The Eighties - Cast

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Name	Episodes	Known for
H.W. Brands Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life' / Self / Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise' / Self - Author, 'Reagan: The Life' Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life' / Self / Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise' / Self - Author, 'Reagan: The Life' See fewer	5	The American West (2016)
Chris Connelly Self - Reporter, ESPN / Self - ESPN Self - Reporter, ESPN / Self - ESPN See fewer	4	Last Action Hero (1993)
Gil Troy Self - Author, 'Morning in America' / Self - Author, 'The Reagan Revolution' Self - Author, 'Morning in America' / Self - Author, 'The Reagan Revolution' See fewer	4	The '80s Greatest (2018)
Tom Hanks Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	3	Cast Away (2000)
Lesley Stahl Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News / Former White House Corresponent, CBS News / Self - CBS News Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News / Former White House Corresponent, CBS News / Self - CBS News See fewer	3	Eagle Eye (2008)
James A. Baker Self - Former White House Chief of Staff Self - Former White House Chief of Staff See fewer	3	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Pat Buchanan Self - Former White House Communications Director / Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire' Self - Former White House Communications Director / Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire' See fewer	3	Crossfire (1982)
Douglas Brinkley Self Self See fewer	3	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Steven Hayward Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' / Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' (as Steven F. Hayward) Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' / Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' (as Steven F. Hayward) See fewer	3	Effective Stewardship (2009)
Phil Donahue Self - The Phil Donahue Show Self - The Phil Donahue Show See fewer	2	Body of War (2007)
Downtown Julie Brown Self - Former MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ See fewer	2	Spy Hard (1996)
Martha Quinn Self - Former MTV VJ / Self - Original MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ / Self - Original MTV VJ See fewer	2	Motorama (1991)
Colin Powell Self - Former National Security Advisor Self - Former National Security Advisor See fewer	2	Madam Secretary (2014)
Mark J. Goodman Self - MTV VJ Self - MTV VJ See fewer	2	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Robin Wright Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker See fewer	2	Vice Investigates (2019)
John Heilemann Self Self See fewer	2	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016)
Tim Naftali Self - Author and Historian / Self - Historian Self - Author and Historian / Self - Historian See fewer	2	Designated Survivor (2016)
Judy Woodruff Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News See fewer	2	PBS News Hour (1975)
Jeff Greenfield Self - Journalist / Self - Journalist and Author Self - Journalist / Self - Journalist and Author See fewer	2	CNN & Time (1997)
Ken Auletta Self - Author, 'Greed and Glory on Wall Street' / Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice' Self - Author, 'Greed and Glory on Wall Street' / Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice' See fewer	2	Googled
Evan Thomas Self - Author and Historian / Self - Journalist and Author Self - Author and Historian / Self - Journalist and Author See fewer	2	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
David Bianculli Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' / Self - Television Critic, Fresh Air Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' / Self - Television Critic, Fresh Air See fewer	2	Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (2013)
Renee Graham Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe' Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe' See fewer	2	See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023)
Julian Zelizer Self - Professor of History, Princeton University Self - Professor of History, Princeton University See fewer	2	The Switch A Documentary
Mark Harmon Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	NCIS (2003)
Shelley Long Actor, 'Cheers' Actor, 'Cheers' See fewer	1	Cheers (1982)
Michael Mann Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice' Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice' See fewer	1	The Insider (1999)
Patrick Duffy Actor, 'Dallas' Actor, 'Dallas' See fewer	1	Dallas (1978)
Graham Yost Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified' Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified' See fewer	1	Justified (2010)
Mike Farrell Self - Actor, 'MASH' Self - Actor, 'MASH' See fewer	1	MAS*H (1972)
Susanna Hoffs Self - Musician, The Bangles Self - Musician, The Bangles See fewer	1	Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Penelope Spheeris Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	1	Suburbia (1983)
