Alice — By Dawn's Early Light Character Profile

About Alice

Air Force general and codename for the commander of Looking Glass, a flying command aircraft. He assumes control of SAC after General Renning is killed and ultimately sacrifices his aircraft to prevent the acting president from authorizing a final wave of submarine-launched missiles.

Character Facts

Played by

James Earl Jones

Appears in

By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Alice — Conflict Rival Commander — Condor (Darren McGavin)

  Competing command authorities on separate flying platforms, locked in a struggle over nuclear launch protocols.

• Alice — Alliance Loyal Officer — President (Martin Landau)

  SAC commander who aligns with the legitimate President to prevent unauthorized escalation.

• Alice — Conflict Adversary — Colonel Fargo (Rip Torn)

  Commander of Looking Glass opposed by Fargo's faction on Nightwatch who seeks to override her authority.

• Alice — Professional Mission Commander — Cassidy (Powers Boothe)

  SAC commander who monitors and attempts to control the operational status of Polar Bear 1.

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• Tyler's Wife (Dana Kimmell)
• Bascombe (Daniel Benzali)
• Sam (Ken Jenkins)
• Colonel Fargo (Rip Torn)
• O'Toole (Randal Patrick)
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