X-Nico

unusual facts about Airport '77


Arlene Golonka

In addition to acting on Broadway and television, Golonka has also had supporting roles in some 30 films, including Hang 'Em High, Airport '77, The In-Laws (starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin), and The End of Innocence.


Barbara Hale

Hale also had a featured role in the 1970 ensemble film Airport, playing the wife of a jetliner pilot (Dean Martin).

Dwan Smith

She continued to make appearances in films such as Cop on the Beat, Brothers (opposite Bernie Casey), the ill-fated and critically panned The Concorde...Airport '79 and Hell Squad followed by her role of Dr. Irma Foster on the groundbreaking soap opera General Hospital, a role she played from 1987 to 1989.

Factual television

Television programs in this genre include COPS and Rescue 911 from the United States, Airport and Jamie's School Dinners from Great Britain, Border Security and Bondi Rescue from Australia and Motorway Patrol from New Zealand.

Hillingdon Hospital

The hospital has been a popular filming location for many programmes, including Only Fools and Horses (during the birth of Derek Trotter's son Damien), Inspector Morse, defunct soap opera Family Affairs, and the BBC documentary Airport.

Linwood G. Dunn

Other later large-format and/or high-profile films Dunn's company did opticals for are My Fair Lady (1964), The Great Race (1965), Hawaii (1966), The Bible: In the Beginning (1966), Darling Lili (1970), and Airport (1970).


see also