The Dictator's Playbook - Production & Contact Info

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99 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Natasha Ezrow Self - Political Scientist, University of Essex Self - Political Scientist, University of Essex See fewer	6	Breakfast (2000)
Tim Beckmann Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Mariam Mufti Self - Political Scientist, University of Waterloo Self - Political Scientist, University of Waterloo See fewer	5	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Fathali Moghaddam Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University / Self - Anthropologist, Columbia University Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University / Self - Anthropologist, Columbia University See fewer	4	The Rise of Autocracy (2025)
Ronald Reagan Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	2	Kings Row (1942)
Adolf Hitler Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	2	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Queen Elizabeth II Self - Queen of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Queen of the United Kingdom (archive footage) See fewer	2	Civilisation (1969)
George Bush Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	2	41 (II) (2012)
Joseph Stalin Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	2	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Benito Mussolini Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) See fewer	2	Hundred Days (1935)
Dan Slater Self - Political Scientist, University of Michigan Self - Political Scientist, University of Michigan See fewer	2	New Books in Southeast Asian Studies (2014)
Pablo Escobar Self - Leader of the Medellin Cartel (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Medellin Cartel (archive footage) See fewer	1	The World Is Yours (1988)
George W. Bush Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	Journeys with George (2002)
Jimmy Carter Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	The American President (2000)
Fidel Castro Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) See fewer	1	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Zedong Mao Self - Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) Self - Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) See fewer	1	The New China (1951)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Saddam Hussein Self - President of Iraq (archive footage) Self - President of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1	Long Days (1980)
Jong-Un Kim Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Jong-Un) Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Jong-Un) See fewer	1	72 Hours (2024)
Harry S. Truman Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	The History of Sportfishing
Idi Amin Self - President of Uganda (archive footage) Self - President of Uganda (archive footage) See fewer	1	General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Francisco Franco Self - Caudillo of Spain (archive footage) Self - Caudillo of Spain (archive footage) See fewer	1	Raza (1942)
Vladimir Lenin Self - Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (archive footage) Self - Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (archive footage) See fewer	1	Un'alba (1920)
Jong-Il Kim Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Jong-Il) Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Jong-Il) See fewer	1	Pulgasari (1985)
Il-Sung Kim Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Il-Sung) Self - Supreme Leader of North Korea (archive footage) (as Kim Il-Sung) See fewer	1	The Flower Girl (1972)
Ayatollah Khomeini Self - Supreme Leader of Iran (archive footage) Self - Supreme Leader of Iran (archive footage) See fewer	1	For Liberty (1979)
Manuel Noriega Self - Military Leader of Panama (archive footage) Self - Military Leader of Panama (archive footage) See fewer	1	FN - Globalt uppdrag (1995)
Seymour Hersh Self - New York Times Reporter (archive footage) Self - New York Times Reporter (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
Harold Macmillan Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) See fewer	1	The First World War (2003)
King Victor Emmanuel III Self - King of Italy (archive footage) Self - King of Italy (archive footage) See fewer	1	Gloria: Apoteosi del soldato ignoto (1921)
King Alfonso XIII Self - King of Spain (archive footage) Self - King of Spain (archive footage) See fewer	1	Las Hurdes, pais de leyenda (1922)
Abd al-Karim Qasim Self - Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1
Juan Carlos de Borbón Self - King of Spain (archive footage) Self - King of Spain (archive footage) See fewer	1	Wimbledon (1937)
Omar Torrijos Self - Military Leader of Panama (archive footage) Self - Military Leader of Panama (archive footage) See fewer	1	Panamá (1976)
Denis Hills Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	1	Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Roberto Díaz Herrera Self - General Chief of Staff of the Panama Defense Forces (archive footage) Self - General Chief of Staff of the Panama Defense Forces (archive footage) See fewer	1
Nicolás Ardito Barletta Self - President of Panama (archive footage) Self - President of Panama (archive footage) See fewer	1
Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr Self - President of Iraq (archive footage) Self - President of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1
Hugo Spadafora Self - Political Opponent of Manuel Noriega (archive footage) Self - Political Opponent of Manuel Noriega (archive footage) See fewer	1
Daniel Daegun Lee Korean Guerillas Korean Guerillas See fewer	1	Finding Sunset (2025)
Guillermo Ford Self - Vice President of Panama (archive footage) Self - Vice President of Panama (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Panama Deception (1992)
Milton Obote Self - Prime Minister of Uganda (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Uganda (archive footage) See fewer	1	Zmierzch czarowników (1965)
King Faisal II Self - King of Iraq (archive footage) Self - King of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1	Spannungsfeld Nahost (1958)
Arnulfo Arias Self - President of Panama (archive footage) Self - President of Panama (archive footage) See fewer	1
Giacomo Matteotti Self - Member of the Chamber of Deputies (archive footage) Self - Member of the Chamber of Deputies (archive footage) See fewer	1
Jesús Héctor Gallego Herrera Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage) Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage) See fewer	1
Mutesa II Self - Kabaka of Buganda (archive footage) Self - Kabaka of Buganda (archive footage) See fewer	1	Uganda Wins Independence (1962)
John Nixon Self - Former C.I.A. Analyst Self - Former C.I.A. Analyst See fewer	1	Debriefing the President (2025)
