On Wings of Eagles 37 years old

On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The TV series was adapted from Ken Follet's novel of the same name. The plot is set during the Iranian revolution. During the takeover of Iran, the king is overthrown, and two executives of Electronic Data Systems are imprisoned on false charges. The head of the company, Mr. Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur Simons, is hired to develop a rescue plan at any cost.

Credits

Paul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat

Jay Coburn

Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna

H. Ross Perot

Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman

Bill Gayden

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Martin Doyle
Martin Doyle

Jim Schwebach

Esai Morales
Esai Morales

Rashid

Cast

Name Character
Paul Le Mat He was 40 , now 78 years old as Jay Coburn
Richard Crenna He was 59 , 76 years old when he died as H. Ross Perot
Lawrence Pressman He was 46 , now 84 years old as Bill Gayden
Burt Lancaster He was 72 , 80 years old when he died as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Martin Doyle He was 94 , 49 years old when he died as Jim Schwebach
Esai Morales He was 23 , now 61 years old as Rashid
Jim Metzler He was 34 , now 72 years old as Bill Gaylord
Cyril O'Reilly He was 27 , now 65 years old as Pat Scully
James Sutorius He was 41 , now 79 years old as Joe Poche
Bob Delegall He was 40 , 60 years old when he died as Ron Davis
William Bumiller He was 30 , now 68 years old as Rich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)
Constance Towers She was 52 , now 90 years old as Margot Perot
Robert Wightman He was 33 , now 71 years old as Keane Taylor
Louis Giambalvo He was 41 , now 79 years old as Paul Chiapparone
Richard Anthony Crenna He was 26 , now 64 years old as Ross Perot Jr. (as Richard Crenna Jr.)

Crew

Name Job title
Ken Follett Writing He was 36 , now 74 years old Novel
On Wings of Eagles poster
On Wings of Eagles (37 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1986-05-18
  • Runtime: [120] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2