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Network. CBS. Release. February 4, 1990. ( 1990-02-04) Family of Spies, also known as Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring is a 1990 TV movie based on the espionage of John A. Walker Jr. The film was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Powers Boothe as John Walker.
- Black den Productions
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Richard DeLong Adams
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In 1990, Walker's life from his navy career just before his recruitment as a spy to his and his son's arrest by the FBI was dramatized in a two-part TV movie called Family of Spies on CBS. Walker was portrayed by Powers Boothe .
- 4; including Michael Walker (accomplice), Laura Walker (attempted accomplice)
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- Building a Naval Career. John Anthony Walker Jr. was born in 1937, the middle son of a Warner Brothers film marketer and an Italian-American mother. Nicknamed “Smilin’ Jack,” he attended Catholic school and became an altar boy; however, his childhood was traumatic.
- A Second Career. Espionage became Walker’s way out, though in his telling political disaffection also played a role. He suspected John F. Kennedy’s assassination had been engineered by government and corporate leaders intent on preventing the President from toning down the Cold War.
- Life As a Spy. John Walker’s trickle of intelligence meanwhile became a flood. According to Walker’s account, he mostly supplied the Soviets with old key lists – much less zealously guarded – and the KGB never pressed him for current or future ones.
- End of Walker’s Espionage. A most troubling aspect of the Walker affair is how it could have gone on for 18 years without authorities uncovering the leak.
Incredibly, for two decades, his treason remained undetected. Pete Earley’s gripping tale of master spy John Walker, Jr. and his ring – his son, Michael; his brother, Arthur; and his best friend, Jerry Whitworth – is dazzling in its detail and shocking in its revelations.
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Feb 4, 1990 · NR. Genre (s): Drama. Release year: 1990. Family of Spies, also known as Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring is a 1990 TV movie based on the espionage of John A. Walker Jr.. The film was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Powers Boothe as John Walker. Discover. Overview. Seasons & Episodes. Cast & Crew. Awards.
← Back to main. Series Cast 17. Powers Boothe. John Walker (2 Episodes) Lesley Ann Warren. Barbara Walker (2 Episodes) John M. Jackson. Arthur J Walker (2 Episodes) Lili Taylor. Laura Walker (2 Episodes) Graham Beckel. Jerry A. Whitworth (2 Episodes) Andrew Lowery. Michael L. Walker (2 Episodes) Gordon Clapp. Capt. Burnett (2 Episodes)
