Call to Glory 39 years old
Call to Glory is an American television series that aired 23 episodes during the 1984-1985 TV season on the ABC-TV network. The show focused on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family, living near Edwards Air Force Base during the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the pilot episode aired August 13, 1984. The first episode related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During its production run, the show came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa Sarnac while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's then more noticeable isolation from civilization. The series was an early appearance of in the career of actor Elisabeth Shue, who starred as the Sarnacs' daughter.
Credits
Elisabeth Shue
Jackie Sarnac
Craig T. Nelson
Colonel Raynor Sarnac
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth Shue She was 20 , now 60 years old | as Jackie Sarnac |
| Cindy Pickett She was 37 , now 77 years old | |
| Craig T. Nelson He was 40 , now 80 years old | as Colonel Raynor Sarnac |
| Keenan Wynn He was 68 , 70 years old when he died | |
| Gabriel Damon He was 8 , now 48 years old | |
| Priscilla Pointer She was 60 , now 99 years old | |
| Daniel McDonald He was 24 , 46 years old when he died | |
| Kathleen Lloyd She was 35 , now 75 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Christian I. Nyby II Directing He was 43 , now 82 years old | Director |
| Martin Davidson Directing He was 44 , now 84 years old | Director |
| Bill Duke Directing He was 41 , now 81 years old | Director |
| Thomas Carter Directing He was 31 , now 70 years old | Director |
| Ernest Pintoff Directing He was 52 , 70 years old when he died | Director |
| Georg Stanford Brown Directing He was 41 , now 80 years old | Director |
| Richard Compton Directing He was 46 , 69 years old when he died | Director |
| Jon Avnet Directing He was 34 , now 74 years old | Director |
| Peter Werner Directing He was 37 , now 77 years old | Director |
| Kevin Connor Directing He was 46 , now 86 years old | Director |
| Josef Anderson Writing | Writer |
| Gilbert Moses Directing He was 41 , 52 years old when he died | Director |
Call to Glory (39 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1984-08-13
- Runtime: [120,60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 24
