The Orson Welles Show

1h 14m
TV MovieDocumentary
6

An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances, filmed between 1978 and 1979 but never broadcast or developed into a series.

Cast

Orson Welles
Self
Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Frank Oz
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Dave Goelz
Gonzo (voice)
Angie Dickinson
Self
Joseph McBride
Member of Studio Audience
Burt Reynolds
Self
Shawn Stevens
Self
Allen Bracken
Robert the Assistant
Bob Greenberg
Gypsy Clarinetist
Michael Part
Gypsy Concertinist
Stanley Sheff
Gypsy Violinist

Crew

Orson Welles
Director, Writer
Stanley Sheff
Director, Editor
Gary Graver
Director of Photography, Lighting Camera
Michael E. Little
Assistant Camera
R. Michael Stringer
Key Grip

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