David Rasche

Born: 1944-08-07

David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.


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Cobra

as Dan
Released: 1986-01-01

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult...

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as Agent X
Released: 2012-05-23

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the...

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as Senator
Released: 2006-10-18

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt....

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Just Married

as Mr. McNerney
Released: 2003-01-08

Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly...

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The Sentinel

as President Ballentine
Released: 2006-04-19

A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He...

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as CIA Officer
Released: 2008-09-05

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees,...

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as Linton Barwick
Released: 2009-01-22

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East,...

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Manhattan

as Television Actor #3
Released: 1979-04-25

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is...

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About My Father

as William 'Bill' Collins XII
Released: 2023-05-25

Encouraged by his girlfriend Ellie, Sebastian and his Italian immigrant father, Salvo, spend the...

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Kill Your Darlings

as Dean
Released: 2013-10-16

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack...

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Bingo

as Hal Devlin
Released: 1991-08-09

Bingo, the runaway circus dog, is off the leash and saving Chuckie's life! Bingo and the boy...

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Made in Heaven

as Donald Summer
Released: 1987-11-06

Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start...

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United 93

as Donald Freeman Greene
Released: 2006-04-28

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that...

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Delirious

as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Released: 1991-08-09

A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

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An Innocent Man

as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
Released: 1989-10-06

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an...

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Theater Camp

as Dr. Bill Rauch
Released: 2023-07-13

After the indomitable and beloved founder of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York falls...

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The Big Wedding

as Barry O'Connor
Released: 2013-04-25

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin...

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Swallow

as Michael Conrad
Released: 2020-01-15

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous...

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Best Defense

as Jeff
Released: 1984-07-20

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as Taylor Abbott
Released: 2002-06-07

A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the...

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Revenge for Jolly!

as Eichelberger
Released: 2012-07-17

Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his...

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Paper Spiders

as Bill Hoffman
Released: 2021-05-07

A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.

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The Good House

as Scott
Released: 2022-09-29

Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches who loves her wine and...

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Remembrance

as Daniel Levine
Released: 2011-11-24

Hannah, a young Jewish girl, is rescued from a concentration camp by her Polish boyfriend, and...

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Amira & Sam

as Jack
Released: 2014-05-30

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle,...

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That Old Feeling

as Alan
Released: 1997-04-04

A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception...

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The Girl in the Park

as Doug
Released: 2007-09-09

A mother, enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her three-year old daughter 15 years...

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A Million to Juan

as Jeff
Released: 1994-05-15

Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling...

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Fighting Back

as Michael Taylor
Released: 1982-05-21

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

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The Big Tease

as Stig
Released: 1999-11-26

Thinking he's competing in Los Angeles' hot Platinum Scissors contest, Scottish hairstylist...

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Dead Weekend

as Payne
Released: 1995-10-08

In the midst of an evacuation effort, True World Forces agent Weed must secure an alien...

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Wicked Stepmother

as Steve Fisher
Released: 1989-02-03

A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a...

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Friends & Lovers

as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
Released: 1999-04-16

Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's...

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Freedom

as Jefferson Monroe
Released: 2014-08-21

Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel...

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Masters of Menace

as Buddy Wheeler
Released: 1990-09-06

The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while...

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Out There

as Emmett Davis
Released: 1995-11-19

A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic...

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Magic in the Water

as Phillip, Patient #4
Released: 1995-08-30

Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a 'vacation' to a lake in...

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Twenty Bucks

as Baker
Released: 1993-10-21

A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of...

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The L.A. Riot Spectacular

as uncredited
Released: 2005-04-25

The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that...

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Just Tell Me What You Want

as Stopwatch Producer
Released: 1980-01-18

A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She...

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Barbarians at the Gate

as Ted Forstmann
Released: 1993-03-20

F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch...

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Native Son

as Buckley
Released: 1986-12-24

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a...

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Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

as Chaz Frederick
Released: 1994-01-01

When Cody gets lost while exploring in the woods, he finds a friend in the legendary creature,...

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Blue Eyes

as Marshall
Released: 2010-05-28

Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief...

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Petunia

as Percy Petunia
Released: 2013-06-28

Brothers Charlie, Adrian and Michael try to unlearn everything their psychoanalyst parents have...

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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as Alfred Raine
Released: 1994-05-06

The Harts find themselves in the middle of a dangerous murder plot, but it isn't clear if the...

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Junior Pilot

as Gen. Perkins
Released: 2005-01-14

Ricky is a ten-year-old daydreamer and expert on his computer flight simulator program. While on...

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Honky Tonk Freeway

as Eddie White
Released: 1981-08-21

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government...

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Teddy Bears' Picnic

as Elliot Chevron
Released: 2002-03-29

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern...

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Tourist Trap

as Derek Early
Released: 1998-04-05

Family comedy about a man who decides to take his family on a trip his famous uncle took years...

