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Northern Exposure
1990
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
Diane Delano
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
Diane Delano was a character actress who portrayed Officer Barbara Semanski on Northern Exposure and mean science teacher Bobbi Glass on Popular.
William J. White
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
William "Bill" White was an actor best known for his role as Dave on Northern Exposure.
Sean O'Bryan
Cast · Known for The Princess Diaries, Searching, The Middle
Sean Michael O'Bryan (born September 10, 1963) is an American film and television actor. He co-starred with William Ragsdale on the short-lived series Brother's Keeper. Early television work includes guest roles on television series in Married... with Children, MacGyver, Northern Exposure, Cold Case, Diagnosis: Murder, Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Chicago Hope, Roswell, Roseanne, Criminal Minds, The King of Queens and Dexter. More recent television guest star credits include CSI, Bones, Melissa & Joey, Lie to Me, Hot In Cleveland, The Mentalist, Leverage, Glee, NCIS: LA, Superstore, and 9-1-1: Lone Star. He's had recurring roles on TV series including the sitcom Pig Sty, Six Feet Under, Abby, The Middle, and Love, Victor. He had a major recurring role as Bill Blackham on Persons Unknown. His film credits include Chaplin, Crimson Tide, Phenomenon, Exit to Eden, Out to Sea, Big Fat Liar, Deck the Halls, I'll Be Home For Christmas, Yes Man, Vantage Point, both Princess Diaries films, Playing for Keeps, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Table 58, Mother's Day, Searching, and Rust Creek.
Janine Turner
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure, Strong Medicine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress who starred on the prime time television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared on the Lifetime original series Strong Medicine. In 2008, Turner became a published author when Thomas Nelson released Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janine Turner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rob Morrow
Cast · Director · Known for Northern Exposure, Numb3rs, The Fosters
Rob Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure (1990-1995), a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Aside from that, Morrow is also known for his role as Ben in the film Private Resort (1985), his role as Richard Goodwin in the film Quiz Show (1994) and his role as FBI agent Don Eppes on the television series, NUMB3RS (2005-2010).
Darren E. Burrows
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
Darren E. Burrows (born September 12, 1966) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure. He also appeared in Cry-Baby, Amistad, Sunset Strip, Forty Shades of Blue, The X-Files, and in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Barry Corbin
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure, No Country for Old Men, One Tree Hill
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American film and television actor. His is best known for his role as the pompous former astronaut Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Corbin also had prominent recurring or starring roles in the series Lonesome Dove, One Tree Hill, The Closer, Anger Management, The Ranch, and Better Call Saul. In film, he has acted in many genres including thrillers (WarGames, The Hot Spot, In the Valley of Elah), comedies (Any Which Way You Can, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Stir Crazy) and Westerns (Urban Cowboy, No Country for Old Men, Killers of the Flower Moon), often as a sheriff, military leader, or other authority figure.
Frank Salsedo
Frank Sotonoma "Grey Wolf" Salsedo (May 20, 1929 – July 3, 2009) was a Native American actor. Often cast in smaller parts and guest roles, he had recurring roles in the series Northern Exposure, Power Rangers, and Walker, Texas Ranger.
John Corbett
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure, Sex and the City
John Joseph Corbett, Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. He is best-known for playing Chris Stevens on Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995 and Aidan, Carrie Bradshaw's boyfriend, on Sex and the City. He also played the leading male role opposite Nia Vardalos in Vardalos's hit film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002).
Peg Phillips
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
Margaret "Peg" Phillips was a retired accountant when she began taking acting classes at age 65. In 1990 she was cast in the role of Ruth-Anne Miller, the shop keeper in the series Northern Exposure.
Moultrie Patten
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
Moultrie Patten (June 10,1919 - March 18, 2009) was an American actor and jazz pianist, perhaps best known as Walt the trapper on Northern Exposure.
Cynthia Geary
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure
Cynthia Geary (born March 21, 1965) is a European-American actress. She is best known for her role as Shelly Tambo on the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Patrick Ryals
Patrick Ryals is an actor, known for The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992), Mad Love (1995) and Northern Exposure (1990).
John Cullum
Cast · Known for Northern Exposure, Great Performances
John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. He is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time winner, both for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Shenandoah in 1975 and On the Twentieth Century in 1978). On screen, Cullum is best known for his starring role as tavern owner Holling Vincoeur in Northern Exposure (1990 - 1995), which earned him an Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles on ER, Law & Order: SVU, The Middle, and Madam Secretary. His film appearances include Hawaii (1966), 1776 (1972), All Good Things (2010), Kill Your Darlings (2013), Before We Go (2014), and Christine (2016).
