American Masters (TV Series 1985– ) - Full cast & crew

Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
creator: American Masters
• 2008–2020
Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
writer
• 1998–2003
Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
written by
• 2004–2012
Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
• 2016
Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
creator
• 2020
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
written by
• 1998–2010
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
writer
• 2007
Robert Trachtenberg
Robert Trachtenberg
written by
• 2002–2004
Robert Trachtenberg
Robert Trachtenberg
writer
• 2000
Robert Trachtenberg
Robert Trachtenberg
• 2013
Kevin Brownlow
Kevin Brownlow
• 1987
Kevin Brownlow
Kevin Brownlow
written by
• 1989
Kevin Brownlow
Kevin Brownlow
writer
• 1993
David Gill
David Gill
• 1987
David Gill
David Gill
written by
• 1989
David Gill
David Gill
writer
• 1993
Karen Thomas
Karen Thomas
writer
• 1999–2000
Karen Thomas
Karen Thomas
written by
• 1995
Stephen Stept
Stephen Stept
writer
• 2004
Stephen Stept
Stephen Stept
written by
• 2004
Stephen Stept
Stephen Stept
• 2015
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
• 2008
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
written by
• 2008
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide
writer
• 1989–2011
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide
• 2011
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
written by
• 1989–1990
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
book "Satchmo"
• 1989
Stephan Chodorov
Stephan Chodorov
written by
• 1991
Stephan Chodorov
Stephan Chodorov
• 1994
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner
writer
• 1995–2000
Anne Makepeace
Anne Makepeace
written by
• 2000
Anne Makepeace
Anne Makepeace
writer
• 2003
Peter Jones
Peter Jones
• 2001–2012
DeWitt Sage
DeWitt Sage
writer
• 2001
DeWitt Sage
DeWitt Sage
• 2005
Anne Seidlitz
Anne Seidlitz
contributing writer
• 2001–2002
Kenneth Bowser
Kenneth Bowser
writer
• 2006
Kenneth Bowser
Kenneth Bowser
• 2012
Catherine Tatge
Catherine Tatge
writer
• 2006
Catherine Tatge
Catherine Tatge
• 2011
Mary McDonagh Murphy
Mary McDonagh Murphy
writer
• 2020
Mary McDonagh Murphy
Mary McDonagh Murphy
• 2021
Rita Coburn
Rita Coburn
• 2022
Rita Coburn
Rita Coburn
writer
• 2026
Rosamond Bernier
Rosamond Bernier
• 1986
Will Goetzmann
Will Goetzmann
• 1986
Ken Harrison
Ken Harrison
• 1986
John Jeremy
John Jeremy
• 1986
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
plays, letters and writings
• 1986
Jordan Pecile
Jordan Pecile
• 1986
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter
stories
• 1986
Paul Shyre
Paul Shyre
writer
• 1986
Aviva Slesin
Aviva Slesin
• 1986
Peter Foges
Peter Foges
• 1987
Mary Jo Kaplan
Mary Jo Kaplan
• 1987
Nelson George
Nelson George
written by
• 1988
Glenn Berenbeim
Glenn Berenbeim
• 1989
John Crowley
John Crowley
• 1989
Douglas K. Dempsey
Douglas K. Dempsey
written by
• 1989
Jan Hartman
Jan Hartman
writer
• 1989
Alan Kaplan
Alan Kaplan
• 1989
Thomas Klein
Thomas Klein
• 1989
Joan Kramer
Joan Kramer
writer
• 1989
Steve Lawson
Steve Lawson
writer
• 1989
Karen Thorsen
Karen Thorsen
written by
• 1989
Raúl Moreno
Raúl Moreno
(uncredited)
• 1989
Allan Albert
Allan Albert
written by
• 1990
Ed Apfel
Ed Apfel
writer
• 1990
Eugene Corr
Eugene Corr
• 1990
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
writer
• 1990
Vivian Perlis
Vivian Perlis
writer
• 1990
Richard Kroehling
Richard Kroehling
writer
• 1991
Louise LeQuire
Louise LeQuire
• 1991
Dan Morgenstern
Dan Morgenstern
writer
• 1991
Laura Nathanson
Laura Nathanson
writer
• 1991
Thomas L. Neff
Thomas L. Neff
• 1991
Yvonne Smith
Yvonne Smith
written by
• 1992
Oren Jacoby
Oren Jacoby
writer
• 1993
Brooks Haxton
Brooks Haxton
• 1994
Joyce Chopra
Joyce Chopra
adaptation
• 1995
John F. Goff
John F. Goff
(as John Goff)
• 1995
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
stories and poems
• 1995
Kenneth Silverman
Kenneth Silverman
contributing writer
• 1995
Daniel Blake Smith
Daniel Blake Smith
contributing writer
• 1995
Daniel Blake Smith
Daniel Blake Smith
writer
• 1995
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh
• 1995
Helen Whitney
Helen Whitney
writer
• 1995
JoAnn Young
JoAnn Young
writer
• 1996
Neil Baldwin
Neil Baldwin
writer
• 1997
Greg Palmer
Greg Palmer
writer
• 1997
Sharon Wood
Sharon Wood
• 1997
Thomas McNamee
Thomas McNamee
• 1998
Robert Mundi
Robert Mundi
writer
• 1998
Terry Benes
Terry Benes
writer
• 1999
Charlotte Zwerin
Charlotte Zwerin
• 1999
Karen Gilmour
Karen Gilmour
writer
• 2000
Prudence Glass
Prudence Glass
writer
• 2000
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
written by
• 2000
A. Scott Berg
A. Scott Berg
• 2001
Michael Kantor
Michael Kantor
writer
• 2001
Laurence Maslon
Laurence Maslon
writer
• 2001
Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison
novel "Invisible Man"
• 2002
Avon Kirkland
Avon Kirkland
writer
• 2002
Deborah Dickson
Deborah Dickson
writer
• 2003
Doug Hamilton
Doug Hamilton
writer
• 2003
Colin Escott
Colin Escott
writer
• 2004
Marilyn Mellowes
Marilyn Mellowes
writer
• 2004
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
writer
• 2004
Christine Lesiak
Christine Lesiak
• 2005
Gail Levin
Gail Levin
writer
• 2005
Ric Burns
Ric Burns
• 2006
Peter Frumkin
Peter Frumkin
writer
• 2006
Barbara Leibovitz
Barbara Leibovitz
writer
• 2006
James Sanders
James Sanders
• 2006
James Arntz
James Arntz
writer
• 2007
Alfred Bendixen
Alfred Bendixen
writer
• 2007
Ken Chowder
Ken Chowder
written by
• 2007
Laurie Coyle
Laurie Coyle
written by
• 2007
Melvin Donalson
Melvin Donalson
writer
• 2007
Dan Geist
Dan Geist
writer
• 2007
Maria Janelli
Maria Janelli
writer
• 2007
Angela Rossillo
Angela Rossillo
writer
• 2007
Laurie Rozakis
Laurie Rozakis
writer
• 2007
Susan Steinberg
Susan Steinberg
writer
• 2007
Rick Tejada-Flores
Rick Tejada-Flores
written by
• 2007
Kyra Thompson
Kyra Thompson
written by
• 2007
Elizabeth De La Garza Vargas
Elizabeth De La Garza Vargas
writer
• 2007
Linda Wagner-Martin
Linda Wagner-Martin
writer
• 2007
Kristy Andersen
Kristy Andersen
written by
• 2008
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
based on monologues by
• 2008
Sara Lukinson
Sara Lukinson
written by
• 2008
Sam Pollard
Sam Pollard
writer (as Samuel D. Pollard)
• 2008
Harriet Reisen
Harriet Reisen
written by
• 2008
Arthur Dong
Arthur Dong
• 2009
Mark Spector
Mark Spector
written by
• 2009
Amanda Vaill
Amanda Vaill
written by
• 2009
Mary Wharton
Mary Wharton
written by
• 2009
Brian Funck
Brian Funck
written by
• 2010
Gandulf Hennig
Gandulf Hennig
• 2010
Kent Jones
Kent Jones
• 2010
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
• 2010
Noland Walker
Noland Walker
written by
• 2010
Leslie Clark
Leslie Clark
• 2011
Paul Bonesteel
Paul Bonesteel
• 2012
James Erskine
James Erskine
• 2013
William Karel
William Karel
• 2013
Livia Manera
Livia Manera
• 2013
Tom Bean
Tom Bean
• 2014
Nancy Buirski
Nancy Buirski
• 2014
Mark Kitchell
Mark Kitchell
• 2014
Pratibha Parmar
Pratibha Parmar
• 2014
Luke Poling
Luke Poling
• 2014
Ricki Stern
Ricki Stern
• 2014
Anne Sundberg
Anne Sundberg
• 2014
Dyanna Taylor
Dyanna Taylor
• 2014
Raymond Telles
Raymond Telles
co-writer
• 2015
Robin Bicknell
Robin Bicknell
• 2016
Rick Coleman
Rick Coleman
• 2016
Joe Lauro
Joe Lauro
• 2016
John Scheinfeld
John Scheinfeld
• 2017
Steve Siegelman
Steve Siegelman
• 2017
Kris Slava
Kris Slava
writer
• 2017
Eric Stange
Eric Stange
writer
• 2017
Peter L. Stein
Peter L. Stein
• 2017
Marcie Begleiter
Marcie Begleiter
writer
• 2018
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
• 2018
Alexandra Dean
Alexandra Dean
written by
• 2018
Tracy Heather Strain
Tracy Heather Strain
• 2018
Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman
• 2019
Peter Miller
Peter Miller
• 2019
Pamela Roberts
Pamela Roberts
• 2019
Oren Rudavsky
Oren Rudavsky
• 2019
Jon Schouten
Jon Schouten
• 2019
Jon Schouten
Jon Schouten
Writer
• 2019
Robert Seidman
Robert Seidman
• 2019
Eric Slade
Eric Slade
• 2019
Kiki Wilson
Kiki Wilson
• 2019
Day Al-Mohamed
Day Al-Mohamed
• 2021
Mark Bosco
Mark Bosco
• 2021
Elizabeth Coffman
Elizabeth Coffman
• 2021
John Crowley
John Crowley
• 2021
Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor
• 2021
Scott Elder
Scott Elder
• 2022
Jason Fine
Jason Fine
• 2022
Philip Gittelman
Philip Gittelman
• 2022
Josh Harmon
Josh Harmon
• 2022
Kevin Klauber
Kevin Klauber
additional writer
• 2022
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson
• 2022
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
written by
• 2023
Clare Marash
Clare Marash
(as Clare Smith Marash)
• 2023
Yael Melamede
Yael Melamede
• 2023
T.S. Botkin
T.S. Botkin
writer
• 2024
Michael Cascio
Michael Cascio
• 2024
Danny Gold
Danny Gold
written by
• 2024
Barak Goodman
Barak Goodman
• 2024
Phil Grabsky
Phil Grabsky
• 2024
Michael Mayhew
Michael Mayhew
written by
• 2024
Angel M. Williams
Angel M. Williams
co-writer (as Angel Williams)
• 2024
Jeff Bieber
Jeff Bieber
written by
• 2025
Maia Harris
Maia Harris
written by
• 2025

