The Education of Max Bickford (2001)

Creator: Dawn Prestwich

The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in New Jersey. Also starring was child actor Eric Ian Goldberg, who portrayed the young Lester Bickford, Max's son. Max's colleagues included Marcia Gay Harden as Andrea Haskell, his former student who had recently joined the faculty, and Helen Shaver as his best friend Erica, previously known as Steve before her transition. Max's daughter Nell, played by Katee Sackhoff, attended the college.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Max Bickford

Marcia Gay Harden

Andrea Haskell

Regina Taylor

Judith Bryant

Katee Sackhoff

Nell Bickford

Eric Ian Goldberg

Lester 'Pres' Bickford

Stephen Spinella

Rex Pinsker

Bonnie Dennison

Hannah Grunwald

Patrick Fabian

Josh Howlett