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Riptide

Riptide (1984)★ 6.8/10

TV-14 · US · 60 min · January 3, 1984 · 3 seasons

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

Directed by: Michael Lange, Bob Bralver, Bruce Kessler, Ron Satlof, Tony Mordente

Written by: Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo, Babs Greyhosky, Tom Blomquist, Mark Jones

The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.

Directed by

Michael LangeBob BralverBruce KesslerRon SatlofTony MordenteMichael O'HerlihyMichael SwitzerArnold LavenChuck BowmanKim MannersRobert SallinGloryette ClarkDennis DonnellyBruce Seth GreenVictor HsuGuy MagarChristian I. Nyby IIMichael VejarJames Whitmore Jr.Richard ForrestPerry KingMichael Preece

Written by

Stephen J. CannellFrank LupoBabs GreyhoskyTom BlomquistMark JonesBurt PearlSteven L. SearsPaul BernbaumTerry D. NelsonEd DecterJames AndronicaSteve BeersJim CarlsonAlan CassidyTerrence McDonnellBill Nuss

Cast & crew

Perry KingCody AllenJoe PennyNick RyderThom BrayMurray 'Boz' BozinskyJack GingLt. Ted QuinlanKen OlandtKirk DooleyJune ChadwickLt. Joanna ParisiAnne FrancisMama JoMarsha WarfieldMaxR.J. AdamsSteveRobin EvansTammyAdele K. WestReporterBruce TuthillGuardAva LazarGiovanna GuiriliniDanny WellsMyron BellPaul GleasonCommander Phillip EverittCastulo GuerraCarlos NunesChristopher McDonaldDennisCesar RomeroAngelo GuiriliniDean WeinMcClellanRussell ToddTony GuiriliniRobin RikerGloria BurghoffGianni RussoStraightawayK.C. WinklerBambiJason CorbettLieutenant CalifanoJames AndronicaGangster #2Paula JonesReporterFrank WagnerChefChuck BowmanAnchorman Chuck BridgesAllan GrafSmithStepfanie KramerTracyMarta DuBoisMarcy HaywardElyssa DavalosJody KremerWendy KilbourneDelgadoPatrick CollinsArnieEdith FellowsHelen HowellKay LenzBrenda MalloyJan SterlingRuth DavisGlynn TurmanTyrone DiamondJames WhitmoreBen WilkinsonRobert Walker Jr.Oscar DavenportRichard HatchBilly HaganLarry LinvilleEdgar HarrisonClu GulagerDoug SkinnerBelinda MontgomeryRainey ChambersWalter OlkewiczRobin DuncanDarleen CarrMarlene LewisCristina RainesRenee St. ClaireLee BryantSara RaffertyJoanna JohnsonJuliet HafnerRichard LewisAndrew Fitzsimmons Carlton IIIKim DarbyNice BeverlyFrances BayLibrarianDennis BurkleyKickstartJane BadlerJanet IngramLonny ChapmanSheriff Emile CaineVincent BaggettaMichael ToddSteve AllenHal PotterAnnette McCarthyRosalind GrantRobin StrandRobert 'Rob' EdwardsAndy BumataiFrankie KahanaRay WiseLes CarterWilliam SmithCarter ChapmanCindy PickettNatalie KramerMary-Margaret HumesDee DeeEdward WinterAlan SingerAlan FudgeMcMurtryDaphne AshbrookPortland ReedKaren KopinsKimba HallGerald S. O'LoughlinBrigadier General Doug 'Pittbull' JohnsonDavid AckroydJames SutherlandSteven KeatsTed CardwellBurr DeBenningLieutenant WilcherArthur RosenbergSid GloverD.D. HowardJaneRon KarabatsosBarneyKristen MeadowsTina BrazilMaylo McCaslinAlison LondonRandy PowellPierre MilanKathryn WittConnie MoreciAnthony CharnotaAlJonathan PerpichByron MonkDoug FranceMean Mick MatthewsJohn AstinBaxter BernardMitchell RyanCol. John LitvakRichard LynchAlbert TrumondeNancy StaffordLt. Peggy BurkeDana ElcarHarry SilvermanMiriam FlynnMarian FlynnNicholas PryorHoward McBrideKen SwoffordColonel RyanBill MacyChuck DavisLenore KasdorfAnnie