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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Self
(archive footage)
• 1990–2014
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self - Television Host
/Self - Talk Show Host
• 2000–2024
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Self - Mother of Liza Minelli
(archive footage)
• 1987–2025
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Self - Stanley
/Self - Zapata
/...
• 1989–2006
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Self - Director
/Self - Narrator
• 1990–2011
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
• 1989–2024
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Self
(archive footage)
• 1987–2014
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self - President of the United States
/Self - Former U.S. President
• 1997–2024
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Self - Narrator
• 1989–2014
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Self - Narrator
/Self - Actor
/...
• 1989–2022
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self
(archive footage)
• 1997–2012
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self
/Self - Aunt Blabby
/...
(archive footage)
• 1997–2022
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Self - Actor
• 1987–2014
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Self
• 1990–2017
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Self - Musician
/Self - Composer
• 2003–2023
Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Self - 22 Feb 1966 Merv Griffin Show NBC
(archive footage)
• 2012–2025
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Self - Actor
• 1990–2005
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Self
(archive footage)
• 2000–2025
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State
• 1999–2017
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self - President of the Uniteed States
/Self - 42nd U.S. President
• 1999–2017
James Stewart
James Stewart
Self
• 1989–2017
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
(archive footage)
• 1993–2014
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Self - Narrator
• 1990–2007
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Self - Narrator
• 1986–1999
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Self
• 1990–2016
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Self
• 1989–2008
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein
Self - Pianist
/Self - Actor
/...
• 1987–2025
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Self - Fay
(archive footage)
• 1987–2008
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Self
• 1990–2025
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Self
(archive footage)
• 1990–2017
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Self - Peter Pan in 'Peter Pan'
• 1990–2014
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Self
• 1993–2012
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
Self - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer
• 1998–2011
B.B. King
B.B. King
Self - Contributor
• 2003–2017
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2025
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Self - Host
/Self
/...
• 1990–2022
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Self
• 1992–2019
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols
Self
• 1995–2016
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Self - Narrator
• 2000–2008
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Self
• 1996–2007
Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace
Self - Television Journalist
• 1995–2023
Jeanine Basinger
Jeanine Basinger
Self - Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University
• 2000–2020
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Self
• 1990–2009
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Self
• 1996–2016
Elton John
Elton John
Self
• 2010–2023
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Self
• 1990–2012
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Self
• 2001–2023
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Self - Friend of Jerry Brown
• 1987–2023
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Self - Father Barry
• 1989–2003
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers
Self - Journalist
• 1990–2023
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Self - Contributor
/Self - The Band
• 1990–2022
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self
• 1990–2011
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Self
(archive footage)
• 1990–2009
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Self - Musician
/Self - Actor
/...
• 1992–2025
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Self - Producer
/Self - Musician
/...
• 1992–2017
Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Self
(archive footage)
• 1993–2004
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Self
• 1994–2012
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Self
(archive footage)
• 1997–2017
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Self - Goon
/Self - Narrator
• 1999–2006
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self - Actor
• 2000–2022
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Self
(archive footage)
• 2000–2017
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Self - Contributor
• 2003–2015
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Self - Narrator
• 2006–2021
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Self
(archive footage)
• 2006–2017
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Self - Contributor
/Self - Musician
/...
• 2010–2023
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Self - The Playwright
• 1985–2006
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2014
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Self - Host
• 1989–2003
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self
• 1992–2007
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Self - Singer
/Self - Actress
/...
• 1994–2025
William F. Buckley
William F. Buckley
Self - Story Subject
/Self - Author
/...
• 1994–2024
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Self
(archive footage)
• 1996–2022
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Self
• 1997–2022
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Narrator
/Actor
/...
• 2000–2021
Jacques Pepin
Jacques Pepin
Self
• 2003–2017
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Self - Narrator
/Self
/...
• 1985–2016
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Self
• 1989–2012
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Self - Jack Clayton
(archive footage)
• 1990–2020
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Self
(archive footage)
• 2001–2016
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Narrator
/Walter Winchell
• 2002–2020
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Self
• 1996–2017
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Self - Dancer
• 1996–2009
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
Self - Jazz Musician
• 1986–1993
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
Self - Interviewer
• 1989–2014
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Self
• 1989–2012
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Self
• 1990–2012
David Crosby
David Crosby
Self
/Self - Singer
/...
• 2003–2011
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Self
• 1988–2017
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg
Self
• 1989–1991
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self
• 1990–2010
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Self
• 1994–2012
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self - Film Historian
• 2008–2024
Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Self
• 2005–2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self - Former President
/Self - US President
• 2016–2023
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Self - Narrator
/Self - Brick
/...
• 1989–2003
Anne Jackson
Anne Jackson
Self
• 1989–1991
Lou Adler
Lou Adler
Self - Producer
/Self - Record Producer
• 2010–2016
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Self - Narrator
• 1989–2006
David Geffen
David Geffen
Self
/Self - Former Agent
• 2003–2012
David Thomson
David Thomson
Self - Film Historian
• 1998–2008
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
Self
/Self - Stella
/...
• 1994–2008
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Self
• 1990–2019
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Self
• 2003–2017
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Self
• 1989–2008
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Self
• 1986–2012
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
Self
• 1986–2005
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Self
• 1986–2001
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman
Self
• 1986–2001
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
Self
(archive footage)
• 1987–2022
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Self
• 1987–2002
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Self
• 1988–2010
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Self
• 1988–1996
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Self - The Boy in 'Intolerance'
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Self
• 1989–2020
Frank Langella
Frank Langella
Self - Narrator
• 1989–2016
William Holden
William Holden
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2009
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2009
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
• 1989–1999
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Self
• 1990–2017
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Self
(archive footage)
• 1990–2017
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Self
• 1990–2012
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Self
• 1990–2011
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
Self
• 1990–2005
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Self
