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As the first television drama series about the Vietnam War, Tour of Duty focuses on a single platoon of young U.S. soldiers through their one-year tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960's. While their own country is rocked by a massive anti-war movement, these young men find themselves thrown into combat in Southeast Asia, where they face enemy troops they can not see and sometimes can not kill. They also face their own fears, as they struggle in a hostile environment just to keep themselves and their fellow soldiers alive. Terence Knox, Kevin Conroy, Stephen Caffrey, Joshua Maurer, Steve Akahoshi, Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stan Foster, Ramon Franco and Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. star as the infantrymen who represent diverse racial, cultural and philosophical backgrounds but must ultimately depend on one another to get through the war alive.

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Tour of Duty cast list, including photos of the actors when available. This list includes all of the Tour of Duty main actors and actresses , so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. You can various bits of trivia about these Tour of Duty stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. This cast list of actors from Tour of Duty focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Tour of Duty that are on here as well.

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Alan Scarfe

Angela Bassett

Carl Weathers

Dan Gauthier

Eric Bruskotter

Kevin Conroy

Kim Delaney

Kyle Chandler

Terence Knox

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Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.

Tony Becker

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Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty was a CBS network drama series created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark.

The show aired from September 24, 1987 to April 28, 1990, lasting for three seasons & 58 episodes. It was produced by Braun Entertainment Group and New World Television.

• 3 Accolades
• 4.1 Season 1
• 4.2 Season 2
• 4.3 Season 3

The series followed an American infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the Vietnam War.

• Stephen Caffrey as Myron Goldman
• Terence Knox as Clayton Ezekiel "Zeke" Anderson
• Kim Delaney as Alex Devlin
• Tony Becker as Daniel "Danny" Percell
• Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Marcus Taylor
• Ramón Franco as Alberto Ruiz
• Stan Foster as Marvin Johnson

Accolades [ ]

"Tour of Duty" won an Emmy Award in 1988 for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series" and was nominated again in 1989 & 1990.

Emmy Award nominations

• 1989: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (for "I Wish it Could Rain")
• 1990: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (for "And Make Death Proud to Take Us")

Eddie Award nominations

• 1988: Best Edited Episode from a Television Series (for the pilot episode)

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Season 1 [ ].

• Notes from the Underground
• Dislocations
• Sitting Ducks
• Burn, Baby, Burn
• Brothers, Fathers and Sons
• The Good, the Bad and the Dead
• Battling Baker Brothers
• Nowhere to Run
• Pushin' Too Hard
• Under Siege
• Gray-Brown Odyssey
• Blood Brothers
• The Short Timer
• Paradise Lost
• Angel of Mercy

Season 2 [ ]

• Saigon part 1
• Saigon part 2
• For What It's Worth
• Non-Essential Personnel
• Sleeping Dogs
• I Wish It Would Rain
• Popular Forces
• Terms of Enlistment
• Promised Land
• Lonesome Cowboy Blues
• Sins of the Fathers
• Sealed with a Kiss
• Hard Stripe
• The Volunteer

Season 3 [ ]

• The Ties That Bind
• Lonely at the Top
• A Bodyguard of Lies
• A Necessary End
• Thanks for the Memories
• I Am What I Am
• World in Changes
• Green Christmas
• Odd Man Out
• And Make Death Proud to Take Us
• Dead Man Tales
• Road to Long Binh
• Acceptable Losses
• Vietnam Rag
• War is a Contact Sport
• Three Cheers for the Orange, White & Blue
• 2 Cagney & Lacey
• 3 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

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Pvt. Alberto Ruiz

Tony Becker

Cpl. Daniel Danny Percell

Stephen Caffrey

Lt. Myron Goldman

Terence Knox

Sgt. Clayton Zeke Anderson

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Pvt. Marcus Taylor

Stan Foster

Spc./Sgt. Marvin Johnson

Dan Gauthier

Lt. John McKay

Eric Bruskotter

Pvt. Scott Baker

Joshua Maurer

Pvt. Roger Horn

Kim Delaney

Alex Devlin

Steve Akahoshi

Pvt./SP4 Randy Doc Matsuda

Kevin Conroy

Capt. Rusty Wallace

Carl Weathers

Col. Carl Brewster

Kyle Chandler

PVT William Griner

Betsy Brantley

Dr. Jennifer Seymour

Neal Hickerson

Sgt. Edwards

Alan Scarfe

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Terence Knox

Sgt. Clayton "Zeke" Anderson

Stephen Caffrey

Lt. Myron Goldman

Tony Becker

Cpl. Daniel "Danny" Percell

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Pvt. Marcus Taylor

Ramon Franco

Pvt. Alberto Ruiz

Stan Foster

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TOUR OF DUTY – 10 Facts About the 1980s Vietnam War Drama

By the mid-1980s, there had been TV shows set during the Civil War, World War II, and the Korean Conflict, but never the Vietnam War. That all changed with  Tour Of Duty.

