The Power of Nightmares - Production & Contact Info

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84 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	Kings Row (1942)
Osama bin Laden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3
Ayman al-Zawahiri Self (archive footage) (as Ayman Zawahiri) Self (archive footage) (as Ayman Zawahiri) See fewer	3	Knowledge Is for Acting Upon: The Manhattan Raid (2006)
Gilles Kepel Self - Historian of Islamist Movement Self - Historian of Islamist Movement See fewer	3	TTT (1967)
Sayyid Qutb Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Journeys with George (2002)
Tony Blair Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Force of Nature (2022)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Long Days (1980)
Donald Rumsfeld Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	4 (I) (2009)
William Kristol Self Self See fewer	2	Conversations with Bill Kristol (2014)
Paul Wolfowitz Self Self See fewer	2	The Iraq War (2013)
Richard Perle Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense 1981-87 Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense 1981-87 See fewer	2	This Week (1956)
Michael Ledeen Self - Special Adviser to the US Secretary of State 1981-82 Self - Special Adviser to the US Secretary of State 1981-82 See fewer	2	Plot for Peace (2013)
William Casey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2
Azzam Tamimi Self - Institute of Islamic Political Thought (as Dr Azzam Tamimi) Self - Institute of Islamic Political Thought (as Dr Azzam Tamimi) See fewer	2	October 7 - Al Jazeera Investigations (2024)
Stephen Holmes Self - Political Philosopher (as Professor Stephen Holmes) Self - Political Philosopher (as Professor Stephen Holmes) See fewer	2	The Lawfare Podcast (2012)
Melvin Goodman Self - Head of Office of Soviet Affairs CIA 1976-87 Self - Head of Office of Soviet Affairs CIA 1976-87 See fewer	2	Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2004)
Monica Lewinsky Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	American Crime Story (2016)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Frost/Nixon (2008)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	41 (II) (2012)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon Johnson) See fewer	1	Spartamerika
Dick Cheney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience (2011)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self - General Secretary Soviet Communist Party Self - General Secretary Soviet Communist Party See fewer	1	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Gerald Ford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Dynasty (1981)
Ayatollah Khomeini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	For Liberty (1979)
Pat Robertson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The 700 Club (1966)
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Self (archive footage) (as Alexander Solzhenitsyn) Self (archive footage) (as Alexander Solzhenitsyn) See fewer	1	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Gamal Abdel Nasser Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Put mira (1955)
Anwar Sadat Self (archive footage) (as President Sadat) Self (archive footage) (as President Sadat) See fewer	1	Midweek (1972)
Bill Weld Self - Republican Governor of Massachusetts (archive footage) (as William Weld) Self - Republican Governor of Massachusetts (archive footage) (as William Weld) See fewer	1	Traffic (2000)
Robert Bork Self - Senior Member Federalist Society (as Judge Robert Bork) Self - Senior Member Federalist Society (as Judge Robert Bork) See fewer	1	Rienzi (2012)
Ken Starr Self - Former Whitewater Independent Counsel (archive footage) (as Kenneth Starr) Self - Former Whitewater Independent Counsel (archive footage) (as Kenneth Starr) See fewer	1	Let's Get Frank (2003)
David Brock Self Self See fewer	1	Legal (2016)
Milton Bearden Self - CIA Field Officer - Afghanistan 1985-89 Self - CIA Field Officer - Afghanistan 1985-89 See fewer	1	Meet the Parents (2000)
James Robison Self - Fundamentalist Preacher (archive footage) Self - Fundamentalist Preacher (archive footage) See fewer	1	LIFE Today (Randy Robison) (2020)
Joe Conason Self - Author 'The Hunting of the President' Self - Author 'The Hunting of the President' See fewer	1	The Hunting of the President (2004)
Richard Pipes Self (as Professor Richard Pipes) Self (as Professor Richard Pipes) See fewer	1	History's Mysteries (1998)
Brent Scowcroft Self - National Security Adviser to President George Bush Snr (archive footage) Self - National Security Adviser to President George Bush Snr (archive footage) See fewer	1	Da Ali G Show (2000)
Vladimir Pozner Self - Soviet Spokesman in the United States 1987 (archive footage) Self - Soviet Spokesman in the United States 1987 (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pozner (2008)
John Calvert Self - Islamist Historian Self - Islamist Historian See fewer	1	The Philosopher's Zone (2005)
Bill Durodie Self - Director International Centre for Security Analysis - Kings College Self - Director International Centre for Security Analysis - Kings College See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Jörg Haider Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Die kranken Schwestern (1995)
Paul Weyrich Self - Religious Activist - Republican Party Self - Religious Activist - Republican Party See fewer	1	Frontline (1983)
