Favorite Son
War & Politics
Action & Adventure
Drama
The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.
Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.
1988-10-30
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Cast
Director
Jeff Bleckner
Harry Hamlin as Senator Terry Fallon
Linda Kozlowski as Sally Crain
Robert Loggia as Nick Mancuso
John Mahoney as Lou Brenner
Philip McKeon
Ronny Cox as Admiral William Rieker
Lance Guest as David Ross
Kenneth McMillan as Henry O'Brien
Mitchell Ryan as Vice President Dan Eastman
Richard Bradford as Charles MacDonald
Jason Alexander as Chris Van Allen
Jon Cypher as Bartholomew Scott
Fredric Lehne as Wyckoff
Richard Herd
Randi Brooks
J. Kenneth Campbell as Thomas
Brian Thompson as Peterson
Charles Siebert
Geno Silva as Colonel Octavio Martinez
Stepfanie Kramer as Stevie Chandler
James Whitmore as The President