''Vampire'' is a 1979 American made-for-television

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directed by E. W. Swackhamer, co-written and produced by Steven Bochco, and starring

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, Jason Miller,

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, Kathryn Harrold, Jessica Walter, and Joe Spinell.The New York Times
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Premise

A handsome millionaire vampire with an irresistible power over women becomes hunted by two vampire killers in modern-day

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Cast

as Anton Voytek * Jason Miller as John Rawlins *

as Harry Kilcoyne * Kathryn Harrold as Leslie Rawlins * Jessica Walter as Nicole DeCamp *

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as Andrea Parker * Michael Tucker as Christopher Bell * Jonelle Allen as Brandy * Scott Paulin as Father Hanley * Joe Spinell as Captain Desher

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* American television films 1979 horror films 1979 television films 1979 films ABC network original films American thriller films American supernatural horror films American vampire films 1970s English-language films 1970s thriller films American horror television films Vampires in television Films scored by Fred Karlin MTM Enterprises films Films directed by E. W. Swackhamer 1970s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub