''White Fang'' is a 1993 television series loosely based on the 1906 novel by

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

. During its single season (1993–94) 25 episodes were produced. It tells the story of young Matt Scott who adopts a dog named Fang who continually saves him from bad situations.

Cast and characters

Main

Jaimz Woolvett James "Jaimz" Woolvett (born April 14, 1967) is a Canadian actor. Woolvett's highest-profile role was the Schofield Kid, a near-sighted aspiring gun-fighter in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, a ...

as Matt Scott *

David McIlwraith David McIlwraith is a Canadian actor who has appeared in numerous television series and in several films since the 1970s. He co-starred in the 1993 television series ''White Fang'' and also had a prominent role as Dr. Reginald Murdoch in the 2001 ...

as Judge Adam Scott * Denise Virieux as Kate Scott * Ken Blackburn as Hank Blair * Lee Grant as Vera Dillon * Kevin Atkinson as Chief David * Fang as himself

Recurring

* Gianluca Venantini as Steve (4, 10, 17) *

Veronika Logan Veronica Logan (also known as Veronika Logan) is an Italian film and television actress. Biography Born to the British musician Michael Logan and Antonella Desimone, she started working as a model. On television she made her debut in 1984 in ...

as Maggie (4, 11, 17, 19) * Carin C. Tietze as Joanna (8, 14, 18) * Helmut Berger as Sam Calman (9, 13, 16)

Guest

* Stig Eldred as Beauty Smith (1, 11) *

Chic Littlewood Cecil "Chic" Littlewood (17 November 1930 – 11 January 2015) was a New Zealand television entertainer and actor. Biography Born on 17 November 1930 in southeast London, England, Littlewood originally worked as a baker. He had a gift for mimicr ...

as Dog's owner *

John Cairney John Cairney (born 16 February 1930) is a Scottish film and television actor who is well known to audiences in Scotland and internationally through his one-man shows on Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Service, Charles Rennie Macki ...

Karl Urban Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film ''Ghost Ship''. Since t ...

as David *

John Bach John Bach (born 5 June 1946) is a British-born New Zealand actor who has acted on stage, television and film over a period of more than four decades. Though born in the United Kingdom, he has spent most of his career living and working in New Z ...

as Tom Cooper (6) *

David Aston David Aston is an actor from Auckland, New Zealand who played the character Rhineheart in the 1999, Hollywood movie The Matrix. He also works as presenter for non-broadcast in-house videos, televisions commercials, voiceover artist and singer. ...

as Jake (7) *

Ian Watkin Ian Watkin (25 January 1940 – 18 May 2016) was a New Zealand actor known for the films ''Braindead'' and '' Sleeping Dogs''. Watkin grew up in Greymouth, and started his career in theatre and radio plays, and working as a magazine editor befor ...

as Uncle Ray (21)

Episodes

Home releases

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment Alliance Home Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 (US and Canada) on the defunct Platinum Disc Corp. label. It was initially released in three volume sets in 2002. On December 7, 2004, they re-packaged all 3 volumes in one 3-disc set entitled ''White Fang''. In July 2008 they were bundled together again to create "White Fang: The Complete Series", a tin box-set.

References

External links

* {{White Fang 1990s Canadian drama television series 1990s New Zealand television series 1993 Canadian television series debuts 1994 Canadian television series endings English-language television shows New Zealand drama television series Television series by South Pacific Pictures Television shows about dogs Television shows based on works by Jack London Television shows set in New Zealand White Fang