Cast and Crew of Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter.

The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside.

The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost.

Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.

Main Cast of Blue Thunder

James Farentino

Frank Chaney (11 episodes)

Dana Carvey

Clinton Wonderlove (11 episodes)

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Sandy McPeak

Captain Braddock (11 episodes)

Dick Butkus

Richard Butowski (11 episodes)

Bubba Smith

Lyman Kelsey (11 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Blue Thunder

Troy Evans

Joseph Whipp

Darleen Carr

Kurtwood Smith

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Elizabeth Hoffman

Tracy Scoggins

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Scott Hylands

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Beverly Todd

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Kelly Preston

Amy Braddock (1 episode)

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John Hancock

Robert DoQui

Richard Lynch

Michael Alldredge

Robert Donner

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George Gaynes

Dr. Willi Von Hartig (1 episode)

Paul Koslo

Carolyn Seymour

Geoffrey Lewis

Matthew Faison

Leigh Lombardi

Ray Wise

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Gregory Sierra

Thalmus Rasulala

Gracie Harrison

Belinda Montgomery

Liz Torres

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John Fox

Jay Scorpio

Soldier (1 episode)

Crew of Blue Thunder

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