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  • Biography (1987– )
  • TV-14
    TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography (1987– )
TV-14
TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
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Seasons
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Creator
Agnes Nixon (creator)
Head Writer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 2, 1987

Release date (First episode)
Apr 6, 1987 (United States)

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Cast

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50 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Jack Perkins
Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self   See fewer
126
Peter Graves
Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self / Self - Presenter / Himself Host Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self / Self - Presenter / Himself Host   See fewer
101
Harry Smith
Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self - In Prologue Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self - In Prologue   See fewer
52
Robert J. Thompson
Self - Syracuse Univ Professor / Self - Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Syracuse University / Self - Professor Self - Syracuse Univ Professor / Self - Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Syracuse University / Self - Professor   See fewer
27
Bill Mumy
Narrator / Will Robinson / Interviewee / Host Narrator / Will Robinson / Interviewee / Host   See fewer
26
John F. Kennedy
Self - US President / Self - as President John F. Kennedy (archive footage) Self - US President / Self - as President John F. Kennedy (archive footage)   See fewer
22
Gary T. Carlin
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
21
Roddy McDowall
Self - Actor / Self - Friend Self - Actor / Self - Friend   See fewer
21
Dave Hoffman
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
20
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
20
David Wild
Self - Writer, Rolling Stones / Self - 'Rolling Stone' / Self - Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone Self - Writer, Rolling Stones / Self - 'Rolling Stone' / Self - Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone   See fewer
17
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - President Self - President   See fewer
17
Matt Roush
Self - TV Guide / Self - Television Critic / Self - TV Critic: TV Guide Magazine / Self - TV Critic, TV Guide magazine / Self - TV Critic, TV Guide Self - TV Guide / Self - Television Critic / Self - TV Critic: TV Guide Magazine / Self - TV Critic, TV Guide magazine / Self - TV Critic, TV Guide   See fewer
16
Ronald Reagan
Self - Farrell Self - Farrell   See fewer
16
Richard Nixon
Self - as President Richard Nixon Self - as President Richard Nixon   See fewer
15
Bob Hope
Self - Peter 'Painless' Potter (clip from The Paleface (1948)) Self - Peter 'Painless' Potter (clip from The Paleface (1948))   See fewer
15
Frank Sinatra
Self - Tony Manetta (clip from A Hole in the Head (1959)) (archive footage) Self - Tony Manetta (clip from A Hole in the Head (1959)) (archive footage)   See fewer
14
Richard Kiley
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
14
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
13
Ron Howard
Self - Director / Self - Actor Self - Director / Self - Actor   See fewer
13
Charlton Heston
Self - Moses / Self - Actor Self - Moses / Self - Actor   See fewer
13
13
Elvis Presley
Self - Danny Fisher (clip from King Creole (1958)) (archive footage) Self - Danny Fisher (clip from King Creole (1958)) (archive footage)   See fewer
12
Elizabeth Taylor
Self - Cleopatra / Self - Leslie Benedict / Self - Maggie Pollitt Self - Cleopatra / Self - Leslie Benedict / Self - Maggie Pollitt   See fewer
12
12
12
12
Robert Wagner
Self - Actor / Self - Friend Self - Actor / Self - Friend   See fewer
12
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
11
Dean Martin
Self - Subject / Self - Jason Steel (archive footage) Self - Subject / Self - Jason Steel (archive footage)   See fewer
11
Milton Berle
Self - Nifty Allen (clip from Sun Valley Serenade (1941)) Self - Nifty Allen (clip from Sun Valley Serenade (1941))   See fewer
11
11
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
10
Jack Benny
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
10
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
10
Clark Gable
Self - Jack Thornton / Self - Col. Ben Allison (clip from The Tall Men (1955)) / Self - Hamish Bond (archive footage) Self - Jack Thornton / Self - Col. Ben Allison (clip from The Tall Men (1955)) / Self - Hamish Bond (archive footage)   See fewer
10
Alice Faye
Self - Actress / Self - Katie Blane (clip from Tin Pan Alley (1940)) Self - Actress / Self - Katie Blane (clip from Tin Pan Alley (1940))   See fewer
10
10
9
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
9
9
Henry Winkler
Self - Co-star, 'The Waterboy' / Self - Exec Producer, 'So Weird' Self - Co-star, 'The Waterboy' / Self - Exec Producer, 'So Weird'   See fewer
9
9
Neil Rosen
Self - Film Critic, NY1 / Self - Film Critic / Self - film critic / Self - FIlm Critic, NY1 / Self - Entertainment Critic, NY1 Self - Film Critic, NY1 / Self - Film Critic / Self - film critic / Self - FIlm Critic, NY1 / Self - Entertainment Critic, NY1   See fewer
9
Bill Clinton
Self - President Self - President   See fewer
9
Tom Hanks
Self - Paul Edgecomb / Self - Rick Gassko Self - Paul Edgecomb / Self - Rick Gassko   See fewer
9
Hugh Hefner
Self - Editor in Chief, Playboy Magazine Self - Editor in Chief, Playboy Magazine   See fewer
9
Maureen O'Hara
Angharad / Katherine Gilhooley McLintock Angharad / Katherine Gilhooley McLintock   See fewer
9
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
8
Humphrey Bogart
Self - Rick Blaine (clip from Casablanca (1942)) / Self / Self - Various characters / Self - Frank McCloud (archive footage) Self - Rick Blaine (clip from Casablanca (1942)) / Self / Self - Various characters / Self - Frank McCloud (archive footage)   See fewer
8
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