Characters and Roles
Hazard Family, Pennsylvania
English version: Jan 9th, 2025
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The Hazard Family
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Industrialist, dies in 1848 |
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Head of the family on the luxury family estate of "Belvedere" and factory owner of "Hazard Iron Works" in Lehigh Station, PA. After his early death he inherits a well-working enterprise that keeps up the family wealth under the management of his widow and his sons Stanley and George..
John Anderson, * 20.10.1922 in Clayton, IL, coast guard soldier, since 1958 multiple roles in movies and television, + 07.08.1992 (69) in Sherman Oaks, CA
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Wife of William Hazard |
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Wife of William Hazard and as his widow from 1848 on prime instance of the family enterprise of "Hazard Iron Works". She keeps herself out of daily business matters but still makes crucial personell management decisions herself. She also is a driving force in keeping the family friendship to the Main's from the South before, during the war and engages in charity activities for the war effort.
Inga Swenson, * 29.12.1932 in Ohama, NE, tv roles since 1957, also active on Broadway, active since 2000, + 23.07.2023 (90) in Los Angeles, CA
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Industry heir, politician |
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Eldest son of William and Maude Hazard, manages the family enterprise, shows himself a relatively weak character, is often driven by his greedy wife Isabel, and has finally take the consequences for the fraud instigated by her. After the war he acquires political positions and finally splits with his wife.
Jonathan Frakes, * 19.08.1952 in Bellefonte, PA, Abschluss in Psychologie, dann Theater, erste bedeutende Rolle in "Fackeln im Sturm", später auch Regisseur und Fernsehmoderator, seit 1998 verheiratet mit Genie Francis ("Brett Main")
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Wife of Stanley Hazard |
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Wendy Fulton (ep 1-6), Mary Crosby (ep 7-12), Deborah Rush ( ep13-15) |
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1864 1866
Wife of Stanley Hazard. The morbidly over-ambitious Isabel pushes his husband on constantly, to use "Hazard Iron" for achieving their own benefit and social influence. She even don't shy from smaller and bigger fraud. When she endangeres the political work of his husband after the war by her ongoing schemes, he finnaly sends her out of his house.
Wendy Fulton, * 1959 in Stewartstown, PA, tv acress, rolles also in "Knightrider" and "The A-Team" (married to A-Team actor Dwight Schulz a.k.a. "Murdock")
Mary Crosby, * 14.09.1959 in Los Angeles, CA, daughter of musician Bing Crosby, known for her role in "Dallas"
Deborah Rush, * 10.04.1954 in Chatham, NJ, movie and stage appearances since 1978
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Abolitionist, married 1858-1860 to "Garrison" Grady, died in 1865 (executed) |
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Daughter and secold child of William and Maude Hazard. The smart woman engages most intensely in the abolitionist movement and frequently sparks family feuds over it, especially related to the befrieded Main family from the South. There, she helps slave Grady to run off to the North, meets and marries hin there and lives with him in poor conditions until Grady gets shot during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Virgilia escapes the assylum with the help of Congressman Sam Greene, who is courting for her. During the war, Virgilia self-sacrificingly serves as a hospital nurse, but struggles to give Southern wounded equal care as ordered. Several times, she uses the support of Sam Greene, so she finally has to give herself in to him. When Greene departs her after the war, she shoots him and was then convicted and hanged for this.
Kristy Alley, * 12.01.1951 in Wichita, KS, first role in "Star Trek" in 1982, more in "North and South" and "Look Who's Talking". In the 1990s mostly in cinema comedy movies and long-running series, Scientology member for many years, married to Parker Stevenson ("Billy Hazard in season 2) 1983-1997, + 05.12.2022 (71) in Clearwater, FL
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Slave / escaped slave, married in 1858 to Virgilia Hazard, dies in 1860 (Harper's Ferry) |
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Slave and coachman to James Huntoon, manages to run off to the North with Virgilia's help, marries her there and proudly engages in the fight against slavery. They team up with John Brown, in whose raid on Harpers Ferry he gets shot by incoming militia.
