How to Become a Tyrant - Production & Contact Info

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Name	Episodes	Known for
Joseph Stalin Self - Dictator of USSR, 1929 - 1953 (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self - Dictator of USSR, 1929 - 1953 (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) See fewer	6	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Peter Dinklage Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Game of Thrones (2011)
Adolf Hitler Self - Fuehrer and Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) Self - Fuehrer and Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	5	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University See fewer	5	The Daily Show (1996)
Waller Newell Self - Professor of Political Science, Carleton University Self - Professor of Political Science, Carleton University See fewer	5	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Zedong Mao Self - Chairman of the Communist Party of China (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) Self - Chairman of the Communist Party of China (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) See fewer	4	The New China (1951)
Saddam Hussein Self - Leader of Iraq (archive footage) Self - Leader of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	4	Long Days (1980)
Muammar Gaddafi Self - Dictator of Libya, 1969 - 2011 (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Libya, 1969 - 2011 (archive footage) See fewer	4	The Message (1976)
Ruth Ben-Ghiat Self - Professor of History, New York University Self - Professor of History, New York University See fewer	4	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Idi Amin Self - Dictator of Uganda, 1971 - 1979 (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Uganda, 1971 - 1979 (archive footage) See fewer	3	General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Vladimir Lenin Self - Founder, Communist Party in Russia (archive footage) (as V.I. Lenin) Self - Founder, Communist Party in Russia (archive footage) (as V.I. Lenin) See fewer	3	Un'alba (1920)
Il-Sung Kim Self - Eternal Leader (archive footage) Self - Eternal Leader (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Flower Girl (1972)
Fathali Moghaddam Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University See fewer	3	The Rise of Autocracy (2025)
Andrew Sullivan Self - Author and Political Commentator Self - Author and Political Commentator See fewer	3	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Asha Rangappa Self - Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Self - Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs See fewer	3	The Lincoln Project (2021)
Alastair Smith Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University See fewer	3	Science Goes to the Movies (2015)
Fidel Castro Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) See fewer	2	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Jong-Un Kim Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	72 Hours (2024)
Jong-Il Kim Self - Dear Leader (archive footage) Self - Dear Leader (archive footage) See fewer	2	Pulgasari (1985)
Ayatollah Khomeini Self - Supreme Leader, Iran 1979-1989 (archive footage) Self - Supreme Leader, Iran 1979-1989 (archive footage) See fewer	2	For Liberty (1979)
Uday Hussein Self - Son of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) Self - Son of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) See fewer	2	Biography (1987)
Francois Duvalier Self - Dictator of Haiti (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Haiti (archive footage) See fewer	2	Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2005)
Qusay Hussein Self - Son of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) Self - Son of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) See fewer	2	Biography (1987)
Madeleine Albright Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State See fewer	2	Gilmore Girls (2000)
Benjamin Radd Self - Professor of Political Science, UCLA Self - Professor of Political Science, UCLA See fewer	2	War Game (2024)
Mariam Mufti Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo See fewer	2	The Dictator's Playbook
Ronald Reagan Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	Kings Row (1942)
H.G. Wells Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	1	The War of the Worlds (1953)
Dennis Rodman Self - NBA Player (archive footage) Self - NBA Player (archive footage) See fewer	1	Double Team (1997)
George Orwell Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	1	1984 (1984)
John F. Kennedy Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Joseph Goebbels Self - Nazi Propoganda Minister (archive footage) Self - Nazi Propoganda Minister (archive footage) See fewer	1	Der Führer (1932)
Benito Mussolini Self - Dictator of Italy (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Italy (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hundred Days (1935)
