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4 unusual facts about Knots Landing


Cuna de lobos

The central character in Cuna de lobos is matriarch Catalina Creel, played by actress María Rubio, a villain in the grand dramatic tradition of Dynasty's Alexis Carrington, Dallas' J. R. Ewing, or Knots Landing's Abby Cunningham.

Michele Lee

She also starred in the reunion mini-series Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997, and portrayed Hollywood novelist Jacqueline Susann in the television biopic Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story in 1998.

Por Derecho de Sangre

The most memorable character in the original Cuna de lobos, and central to its storylines and themes, is matriarch Catalina Creel, played by actress María Rubio, a villainess in the grand dramatic tradition of Dynasty's Alexis Carrington, Dallas' J. R. Ewing, or Knots Landing's Abby Cunningham.

Sam Weisman

Sam Weisman is married to former Knots Landing actress Constance McCashin, with whom he has two children: Marguerite Weisman, an editorial assistant at Harper Collins and Daniel Weisman, a music manager, who manages Capital Cities and Wale and formerly managed of Mike Posner.


Al Christy

He appeared in episodes of Falcon Crest, The Twilight Zone, Knots Landing, and Punky Brewster, played Dr. Holmes in the 1985 film Stand Alone, and played one half of the third "documentary couple" in When Harry Met Sally from 1989.

Jaime Lyn Bauer

Jaime has guest starred on numerous primetime TV shows, including The Rookies, S.W.A.T., The F.B.I., Bronk, Baretta, Kate McShane, CHiPS, Time Express, Lottery, Mike Hammer, The Young Riders, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel and Knots Landing.

Jerrold Immel

Other programs which he has contributed music to include How the West Was Won, Hawaii Five-O, Logan's Run, Walker, Texas Ranger (through 1995 season) and Knots Landing.

John F. O'Donohue

A twenty-year veteran of the NYPD, his first acting role was that of an armed guard in Knots Landing in 1991.

Kevin Dobson

His most prominent roles were as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted partner of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) on the popular 1970s CBS crime drama Kojak, and as the second husband of Karen Fairgate MacKenzie (played by Michele Lee), M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie, on the 1980s soap opera Knots Landing - a role he played from 1982 until the series ended in 1993.

The following season, he landed the role of M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie on Knots Landing, cast opposite Michele Lee, a role he played for eleven years.

Paul Linke

His career has included appearances on many well known television series such as, The Waltons, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, Knots Landing, St. Elsewhere, Quantum Leap and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Wendy Fulton

She was also on the cast of the soap opera Bare Essence, (playing Genie Francis' nasty in-law, Muffin Marshall) and played Jean Hackney during the 1986-1987 season of Knots Landing.


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Constance McCashin

Other Knots Landing actors who appeared with her included Kevin Dobson, Lisa Hartman Black, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Don Murray, Michelle Phillips, Ted Shackelford, and Joan Van Ark.