Crimes & Cults - Cast

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99 cast members

Name	Known for
Douglas Brinkley Self (as Doug Brinkley) Self (as Doug Brinkley) See fewer	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Vincent Bugliosi Self - Fmr LA Deputy District Atty. Self - Fmr LA Deputy District Atty. See fewer	Parkland (2013)
Jeff Guinn Self - Author, 'Manson' Self - Author, 'Manson' See fewer	Love Is a Gun
James Alan Fox Self - Author, 'Mass Killing' Self - Author, 'Mass Killing' See fewer	City of Angels, City of Death (2021)
Stephen Michaud Self - Author, 'The Only Living Witness' (as Stephen G. Michaud) Self - Author, 'The Only Living Witness' (as Stephen G. Michaud) See fewer	Seeking Answers (2017)
Rick Perlstein Self - Author, 'The Invisible Bridge' Self - Author, 'The Invisible Bridge' See fewer	Gaslit (2022)
Lawrence Wright Self - Author, 'Going Clear' Self - Author, 'Going Clear' See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Joseph Coffey Self - NYPD Detective (Ret.) (as Joe Coffey) Self - NYPD Detective (Ret.) (as Joe Coffey) See fewer	We Own the Night (2007)
Chris Connelly Self - Editor-in-Chief, Graceland Self - Editor-in-Chief, Graceland See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
Renee Graham Self - NPR Culture Columnist Self - NPR Culture Columnist See fewer	See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023)
Marshall Kilduff Self - Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle Self - Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle See fewer	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
Jackie Speier Self - Fmr Aide to Rep. Leo Ryan (as Rep. Jackie Speier) Self - Fmr Aide to Rep. Leo Ryan (as Rep. Jackie Speier) See fewer	Motherland (VI)
Robin Morgan Self - Author and Activist Self - Author and Activist See fewer	Mama (1949)
Susan Atkins Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	Breakfast (2000)
Susan Bal Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Abraham Beame Self - New York City Mayor (archive footage) Self - New York City Mayor (archive footage) See fewer	The Stowaway (1981)
David Berkowitz Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Testimony: Profiles in Faith (2002)
Kenneth Bianchi Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Edith Bogue Self - Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) Self - Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) See fewer
Steve Bosh Self - WPIX-TV, New York (archive footage) Self - WPIX-TV, New York (archive footage) See fewer	Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
David Brinkley Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	FDR (1982)
Tom Brokaw Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Louise Bundy Self - Ted Bundy's Mother (archive footage) Self - Ted Bundy's Mother (archive footage) See fewer	Seeking Answers (2017)
Ted Bundy Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Murderous Minds: Dennis Nilsen (2023)
Angelo Buono Jr. Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Jack Cato Self - KPRC-TV, Houston (archive sound) Self - KPRC-TV, Houston (archive sound) See fewer
Stan Chambers Self - KTLA, Los Angeles (archive footage) Self - KTLA, Los Angeles (archive footage) See fewer	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
John Chancellor Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Dean Corll Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Boys for Sale (1981)
Chuck Crawford Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound) See fewer
Jenny Crimm Self - KPIX-TV, San Francisco (archive footage) Self - KPIX-TV, San Francisco (archive footage) See fewer	The Sig Sakowicz Show (1971)
Walter Cronkite Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Timothy Dowd Self - Inspector, NYPD (archive footage) Self - Inspector, NYPD (archive footage) See fewer
Terry Drinkwater Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound) See fewer	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Bob Flick Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	Entertainment Tonight (1981)
Gerald Ford Self - President of the United States (archive footage) (as President Gerald Ford) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) (as President Gerald Ford) See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Fred Francis Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound) See fewer	Now (1993)
Christine Freund Self - Victim of the Son of Sam (archive footage) Self - Victim of the Son of Sam (archive footage) See fewer
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	Manson (1973)
Bonita Fury Self - NBC News Self - NBC News See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
John Wayne Gacy Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996)
David Garcia Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer
Gary Gilmore Self - Killer (archive footage) Self - Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Norman Mailer: The American (2010)
Sandra Good Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	Manson (1973)
Barbara Grossman Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City (archive footage) Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City (archive footage) See fewer	Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer (2020)
Pat Harper Self - WPIX-TV, New York (archive footage) Self - WPIX-TV, New York (archive footage) See fewer	Compromising Positions (1985)
Don Harris Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
John Hart Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	Nothing to Fear: The Legacy of FDR (1982)
Jim Hartz Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound) See fewer	Power (1986)
Dick Hathcock Self - KTLA-TV, Los Angeles (archive footage) Self - KTLA-TV, Los Angeles (archive footage) See fewer
Alyson Heyrend Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
