Turning Point: The Vietnam War

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57 cast members

Name	Known for
Scott Camil Self - Gainesville, Florida Self - Gainesville, Florida See fewer	Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State (2007)
Ken Hughes Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Lien-Hang Nguyen Self - Author, Hanoi's War (as Lien-Hang T. Nguyen) Self - Author, Hanoi's War (as Lien-Hang T. Nguyen) See fewer	The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
Fredrik Logevall Self - Author, Embers of War Self - Author, Embers of War See fewer	Untitled John F. Kennedy/Netflix Project
Frank G. Wisner II Self - U.S. Foreign Service (as Frank G. Wisner) Self - U.S. Foreign Service (as Frank G. Wisner) See fewer	Uprising (2012)
Dennis Clark Brazil Self - U.S. Army Self - U.S. Army See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Scott Shimabukuro Self - U.S. Marine Corps Self - U.S. Marine Corps See fewer	Winter Soldier (1972)
Chic Canfora Self - Anti-War Activist Self - Anti-War Activist See fewer	Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4, and Student Protest in America (2020) (2010)
Tim Weiner Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Thomas A. Bass Self - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes (as Thomas Bass) Self - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes (as Thomas Bass) See fewer	Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
Viet Thanh Nguyen Self - Author, The Sympathizer Self - Author, The Sympathizer See fewer	The Sympathizer (2024)
Marc J. Selverstone Self - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center Self - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center See fewer	Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023)
George J. Veith Self - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land Self - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
John Negroponte Self - U.S. Foreign Service Self - U.S. Foreign Service See fewer	Deadly (1991)
Peter Osnos Self - Author, LBJ and McNamara (as Peter L.W. Osnos) Self - Author, LBJ and McNamara (as Peter L.W. Osnos) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Jan Barry Self - Ithaca, New York Self - Ithaca, New York See fewer	This Is Not a War Story (2021)
Gregory Daddis Self - Military Historian (as Col. Gregory A. Daddis) Self - Military Historian (as Col. Gregory A. Daddis) See fewer	History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Peter Arnett Self - Associated Press Correspondent Self - Associated Press Correspondent See fewer	15 Minutes (2001)
Tuong Vu Self - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center Self - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center See fewer	Becoming Vietnam - The Birth of a Nation (2025)
Duc Nha Hoang Self - Nha Trang, South Vietnam (as Hoang Duc Nha) Self - Nha Trang, South Vietnam (as Hoang Duc Nha) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Le Ly Hayslip Self - Binh Ky Village, Central Vietnam (as Phung Thi Le Ly Hayslip) Self - Binh Ky Village, Central Vietnam (as Phung Thi Le Ly Hayslip) See fewer	Heaven & Earth (1993)
Nguyen Trong Nho Self - Student Demonstration Leader Self - Student Demonstration Leader See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Pham Ba Hoa Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (as Col. Pham Ba Hoa) Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (as Col. Pham Ba Hoa) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Nancy Bui Self - Cong Thanh Village, South Vietnam Self - Cong Thanh Village, South Vietnam See fewer	Vietnamerica (2016)
Dan Rather Self - CBS News Correspondent Self - CBS News Correspondent See fewer	The CBS Evening News (1941)
Patrick Paterson Self - Maritime Historian (as CDR. Patrick Paterson) Self - Maritime Historian (as CDR. Patrick Paterson) See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Larry Zetterberg Self - U.S. Navy Pilot Self - U.S. Navy Pilot See fewer	Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
Everett Alvarez Jr. Self - U.S. Navy Pilot and Prisoner of War Self - U.S. Navy Pilot and Prisoner of War See fewer	Return with Honor (1998)
Muhammad Ali Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage) Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Donald Braman Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as SP4 Donald Braman) Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as SP4 Donald Braman) See fewer
McGeorge Bundy Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
Fidel Castro Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cuba (archive footage) See fewer	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Walter Cronkite Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News (archive footage) Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
William Deal Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Sgt. William Deal) Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Sgt. William Deal) See fewer
Ngo Dinh Diem Self - First President of South Vietnam (archive footage) Self - First President of South Vietnam (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)
Van Minh Duong Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (archive footage) (as Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh) Self - ARVN / Self - South Vietnamese Army (archive footage) (as Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh) See fewer
Roswell Gilpatric Self - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	JFK Remembered (1988)
Kenneth Good Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Capt. Kenneth Good) Self - Killed in Action at Ap Bac (archive footage) (as Capt. Kenneth Good) See fewer
Paul D. Harkins Self - Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (archive footage) (as Ben. Paul D. Harkins) Self - Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (archive footage) (as Ben. Paul D. Harkins) See fewer	Patton (1970)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - President of the United States 1963 - 1969 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1963 - 1969 (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
John F. Kennedy Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Nikita Khrushchev Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	Interview mit Berlin (1959)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage) (voice) Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage) (voice) See fewer	1960 National Nominating Conventions (1960)
Zedong Mao Self - Leader of China (archive footage) Self - Leader of China (archive footage) See fewer	The New China (1951)
Robert McNamara Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
Joseph A. Mendenhall Self - State Department Official (archive footage) (voice) Self - State Department Official (archive footage) (voice) See fewer
Ho Chí Minh Self - President of North Vietnam (archive footage) Self - President of North Vietnam (archive footage) See fewer	79 primaveras (1969)
Dinh Nhu Ngo Self - Diem's Brother, Commander of the ARVN Special Forces (archive footage) (as Ngo Dinh Nhu) Self - Diem's Brother, Commander of the ARVN Special Forces (archive footage) (as Ngo Dinh Nhu) See fewer
Madame Nhu Self - De Facto First Lady of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Tran Le Xuan) Self - De Facto First Lady of Vietnam (archive footage) (as Tran Le Xuan) See fewer	CBS Reports (1959)
Richard Nixon Self - Kennedy's Opponent, 1960 Presidential Election (archive footage) Self - Kennedy's Opponent, 1960 Presidential Election (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Frederick Nolting Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage) Self - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam (archive footage) See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Rufus Phillips Self - CIA Official (archive footage) (voice) Self - CIA Official (archive footage) (voice) See fewer	Through Our Eyes: The Vietnam War (2021)
Duc Quang Self - Buddhist Monk (archive footage) (as Thich Quang Duc) Self - Buddhist Monk (archive footage) (as Thich Quang Duc) See fewer
Dean Rusk Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) See fewer	Santo Domingo: War Among Friends (1965)
Nguyen Ngoc Tho Self - Prime Minister of South Vietnam (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of South Vietnam (archive footage) See fewer
Ngo Dinh Thuc Self - Catholic Archbishop of Hue, Brother of President Diem (archive footage) Self - Catholic Archbishop of Hue, Brother of President Diem (archive footage) See fewer
Mike Wallace Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)