Cast of
Profiles in Courage

About Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965. The series was based on the recently President John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage.

Full Cast of Profiles in Courage

Carl Benton Reid
plays Calhoun (2 episodes)

Wendy Hiller
plays Anne Hutchinson (1 episode)

Lester Rawlins
plays Daniel Webster (1 episode)

Frederick O'Neal
plays Haines (1 episode)

Ford Rainey
plays Bird (1 episode)

Alan Baxter
plays Traine (1 episode)

Rae Allen
plays Miss Darvon (1 episode)

Rae Allen as Miss Darvon

Rae Allen was born on July 3, 1926 and passed away 2 years ago at the age of 95 on April 6, 2022.

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James T. Callahan
plays Barnes (1 episode)

George Furth
plays Stanley (1 episode)

Peggy McCay
plays Margaret (1 episode)

Paul Fix
plays William Brownlow (1 episode)

Frank Silvera
plays Lemus (1 episode)

Tol Avery
plays William Jennings Bryan (1 episode)

Kent Smith
plays Charles Evans Hughes (1 episode)

James Westerfield
plays Sen. Samuel Pomeroy (1 episode)

Barbara Feldon
plays Frances Cleveland (1 episode)

Martine Bartlett
plays Caroline (1 episode)

William Bakewell
plays Wythe (1 episode)

Edith Atwater
plays Mrs. Andrews (1 episode)

Howard St. John
plays Hinrichsen (1 episode)

Paul Stewart
plays Louis D. Brandeis (1 episode)

Nancy Wickwire
plays Louisa Adams (1 episode)

Gary Merrill
plays John Marshall (1 episode)

Janice Rule
plays Prudence Crandall (1 episode)

Sue Randall
plays Joan Owens (1 episode)

John Howard
plays Sen. Crittenden (1 episode)

Booth Colman
plays Aaron Burr (1 episode)

King Donovan
plays Rev. Mr. May (1 episode)

Robert Hooks
plays Frederick Douglass (1 episode)

Herschel Bernardi
plays Gen. Daniel Sickles (1 episode)

David Brian
plays Charlton (1 episode)

Wesley Addy
plays Hellinger (1 episode)

George Macready
plays General Fairchild (1 episode)

Dan Tobin

Sidney Blackmer
plays Oscar W. Underwood (1 episode)

Meg Wyllie
plays Eliza (1 episode)

Harry Bellaver
plays Hale (1 episode)

Henry Jones
plays Hamilton Fish (1 episode)

Phyllis Love
plays Abigail Adams (1 episode)

Betsy Jones-Moreland
plays Sally (1 episode)

Dan O'Herlihy
plays Professor Richard T. Ely (1 episode)

Noah Keen
plays Throckmorton (1 episode)

John Kerr
plays Whitlock (1 episode)

Conlan Carter
plays Robert Johnson (1 episode)

Christopher Dark
plays Hay (1 episode)

Lee Tracy
plays Senator Robert A. Taft (1 episode)

Tim O'Connor
plays Rigdon (1 episode)

Leonard Nimoy
plays Burr Jones (1 episode)

Leonard Nimoy as Burr Jones

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J.D. Cannon
plays Sam Houston (1 episode)

Andrew Prine
plays Josiah Quincy (1 episode)

Carroll O'Connor
plays Grover Cleveland (1 episode)

Brian Keith
plays Thomas Hart Benton (1 episode)

Strother Martin
plays Senator James Wadsworth (1 episode)

Torin Thatcher
plays Cannon (1 episode) , Sewall (1 episode)

Bradford Dillman
plays Edmund G. Ross (1 episode)

John Crawford

Sandy Kenyon
plays Webster (1 episode)

Rosemary Harris
plays Mary S. McDowell (1 episode)

Rosemary Harris as Mary S. McDowell

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Peter Mark Richman
plays Rawlins (1 episode)

Burgess Meredith
plays John Peter Altgeld (1 episode)

Michael Pate
plays John Wilson (1 episode)

Tom Bosley
plays Senator George W. Norris (1 episode)

Tom Bosley as Senator George W. Norris

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Parley Baer
plays Hillhouse (1 episode)

H.M. Wynant

Philip Ober
plays Anderson (1 episode)

Neil Hamilton
plays Gov. John Winthrop (1 episode)

John Cassavetes
plays Parsons (1 episode)

Peter Whitney
plays Gronna (1 episode)

Laurence Naismith
plays George Mason (1 episode) , John Adams (1 episode)

Simon Oakland
plays Perry Fuller (1 episode) , Captain Bogart (1 episode)

Donald Harron
plays John Cotton (1 episode) , Governor Randolph (1 episode)

George Grizzard
plays Judge Ben Barr Lindsey (1 episode)

Albert Salmi
plays Mr. Schneider (1 episode)

Kevin Hagen
plays Sweet (1 episode)

Geraldine McEwan
plays Jesse (1 episode)

George Lindsey
plays Black (1 episode)

David McCallum
plays John Adams (1 episode)

David McCallum as John Adams

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Loring Smith
plays Roger Marsden (1 episode)

Woodrow Parfrey
plays Governor William Brandon (1 episode) , Principal Ralston (1 episode)

Harry Townes
plays Coffin (1 episode)

Whit Bissell
plays Woodrow Wilson (1 episode) , Myles (1 episode)

Paul Lambert
plays Whitney (1 episode)

Alfred Ryder
plays Garrison (1 episode) , Senator Nicholson (1 episode)

Victor Jory
plays Charles Carlin (1 episode)

Slim Pickens
plays Rogers (1 episode)

Michael Constantine
plays Watson (1 episode)

Marsha Hunt
plays Mrs. Ely (1 episode)

Barry Morse
plays Thaddeus Stevens (1 episode)

Arthur Franz
plays James Madison (1 episode)

George Rose
plays Sen. Thomas Corwin (1 episode)

Rhys Williams
plays William Hutchinson (1 episode)

Peter Lawford
plays Gen. Alexander Doniphan (1 episode)

Lamont Johnson
plays Fremont (1 episode)

George Mitchell
plays Mr. Broomell (1 episode)

Paul Comi
plays Samuel Quincy (1 episode)

Milton Selzer
plays Schilling (1 episode)

Warren Stevens
plays Lt. Gov. Edward Clark (1 episode)

John Abbott
plays Senator Wigfall (1 episode)

Joseph Ruskin
plays French (1 episode)

David Opatoshu
plays Max Goldman (1 episode)

Karl Swenson
plays Chynoweth (1 episode)

Walter Matthau
plays Gov. John Slaton (1 episode) , Andrew Johnson (1 episode)

Frances Sternhagen
plays Miss Koeller (1 episode)

Frances Sternhagen as Miss Koeller

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Jason Wingreen
plays Hanson (1 episode)

Frank Marth
plays Grant (1 episode)

Roy Barcroft
plays Judge (1 episode)

John Hoyt
plays Lodge (1 episode) , Mr. Finchley (1 episode)

John Colicos
plays Patrick Henry (2 episodes)

Ed Asner
plays Oliver E. Wells (1 episode) , President Ulysses S. Grant (1 episode)

Ed Asner as Oliver E. Wells

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Russell Collins
plays Adams Sr. (1 episode) , Foote (1 episode)

Peter Hobbs
plays Lindbergh (1 episode)

Herb Voland
plays La Follette (1 episode) , Peckham (1 episode)

Berkeley Harris


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