The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) | Full Cast

Stars (in credits order)

The Bell Telephone Orchestra

Themselves

Mel Brandt

Self - Announcer

Donald Voorhees

Self - Host

The Buster Davis Singers

Themselves

Edward Villella

Self - Ballet Dancer

John Raitt

Self - Singer

Jacques d'Amboise

Self - Dancer

Joan Sutherland

Self - Opera Soprano

Carol Lawrence

Self - Singer

Florence Henderson

Self - Hostess

Earl Wrightson

Self

Grant Johannsen

Self - Pianist

Melissa Hayden

Self - Ballerina

Patricia McBride

Self - Ballerina

Howard Keel

Self - Singer

Nicolai Gedda

Self

Maria Tallchief

Self - Ballerina

The New York City Ballet

Themselves - Ballet Troupe

Ray Bolger

Self - Host

Barbara Cook

Self - Singer

Richard Tucker

Self - Opera Tenor

The Brothers Four

Themselves

André Previn

Self - Pianist

Dolores Gray

Self - Singer

Allegra Kent

Self - Ballerina

Martha Wright

Self - Singer

Janet Blair

Self - Singer

Phyllis Curtin

Self - Opera Soprano

Erik Bruhn

Self - Ballet Dancer

Susan Watson

Self - Singer

Burl Ives

Self - Host

Birgit Nilsson

Self - Opera Soprano

José Iturbi

Self - Pianist

Anna Moffo

Self - Opera Soprano

Gordon MacRae

Self - Host

Dorothy Collins

Self - Singer

Polly Bergen

Self - Hostess

Harry Belafonte

Self - Singer

Lorin Hollander

Self - Pianist

The American Ballet Theatre

Themselves

Rosemary Clooney

Self - Singer

Benny Goodman

Self - Clarinetist

Gretchen Wyler

Self - Singer

The Columbus Boys Choir

Themselves

Gianna D'Angelo

Self - Singer

Ron Husmann

Self

Robert Merrill

Self - Opera Baritone

Rudolf Nureyev

Self - Ballet Dancer

Patti Page

Self - Singer

Matt Mattox

Self - Dancer

Anita Gillette

Self - Singer

Gene Nelson

Self - Dancer

Leontyne Price

Self - Opera Soprano

Renata Tebaldi

Self - Opera Soprano

Stanley Holloway

Self - Singer

Lupe Serrano

Self - Ballerina

Joe Bushkin and His Trio

Themselves

Duke Ellington

Self - Pianist

Johnny Desmond

Self - Saxophonist

Sally Ann Howes

Self

Alfred Drake

Self - Singer

Lisa della Casa

Self

Louis Armstrong

Self

Robert Preston

Self - Host

Red Nichols

Self

Shirley Jones

Self - Hostess

Mahalia Jackson

Self - Singer

Mildred Miller

Self

Violette Verdy

Self - Ballerina

Yehudi Menuhin

Self

The New Christy Minstrels

Themselves - Folk Singers

Pete Fountain

Self - Clarinetist

Don Morrow

Narrator

Jane Wyatt

Self - Hostess

Marge Champion

Self - Dancer

Martyn Green

Self - Singer

Gower Champion

Self - Dancer

The Kingston Trio

Themselves

Giorgio Tozzi

Self

Gisele MacKenzie

Self

Ella Fitzgerald

Self - Singer

Joe Bushkin

Self - Pianist

Teddy Wilson

Self - Pianist

Patrice Munsel

Self

Conrad Ludlow

Self - Ballet Dancer

Jack Cassidy

Self - Singer

Jane Powell

Self - Dancer

Maureen O'Hara

Self - Host

Kelly Brown

Self - Dancer

Nanette Fabray

Self - Hostess

Mindy Carson

Self - Singer

The Dukes of Dixieland

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Carla Fracci

Self - Ballerina

Roberta Peters

Self - Opera Soprano

The Five Pennies

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Lois Hunt

Self

The Chad Mitchell Trio

Themselves

Theodore Uppman

Self - Opera Baritone

Eddie Condon and His Dixieland All Stars

Themselves

Cesare Siepi

Self

Andrés Segovia

Self - Guitarist

Ginger Rogers

Self - Hostess

Robert Goulet

Self - Host

George London

Self - Opera Baritone

Nicholas Magallanes

Self - Ballet Dancer

