The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
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Made for TV, The Man in the Santa Claus Suit jumped the gun a bit by premiering December 23, 1979. The title "character" is threefold: John Byner, Gary Burghoff and Bert Convy all don Santa suits for various reasons. Byner is a fugitive tramp, Burghoff a lonely schoolteacher, and Convy a… More Made for TV, The Man in the Santa Claus Suit jumped the gun a bit by premiering December 23, 1979. The title "character" is threefold: John Byner, Gary Burghoff and Bert Convy all don Santa suits for various reasons. Byner is a fugitive tramp, Burghoff a lonely schoolteacher, and Convy a divorced father estranged from his young son. Unifying their three stories is top-billed Fred Astaire, who pops up in eight different roles (or seven different roles, if you don't count his "surprise identity") and sings the title song. The moral, as ever, is that Christmas is what you make of it: if you're merry, then you'll have a merry Christmas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Corey Allen
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Television, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 23, 1979 Wide
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Cast
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Majel Barrett
as Ms. Forsythe
- Eddie Barth
- Tara Buckman
- Brooke Bundy
- Gary Burghoff
- John Byner
- Nanette Fabray
- Ron Feinberg
- Harold Gould
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Andre Gower
as Terry
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David Greenan
as Rod Sanborn
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Eddie Ryder
as Hans
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Ted Thurston
as Clerk
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Ray Vitte
as Eddie
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Danny Wells
as Chandler
- Fred Astaire
- Bert Convy
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Debbie Lytton
as Melissa
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Sasha von Scherler
as Shopper