ChambersMichael MacRaeMalcolm SawyerSimone GriffethSherry LancasterKevyn Major HowardEleanor GrantMichael LombardVince DraygerLyle AlzadoEd KramdenHarvey VernonRobert StockwoodSeth JaffeRick OsborneLisa DentonCathy SkinnerKate CharlesonMaybeth WheelerRobert GrayKyle JenningsDanny CookseyJordan BernbaumElinor DonahueElaine WarwickNicholas GuestJason YoungRichard SandersPierce FennerCal BelliniTommy LemanaGino ConfortiLieutenant StupinPaul LambertTony FarnellH. Richard GreeneCary RussellChristopher CaryJack ScofieldAnna BjornIngaMichael LallyMark GurnowGeena DavisDr. Melba BozinskyKelly PrestonSherry MeyersKurtwood SmithAgent Merl WilsonSam J. JonesRick BeeberJacqueline ScottWanda WiseChristopher StoneCaptain Chuck ReavisPeter BrownFred CushingAlex McArthurTony DeVitoRandi BrooksHeather JohnsonPaul StewartDanny SutherlandRobert DesiderioRicky BrazilRobert ViharoMike SantanaJoe DorseyDr. ClemsonPeter HobbsArthur TrumanRobert LoganFather BobJoan SweenyJessie WellsBrant von HoffmanDell TurnerTamara StaffordBrandy PrestonFrank AnneseStu PittmanJames CromwellJoey DietzWilliam RussMack McPhersonSuzanne SnyderBeverly LancasterBill McKinneySheriffJames SloyanStanley WestonKatherine CannonSally JenningsCarl FranklinRayRosalind CashPolice CaptainPaul WillsonDon OrleyStewart MossSonny St. ClaireTracy ReedPamela OwenRod McCaryEddie CaruthersBert FreedJessup TaylorJi-Tu CumbukaBlademanJames Carroll JordanEddie GerrardTom McFaddenButch BilkerFrank RamírezFernandezJ.D. HintonLieutenant WalkerBernard FoxProfessor HolcombRay AbruzzoEric PetersJoel BrooksJerome SedgewickAl RuscioMonty ParadiseCliff EmmichLangstonJohn S. RaginLewis GordonJeri GaileCarlaPaul LandGuidoJames LempDeputy Samuel PittsStephen JamesY. PoconEli MarderCarolClaudia ChristianMarion GordonMarshall R. TeagueMackClarence Gilyard Jr.William CollinsDennis FranzEarl BertaneTricia O'NeilTawny ClarkStanley KamelColonel DavidsonStefan GieraschHeinrich Von SchlauserBeau StarrVic JohnsonSherry HurseyCheryl WatsonByron MorrowGarrettPepper MartinGeorge BobbittSam ScarberBuzzVictor MohicaVillanovaMichael BaseleonRoger RamsdaleKelbe NugentElizabeth BakerBill OvertonSgt. Dave MyersWilliam TraylorGeneral Thomas WalkerGerard PrendergastClark CranstonPatrick DollaghanDex DexterTom McGreevyEdward SteigerJoe Michael TerryPatrick BennettJere BurnsKeflerAnthony JamesThe ReverendJack RileyTiny TommyJeannetta ArnetteFrancineJohn McLiamE.G. ShawLynn HamiltonSarah TolleyCathie ShirriffTanya PetrovMichael ChampionArnold SkullenSharon BarrBobbiShawn Ora EngemannRhondaWilliam CortDonald W. BrookmanFred HollidayRaul CastilloDaryl AndersonZellerKelly Ann ConnCharlene WestCarl StranoBalmerJohnny MountainBart BeamanKenneth GrayDavid BradyRosalind ChaoLucyTerry KiserMark RothmanWarren BerlingerHawkinsLinda ThompsonArlene YoungCharles TynerBuilding managerLu LeonardBellaBrian MatthewsDaveLinda HoyEllie MatthewsJames F. KellyEric BolvisMolly FontaineDanielle ParadiseLance HenriksenJohn McMastersFionnula FlanaganMelissa BelancourtJohn AndersonWalter TrumanDeborah SheltonCarol DavisKabir BediAhmed KamalLana ClarksonKellyJoan FreemanJoan RamsdaleJason BernardMr. CollinsSal ViscusoMattieBart BravermanRobCharles CooperJimmy HollandAl WhiteAgent Eugene SmithJuliana DonaldHeather PriceRobert SampsonLane