grover
Greg's Lawyer #2

Michael Pataki
District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

Steve Conte
Prison Guard #1

Burke Byrnes
CHP Officer Odom

Vincent Caristi
Young Man

Don Starr
Judge #1

William Dial
Liquor Store Owner

Raymond Guth
Prison Guard #2

Raleigh Bond
Judge #2

Sandy Ward
Pawnbroker

William Sanderson
Young Con

Charles Cyphers
Chaplain

Peter Miller
Oscar

Richard Seff
Jimmy's Lawyer

Robert Lee Jarvis
Bakerfield Detective

Allen Williams
Poker Playing Cop

Jon K. Greene
CHP Officer Chris

Dolores Sandoz
Court Reporter

Bill Morey
Lawyer

John de Lancie
LAPD Lieutenant

Richard E. Kalk
Bailiff

Ray Camacho
Gunrail Guard

Maggie Sullivan
Adah Campbell

René Le Vant
Drag Queen

Tony Becker
Boy Piper

Tony Di Milo
Clerk

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Gamblin' Man

Nick Romero
Death Row Convict

Cindy Collins
Dawn Hettinger
Crew (48)
Directing

Hannah Scheel
Script Supervisor

Harold Becker
Director

D. Scott Easton
Second Assistant Director

Thomas J. Mack
Assistant Director
Writing

Joseph Wambaugh
Novel

Joseph Wambaugh
Screenplay
Production

Nancy Klopper
Casting Associate

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting

Walter Coblenz
Producer

Toni Howard
Casting Associate

Herman David
Production Supervisor

Robert S. Mendelsohn
Production Manager
Sound

Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eumir Deodato
Original Music Composer

Robert L. Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Keith Stafford
Sound Editor

Clark King
Boom Operator

Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nicholas C. Washington
Music Editor

James E. Webb
Sound Mixer
Art

Brian Eatwell
Production Design

Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration

John Bonino
Construction Foreman

Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator

Gordon Gair
Leadman

Barry Bedig
Property Master

Joseph E. Hubbard
Set Designer

Gene Anderson
Assistant Property Master
Camera

Elliot Davis
Camera Operator

Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer

Robert Bennett
Dolly Grip

Louis Niemeyer
First Assistant Camera

Jay Kaplan
Second Assistant Camera

Jacque E. Wallace
Best Boy Grip

Harry Rez
Key Grip

Charles Rosher Jr.
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Editing
Lighting

Joe Garcia
Best Boy Electric

Tim Evans
Gaffer