Steve Lawrence

Self - Singer

Byron Janis

Self - Pianist

Patricia Wilde

Self

Maurice Chevalier

Self - Host

Eydie Gormé

Self - Singer

Sonia Arova

Self

Donald O'Connor

Self - Host

Jack Jones

Self - Singer

Barbara McNair

Self - Singer

Peter Nero

Self - Pianist

William Walker

Self - Opera Baritone

Leslie Uggams

Self - Singer

Nancy Dussault

Self - Singer

John Davidson

Self - Singer

Robert Young

Self - Host

Sheila MacRae

Self

Barbara Meister

Self - Singer

Jane Earl

Self

Ruth Earl

Bessie

Royes Fernandez

Self - Ballet Dancer

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Themselves

Raymond Scott

Self

The Norman Luboff Choir

Themselves

Bil Baird's Marionettes

Themselves

Isaac Stern

Self - Violinist

The Lennon Sisters

Themselves

George Zoritch

Self

Alan Howard

Self

Nina Novak

Self

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Themselves

Zino Francescatti

Self

Burgess Meredith

Self - Host

Taina Elg

Self

Risë Stevens

Self

Andre Eglevsky

Self

Brian Sullivan

Self

The Harry Simeone Chorale

Themselves - Choir

Jerome Hines

Self

Victoria de los Ángeles

Self

Van Cliburn

Self

Ralph Bellamy

Host

Bill Hayes

Self - Singer

Ethel Merman

Self - Hostess

Connie Francis

Self - Singer

The West Point Glee Club

Themselves - Choral Group

Jo Stafford

Self - Singer

The Buffalo Bills

Themselves - Barbershop Quartet

Carl Sandburg

Self

Red Norvo

Self

Roberta Lubell

Self - Ballerina

Michael Rabin

Self - Violinist

Nick Reynolds

Self

Bob Shane

Self

John Stewart

Self

Jaime Laredo

Self

Harve Presnell

Self

Roy Rogers

Self - Singer

Dale Evans

Self - Singer

Lou Teicher

Self

Art Ferrante

Self

Phyllis McGuire

Self

The McGuire Sisters

Themselves - Singers

Christine McGuire

Self

Dorothy McGuire

Self

Cora Baird

Offscreen Puppeteer

Tommy Rall

Self - Dancer

Marilyn Van Derbur

Self - Hostess

Anita Darian

Self

Cyril Ritchard

Self - Host

Allen Case

Self

Franco Corelli

Self - Opera Singer

Elaine Dunn

Self

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Self

Teresa Stratas

Self

Patricia Neary

Self - Ballerina

Svetlana Beriosova

Self - Ballerina

The Belafonte Folk Singers

Themselves - Choral Group

Jean Casadesus

Self - Pianist

Judith Raskin

Self

Al Hirt

Self - Trumpet Player

Diahann Carroll

Self - Singer

Shani Wallis

Self - Singer

The Serendipity Singers

Themselves - Folk Singers

Hoagy Carmichael

Self - Host

Erroll Garner

Self - Pianist

Ethel Ennis

Self - Singer

Doug Crosley

Self - Singer

Rosalind Elias

Self - Opera Mezzo-Soprano

Gary Karr

Self - Bassist

Régine Crespin

Self - Opera Soprano

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Themselves

Sándor Kónya

Self - Opera Tenor

Jane Morgan

Self

John Gary

Self - Singer

Judi Rolin

Self

Max Morath

Self - Ragtime Pianist

Anthony Blum

Self

The Sholom Secunda Chorale

Themselves - Choir

Jack Haskell

Self - Singer

Lena Horne

Self - Singer

Jean Fenn

Self - Opera Soprano

Svyatoslav Richter

Self

George Szell

Self

Dave Garroway

Self - Host

Rhonda Fleming

Self - Singer

Pat Boone

Self - Host

Henry Fonda

Self - Host

Hugh O'Brian

Self - Host

Groucho Marx

Koko

Robert Rounseville

Nanki Poo

Dwight Marfield

Mark Twain

Mischa Elman

Self - Violinist

Amparo Iturbi

Self

Scott Lane

Boy

Melinda Marx

Peep Bo

Les Paul

Self

Sharon Randall

Pitti Sing

Dennis King

Mikado

Mary Ford

Self

Helen Traubel

Katisha

