Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) | Full Cast

Kent Hagen

DIRECTOR

Eddie Albert

Self - Interviewee

Jed Allan

Self - Interviewee

Dayton Allen

Insp. John J. FadoozlearchiveSound

Fred Allen

SelfarchiveFootage

Gracie Allen

SelfarchiveFootage

Marty Allen

SelfarchiveFootage

Steve Allen

Self - Interviewee

Fran Allison

SelfarchiveFootage

Desi Arnaz

Ricky RicardoarchiveFootage

James Arness

Self - Interviewee

Tom Arnold

Self - Interviewee

Max Baer Jr.

Jethro BodinearchiveFootage

Lucille Ball

Self - Interviewee

Billy Barty

Self - Interviewee

The Beatles

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Bea Benaderet

Kate BradleyarchiveFootage

Jack Benny

SelfarchiveFootage

Milton Berle

Self - Interviewee

Carl Betz

Dr. Alex StonearchiveFootage

Amanda Blake

Self - Interviewee

Dan Blocker

Hoss CartwrightarchiveFootage

Richard Boone

PaladinarchiveFootage

Grace Boyd

Self - IntervieweearchiveFootage

William Boyd

Hopalong CassidyarchiveFootage

Joyce Brothers

Self - Interviewee

Carol Burnett

SelfarchiveFootage

George Burns

Self - Interviewee

Edd Byrnes

Self - Interviewee

Sid Caesar

SelfarchiveFootage

Bob Carroll Jr.

Self - Interviewee

Johnny Carson

SelfarchiveFootage

Imogene Coca

SelfarchiveFootage

Bud Collyer

SelfarchiveFootage

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCainarchiveFootage

Wally Cox

Robinson J. PeepersarchiveFootage

Walter Cronkite

Self - Interviewee

Bing Crosby

SelfarchiveFootage

Bob Crosby

SelfarchiveFootage

Sammy Davis Jr.

