American Playhouse The Big Knife (Season 7, Episode 15)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

The Big Knife (Season 7, Episode 15)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is...See moreCharles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist. Written by Thomas Robin See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Gallagher Charles Castle Charles Castle See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Betsy Brantley Marion Castle Marion Castle See fewer	The Princess Bride (1987)
Stubby Kaye Nat Danziger Nat Danziger See fewer	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Nehemiah Persoff Marcus Hoff Marcus Hoff See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Irene Worth Patty Benedict Patty Benedict See fewer	Deathtrap (1982)
Harry Ditson Smiley Coy Smiley Coy See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Melinda McGraw Dixie Evans Dixie Evans See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Colin Bruce Hank Teagle Hank Teagle See fewer	The Secret Garden (1993)
Georgina Burns Starlet Starlet See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
William Hootkins Buddy Bliss Buddy Bliss See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Errol John Butler Russel Butler Russel See fewer	The Nun's Story (1959)
Raymond Marlowe Man at Party Man at Party See fewer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Tony Sibbald Photographer Photographer See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Debora Weston Connie Bliss Connie Bliss See fewer	Patriot Games (1992)