American Masters - Production & Contact Info

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50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Frank Sinatra Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	11	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Dick Cavett Self - Television Host / Self - Talk Show Host Self - Television Host / Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	11	Beetlejuice (1988)
Judy Garland Self - Mother of Liza Minelli (archive footage) Self - Mother of Liza Minelli (archive footage) See fewer	9	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Marlon Brando Self - Stanley / Self - Zapata / Self - Terry Malloy / Self - Val Xavier Self - Stanley / Self - Zapata / Self - Terry Malloy / Self - Val Xavier See fewer	9	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Martin Scorsese Self - Director / Self - Narrator Self - Director / Self - Narrator See fewer	9	Taxi Driver (1976)
Peter Bogdanovich Self Self See fewer	9	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Fred Astaire Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	8	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Richard Nixon Self - President of the United States / Self - Former U.S. President Self - President of the United States / Self - Former U.S. President See fewer	8	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Tony Bennett Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	8	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Meryl Streep Self - Narrator / Self - Actor / Self / Self - Kate Self - Narrator / Self - Actor / Self / Self - Kate See fewer	8	Out of Africa (1985)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	7	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Johnny Carson Self / Self - Aunt Blabby / Self - Carnac the Magnificent / Self - Art Fern / Self - El Mouldo / Self - Floyd R. Turbo (archive footage) Self / Self - Aunt Blabby / Self - Carnac the Magnificent / Self - Art Fern / Self - El Mouldo / Self - Floyd R. Turbo (archive footage) See fewer	7	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Gene Kelly Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	6	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Bob Hope Self Self See fewer	6	My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Keith Richards Self - Musician / Self - Composer Self - Musician / Self - Composer See fewer	6	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Merv Griffin Self - 22 Feb 1966 Merv Griffin Show NBC (archive footage) Self - 22 Feb 1966 Merv Griffin Show NBC (archive footage) See fewer	6	Jeopardy! (1984)
Eli Wallach Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	6	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	6	Freedom Writers (2007)
Hillary Clinton Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State See fewer	6	State of Terror (I)
Bill Clinton Self - President of the Uniteed States / Self - 42nd U.S. President Self - President of the Uniteed States / Self - 42nd U.S. President See fewer	6	The Great Irish Potato Famine
James Stewart Self Self See fewer	6	Vertigo (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	6	Sphere (1998)
Lee Grant Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	6	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Gregory Peck Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	6	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Steven Spielberg Self Self See fewer	6	Schindler's List (1993)
Elia Kazan Self Self See fewer	6	On the Waterfront (1954)
Michael Feinstein Self - Pianist / Self - Actor / Self - Producer / Self - Composer Self - Pianist / Self - Actor / Self - Producer / Self - Composer See fewer	5	Untitled George Gershwin Project
Ginger Rogers Self - Fay (archive footage) Self - Fay (archive footage) See fewer	5	Kitty Foyle (1940)
Lena Horne Self Self See fewer	5	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	5	White Christmas (1954)
Mary Martin Self - Peter Pan in 'Peter Pan' Self - Peter Pan in 'Peter Pan' See fewer	5	Peter Pan (1960)
Steve Martin Self Self See fewer	5	Roxanne (1987)
Richard Schickel Self - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer Self - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer See fewer	5	The Big Red One (1980)
B.B. King Self - Contributor Self - Contributor See fewer	5	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
James Baldwin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	5	I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Ossie Davis Self - Host / Self / Self - Narrator Self - Host / Self / Self - Narrator See fewer	5	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Willie Nelson Self Self See fewer	5	The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Mike Nichols Self Self See fewer	5	The Graduate (1967)
Clint Eastwood Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	5	Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Harry Belafonte Self Self See fewer	5	Bobby (I) (2006)
Mike Wallace Self - Television Journalist Self - Television Journalist See fewer	5	60 Minutes (1968)
Jeanine Basinger Self - Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University Self - Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University See fewer	5	A Better Way to Die (2000)
Bob Dylan Self Self See fewer	5	Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Carl Reiner Self Self See fewer	5	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Elton John Self Self See fewer	5	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Pete Seeger Self Self See fewer	5	Just Cause (1995)
Paul McCartney Self Self See fewer	5	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Linda Ronstadt Self - Friend of Jerry Brown Self - Friend of Jerry Brown See fewer	4	The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Karl Malden Self - Father Barry Self - Father Barry See fewer	4	On the Waterfront (1954)
Bill Moyers Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	4	Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)