Scott Vincent

Self - Announcer

José Ferrer

Self

Ann Blyth

Self

Johnny Cash

Self - Singer

Edie Adams

Self - Singer

Thomas Mitchell

Self - Host

Maurice Evans

Self

Vic Damone

Self - Singer

Alexander Scourby

Self - Narrator

Art Lund

Self

Jaye P. Morgan

Self - Singer

Ira Gershwin

Narrator

Russell Nype

Self

Connee Boswell

Self - Singer

Scott Douglas

Self - Ballet Dancer

Eileen Farrell

Self - Singer

The Four Lads

Themselves

The Agnes DeMille Dance Theatre

Themselves - Dancers

Little Singers of Paris

Themselves - Vocalists

Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

Themselves

Arthur Gold

Self - Duo Pianist

The Curfew Kids

Themselves

Walter Cassel

Self

Ruth Ann Koesun

Self

Edmond Karlsrud

Self

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Choir

Themselves - Choir

Robert Fizdale

Self - duo pianist

Ximexez-Vargas Ballet Espanol

Themselves - Ballet Troupe

Fernand Nault

Self

John Kriza

Self

Janet Reed

Self

Penny Ambrose

Self

Julie Andrews

Self - Singer

Farley Granger

Nicholas Rubinstein

Helen Hayes

Baroness Nadedja von Meck

Art Carney

Self - Host

Eddie Hodges

Self

Peter Palmer

ACTOR

Beatrice Lillie

Self - Singer

Bambi Linn

Self

Jane Froman

Self

Larry Douglas

Self

Nora Kaye

Self - Ballerina

Roger Williams

Self - Pianist

Gregor Piatigorsky

Self - Cellist

David Lichine

Self - Dancer

Igor Youskevitch

Self - Dancer

The Ray Bloch Orchestra

Themselves

Alicia Alonso

Self - Ballerina

Lucine Amara

Self - Soprano

Michael Lland

Self

Morgan Lewis

Self

The Hi-Los

Themselves

The Benny Goodman Sextet

Themselves

The Bob Hamilton Trio

Themselves

Warren Martin

Self

Mia Slavenska

Self - Ballerina

Francisco Moncion

Self

The Mel Paul Singers

Themselves

Maria Marshall

Self - Vocalist

The Clay Warnick Singers

Themselves - Singers

Emmanuel Chabrier

Self

The Mel Pahl Singers

Themselves - Singers

The Westminister Choir

Themselves - Choir

Keith Andes

Self - Singer

John Gielgud

Self

Lauri Peters

Self

Arlene Francis

Self - Host

Paul Hartman

Self

Russell Arms

Self - Singer

Anita Bryant

Self - Singer

Richard Rodgers

Self

Gracie Fields

Self - Singer

Helen Gallagher

Self - Singer

Paula Stewart

Self

Zizi Jeanmaire

Self

Virginia Bosler

Self - Dancer

Margot Fonteyn

Self - Ballerina

Jan Peerce

Self - Opera Tenor

Dirk Sanders

Self

Polly Rowles

Self

Valerie Bettis

Self

Paul Whiteman

Self

Bil Baird

Offscreen Puppeteer

Frank Baxter

Self - Host

Tony Charmoli

Self

Los Chavales de España

Themselves

Michael Somes

Self

Elizabeth Howell

Mother Abbess in "Sound of Music" sequence

Schola Cantorum

Themselves

Thomas Andrew

Self

Buddy Schwab

Self

Freda Holloway

Self

The Ralph Brewster Singers

Themselves - Chorus

Don McKay

Self

Jorge Bolet

Self - Pianist

Eileen Rodgers

Self

Genia Nemenoff

Self - Pianist

Brian Davies

Self

George Shirley

Self

Pierre Luboshutz

Self - Pianist

The Georgian State Dancers

Themselves - Dance Troupe

Francesca Roberto

Self

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

Themselves - Ballet Troupe

The Robert Iglesias Ballet

Themselves

Alessandro Giannini

Self

Tommy Sands

Self - Singer

Tex Beneke

Self - Orchestra Leader

The Modernaires

Themselves

Paula Kelly

Self - Singer

Ray Eberle

Self - Singer

Sandy Stewart

Self - Singer

Lanny Ross

Self - Host

Tad Tadlock

Self - Dancer

Claudio Arrau

Self - Pianist

David Britain

