The Mississippi 41 years old

The Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 27 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller and Stan Shaw. Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice, sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find someone who needed a good attorney and he would end up defending them. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafe Tate, both of whom was more interested in helping people, fighting crime and becoming attorneys than running the tug. Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.

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Cast

Name	Character
Ralph Waite He was 54 , 85 years old when he died
Stan Shaw He was 30 , now 71 years old

Crew

Name	Job title
Lee H. Katzin Directing He was 47 , 67 years old when he died	Director
Robert Crais Writing He was 29 , now 70 years old	Writer
Harry Harris Directing He was 60 , 86 years old when he died	Director
Georg Stanford Brown Directing He was 39 , now 80 years old	Director
Russ Mayberry Directing He was 57 , 86 years old when he died	Director
Leo Penn Directing He was 61 , 77 years old when he died	Director
John Patterson Directing He was 42 , 64 years old when he died	Director
Oz Scott Directing He was 33 , now 74 years old	Director
Allen Reisner Directing He was 5 , 15 years old when he died	Director