The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 23, 1979Release Date
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 23, 1979Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Fred Astaire
Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Policeman
Gary Burghoff
Bob Willis
John Byner
Stan Summerville
Tara Buckman
Polly Primer
Bert Convy
Gil Travis
Brooke Bundy
Linda Travis
Corey Allen
Director
Eddie Barth
Babyskin
Leonard Gershe
Writer
George Kirgo
Writer
Ron Feinberg
Bruno Betinger
Nanette Fabray
Dora Dayton
Lee Miller
Producer
Peter Matz
Composer
Harold Gould
Dickie Dayton
Ray Vitte
Eddie
Woody Omens
Cinematographer
Debbie Lytton
Melissa
Danny Wells
Chandler
Carlo Imperato
Dom
André Gower
Terry Travis
David Greenan
Rod Sanborn
Majel Barrett
Miss Forsythe
Sasha von Scherler
Shopper
Eddie Ryder
Hans
Tony La Torre
Angelo
Ted Thurston
Clerk
Vincent Di Paolo
Street Vendor (uncredited)
Pat Petersen
Lance
Dick Clark
Executive Producer
Al Schwartz
Co-Executive Producer
Lovel S. Ellis
Editor
Franklin Swig
Art Direction
Michele Guiol
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is a 1979 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy drama film starring Fred Astaire (in his final television film role), Gary Burghoff, John Byner, Bert Convy, and Majel Barrett about three different men (a fugitive tramp, a lonely schoolteacher and a divorced father) who all purchase Santa Claus suits for various reasons. The film was originally broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1979.