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B.J. and the Bear (1978)

Overview

ComedyAdventureActionTV Movie

In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.

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Bruce Bilson

Director

Bruce Bilson

ReleasedOct 4, 1978
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased
Universal Television
Glen A. Larson Productions

Top Cast

Greg Evigan

Greg Evigan

B.J. McKay

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Sheriff Lobo

Mills Watson

Mills Watson

Perkins

Penny Peyser

Penny Peyser

Stilts

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Colonel Whitmore

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Store Proprietor

Kristine DeBell

Kristine DeBell

Marcia

Harry Townes

Harry Townes

Doctor

Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Second Deputy

Ted Gehring

Ted Gehring

First Sheriff

Mario Roccuzzo

Mario Roccuzzo

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