"Walker, Texas Ranger"
Blood Diamonds (2001)

Director:

Eric Norris

TV Series:

"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)

Original Air Date:

5 May 2001 (Season 9, Episode 21)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Western

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Texas Ranger | Crime | Dallas Texas | Justice | Martial Arts

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Cordell "Cord" Walker
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	...	James "Jimmy" Trivette (as Clarence Gilyard)
Sheree J. Wilson	...	Asst. D.A. Alex Cahill
Judson Mills	...	Francis Gage
Nia Peeples	...	Sydney Cooke
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackson Burns	...	Carl
Amy Collett	...	Sparkle
Cynthia Dorn	...	M.E. Mary Williams
Bruce DuBose	...	Agent Suhor
Lanier Edwards	...	General Nelson Abu
Greg Wayne Elam	...	Joseph Ileka (as Greg Elam)
Mark Ivanir	...	French Mercenary
Larry Johnson	...	Flint
Shawn Odum	...	Young Cop
Ray Proscia	...	Hendrick Rolfe
Steve Shearer	...	Detective Roldan
Laurel Whitsett	...	Pathologist
Peter Woodward	...	Victor Drake
Lane Lindsey	...	Police Officer #1 (uncredited)
Robert N. McLain	...	Police Officer #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Norris

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Baker	....	trainee assistant director
Eric Norris	....	second unit director

Art Department
Scott A. Reeder	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer

Stunts
John Cann	....	stunt double
John Cann	....	stunts
Eric Norris	....	stunt coordinator
Víctor Quintero	....	stunt coordinator
Chip Wright	....	martial art and stunt double: Chuck Norris

Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Birge	....	second assistant camera
Miles Hargrove	....	video assist operator
Danny Horne	....	assistant camera
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Julie Beers	....	story editor
Joshua D. Clark	....	location assistant
Angela N. Padilla	....	second unit coordinator

Michael Dailey

...

Clumsy Deputy

Directed by
Joe Coppoletta		(6 episodes 1995-1996)
Jerry Jameson		(2 episodes 1994, 16 episodes 1998-2000)
Tony Mordente		(37 episodes 1993-1998)
Eric Norris		(14 episodes 1997-)
Michael Preece		(68 episodes 1993-)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christopher Canaan		creator
Bruce Cervi		writer (26 episodes 1995-)
Calvin Clements Jr.		writer (7 episodes 1994-1996)
Nicholas Corea		writer (27 episodes 1994-1999)
Gordon T. Dawson		writer (30 episodes 1993-)
Bob Gookin		writer (23 episodes 1996-)
Leslie Greif		creator
Paul Haggis		creator
Rick Husky		writer (11 episodes 1993-1997)
John Lansing		writer (22 episodes 1995-)
Terry D. Nelson		writer (1 episode 1993, 3 episodes 1995, 1 episode 1996)
Albert S. Ruddy		creator
Rob Wright		writer (11 episodes 1999-2001)

Produced by
Anthony Brooks Ashley	....	associate producer (1993-1994) (as Anthony Ashley)
John Ashley	....	executive producer (1993-1994)
Nancy Bond	....	producer (1993)
Garry A. Brown	....	co-producer (1997-1998)
Garry A. Brown	....	line producer (1996-1997)
Garry A. Brown	....	producer (1998-2001)
Bruce Cervi	....	co-producer (1996-1997)
Bruce Cervi	....	producer (1997-1999)
Bruce Cervi	....	supervising producer (1999-2000)
Lisa Clarkson	....	associate producer (1994-1995)
Lisa Clarkson	....	co-executive producer (2000-2001)
Lisa Clarkson	....	co-producer (1995-1996)
Lisa Clarkson	....	producer (1996-1997)
Lisa Clarkson	....	supervising producer (1997-2000)
Calvin Clements Jr.	....	producer (1994-1995)
Gordon T. Dawson	....	co-executive producer (1997-1998)
Gordon T. Dawson	....	executive producer (1998-2001)
Gordon T. Dawson	....	producer (1995-1996)
Gordon T. Dawson	....	supervising producer (1996-1997)
Gregory S. Dinallo	....	producer (1994)
Walton Dornisch	....	co-producer (1993)
Michael T. Elias	....	associate producer (1997-2001)
Cliff Fenneman	....	associate producer (1994-1995)
Bob Gookin	....	co-producer (1997-1998)
Bob Gookin	....	producer (1998-1999)
Leslie Greif	....	executive producer (1993)
Robert Hargrove	....	supervising producer (1993)
Rick Husky	....	producer (1993-1994)
Rick Husky	....	supervising producer (1994-1996)
Leonard Katzman	....	executive producer (1994-1995)
Mitchell Wayne Katzman	....	co-producer (1994-1995)
Peter Lance	....	supervising producer (1995-1996)
John Lansing	....	co-producer (1996-1997)
John Lansing	....	producer (1997-1999)
John Lansing	....	supervising producer (1999-2000)
Reuben Leder	....	producer
Frank Lupo	....	executive producer (1993-1994)
David Moessinger	....	executive producer (1993)
Terry D. Nelson	....	supervising producer (1995-1996)
Aaron Norris	....	executive producer (1996-2001)
Chuck Norris	....	executive producer (1995-2001)
Robert M. Rolsky	....	line producer (1994-1995) (as Bob Rolsky)
Albert S. Ruddy	....	executive producer (1993)
Stephen Phillip Smith	....	co-executive producer (1994)
Mike Stevens	....	associate producer (1995-1997)
Leslie Stout Glennon	....	associate producer (1997-1999)
Leslie Stout Glennon	....	coordinating producer (1999-2001)
Rob Wright	....	producer (2000-2001)
J. Michael Straczynski	....	supervising producer (1993) (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Rick Anderson
Fernando Argüelles
João Fernandes
Robert C. Horne
Frank E. Johnson		(1993-1994)
Karl Kases		(1994-)
Frank Raymond		(1993)

Film Editing by
Anthony Adler
Peter Basinski
John Davies
Michael J. Duthie		(as Mike Duthie)
Michael T. Elias
Gregory Gontz
Bud Hayes
Douglas Ibold		(as Doug Ibold)
David Latham
Bill Luciano
Michael J. Lynch
Tom McQuade
Pete Opotowsky
Leon Ortiz-Gil
Travis G. Rendich
Daniel J. Simmons
Troy Takaki

Casting by
Victoria Burrows
Shana Landsburg
Joseph Middleton
Shari Rhodes
Mary Jo Slater

Production Design by
Reuben Freed
Derek R. Hill
Philip Leonard		(2000-2001) (as Phil Leonard)
Jack Marty
Ina Peichl

Art Direction by
Jennifer Conder

Set Decoration by
Rob Edleson		(1993-1994)
Rodney Leach
J. Grey Smith		(1993)

Costume Design by
Michael W. Hoffman		(1993)
Taneia Lednicky
Janet Lucas Lawler		(1993-1994)
Sabrina Winningham

Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley	....	head makeup artist (1993)
Ilona Bobak	....	hair stylist
Ilona Bobak	....	makeup artist
Caryn Brostoff	....	hair stylist (makeup artist) (1993-1997)
Andy Clement	....	special makeup effects artist
Gail Freeman	....	makeup artist (1997-)
Donna Barrett Gilbert	....	head hair stylist (1993)
Nanette Moore	....	makeup artist (1997-)

Production Management
Ellen Marie Blum	....	production supervisor
Garry A. Brown	....	unit production manager
Robert Gros	....	executive in charge of production (1993-2001)
Jere Henshaw	....	executive in charge of production (1993)
David Jeffery	....	post-production supervisor
Scott Maitland	....	production manager (1993) (as Scott 'Bear' Maitland)
Melinda Majoros	....	post-production supervisor (1998-) (as Melinda R. Majoros)
F.A. Miller	....	unit production manager (1993-1994)
Robert M. Rolsky	....	unit production manager (1994-1995) (as Bob Rolsky)
Nathan Rotmensz	....	post-production supervisor (1994)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremiah Acerra	....	second assistant director
Clay Bakker	....	second second assistant director
Craig Beaudine	....	first assistant director (1993-1994)
Joseph Bellotti	....	first assistant director
Ellen Marie Blum	....	second assistant director (1995-)
Mitchell Bock	....	first assistant director (1995-1997)
Garry A. Brown	....	first assistant director
Greg Wayne Elam	....	second unit director (multiple episodes)
Kinnie Gibson	....	second unit director
Peter C. Graupner	....	first assistant director (1993)
Richleigh Heagh	....	first assistant director
Frank Katzman	....	first assistant director
Michael Kennedy	....	first assistant director (1995-1997)
Larry Lipton	....	first assistant director
Kelly A. Manners	....	first assistant director
Don Pike	....	second unit director (episode "A Woman's Place (1997)")
Louis Race	....	first assistant director
Thomas Schellenberg	....	key second assistant director (1993)
Bruce A. Simon	....	first assistant director
Joey Stewart	....	first assistant director: second unit (1999-2002)
Lawrence M. Wagner	....	first assistant director (1996-)
Leo Zisman	....	first assistant director (1997-)

Art Department
Paul Baker	....	assistant property master (1998-2000) (as Paul S. Baker)
Bradly E. Breitbarth	....	property master (as Brad Breitbarth)
Lance Cheatham	....	set dresser
Scott Childers	....	construction coordinator (1991)
Larry Langley	....	construction coordinator (1993)
Mike Parsons	....	property master (1993-) (as Michael Parsons)
Michael Wilks	....	on-set dresser (1994-1998)
Michael Wilks	....	property assistant (1998-2000)
Marian Yeager	....	set dresser (1994)

Sound Department
Rusty Beith	....	production sound editor (1993)
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes)
Stacy Brownrigg	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound editor
Lee Dragu	....	sound editor
Paul Drenning	....	foley mixer
Wilson Dyer	....	sound designer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Darrell Henke	....	production sound mixer
Marti D. Humphrey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Albert Ibbotson	....	supervising sound editor (1993-1994)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
Peggy McAffee	....	sound designer (100 episodes)
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (100 episodes)
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes)
George Nemzer	....	supervising sound editor
Michael O'Corrigan	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Fay O'Corrigan)
Phillip W. Palmer	....	sound mixer: second unit
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes)
Dean St. John	....	adr foley mixer (pilot and multiple episodes season 1 and 2)
Paul Tade	....	supervising sound editor
David Werntz	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Jack Bennett	....	special effects coordinator
Bob Cooper	....	special effects coordinator
Mark Henderscheid	....	special effects foreman
Greg Kilmer	....	special effects technician (1996-2001)
Jack Lynch	....	special effects technician
Greg Puga	....	special effects technician
Andy Sebok	....	special effects coordinator: 5 episodes 1997
Ken Speed	....	special effects coordinator (1993-1997)
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
David Alvarado	....	stunts
Markham Anderson	....	utility stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts (2 episodes)
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Kevin A. Bode	....	stunt double
Kevin A. Bode	....	stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	stunts
Jackson Burns	....	utility stunts
Debbie Lee Carrington	....	stunt double: Cathy
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunts (as Dave Cass)
Russell Clay	....	utility stunts
Tim Connolly	....	stunts
Mark Crumley	....	stunts
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunt coordinator (as Greg Elam)
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunt double: Trivette (as Greg Elam)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts (2 episodes)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts (episodes "Crime Wave Dave", "Long Haul", "Ghost Rider", "Borderline", "War Cry")
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	utility stunts (1999)
Kinnie Gibson	....	stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Matthew Greene	....	stunt double
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Rick Herod	....	utility stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Diana Lee Inosanto	....	martial arts stunt double: Tammy Lauren/LauraLee Bell
Steven Ito	....	stunt performer
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double: Shree Wilson
Jeff Jensen	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt driver
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	utility stunts (7 episodes)
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	stunt double (as Gail Monian)
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Denver Mattson	....	stunts
Richard Norton	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Richard Phillips	....	stunts (episode "Showdown at Casa Diablo") (episode "Son of Thunder")
Roger L. Rickard	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts
Karen Sheperd	....	stunts
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunts
Bobby Unser Jr.	....	stunts
Lee Waddell	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Robert Wall	....	stunts
Lee Whittaker	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Gene Williams	....	stunts
Chris Wright	....	stunts
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt double: Nia Peeples
Marcus Young	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit
Sarah Bowman	....	additional second assistant camera
Duane Conder	....	camera work: video segments
Lance Dooley	....	assistant camera
Lance Dooley	....	grip
Michael Dunson	....	dolly grip
Victoria Gonzales	....	assistant camera
Johnny Gutierrez	....	gaffer (1993) (as Johnny L. Gutierrez)
Robert C. Horne	....	camera operator (1995-1998)
John Johns	....	video playback operator
Lynn Lockwood	....	camera operator (1993)
Darin Miller	....	assistant camera (1993-1994)
Glenn Parker	....	still photographer
Robert Paschall Jr.	....	grip (2000-2001)
Mari Phillips	....	assistant camera
Tony Poston	....	key grip (1993-1994)
Don Reddy	....	director of photography: second unit
Kerry Rike	....	key grip
Juan Romero	....	electrical gaffer (1993-)
Peter D. Roome	....	additional first assistant camera (1993-1996)
Peter D. Roome	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (1997-2001)
David Sanderson	....	camera operator (1998-)
Peter Smith	....	camera operator (1993-1994)
Trey Smith	....	additional electrician
James Soward	....	additional grip (2000-2001)
Allan Westbrook	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Kathleen Bartholomew	....	casting intern
Barbara Blanchette	....	extras casting
Barbara Brinkley	....	casting: Dallas (1993-1994)
Steve Brooksbank	....	casting associate: Los Angeles (1993-1994)
Liz Keigley	....	casting: Dallas
Sari E. Keigley	....	location casting
Mike Perkins	....	casting: Dallas (1993-1994)
LynNita Puma	....	extras casting assistant (1997-1998)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annette Hoffman	....	costume supervisor
Meredith Moseley	....	costume shop supervisor

Editorial Department
Cosmas P. Bolger	....	post-production executive
Jason Freeman	....	assistant editor
Angie Luckey	....	assistant editor
Virginia Olah	....	assistant editor (1993)
Blane Reese	....	post-production executive (1996-1998)
Chris Risner	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
J.J. George	....	music editor (1993)
Patricia Peck	....	music editor (1995-)
Edgar Rothermich	....	music producer
Marty Wereski	....	music editor (1993-1994)

Transportation Department
Danny Carpenter	....	transportation coordinator (1995-)
Alvin Milliken	....	transportation coordinator (1993-1994)
Billy Milliken	....	transportation coordinator (1993) (as Billy C. Milliken)

Other crew
Martin Alcala	....	production auditor (1993)
Sher Anderson	....	script supervisor
Sheri Anderson	....	script supervisor (1993-1997)
Harold Apter	....	story editor (1993-1994)
Clay Bakker	....	assistant location manager
Doug Bell	....	script coordinator
Janis Burklund	....	location manager (1993-1995)
Michael R. Casey	....	location manager
Bruce Cervi	....	executive story editor (1995-1996)
Nicholas Corea	....	creative consultant (1995-2000) (as Nick Corea)
Kathryn Daley	....	acting coach
Sonia Y. Dawson	....	assistant accountant
Jesus De Santiago	....	intern
Jesus De Santiago	....	production assistant
Jim A. Elrod	....	law enforcement coordinator (1993)
Bob Gookin	....	story editor (1996-1997)
Meg Gould	....	production coordinator (as Meg E. Gould)
Raymond Hartung	....	creative consultant (2000-2001)
Rick Herod	....	stand-in
Lawrence Hertzog	....	executive creative consultant (1993)
Steve Hinton	....	pilot
Mark Hodge	....	assistant location manager
William Mark Howard	....	production assistant
Stacey Kosier Box	....	script coordinator
Laura H. Kreft	....	payroll accountant
Ruth LaBarge	....	head bear trainer
John Lansing	....	executive story editor (1995-1996)
Reuben Leder	....	creative consultant (1999)
Luke Little	....	production assistant
Mark Mahlo	....	assistant location manager
Mignonne L. McKern	....	script supervisor (as Mignonne McKern)
Terry D. Nelson	....	creative consultant (1995)
Richard Norton	....	martial arts coordinator (1993)
John K. Patterson	....	assistant location manager
Ben Pluenneke	....	production assistant
Bill Poague	....	location manager
Sherry Preston	....	production coordinator
LynNita Puma	....	stand-in: "Special Witness"
Chris Reedy	....	weapons handler
Dawn Ritchie	....	story editor (1997-1998)
Duke Sandefur	....	executive story editor (2000-2001)
James Stuart	....	production assistant
Kelly Stultz	....	payroll accountant
Carol Trost	....	production coordinator (1993)
Benny Urquidez	....	fight choreographer
Rob Wright	....	executive story editor (1999-2000)

Is Walkier Dead?

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is yet another ridiculous Walker Texas Ranger episode. None of the shows could be considerd good for the right reasons. Walker has always been a clichéd based show and often just rips off 80's and 90's action films. In other words, it is the perfect project for Chuck Norris. This episode is of course about Blood Diamonds. Walker Texas Ranger is awesome for the fact that every episode has some outrageous over exploited plot line. This episode combines bio-terrorism and blood diamonds. At the end of this episode it turns out to be a dream. Then Walker says a few lines from Alex's dream. A nice blatant use of a cliché. He leaves and she realizes that what he said is from her dream. Walker was shot three times and dying in her dream. You here three gun shots as she runs to stop him from going to work. Then the episode ends. So, is Walker dead, of course not. He's back for the last three episodes. So, what the hell?