Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Greatest American Hero' from 1970-1982:
- Connie Sellecca as Pam Davidson (1981-1986)
- Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell (1981-1986)
- William Katt as Ralph Hinkley (1981-1986)
- Don Cervantes as Paco Rodriguez (1981-1983)
- Jesse Goins as Cyler Johnson (1981-1983)
- Michael Pare as Tony Villicana (1981-1983)
- Faye Grant as Rhonda Blake (1981-1982)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Greatest American Hero':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Rod Holcomb
With William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), June Lockhart (Mrs. Davidson), Richard Herd (Adam Taft), G.D. Spradlin (Nelson Cory), Ned Wilson (Col. Shackelford), Bob Minor (John Backe), Edward Bell (David Knight), Hank Salas (Brother Michael), Jeff MacKay (Officer Cowan). Debut of a series starring William Katt and Robert Culp as a mild-mannered schoolteacher and an FBI agent who are approached by aliens who give them a suit that grants super powers to the wearer, with the caveat that it must only be used for the common good.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Rod Holcomb
With Gwen Humble (Scarlet Wild), Gianni Russo (Johnny Damanti), Kene Holliday (District Attorney Turner), Anthony Charnota (Mike), Arnold Turner (Agent Billings), Ernie Orsatti (Bob Baron). Ralph's class prepares to perform Shakespeare while he works with Bill to dodge professional killers and transport a beautiful and flirtatious FBI informant to testify against her drug-dealing mobster boyfriend.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Robert C. Thompson
With James Whitmore (Gordon McCready), June Lockhart (Alice Davidson), Bob Hastings (Harry Davidson), Denise Halma (Carrie), Red West (Cliff), Laurence Haddon (General Morehead), Benny Medina (Chaffey), F. J. O'Neil (Van Kamp), Roger Etienne (Captain), Thomas Babson (Colvin), Zitto Kazann (Consul General). A military aircraft with a top-secret prototype targeting system is stolen and Bill recruits Ralph to help him find the it -- and during the search Ralph discovers a new superpower that he is unable to control.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Rod Holcomb
With Kai Wulff (Serge Valenkov), Alexa Hamilton (Theresa Chimerosa), David Tress (Mikhail), Mel Stewart (Sherman), Joseph Warren (Harlan Kane), Ian Teodorescu (Russian Official), Lev Mailer (Frederic), Will MacMillan (Kerner), Christopher Thomas (Craig), Lawrence Benedict (Hollinger), Glenn Wilder (Kavolstock), William Bogert (Norm Carlisle). Ralph flies into battle to save his girlfriend from a Russian suicide squad, and Bill reluctantly recruits Ralph's students to help him track down a Russian defector.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Gabrielle Beaumont
With Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), E.J. Peaker (Rose Harris), Simone Griffeth (Alicia Hinkley), Peter White (Yuri Semenenko/Simpson), Dave Shelley (Manny), Nicholas Worth (Leonard), Stephen Kahan (Merv), Kurt Grayson (Vladimir Zorin), Jens Nowak (Submarine Seaman), Don Dolan (Technitron Guard), George Ganchev (Submarine Captain). Ralph and Bill try to unravel a case involving secret military plans, a Russian submarine and the kidnapping of Rhonda's mother.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Arnold Laven
With Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), Jack Ging (Tracy Winslow), John Hart (Lone Ranger), Ferdy Mayne (Abe Figueroa), Frank McCarthy (Edward Castelli), Joseph Chapman (Tim Carson), Robert Gooden (Norm Woods), Bruce Tuthill (Sam Watson), Glenn Wilder (Pete King). Ralph is despondent after nearly wrecking a tour bus, and is seriously considering giving up the suit -- until he gets a pep talk from his childhood hero; Bill needs Ralph to stop a corrupt cop from pulling a major jewel heist.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Lee Sheldon D: Gabrielle Beaumont
With Mark Withers (Shaffer), Raymond Singer (Kaufman), Steven Hirsch (Lane), Woody Eney (Robert Moody), Timothy Carey (Cameron), Sandy Ward (Lt. Rafferty), Paul Cavonis (Thompson), Danny Glover (Joyner). One of Ralph's students is accused of arson, and Bill and Ralph must find evidence to clear his name.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Juanita Bartlett, Stephen J. Cannell D: Arnold Laven
With Eugene Peterson (Clarence Carter II), Duncan Regehr (Palmer Bradshaw), Eric Server (Kyle Morgan), Rod Colbin (Theodore Sevenson), Michael Ensign (Principal Kane), William Frankfather (Chet Kanaby), Tom Pletts (Agent Genesta). Pam and Ralph get promotions while Bill begins to worry about his mistakes and mortality. Pam's new boss is involved with the mob, and the team must rescue her -- and Bill's career.
