All Cast

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Edward R. Murrow

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Shirley Wershba

George Clooney

George Clooney

Fred Friendly

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Sig Mickelson

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Joe Wershba

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

William Paley

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Don Hollenbeck

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke

Charlie Mack

Reed Diamond

Reed Diamond

John Aaron

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Jesse Zousmer

Grant Heslov

Grant Heslov

Don Hewitt

Tom McCarthy

Tom McCarthy

Palmer Williams

Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Eddie Scott

Rose Abdoo

Rose Abdoo

Mili Lerner

Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Natalie

Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson

Jimmy

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Don Surine

Dianne Reeves

Dianne Reeves

Jazz Singer

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Pianist

Christoph Luty

Christoph Luty

Bassist

Jeff Hamilton

Jeff Hamilton

Drummer

Matt Catingub

Matt Catingub

Saxophonist

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Colonel Anderson

Don Creech

Don Creech

Colonel Jenkins

Helen Slayton-Hughes

Helen Slayton-Hughes

Mary

Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

CBS Page

JD Cullum

JD Cullum

Stage Manager

John Kepley

John Kepley

CBS Lawyer #1

David Paul Christian

David Paul Christian

CBS Lawyer #2

Joyce Lasley

Joyce Lasley

Make-Up Girl

Bill Blair

Bill Blair

TV Studio Crewman (uncredited)

Joseph Dowd

Joseph Dowd

Reporter (uncredited)

Bruna Matsin

Bruna Matsin

Sig Mickelson's Wife (uncredited)

Katharine Phillips Moser

Katharine Phillips Moser

Jesse's Wife (uncredited)

Alexana Thomas

Alexana Thomas

Senator's Wife (uncredited)

Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson

News Photographer (uncredited)

Rochelle Warner

Rochelle Warner

Speech Wife (uncredited)

Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Liberace

Liberace

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John L. McClellan

John L. McClellan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Milo Radulovich

Milo Radulovich

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph N. Welch

Joseph N. Welch

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)