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114 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Donald Sutherland Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	34	Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Anne Rice Self Self See fewer	2	Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Forrest J. Ackerman Self Self See fewer	2	Dead Alive (1992)
Ray Bradbury Self Self See fewer	2	The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Bill Toscano Self - Galileo / Self - Salviati Self - Galileo / Self - Salviati See fewer	2	The Summoning of Everyman (2007)
David Bryan Jackson Self - Inquisitor Maculano / Self - Sagredo / Self - Thomas Malory Self - Inquisitor Maculano / Self - Sagredo / Self - Thomas Malory See fewer	2	Dinner with the Alchemist (2016)
George Lucas Self Self See fewer	1	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Cullen Murphy Self Self See fewer	1	The American Comic Strip (1978)
Grace Slick Self Self See fewer	1	American Hustle (2013)
Marina Niel Self (as Marina Lucy Niel) Self (as Marina Lucy Niel) See fewer	1	Kill Command (2016)
Edward Wakeling Self Self See fewer	1	Sincerely Yours, Lewis Carroll (2004)
Kayley Mackie Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Justin Kaplan Self Self See fewer	1	Great Performances (1971)
Morton N. Cohen Self Self See fewer	1	Weird History (2018)
Charlie Lovett Self Self See fewer	1	There's Something About Alice (2022)
Selwyn Gooadacre Self Self See fewer	1	There's Something About Alice (2022)
Donald Rackin Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Stephanie Steeden Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Amy Tapsfield Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Victor Doyno Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Theodora O'Hear Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Alice Ward Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Robert Altman Self Self See fewer	1	Gosford Park (2001)
Roland Joffé Self Self See fewer	1	The Mission (1986)
Richard Wright Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Native Son (1951)
Richard Ellis Self Self See fewer	1	World of Audubon (1984)
Carol Karlsen Self Self See fewer	1	Orchard Revolution (2014)
Mary K. Bercaw Edwards Self Self See fewer	1	Revenge of the Whale (2001)
Peter D. Kramer Self Self See fewer	1	The Open Mind (1956)
John L. Bryant Self (as John Bryant) Self (as John Bryant) See fewer	1	Mythos Wal (2017)
Peter Swalles Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Barbara P. Jones Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Ethan Hawke Self Self See fewer	1	Training Day (2001)
Sam Waterston Self Self See fewer	1	The Killing Fields (1984)
Robert Goulet Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
John Irving Self Self See fewer	1	The Cider House Rules (1999)
Alfred Kazin Self Self See fewer	1	Camera Three (1954)
Oliver Stone Self Self See fewer	1	Platoon (1986)
Francis Ford Coppola Self Self See fewer	1	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Edward James Olmos Self Self See fewer	1	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
James V. Hart Self Self See fewer	1	August Rush (2007)
Terence Aselford Self Self See fewer	1	Vampire Hunter D (2021)
Dan Sandulescu Self Self See fewer	1	Youth Without Youth (2007)
Chris Davenport Self Self See fewer	1	The War That Made America (2006)
Margaret Norwood Self Self See fewer	1	Independence (II) (2007)
Stas Wronka Self Self See fewer	1	Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (1997)
Christopher Mangum Self Self See fewer	1	National Geographic Explorer (1985)
Scott Degraw Self Self See fewer	1	Politics Aside with Chris Cillizza (2024)
John Paglio Self Self See fewer	1	Fifth City (2003)
Ellie Nicoll Self Self See fewer	1	White Reindeer (2013)
James Gregorio Self Self See fewer	1	News 12 New Jersey (1996)
Virginia Itta Marcu Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Niculai Siritanu Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Uma Thurman Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	1	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	1	Do the Right Thing (1989)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Tom Fontana Self Self See fewer	1	St. Elsewhere (1982)
Margaret Drabble Self Self See fewer	1	A Touch of Love (1969)
Darryl F. Zanuck Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Longest Day (1962)
Mike Wallace Self Self See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Arlo Guthrie Self Self See fewer	1	Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Malcolm X Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Malcolm X (1992)