PrestonMurphy CrossCandy LaneEric ServerMacRodney KageyamaComputer CopJeffrey JosephsonDavey ChapmanRachel BardSutherland's MaidEli CumminsKennyPeter JasonHallRichard McGonagleZieglerBridget HanleyLois AmesTed NeeleyLarry BloomGeno SilvaJuan CordonJohn SanderfordJerry's BrotherHugh GillinPhil ResnickWoody EneyDavid MillerRandy NortonChad JenningsGus CorradoTim GatesJoseph ChapmanBradley StiversClara PerrymanPat WolfsonEve RobertsNurse Irene WilcoxDarrell CareyMr. DavidGeorge SolomonChuckJohnny LeeMan #1Barbi BentonGina PotterGeorge CheungDanny LeeDavid RupprechtRandall PiersonArthur TaxierMonty FuglemanThom SharpJim SchneiderLena PousetteStephanieR.J. BondsBurton GentryGeorge ClooneyLenny ColwellKen ForeeMaritime Patrole front desk officerDeborah RichterHoneyJack HoganKarl NovackKim HamiltonMrs. CollinsJames LuisiUptown Bill BrownMary Beth EvansEllie ThompkinsJoshua BryantDr. Robert AtkinsLynn HerringLizzie JacksonJohn LouieChin LeeReid SmithChip RossMorgan MostLisa - Diving Shop AssistantHoward GeorgeFrank MoranJeffrey LampertJimAdam AgeliKamal's manAnn TurkelChopper Pilot Denise McKeanFrancine YorkAnn FiskeBill QuinnCharles WrightMitchell AndersonChris 'Spud' MillerHoward CaineTow Truck DriverJeff OsterhageJerry TaylorJan MerlinHub WheelerGary WoodBollingsJim BentleyJeff RockwellArnold JohnsonWilfred TolleyRobert SymondsGen. Ernie CollinsMark SchneiderDr. Michael YatesAnne BellamyOlgaMillie SlavinPrincipal GoldsteinHarry WoolfHorst DunkmanTony GoodstoneHawkinsGeorge RenschlerGlenn MorrisseyCarloChristopher NeameKlaus GunterJoseph RuskinDon SpragueLee WilkofHarvey PutnamChristopher PennockMark EastmanAl PuglieseKyle LudwigJames PurcellBertolucciLewis DauberMr. GreedyRobert HanleyJordan YoungJay IngramFenner & Gordon's Henchman #1Deborah ScardilliSandyJineane FordLisaChuck LindslyDeputyDavid GrafMarty ValentineMarla HeasleyChrystal WhiteJudd OmenRoy HansonMike GenoveseSharkyIsmael 'East' CarloBartenderPeter LeedsDet. 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TurnerSergeant RichardGene RossMaritime Patrol diverFil FormicolaGangster #1Charles HymanMitchMaurice SneedEncyclopedia SalesmanEugene ButlerTylerGeof PrysirrEastern AgentCharles GuardinoAlan TrankleyTom PlettsPaulKerrie CullenLacyPat DixonWomanTony De StefanoJockBob EubanksBob EubanksBradford EnglishSilverman's HenchmanScott NemesPeter FlynnBob LarkinHelicopter OwnerLouisa AbernathyMary Lou HensonLoyda RamosMotherWill MacMillanHobbsChristopher Michael MooreMasked man #2Anthony S. JohnsonCopLou FelderGeneralToni AttellMan #2Michael McCabeGuardT.G. SheppardWally ParkeWolfe PerryStock BoyPatti JohnsZeldaJ. Bill JonesMan on Osborne's BoatA.J. FreemanEricYung SunMr. ShingKathryn SkatulaCarlaGil BirminghamFake CopChristian Jules Le BlancJohnny FarnellAlice NunnNurse Carla WintersStan HazeCheck-in GuyJon LockeJudd WarwickHank RobinsonManagerNathan JungKonaScott DeVenneyRoger DorketteLisa NelsonLisa DowdPaul SniderThe A.D.Katherine Kelly LangMama Jo's CrewPaul EidingPhilEllen CrawfordCynthiaJoseph SirolaSam ValentineLee PattersonMr. DylanLarry GilmanEastern AgentDebby PorterMitziTed SorelDr. BaronsonDavid KagenWalter SimpkinsKen WrightWilliam's RoommateSteve Allie ColluraBurnsRandy HamiltonTed DollingerJoe W. DavisChip RandolphSteve TannenOcean swimmer attacking CodyMary