George Stanford Brown, * 24.06.1943 in Havanna, Kuba, tv roles since 1967, "Roots" (1977), "North and South" (1985), but mostly active as director ("Charlie's Angels", "Starsky And Hutch", "Miami Vice"), 1986 Emmy as Best Director
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George Hazard
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Soldier, industry heir, in Civil War soldier again, married 1851-1866 to Constance Flynn |
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Second son and third child of William and Maude Hazard. After his West Point graduation, George fights alongside his friend Orry Main in Mexico. After that, he marries Constance Flynn, engages in the management of the family enterprise "Hazard Iron" after his father's death, and gets to father himself of a daughter. At the start of the war, he gets torn between his own views and the friendship to the Main family from the South. He first serves as military advisor to President Lincoln, and later in a field commission. His nemesis Elkanah Bent murderes his wife after the war has ended, what pushes George mentally into a dark pit. Only Madeline, widow of his old friend Orry and asking him for help, sets his aims to new shores. So he participates in rebuilding the Main plantation, stopps his sister-in-law's fraudulent activities and finally catches and executes Elkanah Bent.
James Read, * 31.07.1953 in Buffalo, NY, active since 1983, known from "Remington Steele" and "North and South", guest roles among others in "Colombo", "Superman" and "Star Trek", married since 1988 to Wendy Kilbourne ("Constance Flynn Hazard")
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Daughter of Colonel Patrick Flynn, married 1861 to George Hazard, dies 1866 (murdered by Bent) |
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Lovingly and strong woman with irish decent. She gets to know George Hazard during the Mexican war and marries him shortly after in his home town in Pennsylvania. She supports George in keeping the family friendship to the Main's and especially to Orry. And she proves a strong sense of family by taking in ahd helping her sister-in-law Virgilia several times despite of her extreme views. In 1860, she delivers George's daughter Hope. During the Civil War, she is an aid to her mother-in-law Maude Hazard with Stanley being to week, Isabel being to much focussed on success and the other men being off to war. When the war is over, she gets a victim of Elkanah Bent in his effort to turture his preceived enemies.
Wendy Kilbourne Read, * 29.06.1964 in Los Angeles, CA, first important role at "North and South", active since 1995, since 1988 married to James Read ("George Hazard"), now a lawyer
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Daughter of George and Constance, born in 1860 |
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Daughter to George and Constance Hazard.
Jennifer and Michelle Steffin, both * 23.03.1981 in West Covina, CA, identical twins, appearances as child actors in "Little House on the Prairie" and "North and South" always interchangingly
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Soldier, married 1861 to Brett Main |
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Youngest son of William and Maude Hazard, gets educated at West Point and befriends himself with Charles Main from South Carolina. In the Civil War, he serves as a sharpshooter and has to go against Charles in several occasions. But he loyaly stands to the Union, regardles of his marriage to Charles' cousin Brett Main from the South. After the war, he departs to California with Brett and doesn't appears thereafter.
John Stockwell, * 25.03.1961 in Galveston, TX, roles since 1981, also as director since 1987, 2000 Emmy for Best Movie Script
Parker Stevenson, * 04.06.1952 in Philadelphia, PA as Richard Stevenson Parker, roles since 1977, known for "North and South" and "Baywatch"!, 1983-1997 married to Kristie Alley ("Virgilia Hazard Grady")
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Military doctor, fathger of Constance Flynn Hazard |
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The irish imigrant and military doctor Colonel Patrick Flynn prevents Orry from getting his wounded leg cut off on George's pleading. Then he helps George in the young man's courtship for his daughter Constance, before he himself returns back to Ireland.
Robert Mitchum, * 06.08.1917 in Bridgeport, CT, irish decent, very popular Hollywood actor in 1940-70, active until 1995, + 01.07.1997 in Santa Barbara, CA on lung cancer
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Family Estate "Belvedere", Lehigh Station
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Foreman at Hazard Iron |
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Worker at Hazard Iron |
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The foreman Wiley at the Hazard Iron Works is questioned by George after the boiler explosion and reports, that the accident might be attributed Stanley cancellation of safety measures ordered by George.
The ironworks worker is getting trapped under a fallen beam by the explosion and gets to be rescued by George in an dangerous effort.
Mert Hatfield
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House maid at Belvedere |
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House butler Raymond (left picture to the left) twice assists to bring Virgilia to her room.
House maid Aggie (right picture to the left) is sent by Virgilia to rally the mob.
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Butler at Belvedere |
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House butler Edward appears to answer the door at George Christmas 1864 surprise return home.
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Operations manager at Hazard Iron |
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The foreman and manager of Hazard Iron with irish decent is tasked with full responsibility for the enterprise after George recuses himself following Constances death. Quinlan also reports George over Isabel's activities in the South.
Edwin is the house butler after the war and mostly tasked with presenting visitors to George.
Woody Watson, * 26.02.1948 as
Raymond E. Watson Jr., + 27.01.1999 in
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