Favorite Son

Overview

Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.

Cast

Harry Hamlin

Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski

Sally Crain

Robert Loggia

Nick Mancuso

John Mahoney

Lou Brenner

Ronny Cox

Admiral William Rieker

Lance Guest

David Ross

Kenneth McMillan

Henry O'Brien

Mitchell Ryan

Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford

Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander

Chris Van Allen