''Dudley'' is an American

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television series starring

Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writ ...

(in his episodic TV debut) and

Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...

. The series premiered on April 16, 1993, on

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, temporarily replacing '' Major Dad'' on Friday nights. It was canceled on May 14, 1993, with one episode remaining unaired.

Synopsis

The series focuses on the "forced" cohabitation between Dudley Bristol, a mature divorced cabaret pianist, and his 14-year-old son Fred.

Cast

as Dudley Bristol *

as Laraine Bristol *

Harley Cross Harley Cross (born March 10, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, film/television actor and producer. He is currently the Director of Strategy foLand Core a 501(c)3 non-profit that he co-founded in 2018 advancing soil health programs and policie ...

as Fred Bristol *

Max Wright George Edward Maxwell Wright (August 2, 1943 – June 26, 2019) was an American actor, known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom '' ALF'' (1986–1990). Early life Wright was born August 2, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to th ...

as Paul *

Joel Brooks Joel Brooks (born December 17, 1949) is an American actor, known for his roles in '' Stir Crazy'', ''My Sister Sam'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green'' and '' Phil of the Future''. Brooks also had a recurr ...

as Harold Krowten *

Lupe Ontiveros Guadalupe Ontiveros ( Moreno; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Rosalita in ''The Goonies'', and Yolanda Saldívar in the film ''Selena''. She acted in numerous films and television shows, ...

as Marta

Episodes

Awards

* 1993 Emmy Awards Nominee - Graphic design and title sequences - William B. Pittard, Frances Schifrin, Jennifer Grey Berkowitz, Darin Kirchne * 1993 Emmy Awards Nominee - Lighting direction (electronic), comedy series - George Spiro Dibie, Kim Killingsworth

References

*Alex McNeil, ''Total television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present'', Penguin Books, 1996

External links

* 1993 American television series debuts 1993 American television series endings 1990s American sitcoms Television shows set in New York City CBS original programming Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series by CBS Studios English-language television shows {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub