About Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
Full Cast of Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Simon Callow
plays Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor, writer, theatre and opera director. Descripti...
See Simon Callow's other roles →Christopher Welles
plays Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles
plays Self - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd
plays Self - Actor
Julie Taymor
plays Self - Stage and Film Director
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received ...
See Julie Taymor's other roles →Paolo Cherchi Usai
plays Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich
plays Self - Filmmaker
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, ...
See Peter Bogdanovich's other roles →James Naremore
plays Self - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis Mitchell
plays Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
plays Self - Film Critic
Henry Jaglom
plays Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Joseph McBride
plays Self - Welles' Biographer
Peter Brook
plays Self - Filmmaker
Walter Murch
plays Self - Film and Sound Editor
Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. With a caree...
See Walter Murch's other roles →Eric Sherman
plays Self - Filmmaker
Costa-Gavras
plays Self - Filmmaker
Oja Kodar
plays Self - Actress and Orson's Companion
Buck Henry
plays Self - Actor
Richard Benjamin
plays Self - Filmmaker
Wolfgang Puck
plays Self - Chef
Wolfgang Johannes Puck is an Austrian-American chef, restaurateur, and actor. Born in Austria, Puck moved to the Unit...
See Wolfgang Puck's other roles →Stefan Drößler
plays Self - Film Restorer
Michael Dawson
plays Self - Film Restorer
Paul Mazursky
plays Self - Filmmaker
Frank Marshall
plays Self - Filmmaker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American film producer...
See Frank Marshall's other roles →Orson Welles
plays Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
Micheál Mac Liammóir
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ruth Ford
plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Norman Corwin
plays Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)
William Alland
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Reggie Armour
plays Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, writer and producer. A major figure of ...
See Steven Spielberg's other roles →William Randolph Hearst
plays Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)
John Houseman
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
William Friedkin
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for direct...
See William Friedkin's other roles →Robert Wise
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Richard Wilson
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Pandro S. Berman
plays Self - Producer (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Suzanne Cloutier
plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Beatrice Welles
plays Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such...
See Charlton Heston's other roles →George Lucas
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating th...
See George Lucas's other roles →Anthony Perkins
plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Richard Linklater
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Peter Viertel
plays Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Huston
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Mitterrand
plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
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