Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

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Evel Knievel

1974

0h 30m

7.0(2 votes)

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Overview

Pilot for an adventure/comedy series starring Sam Elliott as the title character and Gary Barton as his sidekick. In the pilot Evel Knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil.

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Production Companies

Viacom Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Evel Knievel

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Jack Decataur

Gary Barton

Gene Ray Stone

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

Darrell Pettet

Karen Philipp

Karen Philipp

Tracy Butler

Herbie Faye

Herbie Faye

Hymie

Edward Ansara

Newsman

Dean Bradley

Reporter

Allen G. Norman

The Mechanic (uncredited)

Mary Grover

Mary Grover

Creative team

Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy
Written by: Richard DeLong Adams

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