Cast and Crew of Zappa

Zappa

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Full Cast of Zappa

Frank Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Keneally

as Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

Pamela Des Barres

as Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

Lonnie Lardner

as Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)

Patrice Zappa

as Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)

Rose Zappa

as Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)

Francis Zappa

as Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)

Edgard Varèse

as Self (archive footage)

Don Van Vliet

as Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)

The Mothers of Invention

as Themselves (archive footage)

Johnny Guitar Watson

as Self (archive footage)

Pamela Zarubica

as Self - Zappa's Roommate

Carlo Zappavigna

as Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)

Bunk Gardner

as Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969

Ian Underwood

as Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975

Ruth Underwood

as Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976

Gail Zappa

as Self - Frank Zappa's Wife

Tom Wilson

as Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

as Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage)

Roy Estrada

as Self - Bass (archive footage)

Ray Collins

as Self - Vocal (archive footage)

Don Preston

as Self - Keyboards (archive footage)

Jimmy Carl Black

as Self - Drums (archive footage)

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

as Self - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp)

Cal Schenkel

as Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix

as Self (archive footage)

Moon Unit Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

as Self (archive footage)

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David Bowie

as Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger

as Self (archive footage)

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and producer, ...

Joni Mitchell

as Self (archive footage)

Dweezil Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Manson

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Milles Manson (November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) led the California-based Manson Family cult based in th...

Alice Cooper

as Self (archive footage)

Howard Kaylan

as Self (archive footage)

Mark Volman

as Self (archive footage)

Aynsley Dunbar

as Self - Drums (archive footage)

Jeff Simmons

as Self - Bass (archive footage)

George Duke

as Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Ponty

as Self (archive footage)

Yoko Ono

as Self (archive footage)

Yōko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and ...

John Lennon

as Self (archive footage)

Jerry D. Good

as Self - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good)

Ringo Starr

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-s...

Steve Vai

as Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982

Ike Willis

as Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage)

Bruce Bickford

as Self - Animator

Tom Fowler

as Self (archive footage)

Napoleon Murphy Brock

as Self (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock)

Ralph Humphrey

as Self (archive footage)

Chester Thompson

as Self (archive footage)

Bruce Fowler

as Self (archive footage)

Patrick O'Hearn

as Self (archive footage)

Peter Wolf

as Self (archive footage)

Terry Bozzio

as Self (archive footage)

Tommy Mars

as Self (archive footage)

Adrian Belew

as Self (archive footage)

Scott Thunes

as Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988

Joe Travers

as Self

John Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

Ray White

as Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984

Arthur Barrow

as Self (archive footage)

Vinnie Colaiuta

as Self (archive footage)

Diva Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Sandi Freeman

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Douglas

as Self (archive footage)

Norman Seeff

as Self (archive footage)

Kronos String Quartet

as Themselves

David Harrington

as Self , Self (archive footage)

Robin Denselow

as Self (archive footage)

Kent Nagano

as Self (archive footage)

David Letterman

as Self (archive footage)

David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American former television talk show host, comedian, writer, and ...

Ahmet Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Pierre Boulez

as Self (archive footage)

David Raksin

as Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

as Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel was born on February 8, 1940 and is currently 85 years old.

Susan Baker

as Self - PMRC Member (archive footage)

Arsenio Hall

as Self (archive footage)

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known fo...

Gary Iskowitz

as Self (voice)

David Dondorf

as Self - Music Engineer (voice)

Kathleen Sullivan

as Self (archive footage)

Václav Havel

as Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)

Jamie Gangel

as Self (archive footage)

Ensemble Modern

as Themselves (archive footage)

Arthur Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Adam Curry

Hank Dutt

as Self

Buzz Gardner

as Self (archive footage)

Al Gore

as Self (archive footage)

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill...

Tipper Gore

as Self (archive footage)

Brian Jones

as Self (archive footage)

John Lofton

as Self (archive footage)

Miss Mercy

as Self (archive footage)

John Sherba

as Self

Bill Wyman

as Self (archive footage)

Sunny Yang

as Self

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