On screen
Cast
317 credited performers
Marian Anderson
Self
Polly Bergen
Self
Richard Nixon
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self
Dean Martin
Self – Host
Jack Paar
Self – Host
William Hickey
Bill – A Bowler
Ed Wynn
Self
Ethel Merman
Self
Vincent Price
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self – Host
Jack Sperling
Self
Alice Backes
Esther
Woody Herman
Self
Joseph N. Welch
Self
Nanette Fabray
Sally
Bob Crosby
Self
Jack Albertson
Cob
Carl Ballantine
Self
Rosalind Russell
Self – Host
Arthur O'Connell
Self
Ernie Kovacs
Self
Eddie Hodges
Self
Kate Smith
Self
Tommy Rall
Self
Maurice Chevalier
Self
Eddie Foy Jr.
Self
Harry Sosnik
Self
Mason Adams
Radio Actor
Gilbert Mack
Radio Actor
Shirley Mitchell
Radio Actress
Mort Marshall
Radio Ad Listener
Jerry Lewis
Joey Rabinowitz / Joey Robin
Eduard Franz
Cantor Morris Rabinowitz
Molly Picon
Sarah Rabinowitz
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Ginny Gibson
Alan Reed
Nathan Gittleson
Joey Faye
Tony De Santos
Barry Gordon
Larry
Del Moore
Harry Lee
Robert Hutton
Television Director
Phil Arnold
Messenger
Sid Cassel
Dr. Miller
Frances Weintraub Lax
Ida
Oliver Crawford
Moe
Louise Vincent
Rosalie
Dorain Grusman
Marilyn
Bob Duggan
Stage Manager
Hal Smith
Laughing Man in Nightclub
Ingrid Bergman
Governess
Hayward Morse
Miles
Alexandra Wager
Flora
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Grose
Laurinda Barrett
Miss Jessel
Paul Stevens
Peter Quint
Art Linkletter
Self – Host
Teddy Rooney
Self
Angela Cartwright
Self
Ann Blyth
Self
Jon Provost
Self
Lassie
Self
Frank Sinatra
Self
Mickey Rooney
Self
David Rose
Self – Orchestra Leader
Augie Rodriguez
Self (as Augie and Margo)
Margo Rodriguez
Self (as Augie and Margo)
Alec Guinness
Jebal Deeks
Patricia Barry
Miss Calhoun
Charles Coburn
Colonel Sykes
Conrad Bain
The Minister
David Doyle
The Tailor
Henry Jones
Byrnes
Albert Linville
Carpouec
Arthur Hughes
McComb
Roland Winters
Fannington
Clinton Sundberg
Berry
Bartlett Robinson
Elliott
William Redfield
Bricklow
Barbara Lowe
Miss Lee
James Reese
Doctor
Peter Turgeon
Auditor
Charles White
Auditor
Woodrow Parfrey
Auditor
Bill McCutcheon
Teller
Ed Preble
Teller
Allen Joseph
Teller
George Burns
Self – Host
Jack Benny
Self
George Jessel
Self
Eddie Cantor
Self
Bobby Darin
Self
Nick Reynolds
Self
John Stewart
Self
Bob Shane
Self
Gracie Allen
Self (voice)
Tab Hunter
Self
Fess Parker
Self
Tom Poston
Self
John K.M. McCaffery
Self – Ford Falcon Spokesman
Bobby Sherwood
Self – Trumpet Player
Red Buttons
Joe Henders
Jeannie Carson
Ruth Turner
Jack Carson
Albert Maddon
Sydney Pollack
Harry
Cliff Norton
Bert
Barbara Baxley
Hannah
Eli Mintz
Mr. Baumstein
Anna Minot
Character not listed
Debbie Paine
Character not listed
Peter Donat
Paul
George Grizzard
Alfred
Walter Slezak
Joseph
Will Kuluva
Felix Ducotel
Carmen Mathews
Emilie Ducotel
Henry Daniell
Uncle Henri
Barry Sullivan
Jules
Byron Sanders
Character not listed
Ruth Hammond
Character not listed
Lois Smith
Cindy
James Stewart
Azel Dorsey
Mark Allen
Swaney Rivers
George Gobel
Drifter
Kathie Browne
Phyllis
Mary Wickes
Myrtle
George Keymas
Zack Riney
James Best
Duke
Maurice Kelly
Bartender
Sol Gorss
Character not listed
Leonard P. Geer
Character not listed
Michael McGreevey
Character not listed
Harry Tyler
Character not listed
Harvey Karels
Character not listed
Leonard Bernstein
Self
Russell Oberlin
Self
Betty Allen
Self
Lee Venora
Self
Charles Bressler
Self
Cyd Charisse
Self
Tony Martin
Self
James Mitchell
Self
Eve Arden
Self
Ray Kellogg
Self
Thelma Ritter
Mrs. Gillis
Audie Murphy
Howard Wilton
Michael J. Pollard
Doug
Renne Jarrett
Judy
John McGovern
Franks
Joseph Campanella
Repairman
Joseph Sullivan
Bartender
Phil Adams
A Bowler
André Previn
Self
Fabian
Self
Carl Fortina
Self
Lloyd Nolan
Narrator
Stanley Adams
Dale
Parley Baer
Congressional Committeeman
Harry Townes
Man in Court
