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Gimme a Break!: Cast & Details
Premiered:
October 29, 1981, on NBC
Rating:
TV-G
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Premise:
A feisty housekeeper named Nell helps a widowed police chief raise his three daughters in a sassy sitcom that mocked stereotypes by showing a loving relationship between a black woman and a white family. Over time the household residents changed and the location shifted from California to New York, but Nell was constant, always there to dispense wisecracks and wisdom.
Gimme a Break! Cast
Nell Carter
: Nellie Ruth `Nell' Harper
Dolph Sweet
: Chief Carl Kanisky
Kari Michaelson
: Katie Kanisky
Lauri Hendler
: Julie Kanisky Maxwell
Lara Jill Miller
: Samantha `Sam' Kanisky
Howard Morton
: Off. Ralph Simpson
John Hoyt
: Grandpa Stanley Kanisky
Jane Dulo
: Grandma Mildred Kanisky
Pete Schrum
: Uncle Ed Kanisky
Joey Lawrence
: Joey Donovan
Telma Hopkins
: Addy Wilson
Jonathan Silverman
: Jonathan Maxwell
Matthew Lawrence
: Matthew Donovan
Paul Sand
: Marty/Esteban
Rosetta LeNoire
: Maybelle Harper
Rosie O'Donnell
: Maggie O'Brien
Gimme a Break! Guest Cast
Alan Oppenheimer
: Daniels
Albernette Jimenez
: Angie
Alice Ghostley
: Neighbor
Allan Rich
: Judge
Alvernette Jimenez
: Angie
Alvernette Kamelle
: Angie
Amanda Wyss
Arlene Golonka
: Maxine
Arnold Turner
: Policeman
Art La Fleur
: Hamilton
Ben Powers
: Nell's Ex-Husband
Bert Rosario
: Jose
Bill Henderson
: Ernie
Blake Clark
: BJ
Blake Clarke
: BJ
Brian Backer
: Tyler
Bumper Robinson
: Boomer
Charles Weldon
Cliff Norton
: Doctor
Count Stovall
: Tony
Danny Glover
: Bill
Deborah Pratt
: Vanessa
Dennis Burkley
: George
Dennis Haysbert
: Rev. Winfield
Don Bovingloh
: Maitre d'
Don Rickles
Donna LaBrie
: Mary
Donnelly Rhodes
: Mayor
Ed Koch
: Ed Koch
Elizabeth Kerr
Ernie Hudson
Eugene Roche
: Jerry
Florence Halop
: Mrs. Falkenberg
Frank Bonner
: Tom Baxter
Fred McCarren
: Joey's Father
Fred McCarren
: Tim
Gary Collins
: Gary Collins
George Kirby
: Mayor
Gloria Gifford
: Marilyn
Grant Cramer
: Dave
Gretchen Wyler
Gwen Verdon
: Lilly
Hal Williams
: Doctor
Hank Rolike
: Nell's Father
Harrison Page
: Addy's Neighbor
Harrison Page
: Storm
Harry Basil
: Nicky
Hilda Haynes
: Mama
Howard Platt
: Cop
J.A. Preston
: Archaeologist
Jack Carter
: Corelli
Jack Carter
: Customer
Jack Fletcher
: Swackhammer
James A. Watson Jr.
James A. Watson Jr.
: James
James Cromwell
James Mendenhall
: Doctor
James Watson Jr.
Jason Edwards
: Doctor
Jay Johnson
: Priest
Jenny Beck
: Molly
John Fletcher
: Swackhammer
Joseph Maher
: Mr. Dudley
Joseph Maher
: Prof. Dudley
Ken Berry
: Dave
Ken Olfson
: Swinbourne
Kurt McKinney
: Chip
Kurt McKinney
: Steve
LaShana Dendy
: Danny
Lewis Arquette
: Kramer
Loren Lester
Lynn Thigpen
: Loretta
Maggie Cooper
Marianne Muellerleile
: Betty
Marica Rodd
Mark L. Taylor
: Mr. Broderick
Mary Jo Catlett
: Betty
Michael Korn
: Walter
Michael O'Leary
: Todd
Milton Berle
Mykelti Williamson
: Waiter
Nat Bernstein
: Officer
Pat Sajak
: Pat Sajak
Patrick Breen
: Keith
Patrick Collins
: Tim
Patrick Cronin
: Teacher
Paul Gleason
: Kimball
Paul Williams
: Captain Jerk
Peter Iacangelo
: Brown
Phil Leeds
: Guard
Phyllis Frelich
: Marta
Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Vitte
: Ken
Reuven Bar-Yotam
: Stefan
Ric Mancini
Richard Paul
: Nichols
Rick Lohman
: Warren
Rod Colbin
: Dr. Kessler
Rue McClanahan
Sammy Davis Jr.
: Sammy Davis Jr.
Sharon Spelman
: Mother
Shelly Garrett
: Earl
Steven Williams
: Harvey
Susan Marie Snyder
: Linda
Teddy Wilson
: Mr. Funky
Teddy Wilson
: Rev. Dixon
Thomas Callaway
: Michael
Timothy Brown
: William
Todd Field
: Eric
Tony Randall
: Tony Randall
Victoria Carroll
: Melissa
William Zabka
Yvonne Wilder
: Mrs. Jacoby
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