Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North explained

Screenplay:	Mike Robe
Director:	Mike Robe
Starring:	David Keith Barnard Hughes Annette O'Toole Peter Boyle Paul Dooley Jim Fitzpatrick
Composer:	Arthur B. Rubinstein Grover Helsley
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	2
Producer:	Robert A. Papazian James G. Hirsch
Editor:	Byron Brandt Karen P. Sharp
Cinematography:	Kees Van Oostrum
Runtime:	187 minutes
Company:	Papazian Productions
Network:	CBS

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North is a 1989 American drama miniseries written and directed by Mike Robe. It is based on the 1988 book Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North by Ben Bradlee Jr. The film stars David Keith, Barnard Hughes, Annette O'Toole, Peter Boyle, Paul Dooley and Jim Fitzpatrick. The film aired on CBS in two parts on April 30, 1989, and on May 2, 1989.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• David Keith as Oliver North
• Barnard Hughes as William J. Casey
• Annette O'Toole as Betsy North
• Peter Boyle as John Poindexter
• Paul Dooley as Robert McFarlane
• Jim Fitzpatrick as Sergeant Major Collins
• Amy Stoch as Fawn Hall
• Bryan Clark as Ronald Reagan
• Donald Craig as William Clark
• Dakin Matthews as Edwin Meese
• Joe Dorsey as Richard Secord
• Miguel Ferrer as Scott Toney
• Madison Mason as Scott
• Suzanne Snyder as Alicia
• Scott Kraft as Deroy
• David Spielberg as Weissman
• David Sage as Jenner
• John Shearin as Ted
• Tony Colitti as Harv Konig
• Joel Colodner as Richard Stone
• Alex Henteloff as Bender
• F.J. O'Neil as Colonel Bernhardt
• Mike Pniewski as Lieutenant Jacobs
• Arlen Dean Snyder as Major General Schweitzer
• Michael Wren as Diaz
• Dwier Brown as Jeff Simms
• Terry O'Quinn as Aaron Sykes
• Reid Shelton as Donald Regan
• Warren Munson as Lee Hamilton
• Thomas Byrd as Robert Owen
• Maria Claire as Tait
• Anthony De Fonte as Manucher Ghorbanifar
• Don Jeffcoat as Stuart
• Tom Fuccello as Spitz Channel
• Jane Kean as Mrs. Cornwall
• Colby Kline as Dornin
• Rob Neukirch as Jack

Ratings

Viewership and ratings for Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (households)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Part 1"	April 30, 1989	Sunday 9:00 p.m.	14.0/23	20.2	^[4]
2	"Part 2"	May 2, 1989	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	9.6/15	12.7	^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Judith . Michaelson . The Other Oliver North Show : As Trial Opens, TV Drama Is at Halfway Point . . January 31, 1989 . July 25, 2018.
2. News: Dowd . Maureen . Maureen Dowd . TELEVISION; Sensitive Mission: Retelling Oliver North's Story . . March 19, 1989 . July 25, 2018.
3. News: O'Connor . John J. . John J. O'Connor (journalist) . TV Weekend; Is Oliver North a Hero or a Scoundrel? . The New York Times . April 28, 1989 . July 25, 2018.
4. News: May 3, 1989 . We loved CBS' Lucy tribute . . 3D . .
5. News: May 10, 1989 . Bright spots for No. 3 ABC . . 3D . .