The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Production & Contact Info

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69 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Coyote Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Bitter Moon (1992)
William Cronon Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	6	Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)
Dayton Duncan Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	6	The Dust Bowl (2012)
Shelton Johnson Self - Park Ranger Self - Park Ranger See fewer	6	The Unruly Mystic: John Muir (2018)
Alfred Runte Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	6	National Parks Revealed (2006)
Paul Schullery Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	5	The Living Edens (1997)
Carl Pope Self - Sierra Club Self - Sierra Club See fewer	5	Houston We Have a Problem (2009)
Terry Tempest Williams Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	5	The Beast of Our Time (2021)
Murphy Guyer Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	5	Arthur (I) (2011)
Philip Bosco Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	5	The Savages (2007)
Kevin Conway Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	5	Atomic Train (1999)
Tom Hanks Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	5	Cast Away (2000)
Kim Heacox Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	4	Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer (1975)
Adam Arkin Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	4	Get Shorty (2017)
Lee Stetson Self - Reader / Self - Muir Historian Self - Reader / Self - Muir Historian See fewer	4	Return (I) (1985)
Amy Madigan Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	4	Streets of Fire (1984)
Lee Whittlesey Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	3	Yellowstone: America's First National Park (2006)
Nevada Barr Self - Former Ranger Self - Former Ranger See fewer	3	Anna Pigeon (2026)
Juanita Greene Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	3	Sugar! (2016)
Gerard Baker Self - Park Superintendent Self - Park Superintendent See fewer	3	The American Buffalo (2023)
Carolyn McCormick Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	Law & Order (1990)
Tim Clark Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Josh Lucas Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Derek Jacobi Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	Gosford Park (2001)
Gene Jones Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	The Hateful Eight (2015)
Eli Wallach Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	3	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Kevin Conway Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	2	Gettysburg (1993)
Clay Jenkinson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	2	The American Buffalo (2023)
George Hartzog Self - Former Park Service Director Self - Former Park Service Director See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Gretel Ehrlich Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Marian Albright Schenck Self - Daughter of Horace Albright Self - Daughter of Horace Albright See fewer	2	Paving the Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway (2009)
Bill Brown Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
J.L. Crawford Self - Former Ranger Self - Former Ranger See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Stewart L. Udall Self - Former Interior Secretary Self - Former Interior Secretary See fewer	2	Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)
Martin Murie Self - Writer / Self - Himsel - Nephew of Adolph Murie Self - Writer / Self - Himsel - Nephew of Adolph Murie See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
John Cook Self - Former Park Superintendent Self - Former Park Superintendent See fewer	2	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Kenneth Brower Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	2	The Nuclear Expedition
Sam Waterston Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	2	The Killing Fields (1984)
Campbell Scott Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	2	Big Night (1996)
John Lithgow Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	2	The World According to Garp (1982)
Ruth Kirk Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Ginny Wood Self - Alaskan Bush Pilot Self - Alaskan Bush Pilot See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Duane Smith Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Colorado Experience (2013)
Richard Bradley Self - Son of Harold Bradley Self - Son of Harold Bradley See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Judith Goldstein Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Brad Washburn Self - Explorer Self - Explorer See fewer	1	American Experience (1988)
Juan Lujan Self - Resident of Redford, Texas Self - Resident of Redford, Texas See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Tuan Luong Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Burton Appleton Self - Resident of Brooklyn, New York Self - Resident of Brooklyn, New York See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Barbara Washburn Self - Explorer Self - Explorer See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Claude Tyler Self - Resident of Blossom, Texas Self - Resident of Blossom, Texas See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Tom Bodett Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	Northern Borders (2013)
John Hope Franklin Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Separate But Equal (1991)
Pamela Wright Lloyd Self - Daughter of George Melendez Wright Self - Daughter of George Melendez Wright See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Ernest Ortega Self - Former Park Superintendent Self - Former Park Superintendent See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Kimi Kodani Hill Self - Granddaughter of Chiura Obata Self - Granddaughter of Chiura Obata See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Trina Carmody Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Clifford Hansen Self - Former Governor & Senator, Wyoming Self - Former Governor & Senator, Wyoming See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Bev Dunham Self - Seward Resident Self - Seward Resident See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Kayci Cook Collins Self - Park Superintendent Self - Park Superintendent See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Marcus Lovell Smith Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Sho Wada Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Yumi Mizui Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	Licorice Pizza (2021)
Carl Lumbly Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Andy Garcia Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	Ocean's Eleven (2001)
John Trudell Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	On Deadly Ground (1994)
James Kyson Self - Reader (voice) (as James Kyson-Lee) Self - Reader (voice) (as James Kyson-Lee) See fewer	1	BMF (2021)
Albert McFadyen Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice) See fewer	1	Stand Off (2015)
George Takei Self - Chiura Obata (voice) Self - Chiura Obata (voice) See fewer	1	Star Trek (1966)