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Operation: Lifeline (1978–1979)
TV Series | 60 min | Documentary

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Operation: Lifeline (1978–1979)

TV Series | 60 min | Documentary

This was a reality TV show that took place in a hospital emergency room Each episode would follow one or two patients through their process.

Seasons

2 | 1 | Unknown See all

Directors

Robert Elfstrom | Alfred R. Kelman | Charles A. Bangert

Producers

Robert E. Fuisz (producer) | Alfred R. Kelman (producer)

Cinematographers

Don Lenzer | Robert Elfstrom (director of photography)

Editors

Milton Moses Ginsberg | Geof Bartz

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 7, 1978

Release date (First episode)

Sep 7, 1978 (United States)

Awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Dr. Morgan Self Self See fewer	3	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Theodore Kurze Self (as Dr. Theodore Kurze) Self (as Dr. Theodore Kurze) See fewer	1	Medic (1954)
Donald Trunkey Self (as Dr. Donald Trunkey) Self (as Dr. Donald Trunkey) See fewer	1	Trial and Error (1992)
J. Alex Haller Jr. Self - Chief Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins (as Dr. J. Alex Haller Jr.) Self - Chief Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins (as Dr. J. Alex Haller Jr.) See fewer	1	American Experience (1988)
Robert Simon Self - Vascular Surgeon: Reno, NV (as Dr. Robert Simon) Self - Vascular Surgeon: Reno, NV (as Dr. Robert Simon) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
James Steven Anderson Self Self See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Tammy Parrott Self Self See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Daniel Smith Self - Chief Resident: OBGYN (as Dr. Daniel Smith) Self - Chief Resident: OBGYN (as Dr. Daniel Smith) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Henry Cleveland Self (as Dr. Henry Cleveland) Self (as Dr. Henry Cleveland) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Jackson Beck Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	1	Take the Money and Run (1969)
James Duke Self - Trauma Surgeon (as Dr. James Red Duke) Self - Trauma Surgeon (as Dr. James Red Duke) See fewer	1	Bodywatch (1986)
Joan Hodgman Self (as Dr. Joan Hodgman) Self (as Dr. Joan Hodgman) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Charles Wilson Self (as Dr. Charles Wilson) Self (as Dr. Charles Wilson) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)
Judson Randolph Self (as Dr. Judson Randolph) Self (as Dr. Judson Randolph) See fewer	1	Operation: Lifeline (1978)

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