Alicia C. Decker Self - Historian, Pennsylvania State University (as Alicia Decker) Self - Historian, Pennsylvania State University (as Alicia Decker) See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Matthew Feldman Self - Historian, Teesside University Self - Historian, Teesside University See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Charles K. Amrstrong Self - Historian, Columbia University Self - Historian, Columbia University See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Helen Graham Self - Historian, Royal Holloway, University of London Self - Historian, Royal Holloway, University of London See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Orlando J. Pérez Self - Political Scientist, Millersville University Self - Political Scientist, Millersville University See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Ruth Ben-Ghiat Self - Historian, New York University Self - Historian, New York University See fewer	1	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Paul Preston Self - Historian, London School of Economics Self - Historian, London School of Economics See fewer	1	Franco: Behind the Myth (1992)
Jean H. Lee Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	1	The Lazarus Heist (2021)
Kanan Makiya Self - Author, 'Republic of Fear' Self - Author, 'Republic of Fear' See fewer	1	The Takeaway (2008)
John Dinges Self - Author, 'Our Man in Panama' Self - Author, 'Our Man in Panama' See fewer	1	El diario de Agustín (2008)
Deo Katono Self - Historian, Makerere University Self - Historian, Makerere University See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Marla Stone Self - Historian, Occidental College Self - Historian, Occidental College See fewer	1	The Bolt Report (2011)
Roberto Eisenmann Self - Founder, La Prensa Newspaper Self - Founder, La Prensa Newspaper See fewer	1	The Panama Papers (2018)
Michael Madden Self - Director, North Korea Leadership Watch Self - Director, North Korea Leadership Watch See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Mark Leopold Self - Anthropologist, University of Sussex Self - Anthropologist, University of Sussex See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Antonio Cazorla Sánchez Self - Historian, Trent University (as Antonio Cazorla-Sánchez) Self - Historian, Trent University (as Antonio Cazorla-Sánchez) See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Iain Grahame Self - Amin's Former Commanding Officer Self - Amin's Former Commanding Officer See fewer	1	The Most Evil Men and Women in History (2001)
Bruce Cumings Self - Historian, University of Chicago Self - Historian, University of Chicago See fewer	1	Korea: The Unknown War (1988)
Joseph Sassoon Self - Historian, Georgetown University Self - Historian, Georgetown University See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Peter Eisner Self - Journalist and Author Self - Journalist and Author See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Mahmood Mamdani Self - Anthropologist, Columbia University Self - Anthropologist, Columbia University See fewer	1	The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
Kil-Sun Kim Self - North Korean Defector (as Kim Kil-Sun) Self - North Korean Defector (as Kim Kil-Sun) See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Hayder Atrakchi Self Self See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Alfredo González-Ruibal Self - Archaeologist, Spanish National Research Council Self - Archaeologist, Spanish National Research Council See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Guy Hedgecoe Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	1	Dragonkeeper (2024)
Henry Kyemba Self - Former Health Minister in Amin's Government Self - Former Health Minister in Amin's Government See fewer	1	A Day in the Life of a Dictator (2013)
Piero Signorelli Self Self See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Rubén Darío Paredes Self - Former General, National Guard of Panama Self - Former General, National Guard of Panama See fewer	1	Códigos de silencio (1995)
Steven Kalish Self - Former Marijuana Smuggler Self - Former Marijuana Smuggler See fewer	1	Sea of Greed
Kamaran Haider Self Self See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Hyun-Sook Park Self - North Korean Defector (as Park Hyun-Sook) Self - North Korean Defector (as Park Hyun-Sook) See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Chol-Hwan Kang Self - North Korean Defector (as Kang Cheol-Hwan) Self - North Korean Defector (as Kang Cheol-Hwan) See fewer	1	The Flower of Kim Jong II (2009)
Silvia Navarro Self - Granddaughter of Murdered Republican Jose Antonio Marco Viedma Self - Granddaughter of Murdered Republican Jose Antonio Marco Viedma See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
John Nazaret Self - Ugandan Asian (as John Nazareth) Self - Ugandan Asian (as John Nazareth) See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Emilio Silva Self - Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory Self - Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Nicolás Sánchez Albornoz Self - Former Political Prisoner (as Nicholás Sánchez-Albornoz) Self - Former Political Prisoner (as Nicholás Sánchez-Albornoz) See fewer	1	Barbaric Years (1998)
Marcus Tarnoy Soviet Soldier (uncredited) Soviet Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	2	Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
Milton Torres Lara Young Noriega (uncredited) Young Noriega (uncredited) See fewer	1	Wayward (2025)
Karn Kalra Saddam Hussein (uncredited) Saddam Hussein (uncredited) See fewer	1	Green Book (2018)
Carmine Iacono Saddam Hussein (uncredited) Saddam Hussein (uncredited) See fewer	1	1000: The Sword in the Stone
John Dickhout Franco (40s) (uncredited) Franco (40s) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Fear Thy Neighbor (2014)
Alex Kotsyk Young Benito Mussolini (uncredited) Young Benito Mussolini (uncredited) See fewer	1	Designated Survivor (2016)
Jonathan Davies Benito Mussolini (uncredited) Benito Mussolini (uncredited) See fewer	1	Dream Job (2022)
Solla Park Interrogated Student (uncredited) Interrogated Student (uncredited) See fewer	1	The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Nicholas Clayton Li Kim Il-Sung (20s) (uncredited) Kim Il-Sung (20s) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Chase (2020)
Jai Mession Saddam Hussein (20s) (uncredited) Saddam Hussein (20s) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Paradise (VIII) (2023)
Nicholas Martin Franco (20s) (uncredited) Franco (20s) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Nosy Neighbours (2025)
Jeff So North Korean Soldier / Citizen (uncredited) North Korean Soldier / Citizen (uncredited) See fewer	1	First Timers (I) (2015)
Vincent Salvador Manuel Noriega (uncredited) Manuel Noriega (uncredited) See fewer	1	Mobile Homes (2017)
Mallory Palmer Clara Petacci (uncredited) Clara Petacci (uncredited) See fewer	1	AntiSocial (2016)
Amaan Morrell Young Kamaran Hayder (uncredited) Young Kamaran Hayder (uncredited) See fewer	1	The Last Porno Show (2019)