Benson Checkmate (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Benson

Checkmate (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

An eleven-year-old prodigy in chess visits the governor's mansion. The young Russian is tired of being show-cased everywhere, so he asks Katie to hide him from his caregivers. When he is missed, the Soviets threaten war.

Director

Tony Mordente

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) | Bob Colleary (teleplay) | Tom Reeder (teleplay) | Mark Barkan (story) | Louis A. Coppola (story) (as Louis Coppola)

Producers

Susan Harris | Tom Reeder | Don Richetta

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editors

Harold McKenzie (video tape) | Abe Schwartz (video tape)

Casting Director

Judith Weiner

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 7, 1980

Release date

Feb 7, 1980 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 22 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson DuBois See fewer	Benson (1979)
James Noble Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling See fewer	1776 (1972)
Inga Swenson Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus See fewer	Benson (1979)
Caroline McWilliams Marcy Hill Marcy Hill See fewer	Mermaids (1990)
Missy Gold Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling See fewer	Benson (1979)
Lewis J. Stadlen John Taylor John Taylor See fewer	I.Q. (1994)
Michael Bell Petrov Petrov See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Meeno Peluce Alexei Alexei See fewer	Voyagers! (1982)
Arthur Rosenberg Vozneski Vozneski See fewer	Footloose (1984)