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  • The Big House (1998– )
  • TV Series | Documentary
The Big House (1998– )
TV Series | Documentary

History channel goes inside some of the toughest prisons in America
Seasons
2   |   1   |   Unknown   See all
Director
Writer
Cinematographers
Paul Johnson (director of photography) | Wes Dorman (1999-2002)
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Status
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Updated Nov 13, 2006

Release date (First episode)
Oct 12, 1998 (United States)

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Cast

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56 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Paul Sorvino
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
6
Al Capone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
George Kelly
Self ("Machine Gun" Kelly) Self ("Machine Gun" Kelly)   See fewer
2
Jim Perry
Self - Retired Warden Self - Retired Warden   See fewer
1
Morton Sobell
Self - Former Alcatraz Inmate Self - Former Alcatraz Inmate   See fewer
1
Curtis Hood
Self - Shift Supervisor (as Capt. Curtis Hood) Self - Shift Supervisor (as Capt. Curtis Hood)   See fewer
1
Robert Stroud
Self ("The Birdman of Alcatraz") Self ("The Birdman of Alcatraz")   See fewer
1
Robert Berry
Self - Unit Manager, 'H' Unit Self - Unit Manager, 'H' Unit   See fewer
1
Jolene Babyak
Self - Self -   See fewer
1
Stephen Kohn
Self - Author, 'America's Political Prisoners' Self - Author, 'America's Political Prisoners'   See fewer
1
Mike Sherrill
Self - Disciplinary Chairman Self - Disciplinary Chairman   See fewer
1
Mark Corriston
Self - Archvisit, National Archives and Records Administration Self - Archvisit, National Archives and Records Administration   See fewer
1
Connie Parish
Self - Reporter, 'Leavenworth Star' Self - Reporter, 'Leavenworth Star'   See fewer
1
Bill Arnold
Self - Former Corrections Office, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Office, Leavenworth   See fewer
1
Diana Duff
Self - Archvvist, National Archives and Records Administration Self - Archvvist, National Archives and Records Administration   See fewer
1
J.W. Booker
Self - Warden, Leavenworth Penitentiary Self - Warden, Leavenworth Penitentiary   See fewer
1
John Roberts
Self - Chief of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons Self - Chief of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons   See fewer
1
John Mitchell
Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth   See fewer
1
William G. Robertson
Self - Combined Arms Center Historian, Fort Levenworth Self - Combined Arms Center Historian, Fort Levenworth   See fewer
1
Gaylord Schultz
Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth Self - Former Corrections Officer, Leavenworth   See fewer
1
Jim Fisher
Self - Writer, 'Kansas City Star' Self - Writer, 'Kansas City Star'   See fewer
1
Daniel Wilson
Self - Corrections Lieutenant Self - Corrections Lieutenant   See fewer
1
James W. Young
Self - Former Corrections Officer Self - Former Corrections Officer   See fewer
1
Thomas Grosso
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alan Fulbright
Self - Inmate Serving 100 Years Self - Inmate Serving 100 Years   See fewer
1
Tom W. Pugh
Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence   See fewer
1
Jerrome Amaranto
Self - Former Corrections Officer Self - Former Corrections Officer   See fewer
1
Calvin Alexander
Self - Inmate Serving 75 Years Self - Inmate Serving 75 Years   See fewer
1
Gary E. Gibson
Self - Warden Self - Warden   See fewer
1
Bill Williams
Self - Retired Parole Investigator Self - Retired Parole Investigator   See fewer
1
Robert L. Henderson
Self - IKnmate Serving 10 Years Self - IKnmate Serving 10 Years   See fewer
1
Karrale D.W. Draper
Self - Inmate Sesrving Life Sentence Self - Inmate Sesrving Life Sentence   See fewer
1
Beatrice Glover
Self - Corrections Sergeant Self - Corrections Sergeant   See fewer
1
Daniel Liles
Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence   See fewer
1
Chester L. Mason
Self - Assistant to Deputy Warden Self - Assistant to Deputy Warden   See fewer
1
Kenny Funkhouser
Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence Self - Inmate Serving Life Sentence   See fewer
1
Mike Maddeox
Self - Inmate Serving 35 Years Self - Inmate Serving 35 Years   See fewer
1
1
Charles Manson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
Self (archive footage) (as Lynette Fromme) Self (archive footage) (as Lynette Fromme)   See fewer
1
Iva Toguri
Self (archive footage) (as Tokyo Rose) Self (archive footage) (as Tokyo Rose)   See fewer
1
1
Mildred Gillars
Self (archive footage) (as Axis Sally) Self (archive footage) (as Axis Sally)   See fewer
1
John Hemingway
Self - Alderson Warden Self - Alderson Warden   See fewer
1
Charles F. Urschel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Lolita Lebron
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Dick Russell
Self - Executive Assistant Warden Self - Executive Assistant Warden   See fewer
1
Bonnie Kirby
Self - Former Alderson Guard Self - Former Alderson Guard   See fewer
1
Geraldine Wetzel
Self - Former Alderson Guard Self - Former Alderson Guard   See fewer
1
Kathryn Thorne
Self - Wife of 'Machine Gun' Kelly (archive footage) (as Kathryn Kelly) Self - Wife of 'Machine Gun' Kelly (archive footage) (as Kathryn Kelly)   See fewer
1
Jean Rowe
Self - Former Alderson Guard Self - Former Alderson Guard   See fewer
1
Esther Heffernan
Self - Professor of History, Edgewood College Self - Professor of History, Edgewood College   See fewer
1
Bonnie Urfer
Self - Former Alderson Inmate Self - Former Alderson Inmate   See fewer
1
Virginia McLaughlin
Self - Former Alderson Warden Self - Former Alderson Warden   See fewer
1
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