Cast and Crew of Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

Main Cast of Tales from the Darkside

Paul Sparer

as Narrator (90 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Tales from the Darkside

Alison Sweeney as Karen

Alison Sweeney

as Karen (2 episodes)

Alison Sweeney was born on September 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Alison Jane Sweeney. She is an actre...

Timothy Carhart as Richard

Timothy Carhart

as Richard (1 episode)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Timothy Carhart (born 24 December 1953) is an American actor. Carhart was bor...

Greg Mullavey as Biff

Greg Mullavey

as Biff (1 episode)

Greg Mullavey was born on September 10, 1939 and is currently 85 years old.

Colleen Camp as Connie Squires

Colleen Camp

as Connie Squires (1 episode)

Colleen Celeste Camp  (born June 7, 1953) is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two...

Phyllis Diller as Nora Mills

Phyllis Diller

as Nora Mills (1 episode)

Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, ...

Polly Draper

Polly Draper

Polly Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage, film and television actress, writer, producer, and director, ...

Barry Dennen as Aldo D

Barry Dennen

as Aldo D (1 episode)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry Dennen (born February 22, 1938) is an American actor, singer, and write...

Gregory Itzin as Newton

Gregory Itzin

as Newton (1 episode)

Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television, perhaps ...

Haviland Morris as Sarah McBride

Haviland Morris

as Sarah McBride (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Haviland Morris (born September 14, 1959) is an American film, television, an...

Philip Casnoff as Chris Wood

Philip Casnoff

as Chris Wood (1 episode)

Philip Casnoff is an actor and director.

Patricia Tallman as Janice Perry

Patricia Tallman

as Janice Perry (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Patricia J. Tallman (born September 4, 1957) is an American actress and stunt...

Carol Kane as Anne MacColl

Carol Kane

as Anne MacColl (1 episode)

Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films...

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

An American singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie.

Deborah Harmon as Katie Weiderman

Deborah Harmon

as Katie Weiderman (1 episode)

Deborah Harmon was born on May 8, 1951 and is currently 73 years old.

Dorothy Lyman as Catherine

Dorothy Lyman

as Catherine (1 episode)

Dorothy Lyman was born on April 18, 1947 and is currently 77 years old.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan (1 episode)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) is an American former professional basketball player who play...

Bradley Whitford as Tom Dash

Bradley Whitford

as Tom Dash (1 episode)

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as ...

Ed French as Creature / Vampire

Ed French

as Creature / Vampire (1 episode)

Ed French was born on April 17, 1951 and is currently 73 years old.

Nancy Travis as Laura

Nancy Travis

as Laura (1 episode)

Nancy Ann Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as Greedy, Internal ...

Tom Noonan as Bill Lacey

Tom Noonan

as Bill Lacey (1 episode)

Tom Noonan (born April 12, 1951) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as ...

Christian Slater as Jody Tolliver

Christian Slater

as Jody Tolliver (1 episode)

Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. He made his film debut playing a leadin...

Victor Garber as Ambrose Cavender

Victor Garber

as Ambrose Cavender (1 episode)

Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. Garber is perha...

Lawrence Tierney as Jack Mills

Lawrence Tierney

as Jack Mills (1 episode)

Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American actor, known for his many screen portrayals of ...

Christine Estabrook as Irene

Christine Estabrook

as Irene (1 episode)

Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles o...

Brent Spiner as Reverend Peabody

Brent Spiner

as Reverend Peabody (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brent Jay Spiner (/ˈspaɪnər/, born February 2, 1949, height 5' 10" (1,78 m)) ...

Eric Bogosian as Junkie

Eric Bogosian

as Junkie (1 episode)

Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist.

Colm Meaney as Constable

Colm Meaney

as Constable (1 episode)

Colm J. Meaney (born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Gen...

Katherine Britton as Polly

Katherine Britton

as Polly (1 episode)

Katherine Britton was born on September 15, 1949 and is currently 75 years old.

Joe Cortese as Nicholas Casavin

Joe Cortese

as Nicholas Casavin (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Cortese (born 22 February 1949) is an American actor who has been in Ev...

Robert Costanzo as Vincent Dessari

Robert Costanzo

as Vincent Dessari (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American actor and voice a...

Bradley Fisher as The Devil

Bradley Fisher

as The Devil (1 episode) , Nicky (1 episode)

Bradley Fisher is a stage, film and television actor and writer, former ballet dancer, and musician and music choreographer.

Jenna von Oy as Stefa

Jenna von Oy

as Stefa (1 episode)

Jenna von Oy was born on May 2, 1977 and is currently 47 years old.

