About American Experience
- Released on October 04, 1988
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Main Cast of American Experience
David Ogden Stiers plays Narrator (voice) (31 episodes)
Secondary Cast of American Experience
F. Murray Abraham plays Narrator (1 episode)
Liev Schreiber plays Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
Linda Hunt plays Narrator (voice) (12 episodes)
Jason Robards plays Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)
Mary McDonnell plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
David McCullough plays Narrator (voice) (12 episodes)
Donald Sutherland plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Peter Coyote plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Alfre Woodard plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Dion Graham plays Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
Brian Dennehy plays Aaron Burr (voice) (1 episode)
Joe Morton plays Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
Mandy Patinkin plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
René Auberjonois plays Alexander Hamilton (voice) (1 episode) , Woodrow Wilson (voice) (2 episodes)
Randy Quaid plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Judith Light plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Tom Hanks plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Carl Lumbly plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Marion Ross plays Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) (1 episode)
Cherry Jones plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Keith Carradine plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Blair Brown plays Ellen Wilson (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)
Hector Elizondo plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Morgan Freeman plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Scott Glenn plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Courtney B. Vance plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Laura Linney plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Robert Duvall plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Glenn Close plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Charles Kuralt plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Irv Drasnin plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Hume Cronyn plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Ruby Dee plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Robert Redford plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Stacy Keach plays Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
Philip Bosco plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Sam Grey plays Felix Frankfurter (voice) (1 episode)
Joe Mantegna plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Hal Linden plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
James Avery plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Charles Hamilton Houston (voice) (1 episode)
Ellen Burstyn plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Susan Sarandon plays Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
Russell Baker plays Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
William Stanley Merwin plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Hal Holbrook plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Eric Sevareid plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode)
Richard Ben Cramer plays Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
Garrison Keillor plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Roy Scheider plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Anna Deavere Smith plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Morley Safer plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Harris Yulin plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Simon Russell Beale plays John Adams (voice) (1 episode)
Lisa Emond plays Abigail Adams (voice) (1 episode)
Mitchell McCann plays Jesse James (1 episode)
Brian Paulette plays Frank James (1 episode)
Campbell Scott plays Narrator (voice) (5 episodes)
Christopher Plummer plays Narrator (1 episode)
Marilyn Spanier plays Annie Oakley (voice) (1 episode)
Kenneth Branagh plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Jeffrey Wright plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Colm Feore plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Kathy Bates plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Ping Wu plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Chris Cooper plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Martin Luther King Jr. plays Himself (archive footage) (1 episode)
Nicholas Purcell plays Charles Adams (1 episode)
Bugsy Siegel plays Himself (Archive footage) (1 episode)
Roger Rees plays William Bradford (1 episode)
Andre Braugher plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (3 episodes)
Richard Thomas plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Michael Murphy plays Narrator (voice) (9 episodes)
Sada Thompson plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Len Cariou plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Stephen Ives plays Himself - Director (1 episode)
Jesse Owens plays Self (1 episode)
Hilmar Dressler plays Self (1 episode)
Jeremy Schaap plays Self (1 episode)
Professor Margaret MacMillan plays Self (1 episode)
Theodor Michael plays Self (1 episode)
William Rhoden plays Self (1 episode)
Harry Edwards plays Self (1 episode)
Volker Kluge plays Self (1 episode)
Guy Walters plays Self (1 episode)
Rainer Rother plays Self (1 episode)
Oliver Platt plays Narrator (2 episodes) , Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
Iris Cummings Critchell plays Self (1 episode)
David Wallechinsky plays Self (1 episode)
Louis Zamperini plays Self (1 episode)
William J. Baker plays Self (1 episode)
Susan Ware plays Self (1 episode)
Rafael Medoff plays Self (1 episode)
Marlene Owens Rankin plays Self (1 episode)
Beverly Owens Prather plays Self (1 episode)
David Clay Large plays Self (1 episode)
Louis Stokes plays Self (1 episode)
Renée Elise Goldsberry plays Narrator (1 episode)
André Holland plays Narrator (1 episode)
Joanna Rhinehart plays Narrator (1 episode)
Kate Burton plays Narrator (2 episodes)
Peter Krause plays Narrator (2 episodes)
Lea Salonga plays Narrator (1 episode)
Vanessa Williams plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Bahni Turpin plays Zora Neale Hurston (voice) (1 episode)
J. Hunter plays Self (1 episode)
Jim Jones plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Leo J. Ryan plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Julian Bond plays Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
Crew of American Experience
Writing
Camera
Crew
Production
Sound
Directing
Editing
- F. Murray Abraham
- Liev Schreiber
- Linda Hunt
- Jason Robards
- Mary McDonnell
- David McCullough
- Donald Sutherland
- Peter Coyote
- Alfre Woodard
- Dion Graham
- Brian Dennehy
- Joe Morton
- Mandy Patinkin
- René Auberjonois
- Randy Quaid
- Judith Light
- Tom Hanks
- Carl Lumbly
- Marion Ross
- Cherry Jones
- Keith Carradine
- Blair Brown
- Hector Elizondo
- Morgan Freeman
- Scott Glenn
- Courtney B. Vance
- Laura Linney
- Robert Duvall
- Glenn Close
- Charles Kuralt
- Irv Drasnin
- Hume Cronyn
- Ruby Dee
- Robert Redford
- Stacy Keach
- Philip Bosco
- Sam Grey
- Joe Mantegna
- Hal Linden
- James Avery
- Ellen Burstyn
- Susan Sarandon
- Russell Baker
- William Stanley Merwin
- Hal Holbrook
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Ben Cramer
- Garrison Keillor
- Roy Scheider
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Morley Safer
- Harris Yulin
- Simon Russell Beale
- Lisa Emond
- Mitchell McCann
- Brian Paulette
- Campbell Scott
- Christopher Plummer
- Marilyn Spanier
- Kenneth Branagh
- Jeffrey Wright
- Colm Feore
- Kathy Bates
- Ping Wu
- Chris Cooper
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Nicholas Purcell
- Bugsy Siegel
- Roger Rees
- Andre Braugher
- Richard Thomas
- Michael Murphy
- Sada Thompson
- Len Cariou
- Stephen Ives
- Jesse Owens
- Hilmar Dressler
- Jeremy Schaap
- Professor Margaret MacMillan
- Theodor Michael
- William Rhoden
- Harry Edwards
- Volker Kluge
- Guy Walters
- Rainer Rother
- Oliver Platt
- Iris Cummings Critchell
- David Wallechinsky
- Louis Zamperini
- William J. Baker
- Susan Ware
- Rafael Medoff
- Marlene Owens Rankin
- Beverly Owens Prather
- David Clay Large
- Louis Stokes
- Renée Elise Goldsberry
- André Holland
- Joanna Rhinehart
- Kate Burton
- Peter Krause
- Lea Salonga
- Vanessa Williams
- Bahni Turpin
- J. Hunter
- Jim Jones
- Leo J. Ryan
- Julian Bond