Acting
Lance Kerwin
Born November 6, 1960 · Newport Beach, California, USA
Died January 24, 2023 · aged 62
Lance Michael Kerwin (November 6, 1960 – January 24, 2023) was an American actor, known primarily for roles in television and film during his childhood and teen years in the 1970s. He played lead roles in the TV series James at 15, and the made-for-TV films The Loneliest Runner and Salem's Lot. Kerwin was raised in Lake Elsinore, California. His father was an acting coach, who brought home script…
Known For
Outbreak · 1995Outbreak
★ 6.61995
MovieActionDrama
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Enemy Mine · 1985Enemy Mine
★ 7.01985
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Cheering Section · 1977Cheering Section
★ 4.71977
MovieComedy
A high school football star tries to romance the new girl at the school who happens to be his coach's daughter.
Long Way Home · 1975Long Way Home
1975
MovieDramaFamily
The Holvak family house the escaped convict named Craw that the son befriends. Reverend Holvak's faith is tested and young Ramey faces a choice between a friendship and his family.
The Fourth Wise Man · 1985The Fourth Wise Man
★ 7.01985
MovieAdventureDrama
Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant Orontes set off to join the caravan of the three other wise men. They miss the caravan, but Artaban continues the search for his King, always one step behind. Artaban spends much of his remaining wealth and all of his energy helping the poor and unfortunate people he meets, until at the end of his life he finally finds Jesus--at His trial! Has Artaban wasted his life in a foolish quest? Will he ever get the chance to present his gifts to the King?
Reflections of Murder · 1974Reflections of Murder
★ 6.81974
MovieThrillerTV Movie
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. They dump his body in the murky swimming pool at the school and await for it to surface. After several days, some unusual circumstances point to clues that he is not dead after all.
The Healers · 1974The Healers
★ 9.01974
MovieDramaTV Movie
The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running the hospital.
The Loneliest Runner · 1976The Loneliest Runner
★ 7.11976
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
Movies
Outbreak · 1995Outbreak
★ 6.61995
MovieActionDrama
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Enemy Mine · 1985Enemy Mine
★ 7.01985
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Cheering Section · 1977Cheering Section
★ 4.71977
MovieComedy
A high school football star tries to romance the new girl at the school who happens to be his coach's daughter.
Long Way Home · 1975Long Way Home
1975
MovieDramaFamily
The Holvak family house the escaped convict named Craw that the son befriends. Reverend Holvak's faith is tested and young Ramey faces a choice between a friendship and his family.
The Fourth Wise Man · 1985The Fourth Wise Man
★ 7.01985
MovieAdventureDrama
Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant Orontes set off to join the caravan of the three other wise men. They miss the caravan, but Artaban continues the search for his King, always one step behind. Artaban spends much of his remaining wealth and all of his energy helping the poor and unfortunate people he meets, until at the end of his life he finally finds Jesus--at His trial! Has Artaban wasted his life in a foolish quest? Will he ever get the chance to present his gifts to the King?
Reflections of Murder · 1974Reflections of Murder
★ 6.81974
MovieThrillerTV Movie
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. They dump his body in the murky swimming pool at the school and await for it to surface. After several days, some unusual circumstances point to clues that he is not dead after all.
The Healers · 1974The Healers
★ 9.01974
MovieDramaTV Movie
The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running the hospital.
The Loneliest Runner · 1976The Loneliest Runner
★ 7.11976
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
Pssst! Hammerman's After You! · 1974Pssst! Hammerman's After You!
★ 7.01974
MovieDramaTV Movie
Life becomes a terror for sixth-grader Mouse Fawley after he calls the school bully an ape man.
A Killer in the Family · 1983A Killer in the Family
★ 6.51983
MovieCrimeDrama
Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.
Challenger · 1990Challenger
★ 6.51990
MovieDramaTV Movie
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
The Death of Richie · 1977The Death of Richie
★ 7.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
Amelia Earhart · 1976Amelia Earhart
1976
MovieDramaTV Movie
Biography follows the life of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart, including her marriage to a famous publisher and her disappearance during a flight in 1937.
The Greatest Gift · 1974The Greatest Gift
★ 5.51974
MovieTV MovieDrama
Reverend Holvak, a weak rural preacher from the 1940s, fights stiff-necked church deacons along with a violent, bullying sheriff whilst protecting his loved ones.
James at 15 · 1977James at 15
★ 7.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he runs away to see her. On the way he hooks up with a female art student in her 20s who is also hitchhiking across the country, from whom he learns some valuable lessons about life. This was the pilot film for the two-season series.
