Character Relationship Map: Onionhead

Characters

• Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead (played by Andy Griffith) — protagonist
• Stella Papparonis (played by Felicia Farr) — supporting
• 'Red' Wildoe (played by Walter Matthau) — supporting
• Josephine 'Jo' Hill (played by Erin O'Brien) — supporting
• Harry 'Doc' O'Neal (played by Joe Mantell) — supporting
• Ensign Dennis Higgins (played by Ray Danton) — supporting
• Sidney Gutsell (played by Joey Bishop) — supporting
• Chief Miller (played by Ainslie Pryor) — supporting
• 'Windy' Woods (played by Roscoe Karns) — supporting
• Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper (played by James Gregory) — supporting
• Poznicki (played by Claude Akins) — supporting
• Clark (scenes deleted) (played by Peter Brown) — minor
• Charlie Berger (played by Tige Andrews) — minor
• Lt. J.G. Bennett (played by Mark Roberts) — minor
• Agnelli (played by Karl Lukas) — minor
• Yeoman Kaffhamp (played by Sean Garrison) — minor
• Ens. Fineberg (played by Dan Barton) — minor
• Dave Hubert (played by Morris D. Erby) — minor

Story Analysis

A young sailor navigates wartime duty, romantic entanglements, and moral integrity aboard a Coast Guard cutter.

Plot Progression

1. Enlistment and Boot Camp
2. Shipboard Life and Bonds
3. War and Betrayal
4. The Whistleblower's Dilemma
5. Justice and Resolution