Favorite Son
30/10/1988



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.
Cast


Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon


Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain


Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso


John Mahoney
Lou Brenner


Philip McKeon


Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker


Lance Guest
David Ross


Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien


Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman


Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald


Jason Alexander
Chris Van Allen


Jon Cypher
Bartholomew Scott


Fredric Lehne
Wyckoff


Richard Herd


Randi Brooks
Dante D'Andre


J. Kenneth Campbell
Thomas
Lee Kessler
John Shearin


Brian Thompson
Peterson


Charles Siebert


Geno Silva
Colonel Octavio Martinez


Stepfanie Kramer
Stevie Chandler


James Whitmore
The President
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