Cast and Crew of Fail Safe

Cast of
Fail Safe

About Fail Safe

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

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Walter Cronkite
plays Himself - Host

Richard Dreyfuss
plays President

Richard Dreyfuss as President

An American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, in...

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Noah Wyle
plays Buck

Noah Wyle as Buck

Noah Wyle (born June 4, 1971) is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his roles on ER...

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Brian Dennehy
plays Gen. Bogan

Brian Dennehy as Gen. Bogan

Brian Mannion Dennehy (July 9, 1938 - April 15, 2020) was an American actor of film, stage and screen.

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Sam Elliott
plays Congressman Raskob

Sam Elliott as Congressman Raskob

Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache,...

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James Cromwell
plays Gordon Knapp

James Cromwell as Gordon Knapp

James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his ro...

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John Diehl
plays Col. Cascio

Hank Azaria
plays Prof. Groeteschele

Hank Azaria as Prof. Groeteschele

Hank Azaria  (born April 25, 1964) is an American film, television and stage actor, director and comedian. He is note...

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Norman Lloyd
plays Defense Secretary Swenson

Bill Smitrovich
plays Gen. Stark

Bill Smitrovich as Gen. Stark

William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich, is an American actor.

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Don Cheadle
plays Lt. Jimmy Pierce

Don Cheadle as Lt. Jimmy Pierce

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. is an American actor, author, director, producer and writer. Following early roles in Hambur...

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George Clooney
plays Col. Jack Grady

George Clooney as Col. Jack Grady

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolad...

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Harvey Keitel
plays Brig. Gen. Warren Black

Harvey Keitel as Brig. Gen. Warren Black

Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" c...

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Doris Belack
plays Mrs. Johnson

Grant Heslov
plays Jimmy

Grant Heslov as Jimmy

Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor and filmmaker known for his producing and writing collaboration...

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Will Rothhaar
plays Tommy Grady

Will Rothhaar as Tommy Grady

Will Rothhaar was born on January 12, 1987 and is currently 37 years old.

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John Philbin


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