Bring 'Em Back Alive
Encyclopedia
Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure
television series starring Bruce Boxleitner
, Cindy Morgan
and Ron O'Neal
. The series was shown in the United States
from September 1982
to May 1983
. Set in Singapore
, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey
to try and capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark
. In reality, Frank Buck
was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive
. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial
fans as the star of Jungle Menace
. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days
and Laverne and Shirley.
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
television series starring Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...
, Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...
and Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal was an American actor, director and screenwriter...
. The series was shown in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from September 1982
1982 in television
The year 1982 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1982.For the American TV schedule, see: 1982-83 American network television schedule.-Events:...
to May 1983
1983 in television
The year 1983 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1983.For the American TV schedule, see: 1983-84 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
. Set in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey is a 1982 television show broadcast by ABC. Most critics saw it as the network's attempt to capitalize on the fame of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark the previous year, in the same vein as Bring 'Em Back Alive on CBS...
to try and capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
. In reality, Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive
Bring 'Em Back Alive (book)
Bring ‘Em Back Alive was Frank Buck’s first book, a huge best seller that catapulted him to world fame and was translated into many languages. Buck tells of his adventures capturing exotic animals....
. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
fans as the star of Jungle Menace
Jungle Menace
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. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
and Laverne and Shirley.
Original cast
- Bruce BoxleitnerBruce BoxleitnerBruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...
as Frank BuckFrank Buck (animal collector)Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
, big game trapper and collector of wild animals - Cindy MorganCindy MorganCindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...
as Gloria Marlowe, United States Consul, Singapore - Clyde KusatsuClyde KusatsuClyde Kusatsu is a U.S. actor.Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s...
as Ali, Buck's friend and No. 1 Boy - Ron O'NealRon O'NealRon O'Neal was an American actor, director and screenwriter...
as H.H., His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Johore - Sean McClorySean McClorySean McClory was an Irish actor whose career spanned six decades and included well over 100 films and television series.-Early years:...
as Myles Delaney, manager of the Raffles HotelRaffles HotelRaffles Hotel is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, and one of the world's most famous hotels. The hotel was established by the famous Armenian Sarkies Brothers. Opened in 1887, it was named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles. Managed by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, it is... - John Zee as G.B. Von Turgo, smuggler and kingpinKingpinKingpin may refer to:* Kingpin , the pivot in the steering mechanism* Kingpin , a Swedish metal band from the mid-1980s* Kingpin , a satirical chess magazine...
of the Singapore underworldUnderworldThe Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in some traditions it is identified with Hell or the realm of death... - Harvey JasonHarvey JasonHarvey Albert Jason is an English actor and the co-owner of Mystery Pier Books, an independent book store that sells first editions.Jason was born in London, the son of Marie Goldblatt and actor Alec Jason...
as Bhundi - George LazenbyGeorge LazenbyGeorge Robert Lazenby is an Australian actor and former model, best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.-Early life:...
as Captain Hayward Head of the Palace Guard
Episode list
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | E.W. Swackhamer E.W. Swackhamer Egbert Warnderink "E. W." Swackhamer Jr. was an American television and film director.... |
George Schenck, Frank Cardea, Tom Sawyer | September 24, 1982 |
| 2 | Seven Keys to Singapore | Bob Kelljan | Tom Sawyer | September 28, 1982 |
| 3 | There's One Born Every Minute | Paul Krasny Paul Krasny Paul Kransy was an American film and television director.Beginning his career in 1964, he amassed a large number of credits in television... |
George Schenck, Frank Cardea | October 5, 1982 |
| 4 | The Reel World of Frank Buck | Don Weis | B. W. Sandefur | October 12, 1982 |
| 5 | The Pied Piper | Mike Vejar Mike Vejar Michael "Mike" Laurence Vejar is an American television director, with directing credits on the four most recent Star Trek series, as well as directing other notable series, such as Zorro, Babylon 5, MacGyver, The Dead Zone, The X-Files and Jeremiah.- Notes :In Babylon 5 episode "The Geometry of... |
Steve Kline, Arthur Weingarten | October 19, 1982 |
| 6 | The Warlord | Bob Sweeney Bob Sweeney (TV director and producer) child = Bridget Bob Sweeney was an actor, director and producer of radio, television and film.-Early career on radio and television:... |
Billy Marks | October 26, 1982 |
| 7 | Thirty Hours | Paul Krasny | Juliet Law Packer Juliet Law Packer Juliet Law Packer is an American television writer. She graduated from Princeton University - 1974 and received a master's degree in film and television from Northwestern University - 1977... |
November 16, 1982 |
| 8 | Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid | Bruce Bilson Bruce Bilson Bruce Bilson is an American film and television director. He is the grandfather of the actress Rachel Bilson.Bilson was born in Brooklyn, New York City to Jewish parents. His mother, Hattie Bilson , was an American screenwriter, and his father, George Bilson, was an English-born... |
B. W. Sandefur | November 23, 1982 |
| 9 | Escape From Kampoon | Paul Krasny | Tim Maschler | November 30, 1982 |
| 10 | The Best of Enemies | Nicholas Sgarro | Ira Steven Behr Ira Steven Behr Ira Steven Behr born 23 October 1953, in New York City, New York, USA is an American television producer and screenwriter, most known for his work on Star Trek, especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, on which he served as showrunner and executive producer... |
December 7, 1982 |
| 11 | To Kill a Princess | George McCowan George McCowan George McCowan was a Canadian film and TV director in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company... |
B. W. Sandefur, Arthur Weingarten | January 8, 1983 |
| 12 | Bones of Contention | Peter H. Hunt Peter H. Hunt Peter Huls Hunt is an American theatre, film, and television director and a theatrical lighting designer.Hunt was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Gertrude and George Smith Hunt II, a Minnesota-born industrial designer. Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown... |
Tim Maschler | January 15, 1983 |
| 13 | A Switch in Time | George McCowan George McCowan George McCowan was a Canadian film and TV director in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.McCowan began his career working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company... |
Arthur Weingarten | January 22, 1983 |
| 14 | The Shadow Women of Chung Tai | Peter H. Hunt Peter H. Hunt Peter Huls Hunt is an American theatre, film, and television director and a theatrical lighting designer.Hunt was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Gertrude and George Smith Hunt II, a Minnesota-born industrial designer. Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown... |
B. W. Sandefur | January 29, 1983 |
| 15 | The Hostage | Paul Krasny | Steven Thornley | February 12, 1983 |
| 16 | Dead Run | Reza Badiyi Reza Badiyi Reza Sayed Badiyi was an Iranian-American film director. Badiyi was well known for directing episodes of many popular television series... |
Tim Maschler | February 19, 1983 |
| 17 | Storm Warning | Joel Oliansky | Frank Cardea, George Schenck | May 31, 1983 |