• 1990–2002
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Self - Artist
• 1990–2001
Al Hirschfeld
Al Hirschfeld
Self
• 1991–1998
David Frost
David Frost
Self
• 1994–2011
Andrew Rooney
Andrew Rooney
Self
• 1994–2006
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
Self - Presenting Emmy to Rod Serling
(archive footage)
• 1995–2004
John Lahr
John Lahr
Self
• 1995–2001
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
Self - Writer
/Self - Cartoonist
• 1996–2017
David Letterman
David Letterman
Self
• 1997–2023
George Burns
George Burns
Self
(archive footage)
• 1997–2022
Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel
Self - Radio Interview 1968
• 1997–2022
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
Self
(archive footage)
• 1997–2007
David Bowie
David Bowie
Self
• 1998–2023
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Self
(archive footage)
• 1998–2010
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents
Self
• 1998–2009
André Previn
André Previn
Self
• 1998–2002
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self - Piano Player
(archive footage)
• 1999–2025
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Self
(archive footage)
• 1999–2022
Clyde Taylor
Clyde Taylor
Self
• 1999–2002
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Self
• 2001–2021
Deborah Jowitt
Deborah Jowitt
Self - Dance Critic
• 2001–2009
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
Self - Father of Liza Minelli
(archive footage)
• 2002–2025
Thomas Doherty
Thomas Doherty
Self
• 2003–2020
Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud
Self
• 2003–2017
Ruth Reichl
Ruth Reichl
Self
• 2003–2017
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Self
(archive footage)
• 2003–2006
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Self
(archive footage)
• 2003–2005
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Self - Lil Andrews
(archive footage)
• 2004–2020
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Self
(archive footage)
• 2004–2014
Hank Williams
Hank Williams
Self
(archive footage)
• 2004–2007
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Self - Leslie Benedict
(archive footage)
• 2004–2006
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Self
• 2006–2023
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Self - Contributor
• 2006–2021
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self
(archive footage)
• 2006–2019
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
Self
• 2006–2013
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Self - Contributor
• 2007–2021
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
Self - Actress
/Self - Singer
/...
• 2009–2025
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Self - Actor
• 2009–2021
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Self
• 2009–2021
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Self - Narrator
• 2010–2024
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Self
• 2010–2016
Rona Barrett
Rona Barrett
Self
• 2012–2022
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Self
• 2012–2021
Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur
Self - Dole Office Clerk
(archive footage)
• 2012–2016
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Self
• 2015–2025
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Self
• 2015–2020
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self
(archive footage)
• 1986–2025
Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters
Self - Narrator
• 1987–2016
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Self
• 1989–2017
John Cage
John Cage
Self - Composer
• 1989–2001
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator
/Self - Actor
/...
• 1990–2023
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell
Self
• 1990–2006
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Self
• 1990–2006
Bobby Short
Bobby Short
Self - Narrator
• 1990–1997
William Hurt
William Hurt
Narrator
/Luis Molina
/...
• 1991–2025
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Self
• 1994–2012
Jack Paar
Jack Paar
Self
• 1997–2022
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin
Self - Narrator
/Self
• 1998–2004
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Self
• 2000–2012
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Self
(archive footage)
• 2001–2023
Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Self - Choreographer
• 1989–2001
Stella Adler
Stella Adler
Self
• 1989
David Strathairn
David Strathairn
Narrator
• 1993–2005
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Self - Narrator
• 2006–2012
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Self - Narrator
• 1990–2015
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Self
• 2000–2001
Harold Clurman
Harold Clurman
Self
• 1989
Neal Gabler
Neal Gabler
Self - Author of 'An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood'
• 1994–2020
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Self
(archive footage)
• 2003–2013
Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
Self
• 2005–2011
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Self
• 1987–2001
Count Basie
Count Basie
Self
(archive footage)
• 1990–2025
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller
Self
• 2007–2017
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Self
• 2007–2013
Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun
Self - Founder, Atlantic Records
• 2001–2007
George Cukor
George Cukor
Self
(archive footage)
• 2000–2004
Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis
Self
• 1989
Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Self
• 2004–2011
Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling
Self
• 2005–2012
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Self
• 1990–2004
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self
• 1990–2004
James Cagney
James Cagney
Self
(archive footage)
• 1997–2017
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Self - Senator, Wisconsin
(archive footage)
• 1990–2020
John Hammond
John Hammond
Self - Record Producer
• 1986–2005
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Self - Bud Norton
(archive footage)
• 1999–2020
John Lennon
John Lennon
Self
(archive footage)
• 2010–2023
David Steinberg
David Steinberg
Self
• 2005–2013
Mike Dann
Mike Dann
Self - Head of Network Programming
/Self - Former Executive Vice President of Programming, CBS
• 1995–2004
James Taylor
James Taylor
Self
/Self - Singer
/...
• 2003–2016
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self - Former U.S. President
(archive footage)
• 2008–2024
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Self
• 2001–2024
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Self
• 1989–2022
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Self - Narrator
• 1988–2004
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Self
• 2001–2017
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Self - Jade Tan
• 1989–2009
James Naughton
James Naughton
Self - Ernest Hemingway
• 1986–2005
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Self
(archive footage)
• 2001–2008
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Self - Flannery O'Connor
• 1989–2021
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Self
(archive footage)
• 1998–2008
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Actress 'Giant'
• 1989–2008
Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen
Self
• 2002–2008
George Clooney
George Clooney
Self
• 2006–2016
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Self
• 2008–2012
Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn
Self
• 1996–2008
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Self - Narrator
/Self - Pete
• 1989–2007
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Self
• 1986–2001
John Huston
John Huston
Self
• 1986–2001
William Wyler
William Wyler
Self
• 1986–2001
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Self
• 1986–1998
Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin
Self
• 1986–1997
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Self
• 1986–1989
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Self - actress in 'The Ghost Breakers'
(archive footage)
• 1987–2017
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Self - Actor
• 1987–2004
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Self
(archive footage)
• 1987–1999
Kitty Carlisle
Kitty Carlisle
Self
(as Kitty Carlisle Hart)
• 1987–1990
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan
Self
• 1987–1990
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Self
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Self
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Self
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Self
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
Self
(archive footage)
• 1988–1993
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2022
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd
Self
• 1989–2011
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Self - Johnny Friendly
(archive footage)
• 1989–2003
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
Self
• 1989–2002
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989–2000
Chan Parker
Chan Parker
Self
• 1989–2000
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
Self
• 1989–1993
Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman
Self
• 1989–1993
Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
Self
• 1989–1993
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Self
• 1989–1990
John Garfield
John Garfield
Joe Bonaparte
(archive footage)
• 1989
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets
Self
(archive footage)
• 1989
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Self - Choreographer
(archive footage)
• 1990–2025
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
Self - ABC News correspondent
• 1990–2023
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self - Film Director
• 1990–2017
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Self
• 1990–2012

