The Hitchhiker (1983)
The Hitchhiker (1983)
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Plot.
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
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Cast & Crew.

Page Fletcher
The Hitchhiker

Nicholas Campbell
The Hitchhiker

Lewis Chesler
Creator

Vincent Grass
Cop

Riff Markowitz
Creator

Richard Rothstein
Creator / Director

Andrew Gillies
Richard Mattel

Jean-Pierre Stewart
Derval

Daniel Briquet
Arthur

Laura Favali
Alice

Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Special Effects

Bruno Gantillon
Director

John Laing
Director

Phillip Noyce
Director

Carl Schenkel
Director

Chris Thomson
Director

Ivan Nagy
Director

David Wickes
Director

Christopher Leitch
Director

Mai Zetterling
Director

Jerry Ciccoritti
Director

Randy Bradshaw
Director

Roger Andrieux
Director

Aline Issermann
Director

Brian Grant
Director

Colin Bucksey
Director

George Mihalka
Director

Leon Marr
Director

Clyde Monroe
Director

Timothy Bond
Director

Christian Duguay
Director

Reynaldo Villalobos
Director

Jorge Montesi
Director

Daniel Vigne
Director

Mike Hodges
Director

Paul Verhoeven
Director

Michael Robison
Director

Kees Van Oostrum
Director

Roger Vadim
Director

Ryszard Bugajski
Director

René Bonnière
Director

Eric Till
Director

Thomas Baum
Writer

Marjorie David
Writer

Nevin Schreiner
Teleplay

Bruce Jones
Story

Rebecca Taylor
Writer

Gerry Davis
Writer

Robert Reneau
Teleplay

April Campbell Jones
Story

Alexandra Stewart
Jackie Winslow

August Schellenberg
Bob Ames

Judy Landers
Frances Packard

Roberta Weiss
Roseanne Lucas

Michele Scarabelli
Dr. Ensman

Klaus Kinski
Kurt Hoffman

Susan Blakely
Melody

Sheila Moore
Mrs. Kinderly

Michael Madsen
John Hampton

Ricky Paull Goldin
Peter Baxter

Bo Hopkins
Lew Bridgeman

Susan Anspach
Claudia Reynolds

Fernanda Tavares
Rosa

John Novak
Man in Black

Gregg Henry
Jack Rhodes

Paul Koslo
Rico

Geraldine Page
Lynette 'Mama' Powers

Margot Kidder
Jane Reynolds

Dayle Haddon
Debby Hunt

Harry Hamlin
Jerry Maclachlan

Gene Simmons
Mr. Big

Jennifer Cooke
Eleanor Shepard

Tom Skerritt
Detective Frank Sheen

Lisa Blount
Miranda

Robin Ward
Tony

Lucy Gutteridge
Jackie Dresser

Alexandra Paul
Julie

Melissa Reeves
Denise O'Mell

Clayton Rohner
Harry Deakon

Brad Dourif
Billy Baltimore Jr.

Brad Davis
Rulack

Virginia Madsen
Christina

Fred Ward
Luthor Redmond

Bud Cort
Wax

Candy Clark
Cheryl Barnes

Jeff McCracken
Allen

Brion James
Lionel

Season Hubley
Miranda

Andrea Roth
Young Woman

Nancy McKeon
Dawn Wilder

Raoul Max Trujillo
James

Zach Galligan
Raskin

Brenda Bazinet
Mary

Charmion King
Margaret Cabot

Lorenzo Lamas
Tom Astor

Claude Jade
Monique

Jennifer Dale
Laura Perry

Peggy Lipton
Helen

Terence Knox
Leon

Louise Fletcher
Mother Birch

Elliott Gould
Augie Benson

Ken Howard
Dubois

Mary Frann
Veronica

Rae Dawn Chong
Leesa White

Bradley Cole
Ted Bruce

C. Thomas Howell
Gerald

Robby Benson
Bart

Denise Virieux
Madeleine

Brian Kerwin
Doctor Winters

Robert Carradine
Frank

Marc Singer
Robert Lewis

David Soul
Cooper Halliday

François-Eric Gendron
Henri

Meg Foster
Deirdre

Joe Pantoliano
Brother Charles

Erin Gray
Leslie

Lisa Hartman
Cheryl

Jason Gedrick
Tommy

Michael Ontkean
Gordon Brooks

Patti D'Arbanville
Wendy

Jonathan Crombie
Kenny

Perry King
Doug

Jeremy Clyde
Marvello

Joe Dallesandro
Gerard

Polly Draper
Jennifer

Carrie-Anne Moss
Lookalike

David Orth
Brian

Larry Mannell
First Victim

David McIlwraith
Eddie

Bruce Greenwood
Jeff Boder

Audrey Landers
Priscilla Packard

Stephen Collins
Todd Fields

Robert Vaughn
Dr. Christopher Hamilton

Alberta Watson
Jill Friedlander

Roger Allford
Mr. Kinderly

Belinda Montgomery
Carla Magnuson

Kim Lankford
Rae Bridgeman

Karen Black
Kay Mason

Cec Linder
Dr. Fischer

John Colicos
Mr. Stregga

Gary Busey
Rev. Nolan Powers

Darren McGavin
Old Man

Michael Ironside
Sheriff Lee

M. Emmet Walsh
Detective Underhill

Beah Richards
Serita

Dennis Burkley
The Fool

Joel Polis
Carl

Walter Learning
Father Dowling

Lauren Hutton
Tess

Peter Coyote
Alex Nolan

Marilyn Hassett
Jill McGinnis

Susan Tyrrell
Doris

John Shea
Jeremy

James Remar
Ron

Andy Summers
Hodie

Mitchell Anderson
Butchie

James Shigeta
Nishi

Scott McGinnis
Cal

Bill Paxton
Trout

Dean Paul Martin
Chris Taylor

Timothy Bottoms
Peter

Parker Stevenson
Brett

Garwin Sanford
Gordon / Duncan

Fred Henderson
Husband

Chandra West
Girl at Club

Alan Thicke
Mickey Black

Nick Mancuso
Mitchell

Daniel Kash
Killer

John Glover
Miles Duchet

Marine Delterme
Lucille

Scott Valentine
Joe

Gérard Watkins
Eric

Michèle Laroque
Florence

Catriona MacColl
Catherine

Katrine Boorman
Jane

Tammy Lauren
Ashlyn

Michel Motu
Gilles

Élisabeth Commelin
Alison

Nicholas Hawtrey
Conrad Putnam

Charles Haid
Coach

Stephanie Zimbalist
Heather

Scott Wickware
Policeman

Bruce Ramsay
Manuel

Bruce Weitz
Ray

Joan Severance
Jane Ambergris / Holly May Stillman

Cynthia Preston
Stephanie

David James Elliott
Jason

Brian Dooley
Catelya

Sybil Danning
Gloria

David Dukes
Ted Miller

Jenny Seagrove
Meg

Edward Albert
Arthur Brown

Lawrence Dane
Surgeon / Cop

John Ireland
Jack Guttman

Fernando Allende
Victor

Franco Nero
Dr. Peter Milne

Freda Perry
Tiffany Vargas

Michael Rudder
Tommy

Robert Ito
Eric Sato

Michael Schoeffling
Lance

Shannon Tweed
Dr. Rita de Roy / Barbara

Willem Dafoe
Jeffrey Hunt

Arnold Johnson
Nestor

Joe Flaherty
The Chemist

Lawrence Bayne
Teddy / Tom

Michael O'Keefe
Richard Shepard

LaGena Hart
Leda Bedell

Antony Hamilton
Jim Buckley

Greg Evigan
Johnnie

Helen Hunt
Donette

Jonelle Allen
Sunny

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Belinda Haskell

Kelly Lynch
Teresa / Melissa

Ken Olin
Steve

Jerry Orbach
Cameron

Rachel Blanchard
Karen

Kirstie Alley
Angelica / Jane L.

Barclay Hope
Ken Wilder

Peter Cox
Tiny

Michael Tait
Major

Robert Foxworth
Lee Greavy

Mapi Galán
Adrienne

Ray Sharkey
Eric Coleman

Manuela Gourary
Mimi

Géza Kovács
Man

Michael Rhoades
Reed Ross

Roberta Maxwell
Marybeth

Melody Anderson
Sterling Jenkins

Patrick Houser
Jonathan

Frank C. Turner
Old Billy B.

Jill Hennessy
Elisabeth / Marla

Elizabeth Ashley
Woman / Mrs. Baxter

Donnelly Rhodes
Herb Mason

Renée Soutendijk
Sara Kendal

Madeleine Sherwood
Vivian

Hagan Beggs
Professor

Hippolyte Girardot
Paul

Michael Des Barres
The Wise Man

Barry Bostwick
Tony Lynch

Walker Boone
Nigel

Sandra Bernhard
Rat

Phil Morrison
Buzz

Michelle Moffett
Lorri Ann

Sonja Smits
Nina Russell

Lori Hallier
Sherri

Victor Ertmanis
Mark Wallengreen

Kay Tremblay
Art Critic

Lisa Dunsheath
Orchid

Leon Isaac Kennedy
The Duke

Stephen McHattie
Johnny / Joe Caldwell

Alex Diakun
Maker 1

Aleisa Shirley
Pamela

Krista Bridges
Penny / Killer Hooker

Tom Heaton
Peter Devries

Garry Chalk
Hubert / Chef

Anna Teghararian
Grandmother

Anthony Holland
Lawyer

Doreen Ramus
Mrs. Blackmun

Alana Shields
The Maid

Alan Simmonds
Pastor

Tabitha Herrington
Sally Harris

Pamela Bowman
Cathy Marks

Jackson Davies
Jake McElhaney

Marlane O'Brien
Barb Atkinson
Media.


Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 1983
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes85
Running Time30m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
anthology
Scripted
Wiki.
The Hitchhiker (also known as Deadly Nightmares in the United Kingdom and Le Voyageur in France) is a mystery horror anthology television series. It aired from 1983 to 1987 on HBO, and First Choice and NTV in Canada. The series later moved to the USA Network from 1989 to 1991.
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