The Onion Field
Crime
Drama
What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
1979-09-09
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Cast
Director
Harold Becker
John Savage as Karl Hettinger
James Woods as Gregory Powell
Franklyn Seales as Jimmy Smith
Ted Danson as Ian Campbell
Ronny Cox as Pierce Brooks
David Huffman as District Attorney Phil Halpin
Christopher Lloyd as Jailhouse Lawyer
Dianne Hull as Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Priscilla Pointer as Chrissie Campbell
Beege Barkette as Greg's Woman
Richard Herd as Beat Cop
Le Tari as Emmanuel McFadden
Richard Venture as Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver as Billy
Pat Corley as Jimmy's Lawyer #2
K Callan as Mrs. Powell
Sandy McPeak as Mr. Powell
Lillian Randolph as Nana
Jack Rader as IAD Captain
Bradford English as Red Haired Cop
Wendell Wright as LAPD Sergeant
Stanley Grover as Greg's Lawyer #2
Michael Pataki as District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
Steve Conte as Prison Guard #1
Burke Byrnes as CHP Officer Odom
Don Starr as Judge #1
Raymond Guth as Prison Guard #2
Raleigh Bond as Judge #2
Sandy Ward as Pawnbroker
William Sanderson as Young Con
Charles Cyphers as Chaplain
Peter Miller as Oscar
Allen Williams as Poker Playing Cop
Bill Morey as Lawyer
John de Lancie as LAPD Lieutenant
René Le Vant as Drag Queen
Tony Becker as Boy Piper
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson as Gamblin' Man