Joel Polis
Cast · Known for The Thing
An American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career. Polis' first film role was the character 'Fuchs' in the science fiction film The Thing. He appeared in numerous television series including Cheers, Alien Nation, Northern Exposure, Star Trek: Voyager, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Chicago Hope, Boston Legal and CSI. He appeared in a recurring role on the television series Cheers as the mischievous Gary, owner of the rival bar, Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. Polis's theater credits include performances at the Astor Place Theatre, Hartford Stage, Old Globe Theater, South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Odyssey Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Lillian Theater and the Pasadena Playhouse.
Anthony Edwards
Cast · Known for Zodiac, ER, Top Gun
Anthony Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun, Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.
Valerie Mahaffey
Cast · Known for Wings
Valerie Mahaffey (June 16, 1953 – May 30, 2025) was an American actress and producer. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81), for which she received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 1992, Mahaffey won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the CBS drama series Northern Exposure. She later won fame through her portrayal of extroverted and friendly but ultimately insane women on the television shows Wings, Desperate Housewives, Devious Maids and Big Sky. Mahaffey also appeared in a number of movies, including Senior Trip (1995), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Jack and Jill (2011), Sully (2016), and most notably French Exit (2020), for which she received critical acclaim and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Valerie Mahaffey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Peter O'Fallon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter O'Fallon is an American director, producer and writer for commercial, television and film productions. O'Fallon grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Film Studies. He began his career in the industry by making small T.V. spots for local radio stations, funded and created completely on his own. The success of these small commercials allowed him to relocate to Chicago and co-found one of the most prolific production companies in Chicago at that time. His first commercial was Michael Jordan's first commercial. Peter has directed over two thousand commercials and has won multiple awards for his work including Clio Awards, DNAD's and Golden Pencil Awards. He began his career in television with the hit series Thirtysomething. With Thirtysomething he directed a ground breaking portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Peter's television directing career continued with Northern Exposure, Party of Five, Profiler, Las Vegas, Prison Break, House, Ghost Whisperer, Eureka, Pushing Daises and the cult TV series pilot American Gothic. He also created the series Mysterious Ways, which ran for 44 episodes on NBC. Peter has also directed some of TV's most memorable pilots, including American Gothic, Mysterious Ways (created and executive produced), Odd Jobs (produced), Prey (produced), That Was Then, Blade, Eureka, and The Riches, which he also served as an executive producer. He directed the cult film Suicide Kings, starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. He also directed and produced A Rumor of Angels (MGM), starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack and Ron Livingston. O'Fallon just completed two pilots; "The Glades" for A&E and "Exit 19" for Lifetime, both of which were picked up for series. He is currently developing "Sucide Kings 2". Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter O'Fallon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Alec Smight
Director · Known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alec Dow Smight is an American film editor and television director born in New York City, whose current occupation is as a director and producer on the successful series CSI. Son of the well-known television and film director Jack Smight, his editing work includes Chicago Hope, numerous television pilots, Northern Exposure, and L.A. Law. In 2006 Smight segued into directing which also acted as his debut CSI episode titled "The Unusual Suspect" which premiered on March 30, 2006. His second CSI episode "Burn Out" aired November 2, 2006. In July 2013 it was confirmed that he would direct the 300th episode of CSI titled "Frame by Frame". As of March 2014 Smight has directed thirty-eight episodes of CSI, most recently "Dead in His Tracks”".
Dean Parisot
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dean Parisot is an American film and television director. Parisot won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings which starred and was co-written (with Mike Armstrong) by comedian Steven Wright. Among his television credits are episodes of Monk, Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Parisot is the son of Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a well-known cellist and pedagogue. He was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010. Parisot is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and also took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dean Parisot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
David Chase
Executive Producer · Writer · Known for Northern Exposure, The Rockford Files, The Sopranos
David Henry Chase (born August 22, 1945) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. He has won seven Emmy Awards. Chase's film debut came in 2012 with Not Fade Away, followed by The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.
Sam Egan
Writer · Known for Northern Exposure, Quincy, M.E.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sam Egan is a journalist, and a writer/producer for television. His credits include writing and producing for such shows as: Quincy, M.E., The Incredible Hulk, The Fall Guy, Northern Exposure, The Outer Limits, Sanctuary and Jeremiah. He is the son of a holocaust survivor and based The Outer Limits episode "Tribunal" on his father's experience in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where his father's first wife and daughter were killed by the Nazis. As a journalist, Egan has written for Rolling Stone Magazine and was editor of the Arts Magazine The Every Other Weekly.
Lois Foraker
Cast · Known for Child's Play 3
Lois Foraker is an American film, stage and television actress. She was in the original Broadway cast of Godspell in 1976. She has appeared in such television series as M*A*S*H, After MASH, and The West Wing, as well as in the pilot episode of Northern Exposure.