Mark Capri as Uncle Michael

Mark Capri

as Uncle Michael (1 episode)

Mark Capri was born on July 19, 1951 and is currently 73 years old.

Jack Carter as Klaatzu

Jack Carter

as Klaatzu (1 episode)

Jack Chakrin (June 24, 1922 – June 28, 2015), known by his stage name Jack Carter, was an American comedian, actor an...

Justine Bateman as Susan 'Pookie' Anderson

Justine Bateman

as Susan 'Pookie' Anderson (1 episode)

Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best kn...

David Patrick Kelly as Richard Hall

David Patrick Kelly

as Richard Hall (1 episode)

David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films, inc...

Bruce Davison as Richard Hagstrom

Bruce Davison

as Richard Hagstrom (1 episode)

Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He's known for his role as Senator Robert...

James Hong as Chow Ting

James Hong

as Chow Ting (1 episode)

James Hong (born February 22, 1929) is a Chinese American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Paci...

Sam Anderson as Dr. Synapsis

Sam Anderson

as Dr. Synapsis (1 episode)

Sam Anderson (born April 2, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley ...

John Heard as Billy Malone

John Heard

as Billy Malone (1 episode)

John Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in a number of successful films, in...

Penelope Ann Miller as Keena

Penelope Ann Miller

as Keena (1 episode)

Penelope Ann Miller (born January 13, 1964 as Penelope Andrea Miller), sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an A...

Jerry Stiller as Luther Mandrake

Jerry Stiller

as Luther Mandrake (1 episode)

Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of...

Seth Green as Timmy

Seth Green

as Timmy (1 episode)

Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television produ...

Anthony Heald as Englebert Ames

Anthony Heald

as Englebert Ames (1 episode)

An American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jail nemesis, Dr. Frederick Chilton in The Silence of the La...

Sarah Rush as Lara Burns

Sarah Rush

as Lara Burns (1 episode)

Sarah Rush (born Sarah Kathleen Rush) is an American actress, best known in television for her work in the original B...

Paul Dooley as Chester Caruso

Paul Dooley

as Chester Caruso (1 episode)

Paul Dooley was born Paul Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, an...

Louis Guss as Old Man

Louis Guss

as Old Man (1 episode)

Louis Guss was born on January 4, 1918 and passed away 16 years ago at the age of 90 on September 29, 2008.

Abe Vigoda as Jake Corelli

Abe Vigoda

as Jake Corelli (1 episode)

Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abraham Charles Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) ...

Marcia Cross as Marie Alcott

Marcia Cross

as Marie Alcott (1 episode)

Marcia Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American television actress best known for her roles on Desperate Housewives...

Leon Russom as Sgt. Buzz Caldwell

Leon Russom

as Sgt. Buzz Caldwell (1 episode)

Leon Russom (born December 6, 1941) is an American actor.

Yeardley Smith as Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita

Yeardley Smith

as Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita (1 episode)

Yeardley Smith (born July 3, 1964) is a French-born American actress, voice artist, writer and painter. She is best k...

Larry Pine as Uncle Richard

Larry Pine

as Uncle Richard (1 episode)

Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and theatre actor. He began his professional acting ...

Bruce MacVittie as Harte

Bruce MacVittie

as Harte (1 episode)

A character actor who grew up in Rhode Island. His best remembered roles is that of Danny Scalercio in The Sopranos.

JoAnn Willette as Madlene King

JoAnn Willette

as Madlene King (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia JoAnn Willette (born October 12, 1963) is an American actress. Willette is be...

Jane Adams as Charlotte Rose Cantrell

Jane Adams

as Charlotte Rose Cantrell (1 episode)

Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, a...

Robert Forster as Garry Cooley

Robert Forster

as Garry Cooley (1 episode)

Robert Forster (born Robert Wallace Foster Jr.; July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for hi...

Shannon Wilcox as Ruth Cooley

Shannon Wilcox

as Ruth Cooley (1 episode)

Shannon Wilcox was widely known for her acting on the big screen. Wilcox's early roles were in comedies like "Songwri...

Roy Dotrice as Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco

Roy Dotrice

as Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy Dotrice, OBE (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor known fo...

Caryn West as Cynthia

Caryn West

as Cynthia (1 episode)

Caryn West was born on June 23, 1954 and is currently 70 years old.

Philip Lenkowsky as Detective

Philip Lenkowsky

as Detective (1 episode)

Philip Lenkowsky was born on January 1, 1962 and is currently 63 years old.

Robert Romanus as Rob the Apprentice

Robert Romanus

as Rob the Apprentice (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Romanus (born July 17, 1956), also billed as Bob Romanus, is an Americ...

Irene Roseen as Maid

Irene Roseen

as Maid (1 episode)

Irene Roseen is known for The Family Man (2000), The Benchwarmers (2006) and Star Trek (2009).

Don Peoples

as Lt. Mann (1 episode)

Kate O'Toole

as Clare (1 episode)

Chris Hebert

as Jerry (1 episode)

Charles Ludlam

as Bubba (1 episode)

Maria Manuche

as Annabelle (1 episode)

Timothy Jenkins

as Judge Jean Baptiste (1 episode)

Willie Reale

as Bellhop (1 episode)

Neil Kinsella

as Voice-Over (voice) (1 episode) , Sid (1 episode) , Delivery Man (1 episode)

Peter Webster

as John (1 episode)

Sirri Murad

as Hammid Bey (1 episode)

Donald MacKechnie

as Detective Richards (1 episode)

Angelo Grisanti

as Bert (1 episode)

A.C. Weary

as David (1 episode)

Fred Burstein

as Scott (1 episode)

Frank Hamilton

as Algernon Colesbury (1 episode)

Terres Unsoeld

as Lenore (1 episode)

Rhonda Dotson

as Dawn (1 episode)

Nicole Huntington

as Connie (1 episode)

Scott Lincoln

as Dr. Jeffrey Webster (1 episode)

T.J. Castronovo

as Eddie Minelli (1 episode)

Cameron Milzer

as Tiffany (1 episode)

Derek Loughran

as Don Paulie's Corpse (1 episode)

Maura Swanson

as Jeanette Simpson (1 episode)

Diana Hale

as Landlady (1 episode)

John Romo

as Delivery Man (1 episode)

Elyssa Paternoster

as Cassie Smith (1 episode)

Kristine Greco

as Vincent's Secretary (1 episode)

Katherine Elizabeth Neuman

as Jane Branford (1 episode)

Huckleberry Fox

as Jamie (1 episode)

William LeMassena

as Charles Pennywell (1 episode)

Fay Gold

as Clarissa Sanderson (1 episode)

Daniel Terrence Kelly

as Bobby (1 episode)

Marilyn Rockafellow

as Trudy (1 episode)

Cynthia David

as Amy (1 episode)

Pamela Kenny

as Janine (1 episode)

Nile Lanning

as Jennifer (1 episode)

Eric Jason

as Buddy (1 episode)

Bonnie Gallup

as Beth Warren (1 episode)

Sky Berdahl

as Jimbo (1 episode)

Jill Jaress

as Ruthie (1 episode)

Thomas Newman

as Beelzebub (1 episode) , Quentin Karp (1 episode)

Miguel Alamo

as Little Nicky (1 episode)

Marlene Casamento

as Ursula (1 episode)

Steve Strong

as Basher Malone (1 episode)

Jack 'Wildman' Armstrong

as Lockjaw Lukasig (1 episode)

Gregory Uhland

as Hurt wrestler (1 episode)

Fay Sappington

as Mrs. Anne Tracey (1 episode)

Anthony Bishop

as Phil the bartender (1 episode)

Michael Quill

as Lacey's Man (1 episode)

William Magerman

as Drunk (1 episode)

Dave Johnson

as Announcer (1 episode)

Ron Asher

as Kevin 'Mookie' Anderson (1 episode)

George Sims

as Harold Anderson (1 episode)

Harriet Rogers

as Mrs. Hall (1 episode)

Ruth Miller

as Secretary (1 episode)

Bill Cain

as Tom Nordhoff (1 episode)

Jon Matthews

as Jonathan (1 episode)

Miranda Beeson

as Belinda (1 episode)

Nate Esformes

as Mohandus Mukhar (1 episode)

David Eastman

as The Driver (1 episode)

Teri Keane

as Esther (1 episode)

Wood Romoff

as Isaac (1 episode)

Arthur Pierce

as Mugger (1 episode)

Mario Roccuzzo

as Henry Colander (1 episode)

Fredrica Duke

as Sybil (1 episode)

Michael Cedar

as Mark (1 episode)

Ed Kenney

as The Announcer (1 episode)

Linda Lee Johnson

as Gretchen (1 episode)

Kay Walbye

as Young Woman (1 episode)

Harry Goz

as Louie Farnum (1 episode)

Catherine Anne Hayes

as Mimi (1 episode)

Brad Cowgill

as Frank (1 episode)

Cynthia Frost

as Flora (1 episode)

Anthony Thompkins

as Ernie (1 episode)

Ellen Winthrop

as Ginger (1 episode)

Catherine Battistone

as Margery Bender (1 episode) , Jenny the Maid (voice) (1 episode) , Ms. Garcia / Secretary (voice) (1 episode) , Voice-Over (voice) (1 episode) , Talk Show Hostess (1 episode) , Phone (voice) (1 episode) , Person on Telephone (voice) (2 episodes)

Richard Kuhlman

as Jonathan Reed (1 episode) , Mark (1 episode)

Paul Avery

as Frank Rollins (1 episode)

Ann Hillary

as Wanda Sue (1 episode)

Bill Fiore

as Horace X (voice) (1 episode)

Michael Freeman

as Richards (1 episode) , Harry Guilford (voice) (1 episode)

Jack Andreozzi

as Pudgy (1 episode)

Claudia Templeton

as Hoffgosh (1 episode)

Robert Riesel

as Henry Harris (1 episode)

Samantha Harper

as Mrs. Lianne Martin (1 episode)

Geneva Simmons

as Donna Kern (1 episode)

Patsy Whitecotton

as Kellie (1 episode)

Lainie Miller

as Nurse (1 episode)

Caris Corfman

as Adele (1 episode)

John Calonius

as Doug (1 episode)

Tiffani Caesar

as Annette (1 episode)

David Varnay

as Medical Examiner (1 episode)

John Edward Allen

as Goblin (1 episode)

Gary Pratt

as Children (1 episode)

Todd Oleson

as Engineer (1 episode)

Barbara Holmes

as Telephone Caller (voice) (1 episode)

Charlotte von Vogt

as Miss Brinkly (1 episode)

Jamie Ohar

as Susie (1 episode)

Sheila King

as Amy (1 episode)

Dog Thomas

as Grip (1 episode)

Jay Scorpio

as Paramedic (1 episode)

Chip Heller

as Paramedic (1 episode)

Beth McDonald

as Helen (1 episode)

Elia Braca

as Nana (1 episode)

Leona Cyphers

as Witch (1 episode)

George Kyle

as Boogie Man (1 episode)

Patrick Farrelly

as Sheriff (1 episode) , Telephone Caller (voice) (1 episode)

Therese Pare

as Helen Hogan (1 episode) , Cathy Osborne (1 episode)

Howard Dayton

as Salesman (1 episode) , Matthews (1 episode)

Shannon Kriska

as Didi (1 episode)

Dawson Mays

as Joe D'Amico (1 episode)

Robert Rothman

as Archie Fenton (1 episode)

Robert Sutton

as Mac (1 episode)

Patricia Pelham

as Helen Tanner (1 episode)

Kate Charleson

as Brenda Hardcastle (1 episode)

Tony Montesion

as Julio (1 episode)

Kathy McLain

as Carol (1 episode)

Dorothy Parke

as Glenda (1 episode)

Scooter Stevens

as Boy (1 episode)

Bert Williams

as Conductor (1 episode)

David Chandler

as Michaelson (1 episode)

David Glen

as Ross (1 episode)

Carolyn Ann Clark

as Jenny (1 episode)

Peter Miller

as Farley Bright (1 episode)

John Ridge

as Mr. Cooper (1 episode)

Loren Cedar

as Libby (1 episode)

Helen Duffy

as Flora (1 episode)

LaGloria Scott

as Susie Allen (1 episode)

Joe Carafello

as Harlan Bender (1 episode)

Jason Horst

as Jonathan (1 episode)

Carol Levy

as Juliann Hanratty (1 episode)

Lana Hirsch

as Audrey Hummel (1 episode)

Joe D'Angerio

as Robert (1 episode)

Brett Marx

as Marc King (1 episode)

Ron Sloan

as Barry (1 episode)

Vernon Washington

as Aloysius Cuzzins (1 episode)

Bill McIntyre

as Mr. Tabbitt (1 episode)

Sofia Landon Geier

as Miss May Dusa (1 episode)

Gary Majchrazak

as Jimmy James (1 episode)

Yolanda Childress

as Bag Lady (1 episode)

Steve Tracy

as Robber (1 episode)

Barbara Sloane

as Edna (1 episode)

Jillie Mack

as Jayne (1 episode)

Chi Chi Navarro

as Carla, Cleaning Lady (1 episode)

Bina Sharif

as Maya (1 episode)

Joseph Della Sorte

as Minion (1 episode)

Teresa L. Jones

as Estelle (1 episode)

Leslie Chain

as Laura Grant (1 episode)

Crew of Tales from the Darkside

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