''Our Family Honor'' is an American
drama
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television series
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that aired on
ABC
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from September 17, 1985, until January 3, 1986, as part of its
1985 fall lineup.
Launched as a two-hour
TV-movie
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, ''Our Family Honor'' is about two
New York City
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families who had known each other since their childhoods and who were involved in competing "family businesses" – the McKay family mostly worked for the
New York City Police Department
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, where Patrick (
Kenneth McMillan) was Commissioner, while the Danzigs were deeply involved in
organized crime
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, with patriarch Vincent (
Eli Wallach
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) filling the role of "godfather".
Barbara Stuart played Vincent's wife, Marianne Danzig. Detective Sergeant Frank McKay (
Tom Mason) was Patrick's often hot-headed son, while Vincent's cruel but inept son, Augie (
Michael Madsen
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), was nonetheless his heir apparent. Liz McKay (
Daphne Ashbrook
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), Patrick's niece, was a newly graduated officer now partnered with Officer Ed Santini (
Ray Liotta
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). She was romantically involved with Vincent's other son, Jerry (
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), who wanted out of his father's business and used the name "Jerry Cole" in order to minimize any connection with his father's family. Another story line involved Vincent's murder of his wife's lover, carried out by Augie; when Frank came to arrest Augie for this crime, Augie died in the ensuing fight. The effect of Augie's death was not revealed. Despite the program's large budget and large, impressive cast, it was cancelled due to low
ratings after the episode (January 3, 1986) containing this event was aired.
Cast
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Michael Madsen
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as Augie Danzig
*
Daphne Ashbrook
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as Liz McKay
*
Kenneth McMillan as Patrick McKay
*
Sheree J. Wilson
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as Rita Danzig
*Michael Woods as Jerry Danzig
*
Ray Liotta
Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas'' (1990). He was a Primeti ...
as Ed Santini
*
Eli Wallach
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as Vincent Danzig
*
Tom Mason as Frank McKay
*
Barbara Stuart as Marianne Danzig
*
Ron Karabatsos
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Early life
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as George Bennett
Episodes
References
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''
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External links
* (pilot)
* (series)
American Broadcasting Company original programming
1980s American drama television series
Television shows set in New York City
1985 American television series debuts
1986 American television series endings
Television series by Lorimar Television
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