James Burrows Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' See fewer	1	Cheers (1982)
Nancy Wilson Self - Heart Self - Heart See fewer	1	Vanilla Sky (2001)
Questlove Self - Musician and Record Producer Self - Musician and Record Producer See fewer	1	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Steven Bochco Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues' Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues' See fewer	1	Hill Street Blues (1981)
Ted Turner Self - Founder, CNN Self - Founder, CNN See fewer	1	Angels in the Outfield (1994)
David Steinberg Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Mary Hart Self - Former Host, Entertainment Tonight Self - Former Host, Entertainment Tonight See fewer	1	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Wendy Girard Marion Hammond Marion Hammond See fewer	1	Annie Hall (1977)
Andrew Ross Sorkin Self - Columnist, New York Times Self - Columnist, New York Times See fewer	1	Billions (2016)
Ann Wilson Self - Musician, Heart Self - Musician, Heart See fewer	1	The Golden Child (1986)
Ed Lover Self Self See fewer	1	Undisputed (2002)
Nile Rodgers Self - Music Producer Self - Music Producer See fewer	1	Coming to America (1988)
Larry Kramer Co-founder, Act Up / Co-founder, Gay Men's Health Crisis / Self - Author and Playwright Co-founder, Act Up / Co-founder, Gay Men's Health Crisis / Self - Author and Playwright See fewer	1	Women in Love (1969)
Wendy Melvoin Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution See fewer	1	Purple Rain (1984)
Diane English Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown' Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown' See fewer	1	Murphy Brown (1988)
Anthony Fauci Self Self See fewer	1	Fauci (2021)
Ken Levine Self - Writer, 'MASH' Self - Writer, 'MASH' See fewer	1	Cheers (1982)
David France Self - Director, How to Survive a Plague Self - Director, How to Survive a Plague See fewer	1	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Barbara Corday Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey' Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey' See fewer	1	American Dream (1981)
Ed Catmull Self - Pixar and Disney Animation Studios Self - Pixar and Disney Animation Studios See fewer	1	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Jay McInerney Self - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City' Self - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City' See fewer	1	Gia (1998)
Chuck D Self - MC, Public Enemy Self - MC, Public Enemy See fewer	1	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Rakim Self Self See fewer	1	Juice (1992)
Nolan Bushnell Self Self See fewer	1	Computer Space (1971)
Caryn Mandabach Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show' Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show' See fewer	1	The Cosby Show (1984)
Bethany McLean Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair See fewer	1	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
David Gergen Self - Former White House Communications Director Self - Former White House Communications Director See fewer	1	The American President (2000)
Pat Mitchell CEO, PBS / Self - Former President CEO, PBS / Self - Former President See fewer	1	Survivors of the Holocaust (1996)
David Pogue Self Self See fewer	1	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
Nelson George Self - Author and Filmmaker Self - Author and Filmmaker See fewer	1	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Gillian Tett Self - U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times Self - U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times See fewer	1	Inside Job (2010)
David Wild Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	1	Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020)
Mark Halperin Self - Managing Editor, Bloomberg Politics Self - Managing Editor, Bloomberg Politics See fewer	1	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016)
Peter Staley Self - AIDS Activist Self - AIDS Activist See fewer	1	Pay the Ghost (2015)
Richard O. Covey Self Self See fewer	1	Home Improvement (1991)
Stewart Cheifet Self Self See fewer	1	Computer Chronicles (1983)
Cleve Jones Creator, AIDS Memorial Quilt / Self - Gay Community Leader Creator, AIDS Memorial Quilt / Self - Gay Community Leader See fewer	1	Milk (I) (2008)
Bryan Burrough Self - Author, 'Barbarians at the Gate' Self - Author, 'Barbarians at the Gate' See fewer	1	Public Enemies (2009)
Martin Cooper Self Self See fewer	1	Stickability (2013)
Tom Shales Self - Television Critic Self - Television Critic See fewer	1	ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun
Harold Jaffe Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. Harold Jaffe) Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. Harold Jaffe) See fewer	1	House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)
Joe Nocera Self - Columnist, New York Times Self - Columnist, New York Times See fewer	1	The Shrink Next Door (2021)
Joel Peresman Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame See fewer	1	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (2009)
Richard Reeves Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination' Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination' See fewer	1	Seabiscuit (2003)
Mathilde Krim Self - Co-founder, AMFAR (as Dr. Mathilde Krim) Self - Co-founder, AMFAR (as Dr. Mathilde Krim) See fewer	1	Some Kind of Love (2015)
Doug Macrae Self Self See fewer	1	High Score (2020)
Jane Mayer Self - Former Reporter, Wall Street Journal Self - Former Reporter, Wall Street Journal See fewer	1	Frontline (1983)
David E. Hoffman Self - Contributing Editor, Washington Post Self - Contributing Editor, Washington Post See fewer	1	The Billion Dollar Spy
Barney Frank Self - Former Congressman, (D) Ma Self - Former Congressman, (D) Ma See fewer	1	Graves (I) (2016)
Lori Majewski Self - Author, Mad World Self - Author, Mad World See fewer	1	Dare to Be Different (2017)
William Black Self - Former Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Self - Former Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank Board See fewer	1	Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Sharron Lovejoy Self Self See fewer	1	CBS Evening News (1962)
Victor Sebestyen Self - Author, 'Revolution 1989' Self - Author, 'Revolution 1989' See fewer	1	The Russian Revolution (2017)
Phill Wilson AMFAR Member / Act Up Member / Self - Founder, Black AIDS Institute AMFAR Member / Act Up Member / Self - Founder, Black AIDS Institute See fewer	1	The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
Jack F. Matlock Jr. Self - Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. Self - Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. See fewer	1	The Reagan Presidency (2012)
Doyle McManus Self - Co-author, 'Landslide: The Unmaking of the President' Self - Co-author, 'Landslide: The Unmaking of the President' See fewer	1	Fiasco (2021)
Frank Buzzard Self Self See fewer	1	The Eighties (2016)
Mervyn Silverman Fmr President, AMFAR (as Dr. Mervyn Silverman) / Self - Former San Francisco Health Director Fmr President, AMFAR (as Dr. Mervyn Silverman) / Self - Former San Francisco Health Director See fewer	1	Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)
Robert Gallo Self - National Cancer Institute Self - National Cancer Institute See fewer	1	Horizon (I) (1964)
Paul Shafer Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman' Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman' See fewer	1	Standing Up (I) (2013)
Jeanne White Self - Mother of Ryan White (as Jeanne White-Ginder) Self - Mother of Ryan White (as Jeanne White-Ginder) See fewer	1	Michael Jackson: Gone Too Soon (1993)
Allan Sloan Self - Journalist, Forbes Self - Journalist, Forbes See fewer	1	Inside Job (2010)
Ken Adelman Self - Former Director, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency Self - Former Director, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency See fewer	1	Reagan & Gorbachev
David Ensor Self - ABC News Self - ABC News See fewer	1	CNN & Time (1997)
James B. Stewart Self - Author, 'Den of Thieves' Self - Author, 'Den of Thieves' See fewer	1	The Weekly (2019)
James Curran Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. James Curran) Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. James Curran) See fewer	1	House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)
John Poindexter Self - Former National Security Advisor Self - Former National Security Advisor See fewer	1	The Year of the Tiger
Robert Service Self - Author, 'Comrades: A World History of Communism' Self - Author, 'Comrades: A World History of Communism' See fewer	1	World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (2008)
Michael Dobbs Self - Author, 'Down with Big Brother' Self - Author, 'Down with Big Brother' See fewer	1	Zero Hour (2004)
Henry Waxman Self - Former Congressman, (D) California Self - Former Congressman, (D) California See fewer	1	American Casino (2009)
Donald Francis Self - Centers for Disease Control Self - Centers for Disease Control See fewer	1	Outbreak (1995)
Michael Specter Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker See fewer	1	Unnatural Selection (2019)
Stephen Pizzo Self - Author, 'Inside Job' Self - Author, 'Inside Job' See fewer	1	The Eighties (2016)
Linda Holmes Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR See fewer	1	Pop Culture Happy Hour (2010)
Kevin Maney Self Self See fewer	1	The Eighties (2016)
Lou Cannon Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime' Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime' See fewer	1	The Reagans (2020)
Alan Kay Self Self See fewer	1	Ben Gurion Remembers (1972)
James Mann Self - Author, 'The Rebellion of President Reagan' Self - Author, 'The Rebellion of President Reagan' See fewer	1	The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)