Jan Arvan
Detective
Joel Fluellen
Character not listed
Nan Boardman
Character not listed
Nancy Hale
Character not listed
Robert Griffin
Character not listed
Kathleen Mulqueen
Character not listed
Pat Suzuki
Self
Jonathan Winters
Self
Alice Pearce
Self
Betty Bruce
Self
Harry Minno
Self
Duke Hazlett
Self
Randy Paar
Self
José Melis
Self
Nancy Olson
Peggy Thomas
Bert Lahr
Tom Hopkins
Russell Nype
Steve Boyle
Joe Boland
Lt. Scanlon
Laurence Hugo
Harry
Henry Lascoe
Policeman
Count Basie
Self
Glen Gray
Self
Guy Lombardo
Self
Anita O'Day
Self
Helen O'Connell
Self
Bob Eberly
Self
Jack E. Leonard
Self
Gene Krupa
Self
Tex Beneke
Self
Joan Fontaine
Julie Forbes
John Ireland
Cliff Harrison
Peter Lazer
Timothy Forbes
Agnes Moorehead
Carmen Lynch
Dave Garroway
Self – Host
Colleen Dewhurst
Self
Paul Wallace
Self
Joan Crawford
Self
Richard Rodgers
Self
Hugh Downs
Self
Maureen O'Hara
Self
John Brascia
Self
Tommy Sands
Self
Lauri Peters
Self
Tybee Brascia
Self
Johnnie Sommers
Self
Robert Horton
Captain Jeff McCleod
Don Grady
Jannie
Anne Francis
Emma
Priscilla Gillette
Hannah
Kathleen Widdoes
Rachel
Marshall Thompson
Lt. Train
Ricardo Montalban
Turk
Dinah Washington
Self
Charlie Barnet
Self
Vaughn Monroe
Self
Louis Jordan
Self
Ella Mae Morse
Self
Freddy Martin
Self
Jack Fina
Self
Red Ingle
Self
Stan Kenton
Self
Freddie Slack
Self
Jo Stafford
Self
Eddy Howard
Self
Jane Wyman
Self – Host
Charles Laughton
Self – Co-Host
Nat King Cole
Self
Tex Ritter
Self
Buddy Bryan
Self
Elsa Lanchester
Self
Kay Starr
Self
Becky Varno
Self
Gogi Grant
Self
Rex Harrison
Fred Cortin
Sarah Marshall
Edith Brooks
Hermione Baddeley
Emerald Dane
Nicholas Pryor
Robert Griffiths
Olga Fabian
Julie
John Garson
Ribaud
Robert Dryden
Lawyer
Gaby Rodgers
Client
Guy Repp
Secretary of State
Tony Curtis
The Juggler
Nehemiah Persoff
Prior Andry
Harvey Johnson
Brother Roger
Robert Carricart
Brother Franc
Bert Freed
Couver
Elisha Cook Jr.
Trick
Kelton Garwood
Poet
Russell Saunders
Tumbler
Charles Morton
Wine Merchant
Patricia Medina
Gentlewoman
Jeff DeBenning
Man
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Big Man
Wanda Shannon
Dancer
Heather Ames
Young Girl
Vera Miles
Jean Medwick
George Peppard
Pat Lawrence
Paul Hartman
James Medwick
Bob Sweeney
Uncle Jeffrey
Leora Dana
Mrs. Tawley
Warren Berlinger
Ron Tawley
Philip Ober
Malcolm Tawley
Jerry Paris
Grimes
Charity Grace
Elsa Medwick
Leslie Barrett
Batle
Alexander Lockwood
Principal Rigsby
Eve McVeagh
Georgia
Tyler McVey
Chief Taylor
Joe Flynn
Sidney Sinden
Barbara Beaird
Mary Jane
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Wendell Holmes
Rigsby (uncredited)
Hollis Irving
Mrs. Sidney (uncredited)
Florence MacMichael
Mrs. Sinden (uncredited)
Eddie Albert
Self – Host
Mike Wallace
Self
Nelson Rockefeller
Self
Martin Gabel
Self
Adlai Stevenson
Self
Thruston B. Morton
Self
Fred Clark
Self
Paul Butler
Self
Jane Morgan
Self
Don Adams
Self
Paula Kelly
Self
The Modernaires
Themselves
Celeste Holm
Self – Host
Cliff Arquette
Self / Charley Weaver
Jaye P. Morgan
Self
Marion Marlowe
Self
Peter Palmer
Self
Margaret Hamilton
Self
Hermione Gingold
Self
Wisa D'Orso
Self
Benedict Herrman
Boy
Ken Carpenter
Self – Announcer
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Self
Alan Mowbray
King Arthur
Alan Young
Clarence
Danny Arnold
Fricke
John Dehner
Commentator
Addison Richards
Doctor
Robert Emhardt
Professor
Mary Menzies
Dancing Girl
Kenneth Harp
Character not listed
Donna Cooke
Character not listed
Joanne Burgin
Character not listed
Mitch Miller
Self – Host
Bob Flick
Self (as The Brothers Four)
Mike McCoy
Self (as The Brothers Four)
Mark Pearson
Self (as The Brothers Four)
Karl Olsen
Self (as The Brothers Four)
Diana Trask
Self
Leslie Uggams
Self
Tony Randall
Ernest Jones
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Louis
Stubby Kaye
Joe
Robert Strauss
Frank
Peter Leeds
Charlie