Cast and Crew of The Late Shift

Cast of
The Late Shift

About 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

John Michael Higgins
plays David Letterman

Daniel Roebuck
plays Jay Leno

Daniel Roebuck as Jay Leno

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Kathy Bates
plays Helen Kushnick

Kathy Bates as Helen Kushnick

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Bob Balaban
plays Warren Littlefield

Bob Balaban as Warren Littlefield

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Ed Begley Jr.
plays Rod Perth

Ed Begley Jr. as Rod Perth

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Peter Jurasik
plays Howard Stringer

Reni Santoni
plays John Agoglia

Reni Santoni as John Agoglia

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John Kapelos
plays Robert Morton

Steven Gilborn
plays Peter Lassally

John Getz
plays 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...

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Lawrence Pressman
plays 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 ...

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Sandra Bernhard
plays Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard as Sandra Bernhard

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Treat Williams
plays Michael Ovitz

Treat Williams as Michael Ovitz

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David Brisbin
plays Alan Levine

Michael Chieffo
plays Rick Ludwin

Michael Chieffo as Rick Ludwin

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

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Wendy Cutler
plays Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Nancy Cheryll Davis
plays Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Paul Elder
plays Rupert Murdoch

Michael Fairman
plays Michael Gartner

John R. Fors
plays Writer #2

Nicholas Guest
plays Robert Iger

Lucinda Jenney
plays Debbie Vickers

Lucinda Jenney as Debbie Vickers

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Ivan Kane
plays Reporter #1

Ken Kragen
plays Ken Kragen

Susan Krebs
plays Airport Attendant

James Kiriyama-Lem
plays Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

Dan Lipe
plays Writer #1

Aaron Lustig
plays Paul Shaffer

Aaron Lustig as Paul Shaffer

Aaron Lustig was born on September 17, 1956 and is currently 67 years old.

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Cynthia Lynch
plays Laurie Diamond

Michael C. McCarthy
plays Jim Brogan

Kerry Noonan
plays Letterman's Girlfriend

Penny Peyser
plays Susan Binford

Little Richard
plays Little Richard

Little Richard as Little Richard

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Ann Ryerson
plays Betty Hudson

Kevin Scannell
plays Dick Ebersol

Edmund L. Shaff
plays Jack Welsh

Joanne Takahashi
plays Thai Waitress

Arthur Taxier
plays Lee Gabler

Cathy Worthington
plays Kragen's Asst.

Rich Little
plays Johnny Carson

Rich Little as Johnny Carson

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Arnold F. Turner
plays Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

Dean Francois
plays CBS Executive to Howard Stringer (uncredited)

Angie Gray
plays Mrs. Wright (uncredited)


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