Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

"What you don't know can kill you."

1982

1h 37m

4.9(23 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Science Fiction

Overview

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

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Cast & Crew

45 members

Acting

Robert Urich

Ruben Castle

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JoBeth Williams

Harriet Purdue

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Paul Dooley

Joe Hiatt

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Hoyt Axton

Ben Morgan

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Peter Coyote

Steele

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Marin Kanter

Mackenzie Castle

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Gailard Sartain

Mayor

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Dan Hedaya

Peck

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Harry Carey, Jr.

Dr. Emmer

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John Considine

Burnside

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Margery Bond

Judy Hiatt

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Joseph G. Medalis

Lawyer

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Patrick Houser

Chester

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Alvin Crow

Deputy Wayne

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Production

Ned Dowd

Deputy Bobby

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Kent Rizley

Deputy Ray

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Heather Menzies

Susan

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Michelle Davison

Mrs. Haskins

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Henry G. Sanders

Dr. Ross

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Vernon Weddle

Varney

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John Perry Barlow

Mercenary

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Mark Carlton

Mercenary

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Writing

Darrell Fetty

Mercenary

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Steve Tannen

Mercenary

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Crew

Fred Lerner

Mercenary

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Billie Kirkland

Mercenary

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Bruce Paul Barbour

Skinhead

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Greg Wayne Elam

Skinhead

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Steve Bassett

Vosburgh

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Directing

David S. Cass Sr.

Wes

Crew

George Fisher

Chuck

Directing

Zalman King

Hollywood Producer

Writing

John Binder

Hollywood Producer

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Camera

Joyce Rudolph

Lady Bartender

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Tracy Smith

Male Assistant

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Ellen Flitner

Janet Hiatt

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Bill Moseley

Cab Driver

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Richard Jury

Carl

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Raymond Dixion

Bureaucrat

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Gail Glover

Female Clerk

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Pat Mahoney

Chairman

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Connie Camino

Morgan's Secretary

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Bernie Welch

Army General

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Olive Joyce Lee

Cleaning Woman

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Maria Cecile Callier

Tour Guide (uncredited)

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