About The Defenders: Taking the First
- Released on October 25, 1998
A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.
Full Cast of The Defenders: Taking the First
Mimi Kuzyk plays Camille Preston
Mimi Kuzyk (born 1952) is a Canadian actress. She played Detective Patsy Mayo on Hill Street Blues from 1984 to 1986....
See Mimi Kuzyk's other roles →Christopher Redman plays Steven Preston
Christopher Redman was born on January 1, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.
See Christopher Redman's other roles →Kristen Holden-Ried plays McCann
Kristen Holden-Ried was born on August 1, 1973 and is currently 50 years old.
See Kristen Holden-Ried's other roles →Lili Francks plays Alice Rawls
Clifton Collins Jr. plays Nelson Rodriguez
Clifton Collins Jr. is an American film and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite s...
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Son of actor Beau Bridges and Julie Bridges. As a child actor, he acted in two television films: The Kid from Nowhere...
See Jordan Bridges's other roles →Beau Bridges plays Don Preston
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-t...
See Beau Bridges's other roles →Philip Casnoff plays John Walker
Philip Casnoff is an actor and director.
See Philip Casnoff's other roles →Martha Plimpton plays MJ Preston
Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American singer, stage and screen actress, best known for playing the ...
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