Producers

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Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
executive producer / executive producer: American Masters / producer / series producer / co-executive producer / series creator
• 1986–2021
Julie Sacks
Julie Sacks
series producer / supervising producer / producer / series producer: American Masters / series producer: for American Masters
• 1990–2025
Michael Kantor
Michael Kantor
executive producer / producer / executive producer: American Masters / co-executive producer / executive producer: for American Masters
• 2001–2026
Junko Tsunashima
Junko Tsunashima
supervising producer / coordinating producer / series supervising producer / supervising producer: American Masters
• 2012–2021
Prudence Glass
Prudence Glass
series producer / producer
• 1990–2014
Joe Skinner
Joe Skinner
series associate producer / digital lead / multimedia producer / associate producer / Series Associate Producer / series production archivist / associate producer: American Masters
• 2017–2022
Cristiana Lombardo
Cristiana Lombardo
associate producer / multimedia producer / series associate producer / multi-media producer / multimedia producer: for American Masters
• 2020–2024
Tamar Hacker
Tamar Hacker
senior producer / senior producer: American Masters / producer
• 1996–2000
Karen Bernstein
Karen Bernstein
associate producer / associate producer: American Masters / producer / series producer: American Masters / co-producer / coordinating producer / series producer
• 1996–2000
Sally Jo Fifer
Sally Jo Fifer
executive producer / executive producer: ITVS
• 2008–2022
Daniel B. Greenberg
Daniel B. Greenberg
executive producer
• 2014–2016
Diane Dufault
Diane Dufault
associate producer / associate producer: American Masters / producer / supervising producer
• 1988–1991
Harlene Freezer
Harlene Freezer
coordinating producer / coordinating producer: American Masters / co-producer / senior producer
• 1987–1991
Aisha Amin
Aisha Amin
digital associate producer
• 2020–2022
Chris Knight
Chris Knight
producer
• 2014–2015
Catherine Tatge
Catherine Tatge
producer / co-producer / executive producer
• 1986–2011
Regina K. Scully
Regina K. Scully
executive producer
• 2014–2022
Kirk D'Amico
Kirk D'Amico
producer / executive producer
• 1987–1992
Robert Trachtenberg
Robert Trachtenberg
producer
• 2000–2014
George Feltenstein
George Feltenstein
executive producer / associate producer / executive producer: Turner Entertainment
• 2002–2006
Jessica Levin
Jessica Levin
co-producer (as Jessica Cohen) / producer (as Jessica Cohen) / line producer (as Jessica Cohen)
• 2003–2012
Diana Chan
Diana Chan
digital associate producer / Digital Associate Producer / digital associate producer: for American Masters
• 2021–2024
Peter Rosen
Peter Rosen
producer
• 1987–2016
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
producer / consulting producer
• 1998–2009
Dina Hossain
Dina Hossain
associate producer / producer / series associate producer
• 1998–2000
Julie Goldman
Julie Goldman
co-executive producer / producer: Cactus Three / executive producer
• 2003–2021
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
executive producer / producer
• 2007–2008
David Polk
David Polk
digital lead / producer
• 2020–2021
Joe Skinner
Joe Skinner
multimedia producer
• 2020–2021
Stephan Chodorov
Stephan Chodorov
producer
• 1986–1994
Calvin Skaggs
Calvin Skaggs
executive producer / producer
• 1986–2007
Kevin Brownlow
Kevin Brownlow
producer
• 1987–1993
David Gill
David Gill
producer
• 1987–1993
Kenneth Bowser
Kenneth Bowser
producer
• 1990–2012
Susan Steinberg
Susan Steinberg
producer / co-producer
• 1990–2007
Dominique Lasseur
Dominique Lasseur
co-producer / producer / executive producer
• 1991–2011
Karen Thomas
Karen Thomas
producer
• 1995–2000
Julian Schlossberg
Julian Schlossberg
producer
• 1996–2016
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
producer
• 1998–2015
Sally Rosenthal
Sally Rosenthal
associate producer / supervising producer / producer
• 2001–2020
Roger Mayer
Roger Mayer
executive producer / executive producer: Turner Entertainment
• 2002–2004
Krysanne Katsoolis
Krysanne Katsoolis
producer: Cactus Three / co-executive producer / executive producer
• 2004–2014
Brian McDonald
Brian McDonald
associate producer / co-producer
• 2005–2006
Ric Burns
Ric Burns
producer
• 2006–2015
Nicole London
Nicole London
associate producer / line producer / producer
• 2008–2025
Douglas Freeman
Douglas Freeman
co-producer
• 2008
Faith Ginsberg
Faith Ginsberg
associate producer
• 2008
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
producer
• 2008
Cass Warner
Cass Warner
consulting producer
• 2008
Sylvia Cahill
Sylvia Cahill
archival producer / associate producer
• 2009–2021
Emma Pildes
Emma Pildes
associate producer / co-producer
• 2010–2013
Bonnie Lafave
Bonnie Lafave
producer
• 2014–2021
Nancy Buirski
Nancy Buirski
producer
• 2014–2017
Christina Knight
Christina Knight
producer
• 2015–2016
Rita Coburn
Rita Coburn
producer
• 2017–2026
David Polk
David Polk
digital lead
• 2020–2021
Perry Miller Adato
Perry Miller Adato
producer
• 1986–2001
Jac Venza
Jac Venza
executive producer
• 1986–1989
John H. Williams
John H. Williams
executive producer
• 1987–1988
William T. Cartwright
William T. Cartwright
co-producer
• 1988–1997
Karen Thorsen
Karen Thorsen
producer / co-producer
• 1989–2022
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide
producer / executive producer / producer
• 1989–2011
Toby Byron
Toby Byron
producer
• 1989–1992
Jerry Durkin
Jerry Durkin
executive producer
• 1989–1990
Deborah Newman
Deborah Newman
executive producer
• 1989–1990
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
executive producer
• 1990–2005
Karl Katz
Karl Katz
producer / executive producer: Muse Film and Television
• 1991–2003
Mick Csáky
Mick Csáky
producer (as Mick Csaky) / executive producer (as Mick Csaky)
• 1995–2000
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner
co-producer / producer
• 1995–2000
Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart
producer
• 1997–1998
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman
producer (as Roger M. Sherman)
• 1998–2001
Andrew Reichsman
Andrew Reichsman
line producer
• 1998–1999
Margaret Smilow
Margaret Smilow
producer
• 1998–1999
Jack Rudin
Jack Rudin
producer
• 1999–2000
Rosalind P. Walter
Rosalind P. Walter
producer
• 1999–2000
Susan O'Connell
Susan O'Connell
assistant producer / associate producer
• 1999–2000
Bruce Ricker
Bruce Ricker
producer
• 2000–2007
Anthony Wall
Anthony Wall
executive producer: BBC / executive producer / producer
• 2000–2005
Anne Makepeace
Anne Makepeace
producer
• 2000–2003
Jeremy Marre
Jeremy Marre
producer
• 2000–2003
Peter Jones
Peter Jones
producer / executive producer
• 2001–2012
Phil Carson
Phil Carson
co-producer / producer
• 2001–2007
Catherine Brown Collins
Catherine Brown Collins
producer
• 2001–2005
DeWitt Sage
DeWitt Sage
producer
• 2001–2005
Steven Cantor
Steven Cantor
producer
• 2002–2021
Avon Kirkland
Avon Kirkland
executive producer / producer
• 2002–2010
Amy Schewel
Amy Schewel
co-producer
• 2003–2007
Elizabeth McNeil
Elizabeth McNeil
co-producer / associate producer
• 2003–2007
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
executive producer / producer
• 2003–2004
Erika Frankel
Erika Frankel
associate producer
• 2003
Stephen Stept
Stephen Stept
producer / interview producer
• 2004–2008
Caroline Stevens
Caroline Stevens
producer: Cactus Three / co-executive producer
• 2004–2005
Jennie Amias
Jennie Amias
co-producer
• 2004
Cheryl van Grunsven
Cheryl van Grunsven
associate producer
• 2004
Stanley F. Buchthal
Stanley F. Buchthal
executive producer (as Stanley Buchthal)
• 2005–2010
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
producer
• 2005–2010
Gail Levin
Gail Levin
producer
• 2005–2006
Mary Recine
Mary Recine
co-producer / consulting producer
• 2006–2022
Leslie Clark
Leslie Clark
co-producer / producer
• 2006–2011
Judy Kinberg
Judy Kinberg
producer / executive producer
• 2009–2022
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner
executive producer
• 2011–2017
Mary McDonagh Murphy
Mary McDonagh Murphy
executive producer / producer
• 2012–2021
Julia Mintz
Julia Mintz
line producer / co-producer
• 2014–2022
Chad Thompson
Chad Thompson
producer
• 2014–2015
Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker
producer
• 2014–2015
Katie O'Rourke
Katie O'Rourke
