Cast of
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

About Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Full Cast of Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

Peter Coyote
plays Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, author, director, screenw...

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Waldo Salt
plays Self (archive footage)

Mary Davenport
plays Self

Jennifer Salt
plays Self

Jerome Hellman
plays Self

James Leo Herlihy
plays Self

Dustin Hoffman
plays Self

Dustin Hoffman as Self

Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his versatile portrayals...

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Paul Jarrico
plays Self

Ring Lardner, Jr.
plays Self

George Litto
plays Self

Robert Redford
plays Self

Robert Redford as Self

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor, director and activist. Throughout his career,...

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John Schlesinger
plays Self

Jon Voight
plays Self

Jon Voight as Self

Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and th...

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