Gabriel García Márquez Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Year of the Plague (1979)
Pol Pot Self - Leader of Cambodia (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cambodia (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pol Pots leende (1979)
George Bernard Shaw Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pygmalion (1938)
Shin Sang-ok Self - Kidnapped South Korean Director (archive footage) Self - Kidnapped South Korean Director (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mother and a Guest (1961)
Francisco Franco Self - Dictator of Spain (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Spain (archive footage) See fewer	1	Raza (1942)
Jean-Paul Sartre Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)
Rudolf Hess Self - Deputy of the Fuehrer and Reich Minister (archive footage) Self - Deputy of the Fuehrer and Reich Minister (archive footage) See fewer	1	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Duke of Windsor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A King's Story (1965)
Duchess of Windsor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A King's Story (1965)
Nicolae Ceausescu Self - Dictator of Romania (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Romania (archive footage) See fewer	1	Aktuelle Kamera (1952)
Choi Eun-hie Self - Kidnapped South Korean Actress (archive footage) (as Choi Eun-hee) Self - Kidnapped South Korean Actress (archive footage) (as Choi Eun-hee) See fewer	1	The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law (1965)
Saddam Kamel Self - Son-in-Law of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) Self - Son-in-Law of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) See fewer	1	Long Days (1980)
Louis XIV Self - King of France (archive footage) Self - King of France (archive footage) See fewer	1
Al-Sadek Hamed Al-Shuwehdy Self - Executed Political Prisoner (archive footage) Self - Executed Political Prisoner (archive footage) See fewer	1
Yakov Dzhugashvili Self - Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) Self - Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) See fewer	1
Haile Mariam Mengistu Self - Ethiopian Dictator (archive footage) (as Mengistu Haile Mariam) Self - Ethiopian Dictator (archive footage) (as Mengistu Haile Mariam) See fewer	1
Vasili Stalin Self - Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) (as Vasily Stalin) Self - Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) (as Vasily Stalin) See fewer	1
Svetlana Alliluyeva Self - Daughter of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) See fewer	1	Svetlana About Svetlana (2008)
Saparmurat Niyazov Self - Dictator of Turkmenistan (archive footage) Self - Dictator of Turkmenistan (archive footage) See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Abd al-Karim Qasim Self - Former Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) (as Gen. Abd al-Karim Qasim) Self - Former Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) (as Gen. Abd al-Karim Qasim) See fewer	1
Samuel K. Doe Self - Former President of Liberia (archive footage) (as Samuel Doe) Self - Former President of Liberia (archive footage) (as Samuel Doe) See fewer	1	The Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa (1995)
Walter Duranty Self - New York Times Bureau Chief in Moscow (archive footage) Self - New York Times Bureau Chief in Moscow (archive footage) See fewer	1
Laurent-Désiré Kabila Self - Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (archive footage) (as Laurent Kabila) Self - Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (archive footage) (as Laurent Kabila) See fewer	1
Grigori Zinoviev Self - Soviet politician (archive footage) (as Grigory Zinoviev) Self - Soviet politician (archive footage) (as Grigory Zinoviev) See fewer	1
Trofim Lysenko Self - Agricultural Biologist and Geneticist, 1898 - 1976 (archive footage) Self - Agricultural Biologist and Geneticist, 1898 - 1976 (archive footage) See fewer	1
Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr Self - Former President of Iraq (archive footage) Self - Former President of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1
Raghad Hussein Self - Daughter of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) See fewer	1
Rana Hussein Self - Daughter of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) See fewer	1
Mohieddin Abdel Hussein Mashhadi Self - Ba'ath Party Council Member (archive footage) Self - Ba'ath Party Council Member (archive footage) See fewer	1
Artyom Sergeyev Self - Adopted Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) Self - Adopted Son of Joseph Stalin (archive footage) See fewer	1
Lev Kamenev Self - Soviet Politician (archive footage) Self - Soviet Politician (archive footage) See fewer	1
Milton Obote Self - Former President of Uganda (archive footage) Self - Former President of Uganda (archive footage) See fewer	1	Zmierzch czarowników (1965)
