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"Great Performances" James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Episode 1987) Poster

(TV Series)

(1987)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

David Heeley

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

John L. Miller ... (writer)
John L. Miller

Cast (in credits order)  

James Stewart ... Self
Johnny Carson ... Self - Host
Peter Bogdanovich ... Self
Carol Burnett ... Self
Richard Dreyfuss ... Self
Clint Eastwood ... Self
Sally Field ... Self
Katharine Hepburn ... Self
Gene Kelly ... Self
Walter Matthau ... Self
Ramsay D. Potts Ramsay D. Potts ... Self
Ronald Reagan ... Self (as President Reagan)
Nancy Reagan ... Self
Lee Remick ... Self
Gloria Stewart ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
June Allyson ... Helen Burger (archive footage)
Jack Benny ... Self (clip from The Jack Benny Program (TV)) (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen ... Self (archive footage)
Tim Conway ... Self (clip from The Carol Burnett Show (TV)) (archive footage)
George Cukor ... Self - Director of The Philadelphia Story (1940) (archive footage)
Buddy Ebsen ... 'Mush' Tracy (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy ... Sgt. Bruce (clip from Rose-Marie (1936)) (archive footage)
Jean Harlow ... Whitey (clip from Wife vs. Secretary (1936)) (archive footage)
Shirley Jones ... Jenny (clip from The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)) (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh ... Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy ... Nora Charles (archive footage)
Alfred Lunt ... Self - Presenter of Academy Award to James Stewart (archive footage)
Jeanette MacDonald ... Marie de Flor (clip from Rose-Marie (1936)) (archive footage)
Charlie McCarthy ... Self (archive footage)
Glenn Miller ... Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell ... Nora Paige (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage)
William Powell ... Nick Charles (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage)
Donna Reed ... Mary Hatch (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers ... Francey Morgan (clip from Vivacious Lady (1938)) (archive footage)
Rosalind Russell ... Linda Paige Esterbrook (clip from No Time for Comedy (1940)) (archive footage)
Judy Stewart Judy Stewart ... Self - James Stewart's daughter (archive footage)
Kelly Stewart Kelly Stewart ... Self - James Stewart's daughter (archive footage)
Michael Stewart Michael Stewart ... Self - James Stewart's adopted son (archive footage)
Ronald Stewart Ronald Stewart ... Self - James Stewart's adopted son (archive footage)
Margaret Sullavan ... Cicely Hunt Tyler (clip from Next Time We Love (1936)) (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy ... Steve Grey (archive footage)
Henry Travers ... Clarence (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage)
Richard Widmark ... First Lt. Jim Gary (clip from Two Rode Together (1961)) (archive footage)
Astrid Allwyn ... Susan Paine (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edward Arnold ... Anthony P. Kirby (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... The Head Waiter (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore ... Mr. Potter (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Bennett ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sara Berner ... Dorothy Lamour (clip from Hollywood Steps Out (1941)) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Russ Brown ... Mr. Lemon (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virginia Bruce ... Mary Shannon (clip from The Murder Man (1935)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Calleia ... 'Dancer' (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Capra ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Carson ... Sweeney Farrell - Newsman (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Coombs Carol Coombs ... Janie Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Dall ... Brandon (clip from Rope (1948)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Royal Dano ... Long Tom (clip from Bend of the River (1952)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brenda de Banzie ... Lucy Drayton (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Donlevy ... Kent (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Drake ... Don Haynes (clip from The Glenn Miller Story (1954)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Duryea ... Waco Johnny Dean (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Faylen ... Ernie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen ... Sgt. Wilkes (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wallace Ford ... Charley O'Leary (clip from The Man from Laramie (1955)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ben Gazzara ... Lt. Frederick Manion (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Will Geer ... Wyatt Earp (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Farley Granger ... Phillip (clip from Rope (1948)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Greig ... Lord Melville (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes ... Zuzu Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel Gélin ... Louis Bernard (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murray Hamilton ... Alphonse Paquette (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victoria Horne ... Myrtle Mae Simmons clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Josephine Hull ... Veta Louise Simmons clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Hymer ... Bugs Watson (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins ... Gyp Watson (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Todd Karns ... Harry Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Kennedy ... Emerson Cole (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Lambert ... Red (clip from Bend of the River (1952)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hope Landin ... Martha Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frances Langford ... 'Peppy' Turner (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Law William Law ... Lum Kee (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sheldon Leonard ... Nick (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mervyn LeRoy ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Levene ... Police Lt. Abrams (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Louis B. Mayer ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McIntire ... Maj. Frazer (clip from Two Rode Together (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Una Merkel ... Jenny Saks (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bernard Miles ... Edward Drayton (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Mills ... Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell ... High Spade (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thomas Mitchell ... Diz Moore (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alex Nicol ... Dave Waggoman (clip from The Man from Laramie (1955)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christopher Olsen ... Hank McKenna (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claude Rains ... Senator Joseph Paine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph ... Annie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kent Rogers Kent Rogers ... Jimmy Stewart (clip from Hollywood Steps Out (1941)) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles 'Chic' Sale ... Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens (clip from Important News (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sid Silvers ... 'Gunny' Saks (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry Simms ... Pete Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Woody Strode ... Pompey (clip from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Tobias ... Si Schribman (clip from The Glenn Miller Story (1954)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Tomkins Don Tomkins ... Joe Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Treen ... Cousin Tilly (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
H.B. Warner ... Mr. Gower (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Minor Watson ... Lt. Milburn (clip from Navy Blue and Gold (1937)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brooks West ... Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gayne Whitman ... Richard Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke ... Madden (clip from The Far Country (1954 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Williams Charles Williams ... Cousin Eustace (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Winninger ... Washington Dimsdale (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

David Heeley ... producer
Joan Kramer ... producer
Cynthia Mitchell ... associate producer
George Paris ... executive producer
Jac Venza ... executive producer

Editing by 

Scott P. Doniger

Art Direction by 

Chris Kogler ... (as Christopher Kogler)

Production Management 

Rhoda Grauer ... executive in charge of production
Betsy Pritchett Peterson ... production manager (as Betsy Pritchett)

Sound Department 

Barbara Flyntz-Bradley ... sound mixer (as Barbara Flyntz)
Linda Mayhew ... sound
Nikola Paviecevic ... sound
John Vincent ... sound
Charlie Wilson ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Greg Larsen ... camera operator
Joseph Longo ... camera operator (as Joe Longo)
John Nolan ... lighting technician
John Sharaf ... camera operator (as John Sharaf) / lighting technician
Dale Vennes ... camera operator

Editorial Department 

Thomas Fasano ... assistant editor
Gina Pampinella ... assistant editor

Music Department 

John O. Adams ... music supervisor
Rosemary Fishel ... music supervisor

Additional Crew 

Rachel Dretzin ... intern
Uzo Green ... intern
Emily Grossman ... researcher
Julie Schonfeld ... intern
Don Shump ... production aide / production assistant
David Siegel ... production controller
Neil Sims ... production assistant
John Strauss ... special consultant

Thanks 

Marino Amoruso ... special thanks
Mary Bell ... special thanks
Herman Citron ... special thanks
Guy Friedlander ... special thanks
Roger L. Mayer ... special thanks
William P. Moorhead ... special thanks
Patrick Murphy ... special thanks
David Shepard ... special thanks
Arnold Shupack ... special thanks
Jerry Solowitz ... special thanks
Herb Steinberg ... special thanks
David Tebet ... special thanks
Arthur Zinn ... special thanks

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