SelfarchiveFootage

Madelyn Davis

Self - Interviewee

William Demarest

Uncle Charlie O'CaseyarchiveFootage

Joyce DeWitt

Self - Interviewee

Diana Douglas

Elly May ClampettarchiveFootage

Fran Drescher

Self - Interviewee

David Duchovny

SelfarchiveFootage

Roger Ebert

Self - Interviewee

Buddy Ebsen

Jed ClampettarchiveFootage

Barbara Eden

SelfarchiveFootage

Dwight D. Eisenhower

SelfarchiveFootage

Linda Ellerbee

Self - Interviewee

Dick Elliott

BartenderarchiveFootage

Dale Evans

Self - Interviewee

Shelley Fabares

Mary StonearchiveFootage

Stanley Fafara

Whitey WhitneyarchiveFootage

Norman Fell

Self - Interviewee

Bob Finkel

Self - Interviewee

Frank Fontaine

Crazy GuggenheimarchiveFootage

Michael Forest

Self - Interviewee

Fred Foy

SelfarchiveSound

Anne Francis

Self - Interviewee

Arlene Francis

SelfarchiveFootage

William Frawley

Fred MertzarchiveFootage

Robert Fuller

Self - Interviewee

Jackie Gleason

Joe the BartenderarchiveFootage

Arthur Godfrey

SelfarchiveFootage

Frank Gorshin

The RiddlerarchiveFootage

Linda Gray

Self - Interviewee

Lorne Greene

Ben CartwrightarchiveFootage

Shecky Greene

Self - Interviewee

Larry Hagman

Self - Interviewee

Deidre Hall

Self - Interviewee

Monty Hall

Self - Interviewee

Jonathan Harris

Self - Interviewee

David Hasselhoff

Self - Interviewee

Goldie Hawn

SelfarchiveFootage

Linda Henning

Self - Interviewee

Howard Hesseman

Self - Interviewee

Charlton Heston

Self - Interviewee

Dwayne Hickman

Self - Interviewee

Bob Hope

SelfarchiveFootage

Ron Howard

Self - Interviewee

Arte Johnson

SelfarchiveFootage

The June Taylor Dancers

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Robert Keeshan

Self - Interviewee

Pert Kelton

Alice KramdenarchiveFootage

Dorothy Kilgallen

SelfarchiveFootage

Tommy Kirk

Self - Interviewee

Jack Klugman

Oscar MadisonarchiveFootage

Kay Kyser

SelfarchiveFootage

Bert Lahr

SelfarchiveFootage

Michael Landon

Joe CartwrightarchiveFootage

Allan Lane

Mr. EdarchiveFootage,voice

Norman Lear

Self - Interviewee

Jay Leno

Self - Interviewee

Jerry Lewis

SelfarchiveFootage

Liberace

SelfarchiveFootage

Art Linkletter

Self - Interviewee

Stanley Livingston

Self - Interviewee

Peter Lupus

Self - Interviewee

Gisele MacKenzie

Self - Interviewee

Fred MacMurray

Steve DouglasarchiveFootage

Patrick Macnee

Self - Interviewee

Joe Mantell

AngiearchiveFootage

Randolph Mantooth

Self - Interviewee

Nancy Marchand

SelfarchiveFootage

The Marquis Chimps

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Dean Martin

SelfarchiveFootage

Dick Martin

SelfarchiveFootage

Jerry Mathers

Theodore 'Beaver' CleaverarchiveFootage

Bob May

RobotarchiveFootage

David McCallum

Illya KuryakinarchiveFootage

Joseph McCarthy

Self - Senator McCarthyarchiveFootage

Phyllis McGuire

Self - Interviewee

Ed McMahon

Self - IntervieweearchiveFootage

The Men of Texaco Quartet

ThemselvesarchiveFootage

Ethel Merman

SelfarchiveFootage

Clayton Moore

Lone RangerarchiveFootage

Harry Morgan

Officer Bill GannonarchiveFootage

Barry Morse

Lt. Philip GerardarchiveFootage

Erin Murphy

Self - Interviewee

Edward R. Murrow

SelfarchiveFootage

David Nelson

SelfarchiveFootage

Harriet Nelson

SelfarchiveFootage

Ozzie Nelson

SelfarchiveFootage

Ricky Nelson

SelfarchiveFootage

John Newland

SelfarchiveFootage

Bobby Nicholson

J. Cornelius CobbarchiveFootage

Richard Nixon

SelfarchiveFootage

Sheree North

Self - Interviewee

Kim Novak

SelfarchiveFootage

Hugh O'Brian

Self - Interviewee

Carroll O'Connor

Self - Interviewee

Greg O'Neil

Narratorvoice

Johnny Olson

SelfarchiveSound

Betsy Palmer

Self - Interviewee

Patty Petersen

Trisha StonearchiveFootage

Paul Petersen

Self - Interviewee

Jo Ann Pflug

SelfarchiveFootage

Paul Picerni

Self - Interviewee

Tom Poston

Self - Interviewee

Dick Powell

SelfarchiveFootage

Victoria Principal

Self - Interviewee

Tony Randall

Self - Interviewee

Donna Reed

Donna StonearchiveFootage

George Reeves

Clark KentarchiveFootage

Diana Rigg

Emma PeelarchiveFootage

Jeannine Riley

Billie Jo BradleyarchiveFootage

Pernell Roberts

Adam CartwrightarchiveFootage

Fred Rogers

Self - Interviewee

Roy Rogers

SelfarchiveFootage

Steve Rossi

Self - Interviewee

Dan Rowan

SelfarchiveFootage

George Schlatter

Self - Interviewee

Tom Selleck

Self - Interviewee

Doc Severinsen

Self - Interviewee

Jay Silverheels

TontoarchiveFootage

Frank Sinatra

SelfarchiveFootage

Gene Siskel

Self - Interviewee

Red Skelton

Sheriff DeadeyearchiveFootage

Bob Smith

Buffalo Bob SmitharchiveFootage,voice

Howard K. Smith

Self - Interviewee

Roger Smith

Jeff SpencerarchiveFootage

Robert Stack

Self - Interviewee

Rod Steiger

Self - Interviewee

Jerry Stiller

Self - Interviewee

Milburn Stone

Doc AdamsarchiveFootage

Susan Strasberg

Self - Interviewee

Ed Sullivan

SelfarchiveFootage

Allen Swift

Phineas T. BlusterarchiveSound

Burr Tillstrom

KuklaarchiveFootage

Kam Tong

Hey BoyarchiveFootage

Doreen Tracey

Self - Interviewee

Dick Tufeld

RobotarchiveSound

Judy Tyler

Princess Summerfall WinterspringarchiveFootage

Dick Van Patten

Self - Interviewee

Vivian Vance

Ethel MertzarchiveFootage

Robert Vaughn

Self - Interviewee

Mike Wallace

SelfarchiveFootage

Ray Walston

Self - Interviewee

Burt Ward

Self - Interviewee

John Wayne

SelfarchiveFootage

Dennis Weaver

Self - Interviewee

Jack Webb

Sgt. Joe FridayarchiveFootage

Lawrence Welk

SelfarchiveFootage

Adam West

Self - IntervieweearchiveFootage

Guy Williams

SelfarchiveFootage

Van Williams

Britt ReidarchiveFootage

Henry Winkler

Self - Interviewee

Pat Woodell

Bobbie Jo BradleyarchiveFootage

Jane Wyatt

Margaret AndersonarchiveFootage

Alan Young

Self - Interviewee

Robert Young

Jim AndersonarchiveFootage

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Stuart BaileyarchiveFootage