Benjamin Mkapa Self - Tanzanian Diplomat (archive footage) Self - Tanzanian Diplomat (archive footage) See fewer	1	VPRO Backlight (2002)
Nicholas Stroh Self - American Newspaper Correspondent (archive footage) Self - American Newspaper Correspondent (archive footage) See fewer	1
Abd ar-Razzaq Al-Naif Self - Former Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) Self - Former Prime Minister of Iraq (archive footage) See fewer	1
Kim Pyong-il Self - Son of Kim Il-sung (archive footage) Self - Son of Kim Il-sung (archive footage) See fewer	1
Huda Ben Amer Self - Former Mayor of Benghazi (archive footage) Self - Former Mayor of Benghazi (archive footage) See fewer	1
Hussein Kamel Al-Majid Self - Son-in-Law of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) (as Hussein Kamel) Self - Son-in-Law of Saddam Hussein (archive footage) (as Hussein Kamel) See fewer	1
Robert Siedle Self - Lecturer, University of Uganda (archive footage) Self - Lecturer, University of Uganda (archive footage) See fewer	1
King Idris Self - Former Monarch of Libya (archive footage) Self - Former Monarch of Libya (archive footage) See fewer	1
Yahya Jammeh Self - President of Gambia (archive footage) Self - President of Gambia (archive footage) See fewer	1	5 News (1998)
Janani Luwum Self - Anglican Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire (archive footage) Self - Anglican Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire (archive footage) See fewer	1
Marwa Kambaie Self - Tanzanian Field Commander (archive footage) (as Brigadier Marwa Kambaie) Self - Tanzanian Field Commander (archive footage) (as Brigadier Marwa Kambaie) See fewer	1
Milton Allimadi Self - Publisher, The Black Star News Self - Publisher, The Black Star News See fewer	1	Democracy Now! (2001)
Paul Fischer Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	1	Into the Dark (2018)
Jonathan Brent Self - Professor of History, Bard College Self - Professor of History, Bard College See fewer	1	No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story (2015)
Jodi Beggs Self - Behavioral Economist Self - Behavioral Economist See fewer	1	Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek - Economics Rap Battle Round Two (2011)
Wendy Lower Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian See fewer	1	Women in the Nazi Project (2021)
Suki Kim Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist See fewer	1	CNN Newsroom (1989)
Maria Konnikova Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	Mutant Menu (2017)
Alicia C. Decker Self - Professor of African Studies, Penn State University (as Alicia Decker) Self - Professor of African Studies, Penn State University (as Alicia Decker) See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Zainab Salbi Self - Iraqi Author and Activist Self - Iraqi Author and Activist See fewer	1	Environmental Symphony: The Movement, 2023 UN Day Concert of the United Nations (2023)
Jean H. Lee Self - Former AP Bureau Chief, Korean Peninsula (as Jean Lee) Self - Former AP Bureau Chief, Korean Peninsula (as Jean Lee) See fewer	1	The Lazarus Heist (2021)
Mansour El-Kikhia Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at San Antonio Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at San Antonio See fewer	1	The Daily Show (1996)
Bandy X. Lee Self - Forensic Psychiatrist (as Bandy Lee) Self - Forensic Psychiatrist (as Bandy Lee) See fewer	1	Rudy! A Documusical (2022)
Joseph Sassoon Self - Professor of History, Georgetown University Self - Professor of History, Georgetown University See fewer	1	The Dictator's Playbook
Mahmood Mamdani Self - Professor of Government and Anthropology, Columbia University Self - Professor of Government and Anthropology, Columbia University See fewer	1	The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
Jeong-Ho Roh Self - Director, Center for Korean Legal Studies, Columbia Law School Self - Director, Center for Korean Legal Studies, Columbia Law School See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Guy Walters Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian See fewer	1	Titanic: The Final Voyage (2025)
Arturas Rozenas Self - Professor of Politics, New York University Self - Professor of Politics, New York University See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Ron Suny Self - Professor of History, University of Michigan (as Ronald Suny) Self - Professor of History, University of Michigan (as Ronald Suny) See fewer	1	Armenia, My Home (2024)
Sauda Nabukenya Self - Ugandan Historian Self - Ugandan Historian See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
Diederik Vandewalle Self - Professor of Government, Dartmouth College (as Diederick Vandewalle) Self - Professor of Government, Dartmouth College (as Diederick Vandewalle) See fewer	1	Charlie Rose (1991)
Derek Peterson Self - Professor of History and African Studies, University of Michigan Self - Professor of History and African Studies, University of Michigan See fewer	1	How to Become a Tyrant (2021)