Wiseguy (1987)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ken Wahl
Vincent Terranova
Steven Bauer
Michael Santana
Jonathan Banks
Frank McPike
Jim Byrnes
Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Cecil Hoffman
Hillary Stein
Dwight Koss
Mark Sirmac
Stephen J. Cannell
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Maximilian Schell
Amado Guzman
Frank Lupo
Creator / Writer
Alex Beaton
Producer
David J. Burke
Producer / Director / Writer
Rod Holcomb
Producer / Director
Alfonse Ruggiero
Producer
Stephen Kronish
Producer
Jo Swerling Jr.
Producer
Les Sheldon
Producer / Director
Robert Iscove
Director
Bill Corcoran
Director
William A. Fraker
Director
James A. Contner
Director
Gus Trikonis
Director
Jorge Montesi
Director
Charles Correll
Director
Jan Eliasberg
Director
Jonathan Sanger
Director
Larry Shaw
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Director
Colin Bucksey
Director
Mario Philip Azzopardi
Director
Neill Fearnley
Director
Helaine Head
Director
Zale Dalen
Director
Kim Manners
Director
Aaron Lipstadt
Director
James Whitmore Jr.
Director
Dennis Dugan
Director
John Schulian
Writer
Clifton Campbell
Writer
Robert Engels
Writer
Carol Mendelsohn
Writer
Morgan Gendel
Writer
Hans Tobeason
Writer
Patrick McKenna
Barry Berlin (uncredited)
Kevin Spacey
Mel Profitt
Rance Howard
Ernest Haynes
Joan Severance
Susan Profitt
Mark Pillow
Russell Haynes
William Russ
Roger LoCocco
Will Zahrn
Charles Shagrass
Don S. Davis
Dr. Morris
Michael Robinson
Waiter
Sam Vincent
Kid / El Loco
Vanessa Marquez
Consuelo Burns
Anthony Harrison
Lyle
Fred Asparagus
Willie Jesus
Lou Hancock
Lottie Haynes
Terry Barclay
Pritchard
Roseanne Hopkins
Lady in poodle skirt
Stephen Joyce
Admiral Walter Strichen
Ernie Prentice
Garwin Sanford
John Novak
Carlos Gómez
Eddie Bracken
Thomas Ian Griffith
Billy Wirth
Deidre Hall
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Paul McCrane
John Maclaren
Patti D'Arbanville
David Strathairn
Bruno Gerussi
Tim Curry
Jerry Lewis
Darlanne Fluegel
Patricia Charbonneau
Mitchell Kosterman
Tim Guinee
Fredric Lehne
Ken Jenkins
Leonard Termo
Steve Makaj
John M. Jackson
Glenn Frey
Leon Pownall
William B. Davis
Jason Bernard
Fred Thompson
Elsa Raven
Ron Silver
Annette Bening
Jan D'Arcy
Peter Williams
Dave 'Squatch' Ward
Tony Rosato
Gerald Anthony
Martika
Charlayne Woodard
Conni Marie Brazelton
Dan Shea
Maggie O'Hara
Dale Wilson
Gianni Russo
Stephen Root
John Santucci
Walter Olkewicz
Roger Barnes
Jessica Harper
Avery Sommers
Norman Lloyd
Kim Greist
Paula Shaw
Richard Hamilton
Richard Lawson
David Wilson
Mick Fleetwood
Richard C. Sarafian
Sandra Ferens
Shawn McAllister
Mariska Hargitay
Richard Newman
Salem Ludwig
Michael Ensign
Alvin Sanders
Tom Hammond
Richard Portnow
David Schramm
Xander Berkeley
Mark Rolston
Billy Vera
George Cheung
Pamela Adlon
Denis Arndt
Cathy Moriarty
Merrilyn Gann
Ric Reid
James Rebhorn
Arnie Walters
Elizabeth Ruscio
Don S. Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Vladimir Kulich
Ray Sharkey
Venus Terzo
Holland Taylor
Robin Mossley
Geoffrey Rivas
Tony Denison
Blu Mankuma
French Tickner
Steven Williams
Art LaFleur
Franklyn Seales
Dion Anderson
Garry Chalk
Jackson Davies
Matthew Faison
Kim Wilson
Michael Benyaer
Joan Chen
Chazz Palminteri
Janet Wright
Marshall Bell
Dennis Lipscomb
Jay Brazeau
Paul Guilfoyle
Stanley Tucci
Steve Ryan
James Stacy
Jerry Wasserman
Joe Dallesandro
Robert Harper
Ray Stricklyn
Michael Chiklis
Stan Shaw
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 1987
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes75
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Wiki.
Wiseguy is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987, to December 8, 1990, for a total of 75 episodes over four seasons. The series was produced by Stephen J. Cannell and was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, to avoid the higher studio costs associated with filming in Los Angeles.
Wiseguy originally starred Ken Wahl as Vinnie Terranova, a Brooklyn native and Fordham University graduate who was a deep cover operative for the FBI under the supervision of senior agent Frank McPike, played by Jonathan Banks. The primary cast was rounded out by Jim Byrnes, who played an information operative known as Lifeguard (real name Daniel Burroughs) who assisted Vinnie in the field.
After the third season, Wahl departed from the series. Steven Bauer was brought in to replace Wahl as the lead, with Cecil Hoffman joining as a fourth regular cast member alongside Bauer and the returning Banks and Byrnes. Wiseguy ended its run midway through the 1990–1991 television season with three produced episodes left unaired.