7 yr old 'son' of Jane Wyatt's character

Roger Wagner Chorale

Themselves - Choir

The Whiffenpoofs

Themselves - A Capella Singing Group

Max Hollander

Self - Violinst

North American Air Defense Norad Command Band

Themselves - Military Band

The Army Air Defense Command Choral Group

Themselves - Choral Group

The Yale Glee Club

Themselves

Michael Maule

Self - Ballet Dancer

Eleanor Powell

Hostess

Margot Moser

Self

Fred Waring

Self - Choir Director

Philippe Entremont

Self

Jacqueline François

Self - Singer

Jillani

Self - Ballet Dancer

Kirsten Simone

Self - Ballerina

Janet Pavek

Self - Singer

Lisa Dela Casa

Self

Elisha Keeler

Self

Mac Morgan

Self

Henning Kronstam

Self - Ballet Dancer

Erica Morini

Self - Violinist

John Browning

Self - Pianist

Lainie Kazan

Self - Singer

Jane Wyman

Self - Host

Robert Ryan

Self - Host

Janis Paige

Self - Singer

Bobby Troup

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Bing Crosby

Self - Singer

Van Heflin

Self - Host

Gwen Verdon

Self

Count Basie

Self - Leader of His Orchestra

Sid Krofft

Self

Marty Krofft

Self

Robert Burr

Self

Helen O'Connell

Self - Singer

Linda Bennett

Self

Bill Evans

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Suzanne Farrell

Self - Ballerina

Ian Tyson

Self - Folk Singer

John Reardon

Self - Singer

Buddy Cole

Themselves - Jazz Combo

James Hurst

Self

Jacqueline Danno

Self

Sylvia Tyson

Self - Folk Singer

Peter Gennaro

Self - Dancer

Teresa Berganza

Self - Opera Soprano

Count Basie and His Orchestra

Themselves

Jon Vickers

Self - Opera Tenor

Woody Herman

Self - Band Leader

Robert Kaye

Self

Gita Karasik

Self - Pianist

Glenn Dicterow

Self - Violinist

Igor Oistrakh

Self - Violinist

David Oistrakh

Self - Violinist

Jillana

Self

Bernie Leighton

Self - Pianist

Harold Horn

Self

Les Poupees de Paris

Themselves

James McCracken

Otello

Edmund Novak

Self

The Bernie Leighton Jazz Trio

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Gaby Casadesus

Self - Pianist

Rolf Björling

Self - Singer

Robert Shaw Chorale

Themselves - Choral Group

Barbara McBride

Self

Susan Starr

Self - Pianist

Robert Casadesus

Self - Pianist

Johnny Harmon

Self

Ruggiero Ricci

Self - Violinist

Hanne-Marie Reiner

Self - Singer

The Grant Brothers and Wendy

Themselves

Giulietta Simionato

Self - Opera Mezzo-Soprano

Tim Harum

Self

Olivia de Havilland

Self - Host

Martha Scott

Self - Hostess

James Daly

Self

Dinah Shore

Self - Hostess

Victor Borge

Self - Host

Harold Arlen

Self

Peter Paul & Mary

Themselves

Guy Lombardo

Self - Orchestra Leader

Louis Armstrong and His Band

Themselves - Jazz Combo

Kenny Gardner

Self

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Themselves - Choir

Scott Bloom

Little Boy

Bob Darch

Self - Ragtime Pianist

Clifford Curzon

Self - Pianist

Regina Resnik

Self - Opera Soprano

Lucille Amara

Self

Choristers of the Little Church Around the Corner

Themselves - Choral Group

Peter Marshall

Self - Singer

Constance Towers

Self - Singer

John Cullum

Self - Singer

Julie Harris

Self - Host

Ann Miller

Self - Dancer

John Forsythe

Self - Host

Gloria DeHaven

Self - Singer

Charles Boyer

Self - Host

Barbara Harris

Self - Singer

Anthony Newley

Self - Singer

Franco Zeffirelli

Self

James Mathis III

Self

Steve Harmon

Self

Zubin Mehta

Self

Bruce Yarnell

Self - Singer

The Nicholas Brothers

Themselves - Dancers

Aaron Copland

Self - Interviewee