November 4, 1981: The Two-Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Fastball
Season 2, episode 1
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Georg Stanford Brown
With Markie Post (Deborah Dante), Bruce Kirby (Shorty Robinson), Carmen Argenziano (Nick Castle), Mike Douglas (Himself), Don Drysdale (Himself), Stanley Brock. Crooks needing cash to swing an arms deal bet heavily on a baseball game and beat up the star of the team they bet against. Ralph joins the underdogs to make sure they win and the gamblers lose.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Frank Lupo D: Rod Holcomb
With John Anderson (General Stocker), Robin Riker (Nancy Ratner), Al White (Capt. Reilly), John Di Fusco (Sgt. Jensen), Dudley Knight (Charles Ratner), John Brandon (Admiral Bailey), William Bogert (Les Carlisle). Ralph and Bill must stop World War III by defusing a corrupt military leader's plans to launch a surprise missile attack against Russia.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Robert C. Thompson
With Stan Lachow (Jordan Heath), Joseph Wiseman (James J. Beck), Luke Andreas (Jilly Mitchell), Byron Morrow (Marshall Dunn), Michael Alldredge (Vern), Bernard Behrens (Dr. Springfield), Fred Lerner (Mike), W.T. Zacha (Greg Mathews). A dying millionaire who knows all about Ralph's super-suit sends Ralph and Bill on a wild chase through the streets of Las Vegas.
Season 2, episode 4
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Ivan Dixon
With Gregory Sierra (Sheriff Vargas), Kerrie Cullen (Flo), Marianne Muellerleile (Stella), Dennis Burkley (Preacher), Paul Koslo (Bad B), Tony Burton (Curley), Dennis Fimple (Deputy Kane), Carol Jones (Sandra), Hoke Howell (Dr. Worley), Al Dunlap (Sam Watson). When a motorcycle gang learns about Ralph and the suit, they grab Bill and force Ralph to help them get back at the sheriff who humiliated them.
Season 2, episode 5
W: Frank Lupo D: Bruce Kessler
With William Bogert (Les Carlisle), Edward Winter (Charley Wilde), George Loros (Hydra), Garnett Smith (Hanson), Blake Clark (Sergeant), Steve Liebman (Huey). Ralph and Pam help the kids rehearse their rock band for a protest concert, not realizing that an internationally feared assassin plans to release deadly nerve gas into their crowd.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Arnold Laven
With Christine Belford (Sheila Redman), Rae Allen (Edith Morabito), Jane Merrow (Betty), Jeff MacKay (Dr. Weinstein), John Macchia (Arnold). Bill is possessed by a woman's spirit. To rescue him, Ralph crosses into another dimension -- and discovers that his super-suit won't function.
Season 2, episode 7
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Lawrence Doheny
With John Miranda (Fletcher Casco), Gary Grubbs (Doyle Casco), Frederic Downs (Pop Casco), Bill Quinn (Harlan Blackford), Joseph Whipp (Sheriff). Bill learns of a lost gold mine and tricks Ralph and the kids into helping him search for it, only to find that it has been booby-trapped.
Season 2, episode 8
W: Rudolph Borchert D: Arnold Laven
With William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), Arthur Rosenberg (Dr. Kelly), Jeff Cooper (Reo Crocker), J.P. Bumstead (Agent Spiegel), Chip Johnson (Agent Sharp), Melvin F. Allen (Arnold Diggs), Richard Brand (Dr. Keen). Bill and Ralph must deal with a fanatical army threatening to unleash a world-wide plague, while Ralph seems to be coming down with the disease.
Season 2, episode 9
W: Frank Lupo D: Lawrence Doheny
With Jean LeClerc (Azziz), David Tress (Dr. Gardner), Dave Shelley (Atkins), Francis X. McCarthy (Marshall), F. William Parker (Richards), Sonia Petrovna (Sonya), Judd Oman (Mohammed), Dabbs Greer (Supervisor), Jimmy Lydon (McGivers). Ralph suffers amnesia after a collision with a train and can't remember who he is or what his super powers are, while a terrorist cell hijacks a train and plans to release its atomic waste in a small town.
