About North and South
- Released on November 03, 1985
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina (Patrick Swayze) and George Hazard of Pennsylvania (James Read), who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Main Cast of North and South
James Read plays George Hazard (15 episodes)
Lesley-Anne Down plays Madeline Fabray LaMotte (15 episodes)
Patrick Swayze plays Orry Main (12 episodes)
Philip Casnoff plays Elkanah Bent (11 episodes)
Jonathan Frakes plays Stanley Hazard (13 episodes)
David Carradine plays Justin LaMotte (8 episodes)
Lewis Smith plays Charles Main (10 episodes)
Jean Simmons plays Clarissa Main (11 episodes)
Inga Swenson plays Maude Hazard (11 episodes)
Secondary Cast of North and South
Terri Garber plays Ashton Main Fenway (3 episodes)
Kyle Chandler plays Charles Main (3 episodes)
Cathy Lee Crosby plays Judith Main (3 episodes)
Mariette Hartley plays Prudence (3 episodes)
Rya Kihlstedt plays Willa (3 episodes)
Tom Noonan plays Will Fenway (3 episodes)
Stan Shaw plays Isaac (3 episodes)
Rip Torn plays Adolphus (3 episodes)
Robert Wagner plays Cooper Main (3 episodes)
Hal Holbrook plays Abraham Lincoln (7 episodes)
Billy Dee Williams plays Francis Cardozo (3 episodes)
Cliff DeYoung plays Gettys (3 episodes)
Gary Grubbs plays Lt. Pickles (3 episodes)
Chris Burke plays Jim (3 episodes)
Gregory Zaragoza plays Scar (3 episodes)
Peter O'Toole plays Sam Trump (3 episodes)
Parker Stevenson plays Billy Hazard (6 episodes)
Sharon Washington plays Jane (3 episodes)
Ann Dowd plays Maureen (3 episodes)
Lou Felder plays Thaddeus Stevens (6 episodes)
Darryl Theirse plays Titus (3 episodes)
Cameron Finley plays Gus (3 episodes)
Brad Leland plays Beaufort (3 episodes)
Julius Tennon plays Micah (3 episodes)
Michael McClendon plays Corporal Owens (6 episodes)
Genie Francis plays Brett Main Hazard (7 episodes)
Wendy Kilbourne plays Constance Flynn (1 episode)
John Stockwell plays Billy Hazard (4 episodes)
Johnny Cash plays John Brown (1 episode)
Robert Guillaume plays Frederick Douglass (2 episodes)
Gene Kelly plays Sen. Charles Edwards (1 episode)
Robert Mitchum plays Patrick Flynn (1 episode)
Elizabeth Taylor plays Madam Conti (1 episode)
Tony Frank plays Salem Jones (3 episodes)
Walter Barnes plays Benny Haven (2 episodes)
Nikki Creswell plays Young Brett Main (2 episodes)
Chris Douridas plays George McClellan (2 episodes)
Temi Epstein plays Young Ashton Main (2 episodes)
Bill Eudaly plays Tom 'Stonewall' Jackson (2 episodes)
Arthur Gilliard plays Nathaniel (2 episodes)
Cary Guffey plays Young Billy Hazard (1 episode)
Cody Wilson Hampton plays George Pickett (2 episodes)
Barton Heyman plays West Point Instructor (1 episode)
Mark Moses plays Ulysses S. Grant (1 episode)
Andy Stahl plays Cadet Ned Fisk (2 episodes)
Teresa Tabron plays Nancy (1 episode)
Vince Deadrick, Sr. plays Gray-haired Fighting Man at Station (1 episode)
Fred Lerner plays Fighting Man with Cap at Station (1 episode)
Walter Robles plays Fighting Man at Station (1 episode)
Kirstie Alley plays Virgilia Hazard Grady (7 episodes)
John Anderson plays William Hazard (1 episode)
Lee Bergere plays Nicholas Fabray (2 episodes)
Wendy Fulton plays Isabel Truscott Hazard (5 episodes)
William Ostrander plays Forbes LaMotte (3 episodes)
Drew Deighan plays Orderly (1 episode)
Terri Gardner plays Alice Peet (1 episode)
Stephen Godwin plays Lt. Pearson (1 episode)
Stephanie Allison Jobluck plays Ashton Main - as Minor (1 episode)
Melissa Perry plays Brett Main - as Minor (1 episode)
Tuck Milligan plays Smith Dawkins (2 episodes)
Ginnie Randall plays Clyta (1 episode)
Lou Walker plays Ezekial (1 episode)
Tim Wise plays Surgeon (1 episode)
Lou White plays Inmate 1 (1 episode)
Georg Stanford Brown plays Garrison Grady (4 episodes)
Olivia Cole plays Maum Sally (3 episodes)
William Arvay plays Whitney Smith (1 episode)
William Bender plays Priest (1 episode)
John Fortune Dunn plays Referee (1 episode)
Mert Hatfield plays Ironworker (1 episode)
