Six Million Dollar Man: The Coward

"The Coward"
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1, Episode 12
Air date	April 19th, 1974
Writers	Elroy Schwartz
Director	Reza Badiyi
Producers	Harve Bennett; Sam Strangis; Donald R. Boyle
Starring	Lee Majors; Richard Anderson
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"The Coward" is the twelfth episode of season one of the sci-fi/action series The Six Million Dollar Man. This episode was directed by Reza Badiyi with a script written by Elroy Schwartz. It first aired on ABC on Friday, April 19th, 1974.

Cast & Crew

Principal Cast

Actor	Role
Lee Majors	Steve Austin
Richard Anderson	Oscar Goldman

Guest Stars

Actor	Role
George Montgomery	Christopher Bell/Garth
Ron Soble	Queng-Dri
France Nuyen	Mamu
Martha Scott	Helen Elgin

Co-Stars

Actor	Role
George Takei	Chin-Ling
Fuji	Kai-Sing
Bennie Dobbins	1st bandit
Robert Herron	2nd bandit
Bill Lane	3rd bandit
Kim Kahana	Prokar
Kenny Endoso	Johra

Production crew

Harve Bennett - Executive producer Sam Strangis - Producer Donald R. Boyle - Producer Elroy Schwartz - Writer Reza Badiyi - Director Arthur E. McLaird - Associate producer Lionel E. Siegel - Executive story consultant Oliver Nelson - Music Enzo A. Martinelli - Director of photography, A.S.C. William Campbell - Art director Mary Swanson - Set decorator

James A. Westman - Assistant director Ted Schilz - Unit manager Jamie Caylor - Film editor Fabien Tordjmann - Film editor Charles King - Sound Jack Cole - Main title design Richard Belding - Editorial supervision Hal Mooney - Music supervision Burton Miller - Costume designer Arnold F. Turner - Production associate

Notes & Trivia

• This episode is included on disc 1.5 of the Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1 DVD collection.

• The Six Million Dollar Man is based on the novel Cyborg by author Martin Caidin. The series is production in association with Silverton Productions, Inc.m and Universal Television.

• This episode is production code number 40015.

• Martha Scott is credited as a special guest star in this episode.

• Actor Bennie E. Dobbins is credited as Bennie Dobbins in this episode.

• Actor Bob Herron is credited as Robert Herron in this episode.

• Actor William T. Lane is credited as Bill Lane in this episode.

• Film editor Fabien D. Tordjmann is credited as Fabien Tordjmann in this episode.

• Art director William L. Campbell is credited as William Campbell in this episode.

• Sound engineer Charlie King is credited as Charles King in this episode.

• This is a key episode as it gives background information on Steve Austin's family, including his father, Carl Austin, and mother, Helen Elgin.

• This is the first episode of the series to use sound effects for Steve Austin's bionic arm.

• Actor George Takei is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Coincidentally, another Star Trek alum, William Shatner, made a guest appearance in the previous episode, "Burning Bright".

• This is the first appearance of actress Martha Scott in the role of Helen Elgin. She appears next in the season two episode, "The Bionic Woman".

See also

The Six Million Dollar Man

Six Million Dollar Man Six Million Dollar Man media Six Million Dollar Man images Six Million Dollar Man seasons

Six Million Dollar Man episodes Six Million Dollar Man characters Six Million Dollar Man cast & crew Six Million Dollar Man miscellaneous

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman The Bionic Woman media The Bionic Woman images The Bionic Woman episodes

The Bionic Woman characters The Bionic Woman appearances The Bionic Woman cast & crew The Bionic Woman miscellaneous

External Links

"The Coward" at IMDB "The Coward" at the TV IV "The Coward" at ShareTV.com

"The Coward" at TV.com guide "The Coward" at TV Rage.com "The Coward" at the Bionic Wiki

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