John Hollenhorst Self - KSL-TV, Salt Lake City (archive footage) Self - KSL-TV, Salt Lake City (archive footage) See fewer	Ted Bundy: Natural Porn Killer (2006)
Leslie Van Houten Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	When Women Kill (1983)
William Hrubiak Self - Store Owner (archive footage) Self - Store Owner (archive footage) See fewer
Jim Jones Self - Peoples Temple Leader (archive footage) (as Reverend Jim Jones) Self - Peoples Temple Leader (archive footage) (as Reverend Jim Jones) See fewer	People's Temple (1973)
Kenley Jones Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound) See fewer
Phil Jones Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound) See fewer
Ken Katsaris Self - Leon County Sheriff (archive footage) (as Sheriff Ken Katsaris) Self - Leon County Sheriff (archive footage) (as Sheriff Ken Katsaris) See fewer	Bundy & The Wolf Man: Closer Than We Think (2023)
Steven Katsaris Self - Father of Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) Self - Father of Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) See fewer	Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018)
Douglas Kiker Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound) See fewer	Windmills of the Gods (1988)
Kathy Kleiner Self - Survivor (archive footage) Self - Survivor (archive footage) See fewer	Reigning Blood (2020)
Ted Koppel Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	Koppel on Discovery (2006)
Patricia Krenwinkel Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Member (archive footage) See fewer	Life After Manson (2014)
Tony Larson Self - KOA-TV, Denver (archive footage) Self - KOA-TV, Denver (archive footage) See fewer
Martin Lee Self - San Francisco Police Department (archive footage) Self - San Francisco Police Department (archive footage) See fewer
Les Lundblad Self - Solano County Sheriff's Department (archive footage) Self - Solano County Sheriff's Department (archive footage) See fewer
Charles Manson Self - Manson Family Leader (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
John Marler Self - KSL-TV, Salt Lake City Self - KSL-TV, Salt Lake City See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
John Marshall Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer
Richard Mayk Self - ABC News Self - ABC News See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
Warren McGinnis Self - Runaway Squad (archive footage) Self - Runaway Squad (archive footage) See fewer
Annie Moore Self - Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) Self - Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) See fewer
Sara Jane Moore Self - Would-Be Assassin of Gerald Ford (archive footage) Self - Would-Be Assassin of Gerald Ford (archive footage) See fewer	Untitled Sara Jane Moore Film
Stacy Moskowitz Self - Victim of the Son of Sam (archive footage) Self - Victim of the Son of Sam (archive footage) See fewer
Bill Moyers Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound) See fewer	Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
Matthew Naythons Self - Photographer, Time (archive footage) Self - Photographer, Time (archive footage) See fewer	Under Fire (1983)
Nita Neary Self - Survivor (archive footage) Self - Survivor (archive footage) See fewer
Edwin Newman Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Pelican Brief (1993)
Richard Nixon Self - President of the United States (archive footage) (as President Richard Nixon) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) (as President Richard Nixon) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Roman Polanski Self - Film Director (archive footage) Self - Film Director (archive footage) See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Harry Reasoner Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Reasoner Report (1973)
Geraldo Rivera Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	Contact (1997)
Leo J. Ryan Self - Congressman, California (archive footage) (as Representative Leo Ryan) Self - Congressman, California (archive footage) (as Representative Leo Ryan) See fewer
Heidi Schulman Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound) See fewer	There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
Ken Schulsen Self - Utah Department of Corrections (archive footage) Self - Utah Department of Corrections (archive footage) See fewer
Ike Seamans Self - NBC News Self - NBC News See fewer	Amidst the Devil's Wings (2014)
Lucky Severson Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City Self - KUTV, Salt Lake City See fewer	Great Books (1993)
Bill Shernoff Self - NBC News Self - NBC News See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
Herman Short Self - Houston Police Department (archive footage) (as Chief Herman Short) Self - Houston Police Department (archive footage) (as Chief Herman Short) See fewer
Robert Stein Self - Medical Examiner (archive footage) (as Dr. Robert Stein) Self - Medical Examiner (archive footage) (as Dr. Robert Stein) See fewer	The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
Carl Stern Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound) See fewer	Heist (III) (2015)
Carl Stokes Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	The NewsCenter (1974)
Sharon Tate Self - Manson Family Victim (archive footage) Self - Manson Family Victim (archive footage) See fewer	Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Cheryl Thomas Self - Survivor (archive footage) Self - Survivor (archive footage) See fewer	Seeking Answers (2017)
Mickey Touchette Self - Former Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) Self - Former Peoples Temple Member (archive footage) See fewer
Garrick Utley Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Barbara Walters Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Barbara Walters Summer Special (1976)
Dianne Wildman Self - NBC News Self - NBC News See fewer	The Seventies (2015)
Ed Zigo Self - Inspector, NYPD (archive footage) Self - Inspector, NYPD (archive footage) See fewer	The January Man (1989)