Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998 American TV series or program

Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Genre	Drama
Written by	John Sacret Young
Directed by	Rod Holcomb
Starring	Ted Danson Jennifer Jason Leigh Brian Dennehy
Music by	David Hamilton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Adelson Tracey Alexander John Sacret Young Steven Hewitt (co-executive producer)
Producer	Lisa Niedenthal
Cinematography	Paul Elliott
Editor	Christopher Nelson
Running time	180 minutes
Production companies	Adelson Entertainment Tracey Alexander Productions
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	May 31, 1998 (1998-05-31)

Thanks of a Grateful Nation is a 1998 original miniseries about the Gulf War. Directed by Rod Holcomb, it stars Ted Danson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Brian Dennehy.^[1]

Cast

Ted Danson as Jim Tuite
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Teri Small
Brian Dennehy as Senator Donald Riegle
Marg Helgenberger as Jerrilyn Folz
Steven Weber as Jared Gallimore
Matt Keeslar as Chris Small
Robin Gammell as Clark Nugent
Sabrina Grdevich as Sandra
C. David Johnson as Steve Robertson
Cynthia Dale as Lisa Tuite
Amy Carlson as Tammy Boyer
Kenneth Welsh as Senator Shelby
Booth Savage as Gary Wall
Bruce Gray as Senator Rockefeller
Michael Rhoades as Sergeant George Grass
Jonathan Whittaker as Representative Steve Buyer
Hrant Alinak as Dr. Sid Beria
Liisa Repo-Martell as Kristie Schuermann
Steve Mousseau as Sterling Sims
Susan Coyne as Ammie West
Martha Burns as Dr. Rosemary Dove
Lynne Deragon as Mrs. Gallimore
Garnet Harding as Jimmy
Richard Chevolleau as Tater
Tony Munch as Ned Brisby
Janet Kidder as Rosca
Gina Clayton as Dr. Applebaum
Robert Bockstael as Dr. Lavigello
Nicholas Campbell as Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II
Richard Fitzpatrick as Dr. Egilson
Scott Gibson as Tray Haworth
Karyn Dwyer as Deeni
Hardee T. Lineham as Major Thomas Cross
Doug Lennox as Jack Whiting
Gerard Parkes as Ferdinand Noble
Marcia Bennett as Dr. Joyce Lasnot
J. Patrick McCormack as Bert Tardino
Nigel Bennett as Colonel Sanitsky
Ken James as Dr. Evan Johns
Christina Collins as Jan Sparks
John Nelles as Dr. Fritz Roddam
Tyrone Benskin as Supervisor Meeker
Michael Dyson as Stewy Galardi
Robert Bidaman as Dr. Donald Curtis
Norma Dell'Agnese as Vanna
William Colgate as Dr. Seawell
Patrick Chilvers as Keith Ruckhauser
Sharon Bernbaum as Dr. Nashal
Greg Ellwood as Dr. Tobias Azian
Ralph Small as Major Rongjaw
Lynne Cormack as Diedre Tama
Alan Murley as General Stalls
John Mark Robinson as Sergeant Elvis Jones
Carolyn Dunn as Sally Goodnight
Victoria Snow as Marcia Timmerman
David Crean as James Holsinger
Carol Anderson as Dr. Susan Mather
Dan Lett as Dr. Lucifer
Richard Blackburn as Senator Bennett
Jan Filips as Congressman
Andrew Miller as Jeff Bradford
John Innes as Pastor
Barry Flatman as Lieutenant Colonel Nalls
Matthew Bennett as Dr. Larson
Mung-Ling Tsui as Dr. Nishimi
John Dibben as Dr. Caplan
James Downing as David Folz
Jean Daigle as Jon Querry
Amanda Farrace as Kourtney Foir
Jonathan Higgins as George Littell
Panou as Kim
William Pappas as Representative Sonny Montgomery
Kinnery Thompson as Alexandra Small

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Nominee	Result
1998	Satellite Award	Best Actress - Miniseries or TV Film	Jennifer Jason Leigh	Nominated
		Best Miniseries or TV Film	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or TV Film	Brian Dennehy	Nominated

References

^ Bhob Stewart (2008). "Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

External links

Thanks of a Grateful Nation at IMDb
Thanks of a Grateful Nation at AllMovie

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