associate producer / producer
• 2014–2015
Elliott Halpern
Elliott Halpern
executive producer
• 2016–2021
Elizabeth Trojian
Elizabeth Trojian
producer / executive producer
• 2016–2021
Jim Brown
Jim Brown
producer
• 2016–2019
Heather A. Smith
Heather A. Smith
co-producer / producer
• 2016–2019
Bob Hercules
Bob Hercules
producer / executive producer
• 2017–2021
Barbara Hall
Barbara Hall
producer
• 2017–2019
Jay Alix
Jay Alix
producer / executive producer
• 2017–2019
Gregory Hall
Gregory Hall
executive producer / co-executive producer
• 2017–2019
Una Jackman
Una Jackman
co-producer / executive producer
• 2017–2019
Suzanne Kessler
Suzanne Kessler
executive producer / co-executive producer
• 2017–2019
Dan Braun
Dan Braun
co-producer / executive producer
• 2018–2019
David Koh
David Koh
co-producer / executive producer
• 2018–2019
Hannah Meagher
Hannah Meagher
co-producer
• 2019–2020
Chana Gazit
Chana Gazit
producer
• 2021–2025
Charlotte Mangin
Charlotte Mangin
executive producer
• 2021–2024
Amanda Upson
Amanda Upson
producer / series producer
• 2021–2024
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Geralyn White Dreyfous
executive producer
• 2021–2022
Tamara Gould
Tamara Gould
consulting producer
• 2021–2022
David Polk
David Polk
digital lead
• 2021–2022
Aisha Amin
Aisha Amin
digital associate producer
• 2021
Joe Skinner
Joe Skinner
multimedia producer
• 2021
Leslie Fields-Cruz
Leslie Fields-Cruz
executive producer
• 2022–2025
Michael Cascio
Michael Cascio
producer / executive producer
• 2022–2024
Christian Blackwood
Christian Blackwood
producer
• 1985
Megan Callaway
Megan Callaway
producer
• 1986
Patricia P. Perini
Patricia P. Perini
executive producer
• 1986
Ted Timreck
Ted Timreck
producer
• 1986
Angus Trowbridge
Angus Trowbridge
executive producer
• 1986
Catherine Wyler
Catherine Wyler
producer
• 1986
Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob
producer
• 1986
Peter Adam
Peter Adam
producer
• 1987
Susan Lacey
Susan Lacey
executive producer
• 1987
Amram Nowak
Amram Nowak
producer
• 1987
Frances Peters
Frances Peters
assistant producer
• 1987
Stephen Samuels
Stephen Samuels
co-executive producer
• 1987
Kirk Simon
Kirk Simon
producer
• 1987
Aviva Slesin
Aviva Slesin
producer
• 1987
Manya Starr
Manya Starr
executive producer
• 1987
Christopher Swann
Christopher Swann
producer
• 1987
Richard Somerset Ward
Richard Somerset Ward
executive producer
• 1987
Terry Carter
Terry Carter
producer
• 1988
Jack Lechner
Jack Lechner
associate producer
• 1988
Leonard Malone
Leonard Malone
co-producer
• 1988
Freida Lee Mock
Freida Lee Mock
executive producer: American Film Foundation
• 1988
Cathe Neukum
Cathe Neukum
producer
• 1988
Terry Sanders
Terry Sanders
producer
• 1988
Gregory Andorfer
Gregory Andorfer
co-executive producer
• 1989
Joy Birdsong
Joy Birdsong
associate producer
• 1989
Joanne Connon
Joanne Connon
associate producer
• 1989
Douglas K. Dempsey
Douglas K. Dempsey
co-producer
• 1989
Helene Freezer
Helene Freezer
coordinating producer
• 1989
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
associate producer
• 1989
Emily Grossman
Emily Grossman
associate producer
• 1989
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
executive producer: Harold Lloyd Estate
• 1989
David Heeley
David Heeley
producer
• 1989
Alan Kaplan
Alan Kaplan
producer
• 1989
Rosa Kesser
Rosa Kesser
associate producer
• 1989
Thomas Klein
Thomas Klein
producer
• 1989
Joan Kramer
Joan Kramer
producer
• 1989
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
executive producer
• 1989
William Miles
William Miles
producer
• 1989
Kirk Morris
Kirk Morris
producer
• 1989
Richard Saylor
Richard Saylor
associate producer
• 1989
Amy Schatz
Amy Schatz
associate producer
• 1989
Marthe Smith
Marthe Smith
co-producer
• 1989
Rick Tejada-Flores
Rick Tejada-Flores
producer
• 1989
Jack Willis
Jack Willis
producer
• 1989
Joe Wood
Joe Wood
associate producer
• 1989
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
producer
• 1989
Vera Aronow
Vera Aronow
line producer
• 1990
Caroline Baron
Caroline Baron
co-producer
• 1990
Charles M. Benanty
Charles M. Benanty
producer
• 1990
Debra Cohen
Debra Cohen
associate producer
• 1990
Elizabeth Cotnoir
Elizabeth Cotnoir
co-producer
• 1990
Steven Fischler
Steven Fischler
producer
• 1990
Marilyn Haft
Marilyn Haft
executive producer
• 1990
Robert Hillmann
Robert Hillmann
producer
• 1990
Susan Kaplan
Susan Kaplan
associate producer
• 1990
Libby Kreutz
Libby Kreutz
co-producer
• 1990
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
co-producer
• 1990
Kent Paul
Kent Paul
producer
• 1990
Vivian Perlis
Vivian Perlis
producer
• 1990
Lori Perlow
Lori Perlow
associate producer
• 1990
Hart Perry
Hart Perry
producer
• 1990
Alan Ramer
Alan Ramer
producer
• 1990
Margaret Reid
Margaret Reid
associate producer
• 1990
Danica Remy
Danica Remy
associate producer
• 1990
Robert Owens Scott
Robert Owens Scott
associate producer
• 1990
Joel Sucher
Joel Sucher
producer
• 1990
Eugene X
Eugene X
producer
• 1990
Chloe Aaron
Chloe Aaron
producer
• 1991
Reuben Aaronson
Reuben Aaronson
producer
• 1991
Rob Ayling
Rob Ayling
Executive producer for DVD
• 1991
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell
associate producer
• 1991
Susannah M. Greason
Susannah M. Greason
associate producer
• 1991
Amie Knox
Amie Knox
producer
• 1991
Diandra Luker
Diandra Luker
producer (as Diandra Douglas)
• 1991
Timothy Marx
Timothy Marx
producer
• 1991
Laura Nathanson
Laura Nathanson
producer
• 1991
Thomas L. Neff
Thomas L. Neff
executive producer
• 1991
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
producer
• 1991
Hisao Ebine
Hisao Ebine
executive producer
• 1992
Oren Jacoby
Oren Jacoby
producer
• 1993
Ian Martin
Ian Martin
executive producer: Thames Television
• 1993
Larry Price
Larry Price
producer
• 1993
Patrick Stanbury
Patrick Stanbury
associate producer
• 1993
Jerry Aronson
Jerry Aronson
producer
• 1994
Merrill Brockway
Merrill Brockway
producer
• 1994
Takis Candilis
Takis Candilis
executive producer
• 1994
Christopher Herrmann
Christopher Herrmann
coordinating producer
• 1994
Elizabeth Hirschhorn
Elizabeth Hirschhorn
associate producer
• 1994
Karen Littman
Karen Littman
associate producer
• 1994
James Cross
James Cross
consulting producer
• 1995
David J. Eagle
David J. Eagle
consulting producer
• 1995
Elizabeth Keyishian
Elizabeth Keyishian
associate producer
• 1995
Paul G. Sanderson III
Paul G. Sanderson III
line producer
• 1995
Robert J. Sloane
Robert J. Sloane
associate producer
• 1995
Cindy E. Vaughn
Cindy E. Vaughn
associate producer
• 1995
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh
executive producer
• 1995
Carol Wilson Baldwin
Carol Wilson Baldwin
associate producer
• 1996
Ellen Doherty
Ellen Doherty
coordinating producer
• 1996
Suzanne Hertfelder
Suzanne Hertfelder
consulting producer
• 1996
Bob Marty
Bob Marty
producer
• 1996
Cynthia Reed
Cynthia Reed
associate producer
• 1996
JoAnn Young
JoAnn Young
producer
• 1996
Bruce Colgate
Bruce Colgate
co-producer
• 1997
Rosemary Garner
Rosemary Garner
producer
• 1997
Shannon Gee
Shannon Gee
associate producer
• 1997
Michael Macari Jr.
Michael Macari Jr.
producer
• 1997
Martha Reynolds
Martha Reynolds
assistant producer
• 1997
William Smock
William Smock
producer
• 1997
Jan Rofekamp
Jan Rofekamp
associate producer
• 1998
Gabrielle Tenenbaum
Gabrielle Tenenbaum
associate producer
• 1998
Eileen Wilkinson
Eileen Wilkinson
associate producer
• 1998
David Yarnell
David Yarnell
producer
• 1998
Terry Benes
Terry Benes
producer
• 1999
Lori Cheatle
Lori Cheatle
co-producer
• 1999
Kristi Jacobson
Kristi Jacobson
associate producer
• 1999
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
producer
• 1999
Sophia Maroon
Sophia Maroon
associate producer
• 1999
David Menair
David Menair
executive producer
• 1999
Nancy Oey
Nancy Oey
associate producer
• 1999
Pamela Peabody
Pamela Peabody
co-producer
• 1999
Cecilia Peck
Cecilia Peck
producer
• 1999
Linda Saffire
Linda Saffire
producer
• 1999
Chiz Schultz
Chiz Schultz
producer
• 1999
Pam Van Sant
Pam Van Sant
assistant producer
• 1999
John Wilson
John Wilson
assistant producer
• 1999
Charlotte Zwerin
Charlotte Zwerin
producer
• 1999
Mary Lea Bandy
Mary Lea Bandy
co-producer
• 2000
Jeanine Basinger
Jeanine Basinger
co-producer
• 2000
Martin Disney
Martin Disney
associate producer
• 2000
Craig Jurkoic
Craig Jurkoic
associate producer
• 2000
Elizabeth Kertesz
Elizabeth Kertesz
producer
• 2000

