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The Sheriff and the Astronaut

The Sheriff and the Astronaut

19841.00

Overview

A small town sheriff and an astronaut strike up a romance as they attempt to solve crimes in this unsold pilot/CBS Thursday night movie.

Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Written by Gerald Di Pego
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Top Cast

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Sheriff Ed Cassaday

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Ann Gillespie

Dr. Ellen Vale

Don Hood

Don Hood

Deputy Tom Cassaday

Gregg Berger

Gregg Berger

John Fitch

Mark Schubb

Mark Schubb

Tim Hillman

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Al Stark

About The Sheriff and the Astronaut

The Sheriff and the Astronaut is a tv movie, crime, romance, adventure film released in 1984. Directed by E.W. Swackhamer, it stars Alec Baldwin, Ann Gillespie, Don Hood. A small town sheriff and an astronaut strike up a romance as they attempt to solve crimes in this unsold pilot/CBS Thursday night movie.

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