Cast and Crew of Major Dad

Cast of
Major Dad

About Major Dad

Released on September 17, 1989
Comedy

Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens, developed by Earl Pomerantz, that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly. The cast also includes Beverly Archer, Matt Mulhern, Jon Cypher, Marisa Ryan, Nicole Dubuc and Chelsea Hertford.

Main Cast of Major Dad

Gerald McRaney
plays Major John D. MacGillis (96 episodes)

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Shanna Reed
plays Pollyanna Esther Cooper MacGillis (96 episodes)

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Matt Mulhern
plays Eugene Holowachuk (96 episodes)

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Jon Cypher
plays General Marcus Craig (70 episodes)

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Beverly Archer
plays Alva Bricker (70 episodes)

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Marisa Ryan
plays Elizabeth Cooper MacGillis (96 episodes)

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Nicole Dubuc
plays Robin Cooper MacGillis (96 episodes)

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Chelsea Hertford
plays Casey Cooper MacGillis (96 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Major Dad

Whitney Kershaw
plays Merilee Gunderson (26 episodes)

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Marlon Archey
plays Sgt. Byron James (26 episodes)

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Anita Morris

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Andrew Hill Newman

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George Hearn

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Lois de Banzie

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William Dennis Hunt

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Meg Wyllie

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Lance LeGault

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Sherman Howard

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Belita Moreno

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Lane Davies

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Julie Payne

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Bob Hastings

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Gregory Itzin

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Lance Wilson-White

Randee Heller

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Barney Martin

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Chris Demetral

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Bette Ford

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Peggy Cass

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Lorna Patterson

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Vicki Lawrence

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Jack Wagner

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Nan Martin

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Owen Bush

Dann Florek

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Eric Close

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Phil Buckman

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Mimi Kennedy

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Ruth Buzzi

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Paul Eiding

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Gary Grubbs

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Jameson Parker

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Lee Wilkof

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Pamela Myers

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Lenny Wolpe

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Diane Delano

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Kim Johnston Ulrich

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Anne Bloom

Jeff Williams

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Maura Soden

David Hayter

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Kathleen Freeman

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Tim Thomerson

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Barry Pearl

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Linda Hart

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Joe Bays

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Bob Amaral

Bruce Jarchow

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Kriss Turner

Elmarie Wendel
plays Mona (1 episode)

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Yakov Smirnoff

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Pamela Dunlap
plays Nurse Collins (1 episode)

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Crew of Major Dad

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