Abdullah Anas Self - General Commander Afghan Arabs - Northern Afghanistan 1984-89 Self - General Commander Afghan Arabs - Northern Afghanistan 1984-89 See fewer	1	Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
John Molloy Self - Defence Lawyer Lackawanna Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Lackawanna Trial See fewer	1	Talhotblond (2009)
Abdullah Azzam Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Islams planer för världsherravälde (2015)
Vincent Cannistraro Self - Head of Counter-terrorism CIA 1988-90 Self - Head of Counter-terrorism CIA 1988-90 See fewer	1	The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
Jack Wheeler Self - Adviser to the Reagan White House 1981-84 Self - Adviser to the Reagan White House 1981-84 See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
David Cole Self - Professor of Law - Georgetown University Self - Professor of Law - Georgetown University See fewer	1	The Flaming Brain (2003)
Fouad Allam Self - Interrogator Interior Ministry 1958-87 (as General Fouad Allam) Self - Interrogator Interior Ministry 1958-87 (as General Fouad Allam) See fewer	1	Frontline (1983)
Jason Burke Self - Author 'Al Qaeda' Self - Author 'Al Qaeda' See fewer	1	The Shirt on Your Back (2014)
Theodore Rockwell Self - Nuclear Scientist and Radiation Risk Expert (as Dr Theodore Rockwell) Self - Nuclear Scientist and Radiation Risk Expert (as Dr Theodore Rockwell) See fewer	1	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Ron Hansen Self - Reporter - The Detroit News Self - Reporter - The Detroit News See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
William Swor Self - Defence Lawyer Detroit Sleeper Cell Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Detroit Sleeper Cell Trial See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Lewis Z. Koch Self - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Self - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
John Prados Self - National Security Archive - Washington (as Dr John Prados) Self - National Security Archive - Washington (as Dr John Prados) See fewer	1	Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006)
Essam El Erian Self - Senior Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt Self - Senior Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt See fewer	1	Frontline (1983)
Michael Lind Self - Journalist and Former Neoconservative Self - Journalist and Former Neoconservative See fewer	1	Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (2011)
Omar Azzam Self - Cousin of Ayman Zawahiri Self - Cousin of Ayman Zawahiri See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Harvey Mansfield Self - Straussian Philosopher - Harvard University (as Professor Harvey Mansfield) Self - Straussian Philosopher - Harvard University (as Professor Harvey Mansfield) See fewer	1	The Colbert Report (2005)
Sam Schmidt Self - Defence Lawyer Embassy Bombings Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Embassy Bombings Trial See fewer	1	Firestone Presents: My Finish Line (2011)
Ali Haroun Self - Algerian Minister for Human Rights 1991-92 Self - Algerian Minister for Human Rights 1991-92 See fewer	1	Algeria's Bloody Years (2003)
Irving Kristol Self Self See fewer	1	Arguing the World (1997)
Roger Lane Self - Commander, British Forces (archive footage) (as Brigadier Roger Lane) Self - Commander, British Forces (archive footage) (as Brigadier Roger Lane) See fewer	1
Diane Blair Self - Clinton Campaign (archive footage) Self - Clinton Campaign (archive footage) See fewer	1
David Johnston Self - Intelligence Specialist - New York Times Self - Intelligence Specialist - New York Times See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Anne Cahn Self - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 1977-80 (as Dr Anne Cahn) Self - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 1977-80 (as Dr Anne Cahn) See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Stanley Rosen Self - Pupil of Leo Strauss 1949 (as Professor Stanley Rosen) Self - Pupil of Leo Strauss 1949 (as Professor Stanley Rosen) See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Kamal Habib Self - Founder Member of Islamic Jihad Self - Founder Member of Islamic Jihad See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Roxanne Euben Self - Political Scientist Self - Political Scientist See fewer	1	The Power of Nightmares (2004)
Bob Matera Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Saif Al Banna Self - Senior Member - Muslim Brotherhood Egypt (archive footage) Self - Senior Member - Muslim Brotherhood Egypt (archive footage) See fewer	1
Leo Strauss Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Kerry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Cheers (1982)
Adam Curtis Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	1	HyperNormalisation (2016)
Nancy Reagan Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	State of Terror (I)
Colin Powell Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Madam Secretary (2014)
Indira Gandhi Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Commando (1988)
Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
Paula Jones Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		Rush Limbaugh (1992)
John Ashcroft Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		Don't Look Up (2021)