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11 unusual facts about Highway to Heaven


Brian Lane Green

After starring in a local production of Pippin, he began working as an actor, guest starring on television shows such as Highway to Heaven, Hotel, Matlock and Murder She Wrote; and as a regular on the soap operas Days of Our Lives, Another World, and All My Children.

Brianne Murphy

Nominated: Outstanding Cinematography for a Series For: Highway to Heaven (For the episode "A Match Made in Heaven", 1985)

Don Beddoe

In 1984, he made his final television appearance as Kris in NBC's Highway to Heaven starring Michael Landon.

Elisabeth Harnois

Harnois was nominated in 1987 for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film in Comedy or Drama for One Magic Christmas (1985), and again in 1988 for Best Young Actress as Guest Starring in a Television Drama for Highway to Heaven (1984) for episode Man's Best Friend.

George McArthur

He has also had small roles on television shows such as According to Jim, Highway to Heaven, The Strip, and Carnivàle.

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

In 1986 he played the part of Mr. Parks in a first season episode of Highway to Heaven entitled "The Brightest Star".

Martha Scott

In the 1980s she had a regular role on the short-lived series Secrets of Midland Heights, several television movies, and single-episode appearances in shows like Magnum, P.I., The Paper Chase, and Highway to Heaven.

Maureen Flannigan

She has made guest appearances on other television series, including Highway to Heaven, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Starved, Close to Home, Kindred: The Embraced and 90210.

Moosie Drier

This period also saw an increase in Drier's 1-spot appearances, including Diff'rent Strokes (1986), The A-Team (1986), Highway to Heaven (1986), Blacke's Magic (1986), Cagney & Lacey (1986), Hunter (1986) and Just the Ten of Us (1988).

Richard Muenz

In 1986 he was a guest star on Highway to Heaven in the episode To Bind the Wounds and the following year he appeared on Kate & Allie in the episode Ted's Fix-Up.

Virginia Capers

In addition to a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she appeared in many television programs, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, M.D., My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Married... with Children, The Practice and ER.


Kimberly McArthur

Her television appearances included guest starring roles on episodes of Magnum, P.I. and Highway to Heaven before replacing Robin Wright on the NBC daytime soap Santa Barbara.

Nancy Frangione

In addition to other soap operas, such as One Life to Live, where she filled in for an ailing Andrea Evans as Tina Lord in 1985, Frangione has appeared on nighttime television series such as The Nanny (as Fran's cousin Marsha), Highway to Heaven, Matlock, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.