Cover Up
Encyclopedia
Cover Up is an American action
/adventure
television series that aired for one season on CBS
from September 22, 1984 to April 6, 1985. Created by Glen A. Larson
, the series stars Jennifer O'Neill
, Jon-Erik Hexum
, Antony Hamilton
, and Richard Anderson
.
Henry Towler, her husband's boss, then offers her the late husband's job. Dani would pretend she was still a photographer and Mac would be her model. Henry would send them anywhere in the world where Americans are in trouble or criminals need to be caught. Once there, they act pretty much on their own.
After the death of actor Jon-Erik Hexum, who played Mac, the episode "Writer's Block" introduced Dani's new assistant, Jack Striker. Jack was a CIA agent who, like Mac, operated under the cover of a model.
.44 Magnum
prop gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The shot sent the wadding from the blank cartridge into Hexum's skull, driving a bone fragment the size of a quarter into his brain and causing massive hemorrhaging. Hexum was rushed to the hospital, where he eventually was declared brain dead
. On October 18, he was taken off life support.
Hexum appeared in only seven episodes of the series, including the pilot. He was replaced by Antony Hamilton
for the remainder of the season.
Action genre
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/adventure
Adventure (genre)
The adventure genre, in the context of a narrative, is typically applied to works in which the protagonist or other major characters are consistently placed in dangerous situations...
television series that aired for one season 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 September 22, 1984 to April 6, 1985. Created by Glen A. Larson
Glen A. Larson
Glen Albert Larson is an American television producer and writer best known as the creator of Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider.-Career:...
, the series stars Jennifer O'Neill
Jennifer O'Neill
-Early life:O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of a famous Spanish-Irish dental supply import/export businessman, Oscar D' O'Neill and his English wife. As a teenager, O'Neill worked as a fashion model and appeared in television commercials and on magazine covers before moving...
, Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum was an American model and actor. He died as a result of a firearms accident on the set of the CBS television series Cover Up in which he played the male lead.-Early life and career:...
, Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton was an Australian actor, model, and dancer.-Early life:Hamilton was born in Liverpool, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College in Adelaide, where dance and ballet was a...
, and Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
Richard Norman Anderson is an American actor in film and television, known to TV audiences as Steve Austin's and Jaime Sommers' boss, Oscar Goldman, in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV series and their three subsequent TV movies: The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man...
.
Plot overview
Fashion photographer Dani Reynolds's life suddenly changes after the death of her husband. It is only then that she discovers that he was actually an undercover CIA agent. When she learns he had been murdered, she recruits Mac Harper, a former Marine Special Forces Operative, to help her find her husband's killers.Henry Towler, her husband's boss, then offers her the late husband's job. Dani would pretend she was still a photographer and Mac would be her model. Henry would send them anywhere in the world where Americans are in trouble or criminals need to be caught. Once there, they act pretty much on their own.
After the death of actor Jon-Erik Hexum, who played Mac, the episode "Writer's Block" introduced Dani's new assistant, Jack Striker. Jack was a CIA agent who, like Mac, operated under the cover of a model.
Cast
- Dani Reynolds — Jennifer O'NeillJennifer O'Neill-Early life:O'Neill was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of a famous Spanish-Irish dental supply import/export businessman, Oscar D' O'Neill and his English wife. As a teenager, O'Neill worked as a fashion model and appeared in television commercials and on magazine covers before moving...
- Mac Harper — Jon-Erik HexumJon-Erik HexumJon-Erik Hexum was an American model and actor. He died as a result of a firearms accident on the set of the CBS television series Cover Up in which he played the male lead.-Early life and career:...
(1984) - Jack Striker — Antony HamiltonAntony HamiltonAntony Hamilton was an Australian actor, model, and dancer.-Early life:Hamilton was born in Liverpool, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College in Adelaide, where dance and ballet was a...
- Henry Towler — Richard AndersonRichard AndersonRichard Norman Anderson is an American actor in film and television, known to TV audiences as Steve Austin's and Jaime Sommers' boss, Oscar Goldman, in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV series and their three subsequent TV movies: The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man...
On-set accident
During a break between scenes on the Cover Up set on October 12, 1984, Jon-Erik Hexum jokingly placed a blank-loadedBlank (cartridge)
A blank is a type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot. When fired, the blank makes a flash and an explosive sound . Blanks are often used for simulation , training, and for signaling...
.44 Magnum
.44 Magnum
The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum, is a large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles...
prop gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The shot sent the wadding from the blank cartridge into Hexum's skull, driving a bone fragment the size of a quarter into his brain and causing massive hemorrhaging. Hexum was rushed to the hospital, where he eventually was declared brain dead
Brain death
Brain death is the irreversible end of all brain activity due to total necrosis of the cerebral neurons following loss of brain oxygenation. It should not be confused with a persistent vegetative state...
. On October 18, he was taken off life support.
Hexum appeared in only seven episodes of the series, including the pilot. He was replaced by Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton was an Australian actor, model, and dancer.-Early life:Hamilton was born in Liverpool, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College in Adelaide, where dance and ballet was a...
for the remainder of the season.
Episode list
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot (Part 1) | September 22, 1984 |
| 2 | Pilot (Part 2) | September 22, 1984 |
| 3 | "Death in Vogue" | September 29, 1984 |
| 4 | "The Million Dollar Face" | October 6, 1984 |
| 5 | "Harper-Gate" | October 10, 1984 |
| 6 | "Sudden Exposure" | October 17, 1984 |
| 7 | "Nothing to Lose" | October 24, 1984 |
| 8 | "Golden Opportunity" * | November 3, 1984 |
| 9 | "Writer's Block" ** | November 24, 1984 |
| 10 | "Murder in Malibu" | December 1, 1984 |
| 11 | "Midnight Highway" | December 8, 1984 |
| 12 | "A Subtle Seduction" | December 29, 1984 |
| 13 | "Black Widow" | January 5, 1985 |
| 14 | "Murder Offshore" | January 12, 1985 |
| 15 | "The Assassin" | January 26, 1985 |
| 16 | "Rules to Die By" | February 2, 1985 |
| 17 | "Healthy, Wealthy, and Dead" | February 23, 1985 |
| 18 | "The Ugliest America" | March 2, 1985 |
| 19 | "Who's Trying to Kill Miss Globe?" | March 9, 1985 |
| 20 | "Adam's Rib" | March 23, 1985 |
| 21 | "Jack of Spades" | March 30, 1985 |
| 22 | "Passions" | April 6, 1985 |
- *Hexum's last episode
- **Hamilton's first episode