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The White Shadow

The White Shadow

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The White Shadow

"Can a straight shooter cut it with this bunch of rough, razor-sharp kids from the street?"

1978- 1981

3 Seasons

54 Episodes

7.1(17 votes)

Ended

Drama

Family

Overview

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.

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Production Companies

MTM Enterprises

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Ken Reeves

Kevin Hooks

Kevin Hooks

Morris Thorpe

Byron Stewart

Warren Coolidge

Tim Van Patten

Tim Van Patten

Mario 'Salami' Pettrino

Stoney Jackson

Stoney Jackson

Jesse B. Mitchell

Ed Bernard

Ed Bernard

Jim Willis

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick

Curtis Jackson

Nathan Cook

Nathan Cook

Milton Reese

Ira Angustain

Ricky Gomez

Ken Michelman

Ken Michelman

Abner Goldstein

Creative team

Created by: Bruce Paltrow
Showrunner: Bruce Paltrow
Written by: Steven Bochco
Mark Tinker
Produced by: Mark Tinker
Scott Brazil

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