"Wiseguy"
Pilot (1987)

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writer:

Frank Megna (writer)

TV Series:

"Wiseguy" (1987)

Original Air Date:

16 September 1987 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

This was the pilot for the hit series. Ken Wahl stars as Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent...

Plot Keywords:

Femme Fatale | Mafia | Music Industry | Organized Crime | Priest

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Ken Wahl	...	Vinnie Terranova
Jonathan Banks	...	Frank McPike
Jim Byrnes	...	Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Ray Sharkey	...	Sonny Steelgrave
Gerald Anthony	...	Father Peter Terranova
Gianni Russo	...	Dave Steelgrave
Robert Miranda	...	Tony Greco
Jessica Steen	...	Tracy Steelgrave
John Wesley	...	Hawthorne
John M. Jackson	...	Daryl Elias (as John Jackson)
Jack Ging	...	Sheriff Lewis Butcher
Mark Rolston	...	Renaldo Sykes
Leon Pownall	...	Stan D'Amato
Adriana Baron	...	Laila Montenelli
Alan C. Peterson	...	Rico (as Alar Aedma)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Cannell Films

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Wiseguy" (1987)

Early Sopranos

This was a fantastic piece of television history. I believe it would be safe to call it an early Sopranos. I know the plot is a different feel,but I guess to be fair, I would say a cross between the Sopranos and Miami Vice.I am sorry the Ken Wahl has not done anything else. Wouldn't it be cool if he guest starred on the Sopranos as an undercover cop? IT COULD HAPPEN!! I mean think about it, He could be part of a 5 or 6 episode arc, he infiltrates the "family" by becoming the Bada Bing manager and then he gets "whacked" when he is caught calling in to McPike. What a great cameo!! I mean com on, a piece of 80's history being intertwined with the sopranos, who would not like that?