Benjamin Franklin Let the Experiment Be Made (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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Benjamin Franklin

Let the Experiment Be Made (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Young Benjamin Franklin finds the life predestined for him is not to his liking and rebels. As he is exposed to a variety of life styles he soon develops his own personal philosophy of personal growth and giving back to his community. He ...See moreYoung Benjamin Franklin finds the life predestined for him is not to his liking and rebels. As he is exposed to a variety of life styles he soon develops his own personal philosophy of personal growth and giving back to his community. He gains world renown for his scientific explorations while turning his growing wealth to a variety of social innovations. Written by David foss See less

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45 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Easton Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin See fewer	Revolutionary Road (2008)
Dylan Baker Franklin as a young man Franklin as a young man See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Colm Feore Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Keith Arbour Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Ralph Archbold Ben Franklin Ben Franklin See fewer	The Ride of Tom & Valkyrie (2011)
Gerry Bamman Paul Wentworth Paul Wentworth See fewer	Home Alone (1990)
Joseph Becton Self - Park Ranger, Independence National Historical Park Self - Park Ranger, Independence National Historical Park See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Matthew Bentley Benjamin as a child Benjamin as a child See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Michael Bentley Benjamin as a child Benjamin as a child See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Carol Berkin Self - Baruch College Self - Baruch College See fewer	What the Founding Fathers were Really Like (and What We can Learn from Them Today) (2021)
H.W. Brands Self - Texas A & M University Self - Texas A & M University See fewer	The American West (2016)
Blair Brown Jane Franklin Mecom Jane Franklin Mecom See fewer	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
Kathleen Chalfant Silence Dogood Silence Dogood See fewer	Duplicity (2009)
Anthony Cochrane King George III King George III See fewer	The Good Fight (2017)
Bernard I. Cohen Self - Harvard University Self - Harvard University See fewer	20/20 (1978)
John Curless William Strahan William Strahan See fewer	Vibrations (1996)
Peter Donaldson John Adams John Adams See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Jennifer Dundas Catherine Ray Catherine Ray See fewer	The First Wives Club (1996)
Peter Gerety Joseph Galloway Joseph Galloway See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Daniel Gerroll Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley See fewer	Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Ronald Guttman Le Comte de Vergennes Le Comte de Vergennes See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Anthony Heald Jonathan Austin Jonathan Austin See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dudley Herschbach Self - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Harvard University Self - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Harvard University See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Walter Isaacson Self - Chairman & CEO, CNN Self - Chairman & CEO, CNN See fewer	Steve Jobs (2015)
John Christopher Jones Ephraim Eliot Ephraim Eliot See fewer	The Village (2004)
Simon Jones Thomas Penn Thomas Penn See fewer	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Eddie Korbich Jared Ruggles Jared Ruggles See fewer	Quiz Show (1994)
E. Philip Krider Self - Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona Self - Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
Ralph Lerner Self - University of Chicago Self - University of Chicago See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Claude-Anne Lopez Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University Self - The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Yale University See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Pauline Maier Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology See fewer	1787 the American Constitution
Roberta Maxwell Deborah Read Franklin Deborah Read Franklin See fewer	Popeye (1980)
Jefferson Mays Elkanah Watson Elkanah Watson See fewer	Inherent Vice (2014)
Robert Middlekauff Self - University of California, Berkeley Self - University of California, Berkeley See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Edmund Morgan Self - Yale University Self - Yale University See fewer	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
Gary B. Nash Self - University of California at Los Angeles (as Gary Nash) Self - University of California at Los Angeles (as Gary Nash) See fewer	America's History in the Making (2008)
Martin Rayner Robert Whittington Robert Whittington See fewer	Problem Child (1990)
Sebastian Roché Vicomte Vicomte See fewer	1923 (2022)
Natacha Roi Mme. Brillon de Jouy Mme. Brillon de Jouy See fewer	Castle (2009)
Andrew Seear British Government Official British Government Official See fewer	Simply Irresistible (1999)
Josef Sommer Cotton Mather Cotton Mather See fewer	Dirty Harry (1971)
Jim True-Frost William Franklin (as James True-Frost) William Franklin (as James True-Frost) See fewer	The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Gordon S. Wood Self - Brown University (as Gordon Wood) Self - Brown University (as Gordon Wood) See fewer	The American Revolution (1994)
Michael Zuckerman Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Laurent St. Pierre Count de Segur (uncredited) Count de Segur (uncredited) See fewer	Counter Intelligence (2008)