Cast and Crew of The Late Shift

The Late Shift

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

Full Cast of The Late Shift

Daniel Roebuck as Jay Leno

Daniel Roebuck

as Jay Leno

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Randall James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American actor and wri...

Kathy Bates as Helen Kushnick

Kathy Bates

as Helen Kushnick

Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous...

Bob Balaban as Warren Littlefield

Bob Balaban

as Warren Littlefield

Robert Elmer Balaban is an American actor, author, producer, and director. He was one of the producers nominated for ...

Ed Begley Jr. as Rod Perth

Ed Begley Jr.

as Rod Perth

Edward James "Ed" Begley, Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley is perhaps ...

Reni Santoni as John Agoglia

Reni Santoni

as John Agoglia

Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American film, television and voice actor. Santoni was born in...

John Getz as Brandon Tartikoff

John Getz

as Brandon Tartikoff

​John Getz is a stage-trained American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater...

Lawrence Pressman as Bob Wright

Lawrence Pressman

as Bob Wright

Lawrence Pressman was born on July 10, 1939 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 9 to ...

Sandra Bernhard as Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

as Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention i...

Treat Williams as Michael Ovitz

Treat Williams

as Michael Ovitz

Richard Treat Williams (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor, author, and aviator. Williams' accol...

Michael Chieffo as Rick Ludwin

Michael Chieffo

as Rick Ludwin

Michael Chieffo was born on June 1, 1951 and passed away 2 years ago at the age of 71 on January 2, 2023.

Nancy Cheryll Davis

as Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder

as Rupert Murdoch

John R. Fors

as Writer #2
Lucinda Jenney as Debbie Vickers

Lucinda Jenney

as Debbie Vickers

Lucinda Jenney (born 23 April 1954) is an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucinda Jen...

Ken Kragen

as Ken Kragen

Dan Lipe

as Writer #1
Aaron Lustig as Paul Shaffer

Aaron Lustig

as Paul Shaffer

Aaron Lustig was born on September 17, 1956 and is currently 68 years old.

Cynthia Lynch

as Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy

as Jim Brogan
Little Richard as Little Richard

Little Richard

as Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard, was a flamboyant and groundb...

Joanne Takahashi

as Thai Waitress
Rich Little as Johnny Carson

Rich Little

as Johnny Carson

​Born in Canada, Rich Little got his start just like almost every other comic of his time - night clubs. he was a ver...

Dean Francois

as CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

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