Secrets of War The O.S.S. (Season 1, Episode 28)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets of War

The O.S.S. (Season 1, Episode 28)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The story of the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. From the recruitment and training of secret agents to undercover missions, OSS agents played an important role on the "Invisible Battlefield" in ...See moreThe story of the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. From the recruitment and training of secret agents to undercover missions, OSS agents played an important role on the "Invisible Battlefield" in WWII. Written by Anonymous See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Evan Thomas Self - Author 'The Very Best Men' Self - Author 'The Very Best Men' See fewer	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
Thomas F. Troy Self - Ret. CIA Staff Officer and Historian Self - Ret. CIA Staff Officer and Historian See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Elizabeth McIntosh Self - Author 'Sisterhood of Spies' Self - Author 'Sisterhood of Spies' See fewer	The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)
Carlton B. Swift Jr. Self - Ret. OSS / CIA Case Officer Self - Ret. OSS / CIA Case Officer See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Samuel Halpern Self - Ret. OSS / CIA Staff Officer (as Samuel Halpren) Self - Ret. OSS / CIA Staff Officer (as Samuel Halpren) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
H. Keith Melton Self - Espionage Historian (as Keith Melton) Self - Espionage Historian (as Keith Melton) See fewer	The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Barbara Lauwers Podoski Self - Former OSS Agent Self - Former OSS Agent See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Brian Stonehouse Self - Former SOE Agent Self - Former SOE Agent See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Bill Donovan Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Polski ruch podziemny (1944)
Ed Herlihy Self (archive sound) (uncredited) Self (archive sound) (uncredited) See fewer	Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Heinrich Himmler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Twisted Cross - Twelve Years that Shook the Earth
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Joseph P. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Is That Nice? (1926)
Archibald Macleish Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Sunday Showcase (1959)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
William Stephenson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Joseph W. Stilwell Self - 'Vinegar Joe' (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - 'Vinegar Joe' (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Stilwell Road (1945)
George V. Strong Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing