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Twin Peaks :: Pilot (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

Pilot

Episode #:

01x01

Original Airdate:

Sunday April 08th, 1990

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Episode Crew
Director:	David Lynch (1)
Writer:	Mark Frost (1) David Lynch (1)

Episode Summary

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When the body of Laura Palmer, the local Homecoming Queen, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the crime and the mysterious circumstances surrounding it.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Al Strobel	played	The One-Armed Man	Recurring (first appearance)
•Andrea Hays	played	Heidi, Diner Waitress	Recurring (first appearance)
•Brett Vadset	played	Joey Paulsen	Recurring (first appearance)
•Catherine E. Coulson	played	The Log Lady	Recurring (first appearance)
•Charles D. Miller (1)	played	Dr. Neilson	Recurring (first appearance)
•Charlotte Stewart	played	Betty Briggs	Recurring (first appearance)
•Don S. Davis	played	Major Garland Briggs	Recurring (first appearance)
•Eric Dare	played	Leo Johnson	Recurring (first appearance)
•Frank Silva	played	Bob	Recurring (first appearance)
•Garrison Hershberger	played	Mike Nelson	Recurring (first appearance)
•Grace Zabriskie	played	Sarah Palmer	Recurring (first appearance)
•Heather Graham (1)	played	Annie Blackburn	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jan D'Arcy	played	Sylvia Horne	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jessica Wallenfels	played	Harriet Hayward	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Boylan	played	Mayor Dwayne Milford	Recurring (first appearance)
•Julee Cruise	played	Girl Singer at Roadhouse	Recurring (first appearance)
•Mary Jo Deschanel	played	Eileen Hayward	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael J. Anderson (3)	played	The Man From Another Place	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michelle Milantoni	played	Suburis Pulaski	Recurring (first appearance)
•Phoebe Augustine	played	Ronnette Pulaski	Recurring (first appearance)
•Sheryl Lee (1)	played	Laura Palmer	Recurring (first appearance)
•Wendy Robie	played	Nadine Hurley	Recurring (first appearance)
•Arnie Stenseth	played	Sven Jorgenson
•Ben DiGregorio	played	Max Hartman
•Chris Morrissey	played	Roadhouse Patron
•David Wasman	played	Gilman White
•Diane Caldwell	played	Julie, Hotel Employee
•Dorothy Roberts	played	Mrs. Jackson
•Gregory 'Smokey' Hormel	played	Road House Band Member
•Jane Jones	played	Margaret Honeycutt
•Joseph 'Simon' Szeibert	played	Road House Band Member
•Joseph L. Altruda	played	Road House Band Member
•Marjorie Nelson	played	Janice Hogan
•Rick Tutor	played	Janek Pulaski
•Robert Davenport	played	Johnny Horne
•Roberta Maguire	played	Maria Pulaski
•Rodney Harvey	played	Biker Scotty
•Shelley Henning	played	Alice Brady
•Steven Hodges	played	Road House Band Member
•Tawnya Pettiford-Wates	played	Dr. Shelvy
•Troy Evans	played	Principal George Wolchezk
•William Ungerman	played	Road House Band Member

Main Cast

•Kyle MacLachlan (1)	played	Special Agent Dale Cooper
•Madchen Amick	played	Shelly Johnson
•Dana Ashbrook	played	Bobby Briggs
•Richard Beymer	played	Benjamin Horne
•Lara Flynn Boyle	played	Donna Marie Hayward
•Sherilyn Fenn	played	Audrey Horne
•Warren Frost	played	Dr. William Hayward
•Peggy Lipton	played	Norma Jennings
•James Marshall (1)	played	James Hurley
•Everett McGill	played	Big Ed Hurley
•Jack Nance	played	Pete Martell
•Ray Wise	played	Leland Palmer
•Joan Chen	played	Jocelyn "Josie" Packard
•Piper Laurie	played	Catherine Martell