The Civil War - Production & Contact Info

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55 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
David McCullough Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	9	Seabiscuit (2003)
Sam Waterston President Abraham Lincoln (voice) President Abraham Lincoln (voice) See fewer	9	The Killing Fields (1984)
Julie Harris Mary Chestnut (voice) Mary Chestnut (voice) See fewer	9	The Haunting (1963)
Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant (voice) Ulysses S. Grant (voice) See fewer	9	All the President's Men (1976)
Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice) Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice) See fewer	9	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Paul Roebling Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various / Washington Roebling / Sullivan Ballou (voice) Joshua L. Chamberlain / Various / Washington Roebling / Sullivan Ballou (voice) See fewer	9	Blue Thunder (1983)
Garrison Keillor Walt Whitman / Various (voice) Walt Whitman / Various (voice) See fewer	9	A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
George Black Robert E. Lee (voice) Robert E. Lee (voice) See fewer	9	The Civil War (1990)
Arthur Miller William Tecumseh Sherman / John Brown (voice) William Tecumseh Sherman / John Brown (voice) See fewer	9	The Crucible (1996)
Christopher Murney Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes (voice) (as Chris Murney) Pvt. Elijah Hunt Rhodes (voice) (as Chris Murney) See fewer	9	Barton Fink (1991)
Charles McDowell Pvt. Sam Watkins (voice) (as Charley McDowell) Pvt. Sam Watkins (voice) (as Charley McDowell) See fewer	9	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Horton Foote Jefferson Davis (voice) Jefferson Davis (voice) See fewer	9	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
George Plimpton George Templeton Strong / New York World (voice) George Templeton Strong / New York World (voice) See fewer	9	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Philip Bosco Horace Greeley / Various (voice) Horace Greeley / Various (voice) See fewer	9	The Savages (2007)
Terry Courier George McClellan (voice) George McClellan (voice) See fewer	9	The Civil War (1990)
Jody Powell Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice) Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice) See fewer	9	Southern Voices, American Dreams (1985)
Studs Terkel Benjamin F. Butler (voice) Benjamin F. Butler (voice) See fewer	9	Eight Men Out (1988)
Jeremy Irons Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Dead Ringers (1988)
Derek Jacobi Various / William Russell (voice) Various / William Russell (voice) See fewer	9	Gosford Park (2001)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Various (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut) Various (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut) See fewer	9	Back to School (1986)
Gene Jones Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	The Hateful Eight (2015)
Jerome Dempsey Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Network (1976)
Laurence Fishburne Various / Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess (voice) Various / Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess (voice) See fewer	9	The Matrix (1999)
Betsy Apple Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	One Came Home (2010)
Carol Craven Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	John from Cincinnati (2007)
Marissa Copeland Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Amateur (1994)
Halo Wines Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Mummies Revealed (2001)
David Marks Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Carnage (1984)
Pamela Reed Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Proof of Life (2000)
Ronnie Gilbert Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Camera Three (1954)
M. Emmet Walsh Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Blade Runner (1982)
Hoyt Axton Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Gremlins (1984)
John Hartford Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Walt MacPherson Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Serial Mom (1994)
Colleen Dewhurst Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Anne of Green Gables (1985)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Various / Susan King Taylor (voice) (as LaTanya Richardson) Various / Susan King Taylor (voice) (as LaTanya Richardson) See fewer	9	U.S. Marshals (1998)
Bradford Washburn Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Everest (1998)
Jesse Carr Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	Baseball (1994)
Wendy Tilghman Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Joe Mattys Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	9	True Colors (1991)
Shelby Foote Self - Writer / Self - Various / Self / Self - Pvt. John W. Haley Self - Writer / Self - Various / Self / Self - Pvt. John W. Haley See fewer	8	Memphis (1992)
Ed Bearss Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	6	Gods and Generals (2003)
Barbara Fields Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	5	The Congress (1989)
Stephen B. Oates Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	4	The Civil War (1990)
James Symington Self - Former Congressman Self - Former Congressman See fewer	4	Larksong
Abraham Lincoln Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1912)
Robert E. Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2
Frederick Douglass Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Frederick Douglass - My Path to Freedom (2024)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The President's Mystery (1936)
Jefferson Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Sam R. Watkins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
William Tecumseh Sherman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
John Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
William Safire Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	1	In Event of Moon Disaster (2019)
Daisy Turner Self - Daugher of Alexander Turner Self - Daugher of Alexander Turner See fewer	1	The Civil War (1990)