The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The Greatest American Hero is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Crackle, Tubi TV, The CW, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Peacock, Peacock Premium, FILMRISE, Plex, Freevee, Plex Player, Plex Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
William Katt
Ralph Hinkley
Connie Sellecca
Pam Davidson
Robert Culp
Bill Maxwell
Michael Paré
Tony Villicana
Faye Grant
Rhonda Blake
Jesse D. Goins
Cyler Johnson
Don Cervantes
Paco Rodriguez
William Bogert
Les Carlisle
Paul Carafotes
Joey
Stephen J. Cannell
Writer
Rod Holcomb
Director
Ivan Dixon
Director
Bruce Kessler
Director
Gabrielle Beaumont
Director
Robert C. Thompson
Director
Sidney Hayers
Director
Lawrence Doheny
Director
Chuck Bowman
Director
Georg Stanford Brown
Director
Christian I. Nyby II
Director
Frank Lupo
Writer
Babs Greyhosky
Writer
Juanita Bartlett
Writer
Lee Sheldon
Writer
Mako
Master of Flowers
Bruce Tuthill
Sam Watson
Sonny Shields
Diggs
Brandon Williams
Kevin Hinkley
Peter White
Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
Soon-Tek Oh
Ernie Shikinami
Christine Belford
Dotty Parker
Lloyd Kino
Isoroku Shikinami
Lori Randolph
The Blonde Little Girl (uncredited)
Jason Bernard
Gregory Sierra
Jeremy Kemp
Glenn R. Wilder
Bob Minor
Bob Saget
Keenan Wynn
Nicholas Worth
Timothy Carey
Don Drysdale
Tom Harmon
Arthur Rosenberg
Stephen Shortridge
Dennis Burkley
William Frankfather
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1981
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes43
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Wiki.
The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour pilot movie on March 18, 1981, and ran until February 2, 1983. The series features William Katt as teacher Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as FBI agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The lead character's surname was changed from "Hinkley" to "Hanley" for the latter part of the first season, immediately after President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981. The character's name was reverted to "Hinkley" after a few months had passed.
The series chronicles Ralph's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red and black suit that grants him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, he immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.