Once an Eagle 47 years old

Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S. Fischer and based on the 1968 Anton Myrer novel of the same name. The first and last installments of the seven-part series were each two-hour broadcasts, while the interim episodes were 60 minutes. The mini-series concerns the thirty year careers of two military men, from the outbreak of World War I to the aftermath of World War II.

Credits

Sam Elliott

Sam Damon

Juliet Mills

Joyce

Darleen Carr

Tommy Caldwell

John Saxon

Capt. Townshend

Clu Gulager

Alvin Merrick

Ralph Bellamy

Ed Caldwell

Cast

Name	Character
Sam Elliott He was 32 , now 79 years old	as Sam Damon
Juliet Mills She was 35 , now 82 years old	as Joyce
Darleen Carr She was 25 , now 73 years old	as Tommy Caldwell
John Saxon He was 41 , now 88 years old	as Capt. Townshend
Clu Gulager He was 48 , now 95 years old	as Alvin Merrick
Ralph Bellamy He was 72 , 87 years old when he died	as Ed Caldwell
Cliff Potts He was 34 , now 82 years old	as Courtenay Massengale
Melanie Griffith She was 19 , now 66 years old	as Jinny Massengale
Glenn Ford He was 60 , 90 years old when he died	as George Caldwell
Kim Hunter She was 54 , 79 years old when she died	as Kitty Damon
Lynda Day George She was 31 , now 79 years old
James Cromwell He was 36 , now 84 years old	as J.L. Cleghorne
Andrew Duggan He was 52 , 64 years old when he died
Amy Irving She was 23 , now 70 years old	as Emily Pawlfrey Massengale
Dane Clark He was 64 , 86 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
William Sackheim Production He was 57 , 85 years old when he died	Producer
Richard Michaels Directing	Director
E.W. Swackhamer Directing	Director
Peter S. Fischer Writing He was 41 , now 89 years old	Writer

Once an Eagle (47 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1976-12-02
Runtime: [60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 7