How to Become a Cult Leader - Production & Contact Info

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43 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Dinklage Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Game of Thrones (2011)
Lola Blanc Self - Former Cult Member Self - Former Cult Member See fewer	5	American Horror Story (2011)
Diane Benscoter Self - Expert on Psychological Manipulation Self - Expert on Psychological Manipulation See fewer	5	Unlikely Business Lessons (2019)
Janja Lalich Self - Expert on Cults and Coercion Self - Expert on Cults and Coercion See fewer	4	The Lost Women of NXIVM (2019)
Amanda Montell Self - Author, The Language of Fanaticism / Self - Author, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Self - Author, The Language of Fanaticism / Self - Author, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism See fewer	4	Men Grieving (2023)
Rachel Bernstein Self - Cult Intervention Specialist Self - Cult Intervention Specialist See fewer	4	Paradise Recovered (2010)
Asha Rangappa Self - Former FBI Special Agent Self - Former FBI Special Agent See fewer	3	The Lincoln Project (2021)
Yulanda Williams Self - Former People's Temple Member Self - Former People's Temple Member See fewer	3	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016)
Jeff Guinn Self - Author, The Life and Times of Charles Manson / Self - Author, The Road to Jonestown Self - Author, The Life and Times of Charles Manson / Self - Author, The Road to Jonestown See fewer	2	Love Is a Gun
Kimiaki Nishida Self - Professor of Psychology Self - Professor of Psychology See fewer	2	Yoso de iwantoite (2014)
Chris Johnston Self - Former Member Buddhafield (as Christopher Johnston) Self - Former Member Buddhafield (as Christopher Johnston) See fewer	2	Holy Hell (2016)
Allison Mack Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Smallville (2001)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Charles Manson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	41 (II) (2012)
Jim Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	People's Temple (1973)
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	1	Manson (1973)
Jamie Simone Gomez Self - Cult Leader (archive footage) Self - Cult Leader (archive footage) See fewer	1
Dianne Lake Self - Former Manson Family Member Self - Former Manson Family Member See fewer	1	Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)
Will Allen Self - Former Member Buddhafield Self - Former Member Buddhafield See fewer	1	Holy Hell (2016)
Patricia Krenwinkel Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	1	Life After Manson (2014)
Marshall Applewhite Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society (2012)
Mary Brunner Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	1	Manson (1973)
Shoko Asahara Self - Aum Shinrikyo Leader (archive footage) Self - Aum Shinrikyo Leader (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Story of Kamikuishiki Village (1995)
Sandra Good Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) (as Sandra Goode) Self - Former Manson Family Member (archive footage) (as Sandra Goode) See fewer	1	Manson (1973)
Sun Myung Moon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Inchon (1981)
Atsushi Sakahara Self - Director, Me and the Cult Leader Self - Director, Me and the Cult Leader See fewer	1	Me and the Cult Leader (2020)
Sawyer Self - Former Member Heaven's Gate Self - Former Member Heaven's Gate See fewer	1	Help Me Have No Human Ways (2015)
Leo J. Ryan Self - Congressman (archive footage) Self - Congressman (archive footage) See fewer	1
Ivor Davis Self - Author, Manson Exposed Self - Author, Manson Exposed See fewer	1	Passion for Music (2009)
Dale Carnegie Self - Help Author (archive footage) Self - Help Author (archive footage) See fewer	1	Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Teddy Hose Self - Former Unification Church Member Self - Former Unification Church Member See fewer	1	The Ford Focus: Stimulating (2016)
Radhia Gleis Self - Former Member Buddhafield Self - Former Member Buddhafield See fewer	1	Holy Hell (2016)
Julia Scheeres Self - Author, A Thousand Lives Self - Author, A Thousand Lives See fewer	1	Jesus Land
Vera Cheiffo Self - Former Member Buddhafield Self - Former Member Buddhafield See fewer	1	Holy Hell (2016)
Hak Ja Han Moon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Bonnie Nettles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Benjamin Zeller Self - Author, Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion (as Benjamin E. Zeller) Self - Author, Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion (as Benjamin E. Zeller) See fewer	1	Dark Side of the '90s (2021)
Fumihiro Jôyû Self - Aum Shinrikyo Spokesman (archive footage) Self - Aum Shinrikyo Spokesman (archive footage) See fewer	1	Faith (2018)
David Taylor Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist See fewer	1	Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)
Herbert Newell Self - Former People's Temple Member Self - Former People's Temple Member See fewer	1	Mother Undercover (2023)
Erica Baffelli Self - Professor of Japanese Studies Self - Professor of Japanese Studies See fewer	1	How to Become a Cult Leader (2023)
Ian Reader Self - Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies Self - Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies See fewer	1	How to Become a Cult Leader (2023)