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Gideon Oliver (1989)

Gideon Oliver

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16

2h

Adventure, Drama

February 20th, 1989

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Synopsis

Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr., and was created by Dick Wolf. The title character first appeared in the novel series by mystery writer Aaron Elkins.

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Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Gideon Oliver
Shari Headley
Zina Oliver
Mary Fogarty
Catherine
Michael Rooker
Detective John Quinn
William Sadler
Franklin Finney
Cynthia Nixon
Allison Parrish Slocum
Jenny Wright
Coombs
Eric Christmas
Dr. Bellamy
Tom Sizemore
Paul Slocum
Kenneth Welsh
Father Brian Halloran
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Directors

Bill Duke
(1 episode, 1989)
Larry Gross
(1 episode, 1989)
George Mendeluk
(1 episode, 1989)
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Producers

Dick Wolf
executive producer
(5 episodes, 1989)
David Black
co-producer (1 episode, 1989)
Cheryl Bloch
associate producer
(1 episode, 1989)
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Writers

Aaron J. Elkins
(based on the novels by) (5 episodes, 1989)
Dick Wolf
created by
(5 episodes, 1989)
Dick Wolf
written by
(1 episode, 1989)
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Keywords

character name in title

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 20th, 1989 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Gideon Oliver (original title)
By the Rivers of Babylon (English title)
Kennonite (Finland) (video box title)
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Locations

New York City, New York, USA

Running Times

120 min

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Television
Wolf Films

Distribution Companies

CIC Video (Germany)
Home Video Hellas (HVH) (Greece)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (original airing)

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