Samuel Barber

Self

Eddy Arnold

Self - Singer

Gian Carlo Menotti

Self

James Levine

Self

Nancy Ames

Self - Singer

Rudolf Bing

Self

Thomas Schippers

Self

Sherrill Milnes

Self - Opera Baritone

Brunilda Ruiz

Self - Ballerina

Jane Marsh

Self - Opera Soprano

The Cleveland Orchestra

Themselves

Gabriella Tucci

Self - Opera Soprano

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Themselves

Rafael Druian

Self

Basil Thompson

Self - Ballet Dancer

Irving Kolodin

Narrator

Richard Gain

Self

Tucson Boys Chorus

Themselves - Choir

Jason Robards

Romeo

Claire Bloom

Jukiet

Fritz Weaver

Self - Narrator

Jefferson Airplane

Themselves - Rock Band

Larry Kert

Self - singer

Julian Bream

Self - Guitarist

Pinchas Zukerman

Self - Violinist

Benjamin Britten

Self

Rudolf Serkin

Self - Pianist

English Chamber Orchestra

Themselves

Alexander Schneider

Self - Violinist

Wiener Sängerknaben

Themselves

David Sarnoff

Self

Christiane Edinger

Self - Violinist

Carl Princi

Narrator

Alicia de Larrocha

Self

Eugene Ormandy

Self

John Handy

Self - Alto Saxophonist

Werner Torkanowsky

Self - Comments

Danny Barker

Self - Guitarist

Mercer Ellington

Self

Erich Leinsdorf

Self

William Primrose

Self

Joseph Fuchs

Self - Violin Instructor

Donald Wylerstein

Self - Violinist

Josef Gingold

Self

Pau Casals

Self - Cellist

Zola Dishong

Self - Ballerina

Leonard Sharrow

Self

Peggy Salkind

Self - Pianist

Kyung-Wha Chung

Self - Violinist

Harold C. Schonberg

Self (narrator)

Walter Toscanini

Self

Joseph Szigeti

Self - Violinist

Boris Kroyt

Self - Violinist

Milton Katims

Self

Frank Miller

Self

Serge Lucca

Self - Violinist

Pam Newby

Self

Sylvia Davis

Self - Opera Soprano

Milton Salkind

Self - Pianist

Patricia Michaelian

Self - Pianist

Paul Newman

Self

Joanne Woodward

Self

Dave Brubeck

Self - Pianist

Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Trumpeter

Studs Terkel

Self - Narrator

Bill Roberts

Self

Paul Desmond

Self - Saxophonist

Tito Gobbi

Self

Junior Wells

Self

Janet Villella

Self

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Themselves

Eugene Wright

Self - Contra Bassist

Charles Anthony

Self

Charles Lloyd

Self - Saxophonist

James Moody

Self - Saxophonist

Rudolph Ganz

Self

Sybil Shearer Modern Dance Company

Themselves

The Ruth Page Troupe

Themselves

Fellowship Baptist Choir

Themselves

Moravian Trombone Choir. The

Themselves

Janet Roberts

Self - Edward Villella's Agent

Jean Martinon

Conductor - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Lyric Opera Ballet

Themselves

The Moravian Church Choir

Themselves

University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players

Themselves

Chicago Fine Arts Quartet

Themselves

Sholom Secunda

Self - Choir Leader(uncredited)

Bill Spangenberg

Member - The Buffalo Bills(uncredited)

Vern Reed

Member - The Buffalo Bills(uncredited)

Jerry Trent

Dancer 1964-1966(uncredited)

Al Shea

Member - The Buffalo Bills(uncredited)

Wayne Ward

Member - The Buffalo Bills(uncredited)

Gloria Stevens

Member - The Bob Hamilton Trio(uncredited)

Bob Hamilton

Member - The Bob Hamilton Trio(uncredited)

Katherine Damon

Member - The Bob Hamilton Trio(uncredited)

Gene Krupa

Self - Drummer(uncredited)

Eddie Condon

Self(uncredited)

Donald Scott

Self(uncredited)

Marty Balin

Self - Member, Jefferson Airplane(uncredited)

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