Composers

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Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner
composer: theme music
• 1990–2006
Joel Goodman
Joel Goodman
• 2003–2020
Kathryn Bostic
Kathryn Bostic
• 2015–2026
Todd Boekelheide
Todd Boekelheide
• 1990–2014
Brian Keane
Brian Keane
• 1996–2021
Casey Cohen
Casey Cohen
• 2008
Carl Davis
Carl Davis
music
• 1989–1993
Peter Melnick
Peter Melnick
(as Peter Rodgers Melnick)
• 1995–1999
Teese Gohl
Teese Gohl
original music by
• 1998–2019
Mark Adler
Mark Adler
• 2009–2015

Cinematographers

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Ed Marritz
Ed Marritz
director of photography (as Eddie Marritz)
• 1998–2019
Buddy Squires
Buddy Squires
director of photography
• 1996–2021
Terry Hopkins
Terry Hopkins
director of photography
• 1995–2001
Don Lenzer
Don Lenzer
director of photography
• 1986–2011
Tom Hurwitz
Tom Hurwitz
• 1986–2009
Michael Chin
Michael Chin
director of photography
• 1998–2008
Dyanna Taylor
Dyanna Taylor
• 1999–2014
Boyd Estus
Boyd Estus
director of photography
• 2006–2021
Jerry Pantzer
Jerry Pantzer
• 1987–2001
Henry Adebonojo
Henry Adebonojo
director of photography
• 2002–2026

Alexis Kelley
Alexis Kelley
makeup artist / makeup department head
• 1998
Kristen Paynter
Kristen Paynter
key hairstylist: 'The Crucible' / makeup artist
• 2003–2007
Amy Tagliamonti
Amy Tagliamonti
assistant make-up: 'The Crucible' / assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
• 2003–2007
Kris Ravetto
Kris Ravetto
makeup artist: Joan Baez / makeup department head
• 2005–2011
Joe Rossi
Joe Rossi
makeup for Jane Alexander / hair & make up design
• 2008–2017
Sandy Jo Johnston
Sandy Jo Johnston
makeup artist
• 2017–2019
Danny Cheng
Danny Cheng
hair
• 1989
Leslie Fuller
Leslie Fuller
make-up
• 1989
Norma Gerson
Norma Gerson
make-up
• 1989
Karen Rudder
Karen Rudder
make-up
• 1989

Production Management

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Jane Buckwalter
Jane Buckwalter
series production manager / production manager / production manager: series
• 1990–2011
Stephen Segaller
Stephen Segaller
executive in charge of production
• 2014–2015
Smokey Forester
Smokey Forester
production manager / unit production manager / production manager: early Lange recreation
• 1999–2014
Peter Wentzel
Peter Wentzel
series production manager / production manager / production manager: American Masters
• 2000–2001
Arturo Sheimberg
Arturo Sheimberg
production manager
• 2010–2012
Cynthia Mitchell
Cynthia Mitchell
production manager
• 1987–1989
Tamar Hacker
Tamar Hacker
production manager
• 1994–1995
Justin Johnson
Justin Johnson
production manager
• 1995–2000
Leslie Dann
Leslie Dann
production manager: Madrid - Cruz Productions / production manager: Spain
• 2003–2005
Paulo Padilha
Paulo Padilha
post-production supervisor
• 2006–2007

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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Benjamin C. Dewey
Benjamin C. Dewey
first assistant director / assistant director
• 2008–2017
Joe Dishner
Joe Dishner
first assistant director
• 1986
Craig Perry
Craig Perry
assistant director
• 1989
Jac Venza
Jac Venza
executive director
• 1989
Robert Leveen
Robert Leveen
second assistant director
• 1995
Timothy Marx
Timothy Marx
first assistant director
• 1995
Nicole Amato
Nicole Amato
assistant director
• 1996
Curran G. Engel
Curran G. Engel
first assistant director
• 2002
Christos Volikakis
Christos Volikakis
second assistant director: Berkeley
• 2002
Stephanie Bennett
Stephanie Bennett
additional director
• 2003

