“Witness”
“Witness”
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Season: 1 episode 4
Series Episode: 5
Air Date: January 31, 1998
Teaser
“But sometimes forgetting everything just makes it worse.” – Mary Travis
Exploit
To help Billy Travis come to terms with the death of his father.
Remuneration
None
Euphemisms / Quotes / Literary References
“You can always rely on the classics.” – Maude Standish
“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep on living.” – Chris Larabee
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Chris Larabee
Gunfighter
Michael Biehn
41 Credited
Vin Tanner
Gunfighter Eric Close
30 Credited
John “J.D." Dunne
Gunfighter Andrew Kavovit
26 Credited
Bucklin "Buck" Wilmington
Gunfighter Dale Midkiff
38 Credited
Josiah Sanchez
Gunfighter/ Theologian Ron Perlman
47 Credited
Ezra Standish
Gambler/ Conman/ Gunfighter
Anthony Starke
34 Credited
Nathan Jackson
Gunfighter / Healer Rick Worthy
30 Credited
Mary Travis
Owner and editor of The Clarion News
Laurie Holden
28 Credited
Maude Standish
Ezra's mother / Con Artist / Gambler
Michelle Phillips
53
Credited
Billy Travis
Mary Travis' son
Justin Cooper
9 Credited
Stephen Travis
Mary Travis' husband
Keith Lewis
Credited
Mr. Wheeler
Owns the hotel
Leon Russom
56 Credited
Frank
Banker / Virginia's father
Ken Jenkins
57 Credited
Virginia
Frank's daughter
Tamara Braun
26 Credited
Stagecoach driver
Geoff Koch
Credited
Jack
Frank's hired gun
Uncredited
Willie
Frank's hired gun
Uncredited
Bank guard
Uncredited
Buck's admirer
Uncredited
David S. Winn III
Uncredited
Wheeler's hired gun
Uncredited
Wheeler's hired gun
Uncredited
“Mama”
Virginia's mother / Frank's wife
Mentioned
Elsie Ezra's faux childhood dog
Mentioned
Sugar Plum Virginia's horse
Mentioned
Crew
Director Bill (William) Wages
First Assistant Director Ken (Kenneth D.) Collins
Second Assistant Director
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Developed by
John Watson / Pen Desham
Original Screenplay
William Roberts / Walter Bernstein (uncredited) / Walter Newman (uncredited)
Written by
Melissa Rosenberg
Story Consultant
Robert Franke
Script Supervisor
Sally J. Roddy
Script Coordinator Margo Katz
Executive Producers
Josef Anderson / Pen Densham
/ Richard Barton Lewis
/ Walter Mirisch
/ Mark Stern
/ John Watson
Producers
Steve Beers / Lynne Symons
Co-producer Melissa Rosenberg
Associate Producer Dennis C. Duckwall
Producer's Associate Amy Hayes
Composer: Original Theme Elmer Bernstein
Music Don Harper
Composer: Additional Music
Dave Metzger (uncredited) / Steve Wilkinson (uncredited)
Director of Photography
Gordon C. Lonsdale
Camera Operator(s)
Gregory Paul Collier
Second Assistant Camera: "a" camera Jacqueline J. Nivens (uncredited)
Key Grip
Jason (D.) Hodges
Grip Alex Cruz (uncredited)
Chief Lighting Technician
Jack Todd
Set Lighting John Stewart (uncredited)
Best Boy Electric
J. B. Richner (uncredited)
Film Editor
David Post
Assistant Editor
John Hoffhines
Boom Operator Kevin Hyde (uncredited)
Supervising Sound Editor(s)
Doug Kent
Sound Editor(s) Miles O'Fun / Allan Bromberg (uncredited)
Sound Mixer
Richard Schexnayder (uncredited)
Production Sound Mixer
Thomas E. Allen, Sr., C.A.S.
Re-recording Mixer(s)
Pete Elia / Larry Stensvold
Art Director
John Bucklin
Set Decorator
John (F.) Brown
Construction Coordinator
Dean (R.) Brown
Property Master
Curtis Akin
Props
Nancy Lowry (uncredited)
Propmaker Foreman
Steven Fidler (uncredited)
Location Manager
Larry Luttrell
Assistant Location Manager
Location Liaison
Daniel Veluzatd (uncredited)
Transportation Coordinator
Rocky Reed
Production Designer
Jerry Wanek
Unit Production Manager
R. John Slosser
Production Coordinator
Brian Tanke
Post-Production Executive
Hudson Hickman (uncredited)
Post-Production Supervisor
Shana Fischer Huber
Production Accountant
Jeff Gafin
Original casting
Janet Hirshenson, C.S.A. / Jane Jenkins, C.S.A.
Casting
Holly Powell, C.S.A.
Costume Design
Dan Moore
Costumer
Kelly Everett (uncredited)
Makeup Artist/ Makeup Department Head
Phyllis Temple
Makeup Artist
Hair Stylist(s)
Gary Walker / Colleen LaBaff (uncredited)
Special Effect Coordinator
Dan (Danny) Lester
Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scott
Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Tony Lee Boggs (uncredited)
Stuntmen Chris Branham (uncredited) / Brian Brown (uncredited)
Boss Wrangler
Clay M. Lilley (uncredited)
Main Title
Frankfurt Balkind
Film Laboratory Services
FotoKem (Film lab)
Audio Post Production
Westwind Media
Post Production Services
The Post Group (Production Suites)
Production Companies
Trilogy Entertainment Group / The Mirisch Corporation / Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) (Television)
Distribution Company
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Annals of Time
Hot on the Trail
Baker Pass
Pleasurable Pursuits
Poker
Dulcet Refrains
Refreshments & Libations
Coffee
Sandwiches
Whiskey
Sources
The Magnificent Seven television series episodes (written, spoken and credits). Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, authors (cited), philosophers (cited), poets (cited), The Bible (cited), YouTube, (cited), individual observation. and others as indicated by the links.
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