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"American Masters" Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (TV Episode 2012) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mark A. Catalena ... (as Mark Catalena)
Peter Jones

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Peter Jones

Cast (in credits order)  

Kevin Spacey ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Allen ... Self (archive footage)
Jack Bailey ... Self (archive footage)
Roseanne Barr ... Self (archive footage)
Michael Barrie Michael Barrie ... Self - Tonight Show Writer (as Mike Barrie)
Ginny Beauregard Ginny Beauregard ... Self - Personal Assistant
Richard Benjamin ... Self
Jack Benny ... Self (archive footage)
Paul Block Paul Block ... Self - Talent Coordinator
Mel Brooks ... Self
William F. Buckley ... Self (archive footage)
Vicki Budinger Vicki Budinger ... Self (archive footage) (as Miss Vicki)
Truman Capote ... Self (archive footage)
Drew Carey ... Self
Catharine Carson Catharine Carson ... Self (archive footage) (as Katherine Carson)
Cory Carson Cory Carson ... Self (archive footage)
Dick Carson Dick Carson ... Self (archive footage)
Homer Carson Homer Carson ... Self (archive footage)
Joanne Carson ... Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson ... Self / Aunt Blabby / Carnac the Magnificent / Art Fern / El Mouldo / Floyd R. Turbo (archive footage) (archive sound)
Ruth Carson Ruth Carson ... Self (archive footage)
Bill Carter Bill Carter ... Self - Media Writer NY Times
Dick Cavett ... Self
Jill Corey Jill Corey ... Self
Bill Cosby ... Self (archive footage)
Perry Cross Perry Cross ... Self - Producer
Frederick De Cordova ... Self - Executive Producer (archive footage)
Ellen DeGeneres ... Self
Angie Dickinson ... Self
Joan Embery Joan Embery ... Self
Jimmy Fallon ... Self
Felicia Farr ... Self (archive footage)
Joe Frazier ... Self (archive footage)
James Garner ... Self
Dan Gingold Dan Gingold ... Self - Stage Mgr. Carson's Cellar
Arsenio Hall ... Self
Stan Irwin Stan Irwin ... Self - Producer
Al Jean ... Self - Tonight Show Writer
Graham Kaye Graham Kaye ... Self - Talent Coordinator
Peter Lassally Peter Lassally ... Self - Producer
Steve Lawrence ... Self
Laurence Leamer Laurence Leamer ... Self - Biographer
Jay Leno ... Self
David Letterman ... Self
James Lovell James Lovell ... Self (archive footage)
Rick Ludwin ... Self - VP NBC Late Night Programming
Alexis Maas Alexis Maas ... Self (archive footage)
Norman Mailer ... Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin ... Self
Claudia McMahon Claudia McMahon ... Self
Ed McMahon ... Self (archive footage)
Bob Newhart ... Self
Conan O'Brien ... Self
Jack Paar ... Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor ... Self (archive footage)
Carl Reiner ... Self
Burt Reynolds ... Self (archive footage)
Don Rickles ... Self
Joan Rivers ... Self
Ray Romano ... Self
Carl Sagan ... Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Carl Sagan)
Helen Sanders Helen Sanders ... Self - Carson Co. Executive
Jerry Seinfeld ... Self
Doc Severinsen ... Self
Tom Shales ... Self - TV Critic Washington Post
Garry Shandling ... Self
Ed Shaughnessy ... Self - Tonight Show Drummer
Raymond Siller Raymond Siller ... Self - Tonight Show Writer
Fred Silverman ... Self
Jeff Sotzing Jeff Sotzing ... Self - Producer
David Steinberg ... Self
Jack Swigert ... Self - Apollo 13 Astronaut (archive footage)
Craig Tennis Craig Tennis ... Self - Talent Coordinator
Tiny Tim ... Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal ... Self (archive footage)
Raquel Welch ... Self (archive footage)
Bob Wright Bob Wright ... Self - Chief Exec. Officer NBC
Bill Zehme ... Self - Biographer
Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ed Ames ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Loni Anderson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bea Arthur ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pearl Bailey ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lucille Ball ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rona Barrett ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candice Bergen ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joey Bishop ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Brinkley ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Burnett ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Bush ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Bush ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dyan Cannon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Carlin ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barry Diller ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Phyllis Diller ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Phil Donahue ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Debbie Drake Debbie Drake ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Falk ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eva Gabor ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Gore ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Merv Griffin ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buddy Hackett ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fred Haise ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda Hunt ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sally Kellerman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Kerrey ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Kerry ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Lemmon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Lithgow ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shirley MacLaine ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean Martin ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luisa Mattioli ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bette Midler ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gary Morton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Namath ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommy Newsom Tommy Newsom ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Nicholson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dolly Parton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victoria Principal ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dinah Shore ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Sinatra ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Red Skelton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meryl Streep ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbra Streisand ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Wagner ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Wallace ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Wayne ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie Wood ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mark A. Catalena ... producer (as Mark Catalena)
Peter Jones ... executive producer / producer
Susan Lacy ... executive producer
Brian Tessier ... producer

Music by 

Earl Rose

Cinematography by 

Mark A. Catalena ... (as Mark Catalena)

Editing by 

Mark A. Catalena ... (as Mark Catalena)

Makeup Department 

White Simon ... makeup artist
Kelly Tabone ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Arturo Sheimberg ... production manager

Sound Department 

C.J. Carpenter ... dialogue editor
John Dennehy ... production sound
Steve Kashuk ... production sound
Charlie Macarone ... production sound
Craig Plachy ... re-recording mixer
Vince Tennant ... supervising sound editor
John Warrin ... sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jessica Betz ... set photographer
Marc Daniels ... set photographer
Brian Lahiere ... set photographer

Editorial Department 

Rob Issen ... promo editor
Tom Moore ... on-line editor

Music Department 

Paul Beaudry ... musician: bass
Art Hirahara ... musician: keyboards
John Kilgore ... score mixer / score recordist
Jonathan Perl ... music technical consultant
Earl Rose ... musician: piano
Robert Sabin ... musician: bass
Robert Weiss ... musician: drums
Conrad Herwig ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Frank Perwosky ... musician: alto and tenor sax (uncredited)
Mike Ponella ... musician: tumpet, flugelhorn (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Marc Le Provost ... title designer (as Marc LeProvost)
Andrew Tilles ... production accountant
Kevin Viner ... close-up magician

Thanks 

Robert S. Bader ... special thanks (as Robert Bader)
Charlie Barrett ... special thanks
Joan Benny ... special thanks
Jude Brennan ... special thanks
Ken Browning ... special thanks
Nicole Collins ... special thanks
Jerry Foley ... special thanks
Ruthie Galitz ... special thanks
Martin Gostanian ... special thanks
Amy Grey ... special thanks
Phil Gries ... special thanks
Joseph Haldeman ... special thanks
Peter Haldeman ... special thanks
Bill Harris ... special thanks
Amber James ... special thanks
Caroline Kimmel ... special thanks
Jimmy Kimmel ... special thanks (as James Kimmel)
Laura Leff ... special thanks
Walter Lewis ... special thanks
David Lowe Jr. ... special thanks
Brian McDonald ... special thanks
Bryce Neidig ... special thanks
Shirley Neidig ... special thanks
Jeff Ollenberger ... special thanks
Carol Robertson ... special thanks
Ray Robertson ... special thanks
Drew Shane ... special thanks
George Shapiro ... special thanks
Tracy St. Pierre ... special thanks
Paul Steger ... special thanks
Don Sweeny ... special thanks
Greg Terlizzi ... special thanks
Ray Willey ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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