Helter Skelter (1976) - Credits and Details

Helter Skelter Credits and Details

Episodes
	Part I Actress Sharon Tate and seven other innocent victims have been savagely and senselessly murdered in Los Angeles in 1969. Evidence gradually points to a commune of...	April 1, 1976
	Part II Charles Manson and his blind minions are brought to trial for murder. As prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi attempts to argue for conviction, Manson's bizarre in-court antics...	April 2, 1976

Directed by
	Tom Gries
Written by
	Vincent Bugliosi	...	based on the book by
	Curt Gentry	...	based on the book by
	J.P. Miller	...	teleplay
Cast
	George DiCenzo	...	Vincent Bugliosi (2 episodes)
	Steve Railsback	...	Charles Manson (2 episodes)
	Nancy Wolfe	...	Susan Atkins (2 episodes)
	Marilyn Burns	...	Linda Kasabian (2 episodes)
	Christina Hart	...	Patricia Krenwinkel (2 episodes)
	Cathey Paine	...	Leslie Van Houten (2 episodes)
	Alan Oppenheimer	...	Aaron Stovitz (2 episodes)
	Vic Werber	...	Lt. Brenner (2 episodes)
	Marc Alaimo	...	Phil Cohen (2 episodes)
	Bill Durkin	...	Tex Watson (2 episodes)
	Phillip R. Allen	...	Sgt. Manuel Gris (2 episodes)
	David Clennon	...	Harry Jones (2 episodes)
	James Brodhead	...	Mr. Quint (2 episodes)
	Linden Chiles	...	J. Miller Leavy (2 episodes)
	Larry Pennell	...	Sgt. White (2 episodes)
	Anne Newman Bacal	...	Mrs. Quint (2 episodes) (as Anne Mantee Newman)
	Steve Gries	...	Steve 'Clem' Grogan (2 episodes)
	Rudy Ramos	...	Danny DeCarlo
	Sondra Blake	...	Ronnie Howard
	George Garro	...	Rosner
	Jon Gries	...	William Garretson
	Edward Michael Bell	...	Sgt. Hank Kruger (as Edward Bell)
	Roy Jenson	...	Punchy
	Paul Mantee	...	Sgt. O'Neal
	Ray Middleton	...	Mr. Spahn
	Al Checco	...	Leno La Bianca
	Bart Burns	...	Frank Fowles
	Jerry Dunphy	...	Newscaster
	Will Brodhead	...	Steve Quint
	Louise Caire Clark	...	Susan Struthers
	Sidney Clute	...	Reporter
	Johnny Fain	...	Shorty Shea (as John Fain)
	Paul Kent	...	Dennis Ranson
	Dorothy Meyer	...	Housekeeper
	Toni Moss	...	Rosemary La Bianca
	Robert Rothwell	...	TV Reporter
	Richard Venture	...	Police Inspector
	Howard Caine	...	Everett Scoville
	Jason Ronard	...	Paul Watkins
	Skip Homeier	...	Judge Older
	Adam Williams	...	Terrence Milik
	Jonathan Goldsmith	...	Hank Charter (as Jonathon Lippe)
	Joyce Easton	...	Gail Bugliosi
	Asta Hansen	...	Family Girl
	Kathleen Devlin	...	Family Girl
	Deborah Parsons	...	Family Girl
	Mary Jo Thatcher	...	Family Girl
	Deanne Gwinn	...	Family Girl
	Lindsay V. Jones	...	Family Girl
	Raphael Baker	...	Sgt. Brown
	Joseph Roman	...	The Bailiff (as Joe Roman)
	Lionel Decker	...	Jury Foreman Tubick
	Bert Conway	...	Judge Keene
	Bill Sorrells	...	Gillespie
	John Furlong	...	Judge Dell
	Robert Ito	...	Drees Darrin
	Rod Arrants	...	Bart Listen
	Guy Remsen	...	Andy Cookley
	Read Morgan	...	Officer Columbine
	Cal Haynes	...	Keith
Uncredited Cast
	Bart Braverman	...	George Brewer - Kasabian's Lawyer
	Stack Pierce	...	Bailiff Joe
	Hank Robinson	...	Juror
Produced by
	Philip Capice	...	executive producer
	Tom Gries	...	producer
	Lee Rich	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Billy Goldenberg
Stunts
	Ray Saniger	...	stunts
	Jesse Wayne	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	April 01, 1976
DVD Release:	September 13, 2005
Country:
Distributor:	Warner Brother Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.4 / 10

Production Companies
Lorimar Productions

Distributors
CBS (1976) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
Key Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Lorimar Distribution International (1985) (World-wide) (copyright owner)
Viacom (1988) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Decades (2017) (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA (Tate residence)
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA (LaBianca residence)
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA (As the Spahn Movie Ranch)

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