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Next of Kin (1942)
Studs Terkel Self Self See fewer	1	Eight Men Out (1988)
Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Women in Defense (1941)
Elaine Anderson Self (as Elaine Steinbeck) Self (as Elaine Steinbeck) See fewer	1	American Playhouse (1980)
Raymond Kurzweil Self Self See fewer	1	The Age of Intelligent Machines (1987)
Elijah Muhammad Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	This Week (1956)
Kevin Warwick Self Self See fewer	1	The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023)
Allen Dulles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Issues and Answers (1960)
Thomas Steinbeck Self Self See fewer	1	East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005)
Wes Craven Self Self See fewer	1	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poppy Z. Brite Self Self See fewer	1	The Hunger (1997)
Richard Thomas Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	The Waltons (1972)
William Mark McCullough Nightmare Victim (as Mark McCullough) Nightmare Victim (as Mark McCullough) See fewer	1	Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Robert A. Baum Jr. Self (as Robert A. Baum) Self (as Robert A. Baum) See fewer	1	The Wonderful World of Oz II: Celebrating Oz Events & Festivals
Tracey Stephens Grete Samsa Grete Samsa See fewer	1	Ted (2024)
Brandon Fisher Self Self See fewer	1	Criminal Minds (2005)
Andrew Porter Self Self See fewer	1	Traveller (1997)
Richard Kirkwood Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
William Starr Jones Self Self See fewer	1	Toolbox Murders 2 (2013)
Matthew Spear Self Self See fewer	1	Noggin Knows (2021)
Cindy Keller Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Kate Danley Nightmare Victim Nightmare Victim See fewer	1	The Playhouse (2011)
Nicholas Spear Self Self See fewer	1	The Thin Line (2017)
Joseph Nelson Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Paul Hass Self Self See fewer	1	2016 Writers Guild Awards (2016)
Madeline Jurch Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Chandler Donoho Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Ann Lawless Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Aaron Jones Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Astyn Hurrell Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Miranda Wease Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Stefano Monzon Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Joel Williams Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Laura Dean Self Self See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
McAvoy Layne Self - Mark Twain (as MacAvoy Layne) Self - Mark Twain (as MacAvoy Layne) See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Mark Stevick Self - Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale Self - Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale See fewer	1	Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004)
Karen Garvey Self - Jordan Baker Self - Jordan Baker See fewer	1	Fat Chance (II) (2001)
Katie Barrett Self - Elizabeth Bennet Self - Elizabeth Bennet See fewer	1	The Ex (2006)
Albert Fry Jr. Self - George Orwell (voice) Self - George Orwell (voice) See fewer	1	It Don't Mean Nothing (2014)
Carey Urban Self - Sophie's Sister Self - Sophie's Sister See fewer	1	Sleepaway Slasher (2020)
Kama Ruby Self - Rose of Sharon Self - Rose of Sharon See fewer	1	Hanging with My Sisters (2019)
Dallas Lusk Self - Huckleberry Finn (voice) Self - Huckleberry Finn (voice) See fewer	1	Great Books (1993)
Morocco Omari Self - Bigger Thomas Self - Bigger Thomas See fewer	1	P-Valley (2020)
Jack Putnam Self - Herman Melville Self - Herman Melville See fewer	1	Revenge of the Whale (2001)
Ryan Shively Self - Nick Carraway Self - Nick Carraway See fewer	1	Leatherheads (2008)
Tim Mathes Self - Jay Gatsby Self - Jay Gatsby See fewer	1	Ghost Stories (I) (1997)
Quint Boa Self - Narrator & All Characters Self - Narrator & All Characters See fewer	1	The Last Thing He Told Me (2023)
Gwendolyn Thorne Self - Myrtle Wilson Self - Myrtle Wilson See fewer	1	Ghost Stories (I) (1997)
Cory Hardrict Self - Gus (as Cory C. Hardrict) Self - Gus (as Cory C. Hardrict) See fewer	1	American Sniper (2014)
Mel Jackson Self - Doc Self - Doc See fewer	1	Abduction of Jesse Bookman (2008)
Michael Harrington Self - Jan Erlone Self - Jan Erlone See fewer	1	Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Lorey Hayes Self - Bessie Mears (as L.A. Hayes) Self - Bessie Mears (as L.A. Hayes) See fewer	1	Dignity (2020)