Great Performances King Lear (Season 1, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 175 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Great Performances

King Lear (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | 175 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he ...See moreKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. Written by Jim Beaver See less

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Douglass Watson Kent Kent See fewer	Another World (1964)
Paul Sorvino Gloucester Gloucester See fewer	The Rocketeer (1991)
Raul Julia Edmund (as Raúl Juliá) Edmund (as Raúl Juliá) See fewer	The Addams Family (1991)
James Earl Jones King Lear King Lear See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rosalind Cash Goneril Goneril See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
Lee Chamberlin Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Ellen Holly Regan Regan See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Robert Stattel Albany Albany See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Robert Lanchester Cornwall Cornwall See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Lou Quinones Burgundy (as Louis Quinones) Burgundy (as Louis Quinones) See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Jean-Pierre Stewart France France See fewer	Double Team (1997)
Rene Auberjonois Edgar Edgar See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Frederick Coffin Oswald Oswald See fewer	Hard to Kill (1990)
Tom Aldredge Fool Fool See fewer	What About Bob? (1991)
George Dzundza Gentleman Gentleman See fewer	Crimson Tide (1995)
John R. Tobinski Curan Curan See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
James Harper First servant to Cornwall (as J.W. Harper) First servant to Cornwall (as J.W. Harper) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Anthony Chisholm Servant to Cornwall Servant to Cornwall See fewer	Premium Rush (2012)
Franklyn Seales Servant to Cornwall (as Frank Seales) Servant to Cornwall (as Frank Seales) See fewer	Southern Comfort (1981)
Charles Pegues Old man Old man See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Redvers Jeanmarie Messenger Messenger See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
William Hart Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)
Gregory Mosher Messenger Messenger See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Frankie Faison Captain Captain See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
George Addison Herald Herald See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
James West III Gentleman Gentleman See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Jose Machado Attendant Attendant See fewer	The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Simpson Markson Attendant Attendant See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Kevin Maung Attendant Attendant See fewer	Kojak (1973)
John Salat Attendant (as John W. Salat) Attendant (as John W. Salat) See fewer	The Taming of the Shrew (1976)
Hal Holbrook Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Into the Wild (2007)
Richard Kiley Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Joseph Papp Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	A Chorus Line (1985)