Art Department

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Brian T. Whitehill
Brian T. Whitehill
title design
• 1987–2016
B.T. Whitehill
B.T. Whitehill
graphic designer / title design / titles / series graphic design / graphic designer: American Masters / graphic designer: for American Masters
• 1989–2024
Brian Santalone
Brian Santalone
pagebuilder / art implementation
• 2007–2016
Barry O'Riordan
Barry O'Riordan
graphic designer
• 1987
Chris Kogler
Chris Kogler
design director (as Christopher Kogler)
• 1989
Morgan Sendall
Morgan Sendall
graphics
• 1989
Eric Cleaveland
Eric Cleaveland
cover photography
• 1993
Ronald Protas
Ronald Protas
artistic consultant
• 1994
Elke Esser
Elke Esser
graphics artist
• 1995
Bruce Colgate
Bruce Colgate
graphic artist
• 1997

Sound Department

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Roger Phenix
Roger Phenix
sound / additional sound / sound mixer / production sound mixer / location sound / sound recordist / production sound / sound mixer: Lumet Interview
• 1989–2017
Mark Mandler
Mark Mandler
sound recordist / sound mixer / sound
• 1993–2025
Ed Campbell
Ed Campbell
re-recording mixer / sound mixer / sound mixer: Tonic
• 2003–2020
Peter Miller
Peter Miller
sound recordist / sound / location sound mixer
• 1986–2015
Ken Hahn
Ken Hahn
re-recording mixer / sound mixer / sound editor / Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Supervisor
• 1989–2016
Greg Smith
Greg Smith
sound editor / sound editor: Dog Bark Sound Inc. / sound editor: Dog Bark Sound, Inc.
• 2000–2005
Deborah Wallach
Deborah Wallach
supervising sound editor / sound editor
• 2006–2020
Greg McCleary
Greg McCleary
re-recording mixer / sound recordist / sound mixer / sound designer
• 1993–2020
James Jack
James Jack
sound recordist / sound mixer / sound (as J.E. Jack)
• 2000–2011
Dominick Tavella
Dominick Tavella
re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer: Sound One Corporation / sound mixer
• 1990–2000

Special Effects

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Andrew Papa
Andrew Papa
special effects
• 1995
Paul Staples
Paul Staples
special effects
• 1995
Todd Miro
Todd Miro
graphics animator
• 2010

Visual Effects

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Tim D'Amico
Tim D'Amico
visual effects / graphic design production
• 2007–2010
Paul Docherty
Paul Docherty
visual effects / graphic design and animation
• 2007–2010
Cassandra Del Viscio
Cassandra Del Viscio
visual effects producer
• 2022–2026
Edmund Earle
Edmund Earle
visual effects / digital artist
• 2022–2026
Michael Bianchi
Michael Bianchi
title graphics
• 1990
Matthew Tucker
Matthew Tucker
motion control camera
• 1996
Sheldan C. Collins
Sheldan C. Collins
photo enhancement
• 2000
Victor Barroso
Victor Barroso
flame artist
• 2001
Chris Kairalla
Chris Kairalla
digital effects artist
• 2001
Matthew Ferro
Matthew Ferro
animation designer
• 2002

Stunts

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Gregory Hoffman
Gregory Hoffman
fight director
• 2002

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ned Hallick
Ned Hallick
gaffer
• 1989–2015
John M. Roche
John M. Roche
gaffer / lighting technician: New York / best boy electric
• 1997–2015
Marc-Eric Nielsen
Marc-Eric Nielsen
assistant camera
• 2000–2003
Jeff Victor
Jeff Victor
assistant camera / additional photographer (as Jeffrey Victor) / additional photography (as Jeffrey Victor)
• 1995–2009
Wolfgang Held
Wolfgang Held
additional camera operator / additional photography / camera / camera operator
• 2001–2016
Paul Marbury
Paul Marbury
first assistant camera / assistant camera / camera operator
• 2001–2014
Joseph Czerw
Joseph Czerw
key grip
• 2005
Greg Andracke
Greg Andracke
director of photography: additional photography (as Gregory Andracke) / additional photography (as Gregory Andracke) / camera operator
• 1989–2015
David Eubank
David Eubank
assistant camera / first assistant camera / first assistant camera: New York
• 1990–1997
Don Lenzer
Don Lenzer
additional camera operator / camera
• 1990–2001

Animation Department

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Rob Issen
Rob Issen
photo animator / still animation / animation consultant
• 1989–1995
Richard O'Connor
Richard O'Connor
animation director
• 2008–2015
Molly Schwartz
Molly Schwartz
animator / design & animation / director of design & animation
• 2019–2020
Frank Ferrigno
Frank Ferrigno
still animation / photo animator
• 2003–2009
Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell
animation director / animation producer
• 2008–2011
Christina Capozzi Riley
Christina Capozzi Riley
animator
• 2011–2012
Betsy Baker
Betsy Baker
animation consultant
• 1989
Sarah Berry
Sarah Berry
animation: artwork
• 1989
Mead Hunt
Mead Hunt
animation photographer
• 1989
Christopher Kolger
Christopher Kolger
still animation
• 1989

Casting Department

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Deborah Brown
Deborah Brown
casting director: 'The Crucible' / voice casting
• 2003–2004
Geoffrey Miclat
Geoffrey Miclat
casting assistant
• 2005

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Elizabeth Clifford
Elizabeth Clifford
costume supervisor / wardrobe supervisor
• 2008–2017
Craig Ames
Craig Ames
costumer
• 1986
Hilarie Blumenthal
Hilarie Blumenthal
costume designer: 'The Crucible'
• 2003
Cassandra Kaminski
Cassandra Kaminski
wardrobe
• 2006
Lora Dole
Lora Dole
assistant costume designer
• 2007
Jenny Fulton
Jenny Fulton
assistant costume designer
• 2007
Christine McDowell
Christine McDowell
assistant costume designer
• 2007
Lea Umberger
Lea Umberger
assistant costume designer
• 2007
Susanna Brown
Susanna Brown
tailor
• 2008
Carrie Davis
Carrie Davis
costume assistant
• 2008

Editorial Department

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Rob Issen
Rob Issen
promo editor
• 2009–2021
Heidi C. Bordogna
Heidi C. Bordogna
post-production assistant
• 1994–1995
Jane Rizzo
Jane Rizzo
assistant editor / associate editor
• 2000–2004
Tom Emmenegger
Tom Emmenegger
on-line editor / post-production editor
• 1994–1998
Roxanne Yamashiro
Roxanne Yamashiro
assistant editor
• 2003–2008
Brian Longenecker
Brian Longenecker
on-line editor
• 2003
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
on-line editor / video post-production
• 2004–2012
Paul Docherty
Paul Docherty
assistant editor / additional assistant editing
• 2007–2010
David Wyatt
David Wyatt
assembly editor
• 1987–1989
Scott P. Doniger
Scott P. Doniger
on-line editor
• 1990

Location Management

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Michael Warwick
Michael Warwick
location manager
• 1998–2003
Margo Reid
Margo Reid
location scout
• 1990
Jonathon Slator
Jonathon Slator
location manager (as Jonathan Slater)
• 1995
Helen Olive
Helen Olive
location production coordinator
• 2002
Sophie Heldman
Sophie Heldman
location manager
• 2005
Tanit Plana
Tanit Plana
location manager
• 2005
Heidi Sowards
Heidi Sowards
location manager
• 2005
Lindsey Frey
Lindsey Frey
location scout
• 2007
Stephen Anunson
Stephen Anunson
location manager: Wisconsin
• 2011
Julien Lasseur
Julien Lasseur
location manager: Yosemite
• 2011

