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The David Letterman Show (1980–1980)
TV Series | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

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The David Letterman Show (1980–1980)

TV Series | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

After several guest hosting appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Dave was given his own morning talk-show. This show included a full orchestra, news breaks, and a cast of regulars. Although not long-run, it introduced Dave ...See moreAfter several guest hosting appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Dave was given his own morning talk-show. This show included a full orchestra, news breaks, and a cast of regulars. Although not long-run, it introduced Dave to the general public on a wide scale and in a way was the test run for his wildly popular Late Night with David Letterman, which ran on NBC for years, later followed by The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Written by Brian See less

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72 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
David Letterman Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	90	Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Wil Shriner Self Self See fewer	4	Hoot (2006)
Rich Hall Self Self See fewer	3	Not Necessarily the News (1982)
Andy Kaufman Self Self See fewer	2	Taxi (1978)
Jon Alpert Self Self See fewer	2	Baghdad ER (2006)
Edwin Newman Self Self See fewer	2	The Pelican Brief (1993)
Steve Martin Self Self See fewer	1	Roxanne (1987)
Bill Murray Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Lost in Translation (2003)
Cloris Leachman Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Mary Tyler Moore Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Ordinary People (1980)
Irene Cara Self Self See fewer	1	Fame (1980)
Nancy Reagan Self Self See fewer	1	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Ruth Warrick Self Self See fewer	1	Citizen Kane (1941)
Steve Allen Self Self See fewer	1	Casino (1995)
John Hamburg Self Self See fewer	1	Little Fockers (2010)
Fran Lebowitz Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Isaac Asimov Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	I, Robot (2004)
Jack LaLanne Self Self See fewer	1	Peter Gunn (1958)
Jane Pauley Self Self See fewer	1	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Judy Blume Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	1	Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
Mary Stuart Self Self See fewer	1	Search for Tomorrow (1951)
Christie Hefner Self Self See fewer	1	The Girls Next Door (2005)
Tom Snyder Self Self See fewer	1	McCloud (1970)
Merrill Markoe Self Self See fewer	1	Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Janis Ian Self Self See fewer	1	Mean Girls (2004)
Dinah Englund Self Self See fewer	1	Titanic (1997)
Jimmy Breslin Self Self See fewer	1	Summer of Sam (1999)
Studs Terkel Self Self See fewer	1	Eight Men Out (1988)
Wayne Dyer Self Self See fewer	1	Gifts from Eykis
Joan Armatrading Self Self See fewer	1	Kill List (2011)
Suzanne Ciani Self Self See fewer	1	Super 8 (2011)
Gerard Mulligan Self Self See fewer	1	Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Bill Wendell Announcer Announcer See fewer	1	Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Mel Fisher Self Self See fewer	1	The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
Warren Eckstein Self Self See fewer	1	Deadly Hero (1975)
Al Di Meola Self Self See fewer	1	The Sopranos (1999)
Judith Viorst Self Self See fewer	1	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Rusty Draper Self Self See fewer	1	A Perfect World (1993)
Art Buchwald Self Self See fewer	1	Playtime (1967)
Nancy Friday Self Self See fewer	1	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Ruth Carter Stapleton Self Self See fewer	1	New York, New York (1967)
Sippie Wallace Self Self See fewer	1	The Reaping (2007)
Yousuf Karsh Self Self See fewer	1	Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Sarah Caldwell Self Self See fewer	1	Startime (II) (1959)
Fred Danzig Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Frank Owens Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader See fewer	1	The Wiz (1978)
Meryle Evans Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Ray Linnen Actor Actor See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Janet Stern Self Self See fewer	1	Home (XIX) (2014)
Ralph Keyes Self Self See fewer	1	Film Lab Presents (2014)
Ann Buchwald Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Harold Strassen Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Faye Eckstein Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Gabrielle Brown Self Self See fewer	1	Great Performances: Dance in America (1976)
David Coddon Self Self See fewer	1	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Fred Soyka Self Self See fewer	1	90 Minutes Live (1976)
Larry Cisewski Self Self See fewer	1	The Fan (1996)
Roger Kahn Self Self See fewer	1	The Boys of Summer
Tom Cochran Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Arnold Groff Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Earl Mindell Self Self See fewer	1	The Toni Tennille Show (1979)
Michael Stern Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Carol Lindemann Self Self See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Harve Mann Self Self See fewer	1	Dangerous Ideas (2009)
Lowell Ponte Self Self See fewer	1	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Floyd Stiles Actor Actor See fewer	1	The David Letterman Show (1980)
Bob Fellows Self Self See fewer	1	Impossible Escapes (2000)
Edie McClurg Mrs. Marv Mendenhall Mrs. Marv Mendenhall See fewer		Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Valri Bromfield Debbie Smith Debbie Smith See fewer		Needful Things (1993)
Paul Raley P.J. Rails P.J. Rails See fewer		Grace Under Fire (1993)
Peter Austin Noto Various Characters (uncredited) Various Characters (uncredited) See fewer	1	The Peter Austin Noto Show (2012)
Andrew J. Lederer Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer		This Is Spinal Tap (1984)