Season 2, episode 10
W: Patrick Burke Hasburgh D: Robert C. Thompson
With Joe Mantegna (Juan), Jon Cypher (Richard Beller), Chris Lofton (Senator Henderson), Richard Beauchamp (Phillips), Matthew Faison (Oliver), Laurence Haddon (Burke), Charles Bateman (Col. Cullen), Robert Covarrubias (DeJesus). Ralph discovers a new power -- the ability to see the future -- so he can see that the plane on which Pam is traveling will crash.
Season 2, episode 11
W: Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Burke Hasburgh D: Bruce Kessler
With James Saito (Kelly Kim), James Shigeta (Col. Liang), John Fujioka (General Chow), Kurt Grayson (Tim Lider), Hilary Labow (Erika Van Damm), Michael Cornelison (Eugene Vale), J.P. Bumstead (Stevens), Terence O'Hara (Marty Boxx), Chris Hendrie (Marv Keegan). American pilots who were brainwashed years ago in Vietnam are activated to bomb an important meeting consisting of the top scientific minds in the country. Ralph and Bill must stop the planes before they reach their target.
Season 2, episode 12
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Chuck Bowman
With William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), Catherine Campbell (Erica), Alex Rodine (Klaus Vorman), Kai Wulff (Peter), Richard Doyle (Biff Anderson), Jim McKrell (Biff Anderson #2), David Winn (John), Lisa Donaldson (Alicia), Terrence McNally (Keith). Bill is assigned to locate a missing circus clown. Ralph is recruited to infiltrate the circus as a human cannonball act.
Season 2, episode 13
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Rod Holcomb
With Rod Colbin (General Enright), Don Starr (Crocker), Leonard Lightfoot (Lieutenant), Ray Girardin (Col. Nelson), Ned Bellamy (R.J.). While rescuing a stricken space shuttle, Ralph becomes hyper-magnetized resulting his being attracted to all things metal.
Season 2, episode 14
W: Danny Lee Cole, Jeff Ray D: Rod Holcomb
With Ron O'Neal (Colonel), John Hancock (Louis Davout), Thalmus Rasulala (Victor Soucha), Lincoln Kilpatrick (Le Masters), Todd Armstrong (Ted McSherry). Ralph, Pam and the kids fly to the Caribbean to visit a friend of Bill's. When they arrive they find Bill's friend murdered and island racked by a voodoo-driven revolt against the government.
Season 2, episode 15
W: Frank Lupo D: Sidney Hayers
With Glynn Turman (Capt. Le Clerc), Jeremy Kemp (Warden Devereaux), Anne Bloom (Linda Harrison), Michael Halsey (Collins). While visiting Bermuda, Bill investigates whether attacks from a mammoth prehistoric sea creature may be causing the loss of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
Season 2, episode 16
W: Patrick Burke Hasburgh D: Sidney Hayers
With Sandra Kerns (Samantha Brice), William Lucking (Robert Alan Kline), Norbert Weisser (Yuri Petchernec), Michael Billington (Talenikov), Stefan Gierasch (Karpov), Red West (Blandin), Bill Cross (Weber), Curt Lowens (Zhilov), Sarah Torgov (Anna Kurienna). Ralph goes undercover as a skier to help a Czechoslovakian defector escape his pursuers.
Season 2, episode 17
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Bruce Kessler
With Michael Baseleon (Johnny Sanova), Fred Stuthman (Evan Thompson), Robert Weaver (Coach Buck), Nick Pellegrino (Red), Nicholas Worth (Norm), Edward Bell (Principal Knight), Milt Kogan (Dr. Moran), James Costy (Duffy Magellan). A man arrested by Bill and Ralph is released from prison and vows vengeance upon the two men.
Season 2, episode 18
W: Frank Lupo D: Ivan Dixon
With William Bogert (Les Carlisle), James Whitmore Jr. (Byron Bigsby), Jerry Douglas (Jack Martel), Marc Alaimo (Donnie Armus), Ryan MacDonald (Harve Sherwin), Eugene Peterson (Mr. Sherman), Emily Moultrie (Emily Sherman), Cloyce Morrow (Penny Sherwin), Carole Mallory (Kidnapper). Bill convinces the parents of a kidnap victim to pay the ransom, certain that Ralph can recover it when he saves their little girl. Then Ralph finds himself being audited by an overzealous IRS agent who's convinced he took the ransom money.
