All's Fair
Encyclopedia
All's Fair is an American
television situation comedy that aired on CBS
from 1976 to 1977. The show co-starred Richard Crenna
as a conservative political columnist and Bernadette Peters
as a liberal photographer. This was the film debut of actor Michael Keaton
as Lenny Wolf.
Crew
Bernadette Peters (nominated)
United States
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television situation comedy that aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from 1976 to 1977. The show co-starred Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
as a conservative political columnist and Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
as a liberal photographer. This was the film debut of actor Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton
Michael John Douglas , better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor known for his early comedic roles, most notably his performance as the title character of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice . Keaton is also famous for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's...
as Lenny Wolf.
Plot
An older (49) conservative columnist (Richard Crenna) and a young (23) liberal photographer (Bernadette Peters) become romantically involved. The complications of their politics and the age difference provide the story lines. The setting was Washington, D.C. The style of the show was described as "...almost constant hysteria, the rapid pacing set to the sounds of argumentative shouting." (John J. O'Connor, The New York Times TV View, September 26, 1976, page D29.)Cast and crew
Cast- Richard C. Barrington played by Richard CrennaRichard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
- Charlotte (Charley) Drake played by Bernadette PetersBernadette PetersBernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
- Lucy Daniels played by Lee ChamberlinLee ChamberlinLee Chamberlin is an American film and television actress.Chamberlin was a regular performer during the first two years of the esteemed series The Electric Company, and she made guest appearances in the television series What's Happening!! Diff'rent Strokes, and NYPD Blue to list a few...
- Allen Brooks played by J.A. PrestonJ.A. PrestonJ. A. Preston is an African American actor of both film and television. He was most active from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.-Filmography:* Body Heat* Real Life* Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins...
- Ginger Livingston played by Judith KahanJudith KahanJudith Kahan , is a longtime American actress and television writer. Although she has been mostly seen on film and television, she has done a number of theatre shows, including a co-starring role as Fredrika Armfeldt on the original Broadway show of A Little Night Music from 1973-1974.-Actress:*...
- Senator Wayne Joplin played by Jack DodsonJack DodsonJack Dodson Born John S. Dodson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast character Howard Sprague in The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married to television art director...
- Lanny Wolf (1977) played by Michael KeatonMichael KeatonMichael John Douglas , better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor known for his early comedic roles, most notably his performance as the title character of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice . Keaton is also famous for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's...
Crew
- Norman Lear—Production Supervisor
- Michael Elias -- Producer
- Rod Parker -- Executive Producer
- Bob Claver -- Director
- Hal CooperHal CooperHarold Wallace Cooper was a Canadian ice hockey player who played eight games with the New York Rangers during the 1944-45 NHL season. He was 5'5" tall and weighed 155 lbs. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds and the Hershey Bears and also in the United...
-- Director - Bob SchillerBob SchillerBob Schiller is an American screenwriter, most notably for the television series I Love Lucy and All in the Family . For the latter series, he received an Emmy Award in 1978 as one of the writers of the episode "Cousin Liz".Schiller, born in San Francisco, California, began writing for television...
-- Writer and Producer - Bob WeiskopfBob WeiskopfBob Weiskopf was an American screenwriter and producer for television. He has credits for I Love Lucy which he and his writing partner Bob Schiller joined in the fifth season...
-- Writer and Producer
Awards and nominations
Golden Globe, 1977, Best TV Actress - Musical/ComedyBernadette Peters (nominated)