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  • American Playhouse Working (Season 1, Episode 14)
  • TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

Working (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A musical adaptation of Studs Terkel's book celebrating the lives of everyday working-class people.
Writers
Studs Terkel (book) | Stephen Schwartz (adaptation) | Nina Faso (adaptation)
Editor
Casting Director
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 13, 1982

Release date
Apr 13, 1982 (United States)

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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Studs Terkel
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Barry Bostwick
Steelworker Steelworker   See fewer
Scatman Crothers
Parking Attendant Parking Attendant   See fewer
Vernee Watson
Secretary (as Vernée Watson) Secretary (as Vernée Watson)   See fewer
Jay Garner
Corporate Executive Corporate Executive   See fewer
Billy Jayne
Newsboy (as Billy Jacoby) Newsboy (as Billy Jacoby)   See fewer
Barbara Barrie
Schoolteacher Schoolteacher   See fewer
Carole Schwartz
Supermarket Checker Supermarket Checker   See fewer
Bill Beyers
Boxboy Boxboy   See fewer
Fausto Barajas
Migrant Worker Migrant Worker   See fewer
Charles Haid
Gas Man Gas Man   See fewer
Beth Howland
Housewife Housewife   See fewer
Barbara Hershey
Call Girl Call Girl   See fewer
Eileen Brennan
Millworker Millworker   See fewer
Rita Moreno
Waitress Waitress   See fewer
James Taylor
Trucker Trucker   See fewer
Lynne Thigpen
Telephone Operator Telephone Operator   See fewer
Edie McClurg
Switchboard Operator Switchboard Operator   See fewer
Didi Conn
Receptionist Receptionist   See fewer
Charles Durning
Retired Man Retired Man   See fewer
Matt Landers
Fireman Fireman   See fewer
Patti LaBelle
Cleaning Woman Cleaning Woman   See fewer
Mark Neely
Salesman Salesman   See fewer
Daniel Valdez
Singer - "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice) Singer - "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)   See fewer
Jennifer Warnes
Singer - "Millworker" (voice) Singer - "Millworker" (voice)   See fewer
Robert Deman
Millworker Dancer (uncredited) Millworker Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gilmer McCormick
Grape-buying woman (uncredited) Grape-buying woman (uncredited)   See fewer
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