Set in 1967–1968, this groundbreaking drama series follows an infantry platoon as they fight the enemy — and each other — in Southeast Asia. Members of the platoon in season one include Capt. Rusty Wallace ( Kevin Conroy ), Sgt. Zeke Anderson ( Terence Knox ), Lt. Myron Goldman ( Stephen Caffrey ), Pvt. Roger Horn ( Joshua Maurer ), Pvt. Doc Matsuda ( Steve Akahoshi ), Cpl. Danny Percell ( Tony Becker ), Pvt. Scott Baker ( Eric Bruskotter ), Sgt. Marvin Johnson ( Stan Foster ), Pvt. Alberto Ruiz ( Ramon Franco ), and Pvt. Marcus Taylor ( Miguel A. Nunez Jr .). Subsequent seasons attracted marquee stars in limited roles.

With its continuing narrative, big name stars, and historically high production values,  Tour of Duty  has many of the qualities of today’s premium dramas. But it struggled to find an audience in a primetime landscape littered with light comedies. Thirty years later, the critically acclaimed series feels more groundbreaking than ever. And you can see for yourself what makes  Tour Of Duty  a unique TV classic every Monday–Thursday late night on getTV! Here are some fascinating facts about this groundbreaking series.

1. It was inspired by  Platoon.

In December of 1986, Oliver Stone’s  Platoon  drew raves from critics and moviegoers with its unflinching depiction of the Vietnam War. More than a decade after the conflict ended, American audiences finally seemed to ready to examine a highly divisive chapter in our history. And when the film won four Oscars — including Best Picture — a TV show dealing with the same period was inevitable.  Tour Of Duty  is not based on  Platoon , but its depiction of an infantry platoon in the same period (1967–68) is clearly inspired by it.

2. The series was produced with military cooperation.

While  Platoon  was made without any official involvement by the Army,  Tour Of Duty  producers New World Television sought the blessing of the Department of Defense. With it came advice, equipment, and the use of the Army’s Schofield Barracks in Hawaii as the production’s home base. But government cooperation came with a catch: veto power. The Army insisted on changes during season one and, though executive producer  Zev Braun  agreed, he made it clear who was running the show. “It is our avowed purpose to show the reality of war,” he told the  Los Angeles Times  in 1987. “We will not accede (to a change) if it is a major part of the story."

3. Changes were made for season two.

After surviving a low-rated but critically acclaimed first season,  Tour Of Duty  was retooled for its second season. The setting was changed to the Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base near Saigon and new cast members were added, including  Kim Delaney  (a future Emmy winner for  NYPD Blue ) as a young reporter on the base. Women were added to the cast, in part, to better compete with  China Beach , a soapy, Vietnam War drama series that debuted on ABC in 1988.

4. It had tough competition.

When  Tour of Duty  premiered in September of 1987, CBS scheduled it on Thursdays at 8pm. Its competition was T he Cosby Show  and  Family Ties , then the two top rated primetime shows on network TV. Fans breathed a sigh of relief when CBS moved the timeslot to Saturday for season three — until they found out it was up against  The Golden Girls  and  Empty Nest .

5. It was filmed on the set of another famous military-themed series.

Along with a change in setting in season two came a change in location. Production moved from Hawaii to Hollywood, specifically to the back lot where the long-running  M*A*S*H  had wrapped production just a few years earlier. That Korean War-set series shared 22 cast and crew members with  Tour of Duty , including  Rosalind Chao ,  Mako , and  Robert Ito .

6. Season two was cut short.

While seasons one and three had standard, full-season episode orders from CBS, season two was cut to just 16 shows. It wasn’t necessarily the fault of low ratings or budget cuts, but rather a strike by the Writer’s Guild of America that endured for 5 months and hobbled primetime television. Thirty years later, it remains the longest strike in WGA history.

7. Big names were added for season three.

For the third season, action moved away from the base and back out to the field, as the platoon was transferred to a Studies and Observation Group unit. Big names were added to the cast to boost the ratings, including  Carl Weathers  ( Rocky ) as Colonel Brewster and  Lee Majors  ( The Six Million Dollar Man ) as Pop Scarlett. Future star  Kyle Chandler  ( Friday Night Lights ) also had a recurring role in season three as Pvt. William Griner. Notable guest stars included  Angela Bassett ,  Ving Rhames , and  David Allan Grier .

8. It was an expensive show to produce.

“We've got a series that we think is like none other,” executive producer Zev Braun told UPI when the series debuted in 1987. Production costs were unusually expensive for a primetime series of the era: $1.25 million per show. The pilot itself had a budget of more than $3 million, with season one costing more than $30 million. While that may not have paid off in the ratings, it did in critical acclaim and awards consideration.  Tour of Duty  was nominated for three Emmys, winning once for the show’s complex and highly realistic sound design.

9. It depicted real events.

Tour Of Duty  frequently depicted actual events that happened during the Vietnam War, including the raid of Son Tay Prison. And the first story arc of season three dealt with the highly emotional topic of missing in action soldiers. “Over 2,300 soldiers Americans classified 'Missing' in the Vietnam War are still unaccounted for,” a title read on the first episode of season three. “Reported live sightings could indicate some are still held prisoner in Southeast Asia.” On the show, the two M.I.A soldiers — Terence Knox as Anderson and Stephen Caffrey as Goldman — were recovered after being held captive in a Viet Cong prison camp.

10. There were  five  soundtrack albums.

Because of the huge popularity of the 1960s pop songs of the era,  Tour of Duty  inspired not one but four soundtrack releases between 1988 and 1989. There was also a fifth compilation release in 1992 after the series had concluded its three-season run.

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