IngersollAnchorwomanJason EdwardsDetention officerMargo KellyHostessGabriel DamonSimon FlynnGela NashMyrnaTeri Ann LinnBarefoot Contessa CrewmemberLuis ContrerasMexican FarmerScott LincolnCarl DavisJerry PotterCommittee memberDennis A. PrattOfficer RutledgeRobert KimSu YimDavid A. PenhaleDeanTeri HaffordWaitressAdam MillsLifeguardGeorge GalvanRefugeeNick CavanaughMarcus OrcolilloJerry PrellRandall 'Raggs' WhitleyEve La BanMatronWalker EdmistonDoctorJames StaleyMr. SeganskiBrad HarrisFenner & Gordon's Henchman #2Peggy Walton-WalkerGina BernbaumJanet RotblattMrs. NorbicuttRonald M. Vargas Sr.The D.P.Peter GonneauFatherB.J. McAllisterElkeDennis HaysbertOdellRobert O'ReillyEastern AgentJeanette MillerAunt NellieFrancis X. McCarthyMaxCharlie DellTelephone Exchange Computer OperatorJohn GowansOliverJulia BenjaminNurse FiskeLinda McClureLa Maze InstructorKarl JohnsonLouDesiree AyresDebbieMary BettenNurseMark HarrisonDeke MartinThomas ElliottGuardJulia KonoMaiWilliam BoyettFloydOlivia BurnetteLulu FlynnCorkey FordKevinClare ToraoPharmacistJeff AustinCop #1Mindi IdenWhitneyPhil HooverEugene KayBarbara KeeganTinaRon McCabePolicemanKelly GroganChildRickey YribeMexican BoyAl LeongMr. YeemAnita JesseLewis Gordon's SecretaryVincent PantoneBartenderJeff HartmanFanNorman Lee HarrisSergeant TupperMark HabitJaimeLaurie AmbertCindy HouserTroy EvansCopBrian LibbyBobKarl HeldBrock BillingsBobby KeltonValentine GoonAnne WyndhamMaryRay GirardinDetectiveDonald CraigV.I.P.Doug MacHughOfficerLew SaundersDennisCynthia HarrisonIreneKathy RyanCarla DollingerYves André MartinKarch ConnersMed FloryLarryTom WilliamsSgt. StoneEugene WilliamsDarrellNick HardinArmy JockeySuzanne DunnCheryl, Girl at PartyCece BullardSecretaryLisa BowmanChoreographerMichele WindingHookerLeland MurrayCharlieGary WellsGuardLeeza GibbonsLeeza GibbonsDeborah VoorheesTippyChristopher DoyleNathan WarwickRichard PartlowAgentKit FredericksWenchE.J. GordonBoyLewis ArquetteSidney GormanKim TerryStewardessTony CicconeFlight MechanicCarl IrwinMan in ChopperJustus-Berumen SandyGinaBob Destri HilgenbergBlake TaylorGarret DavisReporter #2Terry BurnsPolice OfficerJack SheaDoctorRichard 'Dub' WrightManSue GiosaWitnessKay FreemanSheila MillerBob BellAl KlauserLesa LeePaula AndersonDavid J. PartingtonGuardRichard ForrestGarth BroadmoreRaymond FitzpatrickGuardSteve GormanCHP OfficerRebeca ArthurHotel ClerkCarmen FilpiJail BumPatricia SherickHelen Gordon DentTrudy StolzSinging TelegramJose SantanaJoseGeorge KingMr. TRobert CraigheadDirk WestgateIngrid AndersonShuriseJohn BrandonSecurity GuardJames EdgcombUniform CopJames EmeryParking AttendantG. Rockett PhillipsHot Dog PeteJohn J. Flynn Jr.CustodianCheryl SweenyReporter #1Biff YeagerWorkmanNatalie MastersFlorencePopeyeBuckyRay RaynerWinstonCheryl HenryAnchorwoman CherylGina LandauSinging ContestantWendy SherwoodReceptionistIsabel CooleyMaidJeff SilvermanPaul BernbaumCynthia FrostOperatorRalph CliftMan with PlaqueShirley HaderDolly PartonKen LernerOfficer KernPatrika DarboMildred StubowitzRosalind AllenWaitressRichard KuhlmanGerald SmithTerri UtleyStewdressDavid K. JohnstonGuardNoreen ReardonHostessBen JurandHeavy #1Gary ParkerMel StarrettEdy RobertsOlder ContestantArnold RobertsRobert K. 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