Season 2, episode 19
W: Rudolph Borchert D: Bruce Kessler
With Keenan Wynn (Ira Hagert), Dennis Lipscomb (Dave Turner), Carmen Argenziano (Murph), Bill Quinn (Harlan Blackford), Harry Grant (Nino), Sandra McCulley (Judy), Will MacMillan (Commander). Tired of using the suit only to fight crime, Ralph decides to intervene in a battle between an old man fighting to keep his home and the city who is trying to take it away.
Season 2, episode 20
W: Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo D: Arnold Laven
With William Bogert (Les Carlisle), Chuck McCann (Captain Bellybuster), Anthony Charnota (Mike), Stanley Grover (Cal Freeman), Danny Wells (Bruce Warful), Colin Hamilton (Herb Teil). Bill receives hot tips on a speed factory working out of a fast food chain; a newspaper reporter publishes pictures of Ralph flying.
Season 2, episode 21
W: Patrick Burke Hasburgh D: Bob Bender
With Barbara Hale (Paula Hinkley), Tom Hallick (Phillip Kabala), Hugh Gillin (C.C. Smith), Jon Cedar (Heller), Michael Prince (Prentice Hall), David S. Cass Sr. (Goodwin), Daniel Chodos (Nasher), Don Maxwell (Brockman), Gerald Jann (Dr. Woo). Ralph's mother plans to marry a much younger man who, unbeknownst to her, has planted a microchip in her engagement ring and is a smuggler of top-secret materials.
Season 2, episode 22
W: Robert Culp D: Robert Culp
With William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), Gary Pagett (Mr. Rogers), Stephanie Faulkner (Jane), Michael Cornelison (Eugene Vale), Dixie Carter (Samantha O'Neil), Adam Gregor (Yuri), Ralph Clift (Mr. Bunker), Ted Flicker (David). Ralph breaks into the FBI archives and helps Bill solve a number of cold cases. As a result, Bill becomes a hero -- and a target for a beautiful KGB assassin.
October 29, 1982: Divorce Venusian Style
Season 3, episode 1
W: Patrick Burke Hasburgh D: Ivan Dixon
With Dean Santoro (Jackson), Jeremy Kemp (Franz Zedlocker), James McIntyre (Billy Bob Floyd), Kurt Grayson (Hertzog), Jason Bernard (Morgan), Robert Gray (Phillips), Al W. Coss (Steve), Frank Doubleday (Lutz). After a loud argument with Bill, Ralph quits the hero business and turns in his supersuit. Unknown to both men, a gang of neo-Nazis plans to murder them.
Season 3, episode 2
W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Ivan Dixon
With Claude Earl Jones (Coach Farley), Bob Hastings (Announcer), Cathryn Hartt (Gloria Corlin), Louise Hoven (Roberta), Chip Johnson (Deke), Heather Lowe (Wendy Cobb), Ben Powers (Ivan), Don Pulford (Miller), Stephen Shortridge (Price Cobb), Martin Speer (Stan Hawn), Anthony Davis, Tom Harmon, Jack Andreozzi (Florenzia), Dick Butkus (Coach Andrews), Patrick Collins (Germanian), Susan Duvall (Angie). While attending a high-school reunion, Ralph discovers that the wife of a pro football quarterback is being held hostage to ensure her husband will throw the big game.
Season 3, episode 3
W: Babs Greyhosky D: Ivan Dixon
With Pepe Serna (Cortez), Bo Brundin (Stanislov), Loyita Chapel (Bunny), Jay Varela (Fernandez), Randall Nazarian (Alejandro), Bob Basso (Phil), Dean Wein (Mitchell), Maurie Lauren (Sandy). Maxwell tries to trick Ralph into recovering a stolen military aircraft with an engagement gift of a tropical vacation.
Season 3, episode 4
W: Frank Lupo D: Arnold Laven
With Andrew Robinson (Chris Stofford), Jack Magee (Toby Roberts), Timothy Carey (Blanchard), Ferdinand Mayne (Marco the Magnificent), Melanie Vincz (Dawn), Randi Brooks (Beverly). A magician killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals. Ralph must use his suit to trap the killer.