The Meanest Men in the West · 1978The Meanest Men in the West
★ 4.41978
MovieWesternTV Movie
Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.
Advice to the Lovelorn · 1981Advice to the Lovelorn
★ 5.01981
MovieComedyDrama
A failed pilot for a series centering on Maggie Dale, an advice columnist. This was somewhat in the tradition of shows like Fantasy Island. When she receives a letter, the writer's situation is played out for us, then she writes her advice and the writer reads her response and does his/her best to act upon it.
The Snow Queen · 1985The Snow Queen
1985
Movie
Kay and Gerda are best friends. A wicked goblin who likes to cause trouble casts a spell on Kay to separate them. The Snow Queen snatches him away to her castle. Gerda must go find him. Will she ever do so? Is the Snow Queen helping him or is she freezing his heart forever?
The Wind & the Reckoning · 2022The Wind & the Reckoning
★ 9.52022
MovieDramaWestern
As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.
Final Verdict · 1991Final Verdict
1991
MovieDramaTV Movie
A trial lawyer risks losing his family and career when he defends a client who he knows to be guilty as charged.
The Mysterious Stranger · 1982The Mysterious Stranger
★ 7.51982
MovieMysteryFamily
The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.
Children of Divorce · 1980Children of Divorce
★ 7.51980
MovieTV MovieDrama
The conflict and separation of their parents and the impact on four youngsters from three socially different families is the thrust of this drama.
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy · 1977Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
MovieTV MovieDrama
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
Side Show · 1981Side Show
★ 8.51981
MovieMysteryThriller
A teenage boy who runs off to join the circus as a side show puppeteer stumbles onto the dark secrets of the fellow performers.
TV Shows
Little House on the Prairie · 1974Little House on the Prairie
★ 7.91974
SeriesWesternDrama
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Emergency! · 1972Emergency!
★ 7.91972
SeriesDrama
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Murder, She Wrote · 1984Murder, She Wrote
★ 7.51984
SeriesMysteryCrime
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Simon & Simon · 1981Simon & Simon
★ 6.71981
SeriesDrama
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.
Cannon · 1971Cannon
★ 6.71971
SeriesDrama
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones.
Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
Hotel · 1982Hotel
★ 6.81982
SeriesDrama
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty.
Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
Gunsmoke · 1955Gunsmoke
★ 6.71955
SeriesWestern
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Trapper John, M.D. · 1979Trapper John, M.D.
★ 6.61979
SeriesDrama
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.
ABC Afterschool Special · 1972ABC Afterschool Special
★ 6.51972
SeriesDrama
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
The Bionic Woman · 1976The Bionic Woman
★ 7.01976
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
Wonder Woman · 1975Wonder Woman
★ 7.01975
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.
Finder of Lost Loves · 1984Finder of Lost Loves
★ 6.81984
SeriesDrama
The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients.
Police Story · 1973Police Story
★ 7.01973
SeriesCrime
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Faerie Tale Theatre · 1982Faerie Tale Theatre
★ 8.11982
SeriesDramaFamily
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Battle of the Network Stars · 1976Battle of the Network Stars
★ 6.41976
SeriesComedy
Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of nineteen of these competitions were held, all of which were aired by ABC.
In 2013, the show appeared in TV Guide's list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.
Salem's Lot · 1979Salem's Lot
★ 6.81979
SeriesMystery
Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.
Good Heavens · 1976Good Heavens
★ 7.01976
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Good Heavens was an ABC comedy anthology series produced by Columbia Pictures Television that aired between February 29 to June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1975-76 television season.
The main character was Mr. Angel, who was an Emissary of Heaven that came down to Earth to grant wishes to those who had performed a good deed. Episodes featured actors such as Don Ameche, Susan Dey, Sandy Duncan, Pat Harrington Jr., Florence Henderson, Alex Karras, Penny Marshall, Hugh O'Brian, Loretta Swit, Brenda Vaccaro, and Fred Willard.
James at 16 · 1977James at 16
★ 6.81977
SeriesDrama
James at 15 (later James at 16) is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1977–1978 season. Protagonist James Hunter is the son of a college professor who has moved his family across the country to take a teaching job, transplanting James from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts. James has a hard time fitting into his new surroundings.
The New Lassie · 1989The New Lassie
★ 7.11989
SeriesFamilyDrama
The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents.
The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
CBS Library · 1979CBS Library
★ 10.01979
Series
Short-lived live-action anthology series based on stories from children's books.