Music Department

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Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner
composer: theme music / composer: series theme / series theme music composed by / series theme music / composer: additional music
• 1994–2016
Rosie Fishel
Rosie Fishel
music services / music service / Music Services / music supervisor / musical director
• 2000–2018
Emily Lee
Emily Lee
music services / Music Services / music service / musical director / music supervisor / music services: for American Masters
• 2007–2024
John Adams
John Adams
music services / music supervision / composer: theme music / music service
• 1989–2007
Christopher Rife
Christopher Rife
composer: theme music / additional music / composer: additional music / theme music composer
• 2016–2022
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick
theme music composer / composer: theme music (uncredited)
• 1987–1990
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford
music recording
• 1987–1993
Carl Davis
Carl Davis
music / conductor / music for "Way Down Easy" "The Wind" and "Broken Blossoms"
• 1987–1988
Rosemary Fishel
Rosemary Fishel
assistant music supervision / composer: theme music
• 1989–2000
Pamela Scott Arnold
Pamela Scott Arnold
music editor
• 1999–2007

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary A. Kelly
Mary A. Kelly
script supervisor
• 1986
Faubion Bowers
Faubion Bowers
script consultant
• 1994
Lauren Malkasian
Lauren Malkasian
script supervisor
• 1995

Choreography

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Nancy R. Reynolds
Nancy R. Reynolds
dance consultant
• 2014

Color Department

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Jon Fordham
Jon Fordham
colorist
• 1996–2020
Dave Markun
Dave Markun
colorist
• 1999–2000
Ken Sirulnick
Ken Sirulnick
colorist
• 2003–2019
Troy Thompson
Troy Thompson
colorist
• 2014–2015
Evan Anthony
Evan Anthony
colorist
• 2019–2021
Gary Scarpulla
Gary Scarpulla
colorist
• 1990
Mike McGuire
Mike McGuire
colorist
• 1999
Joe Gawler
Joe Gawler
colorist: Tape House Editorial (as Joseph Gawler)
• 2000
Roger Doran
Roger Doran
color timer (as Roger H. Doran)
• 2001
Patrick Lindenmaier
Patrick Lindenmaier
color correction
• 2005

Craft Services

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Brieann Rich
Brieann Rich
craft service
• 1999
Alan Puentes
Alan Puentes
caterer
• 2016

Health and Safety Department

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Nicholas Rich
Nicholas Rich
set medic
• 1999
Amy M. Samuelson
Amy M. Samuelson
health and safety supervisor
• 2022

Legal

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Max Segal
Max Segal
rights and clearances / rights & clearances
• 2009–2016
Karen Shatzkin
Karen Shatzkin
legal services
• 2014–2021
Danny Webber
Danny Webber
legal services / legal counsel
• 2016–2021
J. Stephen Sheppard
J. Stephen Sheppard
legal (as Stephen Sheppard)
• 1998
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan
attorney
• 1999
Steve Schechter
Steve Schechter
attorney
• 1999
Melissa Roy
Melissa Roy
clearances / legal
• 2003
Arlen Appelbaum
Arlen Appelbaum
business & legal affairs
• 2005
Thomas A. Cohen
Thomas A. Cohen
legal services
• 2010
Justine Jacobs
Justine Jacobs
legal
• 2014

Production Department

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Nicole London
Nicole London
production coordinator
• 1990–2008
Barbara Grandvoinet
Barbara Grandvoinet
production assistant
• 2000–2003
Hailey Rozenberg
Hailey Rozenberg
production coordinator / senior production coordinator
• 2021–2022
Dina Hossain
Dina Hossain
production assistant / production coordinator
• 1995–1996
Tioka Tokedira
Tioka Tokedira
production coordinator: American Masters
• 1996–1997
Reina Aktay
Reina Aktay
production coordinator: American Masters / production coordinator
• 1998–2000
Naomi Tan
Naomi Tan
production administrator: series / production coordinator / production coordinator: series
• 2001–2003
Elizabeth Kosakowska
Elizabeth Kosakowska
production assistant / production coordinator
• 2007–2008
Gabriel Meyers
Gabriel Meyers
production assistant
• 2013–2015
Christine Benjaminsen
Christine Benjaminsen
production secretary / production associate
• 1989–1990

Production Finance and Accounting

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Jayne Lisi
Jayne Lisi
budget controller / controller (as Jayne Lemma) / budget controller: for American Masters
• 2014–2024
Hal Gross
Hal Gross
production accountant
• 1994
Diane L. Langone
Diane L. Langone
production accountant (as Diane Langone)
• 1994
Nancy Harvey
Nancy Harvey
production accountant
• 1999
Tracee Keys
Tracee Keys
production accountant
• 2000
Priscilla Rivera
Priscilla Rivera
production accountant
• 2001
Chris Russell
Chris Russell
production accountant (as Christopher L. Russell)
• 2001
Melissa Lintinger
Melissa Lintinger
production accountant
• 2005
Andrew Tilles
Andrew Tilles
production accountant
• 2012
Laurie Sasaki
Laurie Sasaki
accountant: Katahdin Productions
• 2014

Property Department

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Emily Ferry
Emily Ferry
property master
• 1995
J.D. Jacoby
J.D. Jacoby
property master
• 2005
Lisa Nagid
Lisa Nagid
property master
• 2008

Publicity

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Natasha Padilla
Natasha Padilla
publicist / series publicist
• 2013–2018
Neil Parker
Neil Parker
publicist: American Masters / publicist
• 1996–1997
Stacey Robbins
Stacey Robbins
publicist
• 1995
Alex Panagakis
Alex Panagakis
publicist
• 1998
Ross Moonie
Ross Moonie
publicist
• 1999
Monica Lahey
Monica Lahey
publicist
• 2000
Enid Moore
Enid Moore
publicist
• 2000
Ben Gazey
Ben Gazey
publicist
• 2015
Russ Posternak
Russ Posternak
publicist: Murphy PR (as Russell Posternak)
• 2016
Elisha Gustafson
Elisha Gustafson
publicist
• 2017

Additional Crew

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B.T. Whitehill
B.T. Whitehill
series title designer / title designer / title design / title design: American Masters / title designer: series / title designer: American Masters / titles / series title design / series title designed by / Series Title
• 1989–2016
William Meny
William Meny
assistant to executive producer / office manager / executive assistant to Susan Lacy / researcher
• 2008–2011
Gabriel Meyers
Gabriel Meyers
series production assistant / Series Production Assistant
• 2013–2017
Jac Venza
Jac Venza
director of cultural and arts programs: American Masters / director of cultural and arts programs / executive / executive director / director: Cultural and Arts Program / director of cultural and arts programming: American Masters / director of cultural and arts programs: WNET / director of cultural and arts program
• 1990–2004
David Ernst
David Ernst
marketing
• 2014–2016
Brian Lee
Brian Lee
technical director
• 2014–2016
Odell Nails
Odell Nails
business affairs
• 2013–2018
Jan Rofekamp
Jan Rofekamp
world sales: Films Transit International
• 1986–2005
Margaret Smilow
Margaret Smilow
director of culture and arts documentaries / director of culture and arts documentaries: WNET / executive / representative: American Masters
• 2000–2005
Nick Miller
Nick Miller
creative director
• 2014–2015

Thanks

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Kevin Brownlow
Kevin Brownlow
special thanks
• 1988–1990
Frank Holland
Frank Holland
grateful thanks
• 1989–1993
William K. Everson
William K. Everson
grateful thanks / special thanks (as Bill Everson)
• 1989–1990
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
grateful thanks / thanks
• 1993–2000
Frazer Pennebaker
Frazer Pennebaker
thanks / special thanks
• 1994–2005
Merryn Jose
Merryn Jose
additional thanks / thanks
• 1996–2016
Gene Feldman
Gene Feldman
special thanks / thanks
• 1999–2004
Jane Klain
Jane Klain
special thanks / thanks
• 2000–2017
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
thanks
• 2000–2004
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft
special thanks
• 2004–2007

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Set Decorator

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Makeup Department

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Art Department

Sound Department

Special Effects

Visual Effects

Stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Animation Department

Casting Department

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Editorial Department

Location Management

Music Department

Script and Continuity Department

Choreography

Color Department

Craft Services

Health and Safety Department

Legal

Production Department

Production Finance and Accounting

Property Department

Publicity

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