The story follows the time in office of 3 small town police chiefs, including Chief Lee, Butts and Tyler as they pursue a child molestor/murderer in Foxy Funderburke. The story was set in the fictional town of Delano, Georgia, which had many similarities to the village of Warm Springs, Georgia, situated at the base of Pine Mountain. Warm Springs is the site of the vacation home of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a state park bearing his name is located on Pine Mountain. In this story, Foxy Funderburke resided on Pine Mountain and it is presumed that the name of thetown of Delano refers to the proximity of President Roosevelt's summer home. Chiefs was a CBS miniseries in 1983. It starred Charlton Heston as Hugh Holmes, Keith Carradine as Foxy, Wayne Rogers as Will Lee, Brad Davis as Sonny Butts, Stephen Collins as Billy Lee, and Billy Dee Williams as Tyler (Tucker) Watts.Paul Sorvino, Tess Harper, Lane Smith and Danny Glover also appeared in the miniseries.It was nominated for 3 Emmys
S01E01 : Part 1 8.75/10 (17 voting)Three generations of police chiefs for a southern town go about their jobs while a serial murderer… |
S01E03 : Part 3 8.7/10 (13 voting)In the conclusion of a three part mini series, Billy is looking for a new police chief for Delano… |
S01E02 : Part 2 8.7/10 (12 voting)In 1945, Delano welcomes its boys home from war. Sonny Butts becomes a police officer and reveals… |
Actor | Role | Actor | Role |
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Charlton Heston Hugh Holmes | Keith Carradine Foxy Funderburke | ||
Stephen Collins Billy Lee | Brad Davis Sonny Butts | ||
Tess Harper Carrie Lee | Wayne Rogers Will Henry Lee | ||
Paul Sorvino Sheriff Skeeter Willis | Victoria Tennant Trish Lee | ||
Billy Dee Williams Tyler Watts | Lane Smith Hoss Spence |
Name | Job |
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John J. Dumas | Editor |
Michel Hugo | Cinematography |
Eric Albertson | Editor |
Michael Small | Music |
Stuart Woods | Writer |
Robert W. Lenski | Writer |
Jerry London | Director |
John E. Quill | Producer |
Martin Manulis | Producer |
Jerry London | Producer |
Armond Lebowitz | Editor |