Joanne Morgan plays Thisbee (1 episode)
Ralph Pace plays Gerrit Smith (1 episode)
Ray Spruell plays Ironworker (1 episode)
Jacob Stewart plays Abner (1 episode)
Ronnie Stutes plays Barman (1 episode)
Paul LeClair plays Party Guest (1 episode)
Mitchell Ryan plays Tillet Main (2 episodes)
David Harris plays Priam (4 episodes)
Olivia de Havilland plays Mrs. Neal (2 episodes)
Linda Evans plays Rose Sinclair (1 episode)
Lee Horsley plays Rafe Beaudeen (2 episodes)
Nancy Marchand plays Dorothea Dix (1 episode)
Wayne Newton plays Capt. Thomas Turner (2 episodes)
James Stewart plays Miles Colbert (3 episodes)
Anthony Zerbe plays Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (3 episodes)
Burton Gilliam plays Cpl. Strock (2 episodes)
Clu Gulager plays Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan (1 episode)
Bonnie Bartlett plays General's Wife (1 episode)
William Schallert plays Gen. Robert E. Lee (2 episodes)
Kate McNeil plays Augusta Barclay (4 episodes)
Lloyd Bridges plays Jefferson Davis (5 episodes)
Whip Hubley plays Lt. Stephen Kent (4 episodes)
Mary Crosby plays Isabel Truscott Hazard (5 episodes)
Michael Dudikoff plays Lt. Rudy Bodford (4 episodes)
Alveda King plays Slave (2 episodes)
Jim Cheatham plays Cadet Lieutenant (1 episode)
Michael Crabtree plays Galen DeVere (1 episode)
Frances Foster plays Slave (1 episode)
Oliver Hamilton plays Clinton (1 episode)
Jon Hayden plays Myles Woodward (1 episode)
Eric Heffron plays 1st Cadet (1 episode)
Calliway Callicott plays Soldier (2 episodes)
Ron O'Neal plays William Still (1 episode)
Patricia Allison plays 2nd Abolitionist (1 episode)
Virginia Dale plays 3rd Abolitionist (1 episode)
Mac McClennahan plays Passenger (1 episode)
Michael McHugh plays 1st Gunman (1 episode)
Ted Manson plays Dr. Sapp (1 episode)
David Muir plays 1st Abolitionist (1 episode)
Lenore Bender plays 2nd Asylum Inmate (1 episode)
Robert Vaucresson plays Jed (1 episode)
Robert F. Hoy plays Fighting Man at Station (1 episode)
Crew of North and South
Crew
Lighting
Writing
Production
Sound
Art
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Editing
- Terri Garber
- Kyle Chandler
- Cathy Lee Crosby
- Mariette Hartley
- Rya Kihlstedt
- Tom Noonan
- Stan Shaw
- Rip Torn
- Robert Wagner
- Hal Holbrook
- Billy Dee Williams
- Cliff DeYoung
- Gary Grubbs
- Chris Burke
- Gregory Zaragoza
- Peter O'Toole
- Parker Stevenson
- Sharon Washington
- Ann Dowd
- Lou Felder
- Darryl Theirse
- Cameron Finley
- Brad Leland
- Julius Tennon
- Michael McClendon
- Genie Francis
- Wendy Kilbourne
- John Stockwell
- Johnny Cash
- Robert Guillaume
- Gene Kelly
- Robert Mitchum
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Tony Frank
- Walter Barnes
- Nikki Creswell
- Chris Douridas
- Temi Epstein
- Bill Eudaly
- Arthur Gilliard
- Cary Guffey
- Cody Wilson Hampton
- Barton Heyman
- Mark Moses
- Andy Stahl
- Teresa Tabron
- Vince Deadrick, Sr.
- Fred Lerner
- Walter Robles
- Kirstie Alley
- John Anderson
- Lee Bergere
- Wendy Fulton
- William Ostrander
- Drew Deighan
- Terri Gardner
- Stephen Godwin
- Stephanie Allison Jobluck
- Melissa Perry
- Tuck Milligan
- Ginnie Randall
- Lou Walker
- Tim Wise
- Lou White
- Georg Stanford Brown
- Olivia Cole
- William Arvay
- William Bender
- John Fortune Dunn
- Mert Hatfield
- Joanne Morgan
- Ralph Pace
- Ray Spruell
- Jacob Stewart
- Ronnie Stutes
- Paul LeClair
- Mitchell Ryan
- David Harris
- Olivia de Havilland
- Linda Evans
- Lee Horsley
- Nancy Marchand
- Wayne Newton
- James Stewart
- Anthony Zerbe
- Burton Gilliam
- Clu Gulager
- Bonnie Bartlett
- William Schallert
- Kate McNeil
- Lloyd Bridges
- Whip Hubley
- Mary Crosby
- Michael Dudikoff
- Alveda King
- Jim Cheatham
- Michael Crabtree
- Frances Foster
- Oliver Hamilton
- Jon Hayden
- Eric Heffron
- Calliway Callicott
- Ron O'Neal
- Patricia Allison
- Virginia Dale
- Mac McClennahan
- Michael McHugh
- Ted Manson
- David Muir
- Lenore Bender
- Robert Vaucresson
- Robert F. Hoy