Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 PG-13 2h 0m
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Genre
Documentary
Plot

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.

Director
Writers
Barry ZeVanJeff Miller
Stars
Walter CronkiteCarol BurnettJay Leno

Cast & Crew

Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Self
Phyllis McGuire
Phyllis McGuire
Self
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Doc Severinsen
Self
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
Self
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon
Self (archive footage)
Alan Young
Alan Young
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Self (archive footage)
Sheree North
Sheree North
Self
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee
Self / John Steed (archive footage)
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
Frank Gorshin
Frank Gorshin
The Riddler (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
John Lennon
John Lennon
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
George Harrison
George Harrison
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee
Self
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
Self / Mitch Buchanon (archive footage)
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Self (archive footage)
Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer
Self
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Self / Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand
Self (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Self (archive footage)
Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal
Self / Pamela Ewing (archive footage)
David Nelson
David Nelson
Self (archive footage)
Tony Randall
Tony Randall
Self (archive footage)
Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Self
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Self
Ray Walston
Ray Walston
Self
Adam West
Adam West
Self / Batman (archive footage)
Burt Ward
Burt Ward
Self / Robin (archive footage)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Stuart Bailey (archive footage)
George Burns
George Burns
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
David McCallum
David McCallum
Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser
Self (archive footage)
Linda Gray
Linda Gray
Self / Sue Ellen Ewing (archive footage)
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Bartender (archive footage)
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Jed Clampett (archive footage)
Jerry Mathers
Jerry Mathers
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver (archive footage)
Diana Douglas
Diana Douglas
Elly May Clampett (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Jed Allan
Jed Allan
Self
Tom Arnold
Tom Arnold
Self
Billy Barty
Billy Barty
Self
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Self
William Boyd
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage)
William Demarest
William Demarest
Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers
Self
Wally Cox
Wally Cox
Robinson J. Peepers (archive footage)
John Wayne
John Wayne
Self (archive footage)
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Self
Arte Johnson
Arte Johnson
Self / Wolfgang (archive footage)
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
Mister Ed (archive audio)
Dick Martin
Dick Martin
Self (archive footage)
Barry Morse
Barry Morse
Lt. Philip Gerard (archive footage)
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian
Self (archive footage)
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Donna Stone (archive footage)
George Reeves
George Reeves
Superman (archive footage)
Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
Vivian Vance
Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler
Self

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