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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

as Robert Sinclair
Released: 1999-11-14

A California congressman's wife and daughter are abducted and held hostage in a historic hotel....

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Special Bulletin

as Dr. David McKeeson
Released: 1983-03-20

A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The...

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Code Name: Foxfire

as Sam Rawlings
Released: 1985-01-27

Pilot for TV series released on home video.

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

as Ben Landry
Released: 1995-04-10

Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and...

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The Discoverers

as Cyrus Marshall
Released: 2014-05-16

Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road...

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Lieberman in Love

as M.C. at Luau
Released: 1995-01-01

Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues...

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Pie in the Sky

as Amy's Dad
Released: 1996-02-09

A young man obsessed with traffic patterns attempts to reunite with his first love.

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Peter and Vandy

as Alan
Released: 2009-01-19

Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.

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Pros & Cons

as Jack Stanford
Released: 1999-01-01

Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle....

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The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

as Donald Catton
Released: 1984-01-24

A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.

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Off the Lip

as Dr. Martin Shutte
Released: 2004-05-01

A young woman's life falls apart while filming a surfing documentary.

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Something Short of Paradise

as David Ritchie
Released: 1979-09-14

A young couple in New York are having problems with their relationship.

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Sanctuary of Fear

as Jack Collins
Released: 1979-04-23

A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is...

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Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

as Cal McGinnis
Released: 1987-11-27

In this short film, our unemployed hero finds that getting that great job depends a lot on whom...

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Exposed

as Warren Ward
Released: 2003-10-17

As the presenter of tabloid news show 'Probe', Bob Smith stoops to new lows to expose stories at...

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Crimes of the Past

as Thomas Sparrow
Released: 2009-01-01

After Tommy Sparrow is severely wounded in a covert CIA operation, he comes home to discover his...

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Silhouette

as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
Released: 1990-11-28

An architect witnesses a brutal murder in a small Texas town.

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Father Figurine

as Larry Berman
Released: 2019-04-06

When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, they discover an unusual request in his will.

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Hellfire

as Rev Howard Woode
Released: 1983-01-01

Following his performance, a televangelist returns to his dressing room to a visit from God; and...

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Wedding Band

as Sloane Vaughn
Released: 1990-03-02

A couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.

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The Settlement

as Denny
Released: 1999-01-01

Swaggering, womanizing Jerry and his hen-pecked buddy Pat are in a bind: their clients aren't...

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Monk

as Nick Patterson
First aired: 2002-07-12

Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using...

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Law & Order

as Joe Delaney
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Columbo

as Patrick Kinsley
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Malcolm in the Middle

as Lawyer
First aired: 2000-01-09

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

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The West Wing

as Carl Everett
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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L.A. Law

as David McCoy
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Succession

as Karl Muller
First aired: 2018-06-03

Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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Veep

as Jim Marwood
First aired: 2012-04-22

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Michael Tenzer
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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Ugly Betty

as Calvin Hartley
First aired: 2006-09-28

Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these...

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Providence

as Doc Croc
First aired: 1999-01-08

Providence is an American television drama series.

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Sledge Hammer!

as Sledge Hammer
First aired: 1986-09-23

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran...

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Empty Nest

as Jack Trenton
First aired: 1988-10-08

Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young...

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Burke's Law

as John Ramsey
First aired: 1994-01-07

Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from...

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Suddenly Susan

as Evan
First aired: 1996-09-19

Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San...

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Kate & Allie

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-03-19

Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May...

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She Spies

as Norton Andrews
First aired: 2002-07-20

She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17,...

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Mrs. Columbo

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-02-26

Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her...

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DAG

as President Whitman
First aired: 2000-11-14

DAG is an American sitcom that aired from November 2000 to May 2001 on NBC. It was named after...

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Nurses

as Jack Trenton
First aired: 1991-09-14

Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May...

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The Book of Daniel

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-06

Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but...

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Black Box

as Hunter Black
First aired: 2014-04-24

Catherine Black is a world-famous neurologist at the state-of-the-art medical institution known...

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Impastor

as Alden Schmidt
First aired: 2015-07-15

Buddy Dobbs, a slacker on the run from a loan shark, steals a man's identity and ends up posing...

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High Society

as Peter Thomas
First aired: 1995-10-30

High Society is the title of an American television sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS in...

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On Our Own

as Doug
First aired: 1977-10-09

On Our Own is an American television series broadcast on CBS as part of their 1977-78 schedule....

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Signs and Wonders

as Brother Nahum
First aired: 1995-01-16

Claire Palmore (Jodhi May) is caught in the web of a dangerous religious cult. Her mother...

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The Andros Targets

as Smitty
First aired: 1977-01-31

James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption...

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Sara

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-01-23

A newly minted attorney joins the legal aid clinic in San Francisco where her best friend works.

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