''Spooner'' is a 1989 American television film. It first aired on
The Disney Channel on 2 December 1989.
Synopsis
A convicted forger escapes prison and takes a job as a high schools teacher and coach.
Cast
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Robert Urich
Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
Urich began his car ...
as Harry Spooner / Michael Norlon
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Jane Kaczmarek as Gail Archer
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Paul Gleason
Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as ''All My Children'' and films such as '' The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Di ...
as Roland Bishop
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Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan (born Keith Eric Mitchell; January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.
Early life
Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan ...
as D B Reynolds
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Barry Corbin as Principal Bennet
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Eric Christmas
Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was an English actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in t ...
as Mr. Settles
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Rick Lenz as Sheriff Reynolds
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John Wesley
John Wesley ( ; 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a principal leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies ...
as U.S. Marshal Ed Wilson
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Brent Fraser as Shane
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Katie Barberi as Caroline
*Robert King as Coach Miliken
Reception
Knight-Ridder Newspapers' Ron Miller said "This is a wonderful picture with a witty teleplay and a rousing finish. What's more. It has a lot to say about facing responsibility and a winning
performance by Urich as a man who finally learns a bigger lesson than any of his students."
References
External links
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1989 films
1989 drama films
1980s English-language films