About Rough Riders
Rough Riders is a 1997 television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment. The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of 1898. It was released on DVD in 2006. The series originally aired on TNT with a four-hour running time, including commercials.
Full Cast of Rough Riders
Tom Berenger
plays Theodore Roosevelt (2 episodes)
Sam Elliott
plays Capt. Bucky O'Neil (2 episodes)
Gary Busey
plays Gen. Joseph Wheeler (2 episodes)
Brad Johnson
plays Henry Nash (2 episodes)
Illeana Douglas
plays Edith Roosevelt (2 episodes)
Dale Dye
plays Col. Leonard Wood (2 episodes)
Brian Keith
plays President William McKinley (2 episodes)
George Hamilton
plays William Randolph Hearst (2 episodes)
Holt McCallany
plays Sgt. Hamilton Fish (2 episodes)
James Parks
plays William Tiffany (2 episodes)
Dakin Matthews
plays Wadsworth, Sr. (2 episodes)
Mark Moses
plays Lt. Woodbury Kane (2 episodes)
William Katt
plays Edward Marshall (2 episodes)
R. Lee Ermey
plays Secretary of State John Hay (2 episodes)
Nick Chinlund
plays Frederick Remington (2 episodes)
Chris Noth
plays Craig Wadsworth (2 episodes)
Crew of Rough Riders
