Dear John poster

TV series · 1988

Dear John

“Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends”

First aired 6 October 1988 Comedy TMDB ↗

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Billie Bird
as Margie Philbert
80
Judd Hirsch
as John Lacey
53
Tom Willett
as Tom
50
Jane Carr
as Louise Mercer
38
Jere Burns
as Kirk Morris
33
William O'Leary
as Ben Conners
30
Isabella Hofmann
as Kate McCarron
29
Susan Walters
as Mary Beth Sutton
25
Everyone else (65) ↓
Nina Foch
as Mrs. Lacey
64
Harold Gould
as William Shakespeare
64
Gwen Verdon
as Yvonne
63
Bill Henderson
as Pete
62
John O'Leary
as Minister
62
Jerome Courtland
as Frank
61
John Carter
as Judge Humphrey
60
Pat Crawford Brown
as Kirk's Mom
59
Clive Revill
as Louise's Dad
58
Lila Kaye
as Audrey
58
George Hearn
as Frank Hollander
54
Sab Shimono
as Charlie Moura
51
Cleavon Little
as Tony Larkin
49
Oliver Clark
as Arthur Prescott
49
Nick Tate
as Brian Courtney
46
Raye Birk
as Dr. Hendricks
45
Susan Kellermann
as Blomlika
44
Michael McManus
as Bruce
42
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Neil Cramer
41
Keone Young
as Mr. Yoshimura
41
Barbara Rhoades
as Marie
41
John Calvin
as Richard
40
Gordon Clapp
as Dave Travis
40
Deborah Shelton
as John's Fantasy Woman
39
Lynne Thigpen
as Sarah Donnelly
39
Peter Jurasik
as Brad
38
Mary Pat Gleason
as Secretary
38
Daniel Zacapa
as Brian
37
Trevor Eve
as Ricky Fortune
37
Brent Jennings
as Frank
37
Harry Groener
as Ralph Drang
37
Dan Gilvezan
as Pete
37
Kevin Scannell
as Rocco
37
Carlene Watkins
as Wendy
36
Miriam Flynn
as Penny
36
Annie Golden
as Sylvia
36
Morgan Brittany
as Liz
36
Alan Blumenfeld
as Joe
36
Donald Gibb
as Frenchie
34
Mike Hagerty
as Al
34
Wendy Schaal
as Lisa
34
Corbin Bernsen
as Blake McCarron
34
Jeff Lester
as Cliff
33
Paul Eiding
as Emcee
31
Shannon Tweed
as Margo
31
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Orlando
31
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Larry
31
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Curtis
31
Lorenzo Lamas
as Alejandro Braceros
30
Megan Mullally
as Molly
29
Olivia Brown
as Denise
28
Sandra Wild
as Lorraine
28
Woody Harrelson
as Richard
27
Lee Arenberg
as Caroler
26
Jeff Garlin
as Deliveryman
26
Marietta DePrima
as Annie
24
Kristen Cloke
as Annette
20
Nicky Katt
18
Nicky Katt
as Amorous Male Student
18
Ele Keats
as Sandy
15
Ele Keats
as Amorous Female Student
15
Ben Savage
as Matthew Lacey
8
Richard Blum
as The Bartender
Unknown
Patricia Ayame Thomson
as Sashiko
Unknown
Dale Gonyea
as Piano Player
Unknown
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