It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air - Cast (original) (raw)

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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min |Crime, Drama

E.L. is busy running a real estate scam on an Arab sheik when his nephew B.L. arrives in town. The boy has stolen a numbers runner' book and has convinced the crook that E.L. has it.

Director

Ivan Dixon

Writers

Stephen J. Cannell (created by) |Juanita Bartlett (written by)

Producer

Chuck Bowman

Composers

Pete Carpenter |Mike Post

Cinematographer

William Gereghty

Editor

David Rosenbloom (as David L. Rosenbloom)

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Status

Edit Released

Updated Mar 30, 1980

Release date

Mar 30, 1980 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Ben Vereen's primary photo Ben VereenE.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner See fewer All That Jazz (1979)
Jeff Goldblum's primary photo Jeff GoldblumLionel Whitney Lionel Whitney See fewer Jurassic Park (1993)
James Bond III's primary photo James Bond IIIBrandon Leroy 'B.L.' Turner Brandon Leroy 'B.L.' Turner See fewer Def by Temptation (1990)
Robert Alda's primary photo Robert AldaRogers Dillingham Rogers Dillingham See fewer Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Dick Anthony Williams's primary photo Dick Anthony WilliamsLester Rollins Lester Rollins See fewer Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Rockne Tarkington's primary photo Rockne Tarkington Mucker Mucker See fewer The Ice Pirates (1984)
Renny Roker's primary photo Renny Roker Candy Candy See fewer Skidoo (1968)
Henry G. Sanders's primary photo Henry G. SandersClancy (as Henry Gale Sanders) Clancy (as Henry Gale Sanders) See fewer Selma (2014)
Alexander Zale's primary photo Alexander Zale Sheik Sheik See fewer Firefox (1982)
Dominic Barto's primary photo Dominic Barto Waiter Waiter See fewer Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Scorpio's primary photo Scorpio Arab Arab See fewer Police Story (1973)
Jeff Chayette's primary photo Jeff Chayette Doorman Doorman See fewer Cold Dog Soup (1990)
Bob Frank's primary photo Bob Frank Tiffin Tiffin See fewer Hart to Hart (1979)
Michael Santiago's primary photo Michael Santiago Actor (voice) (uncredited) Actor (voice) (uncredited) See fewer The Squid and the Whale (2005)

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