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Who Talked About This Profession

  • Hugh O'Brian
  • Edie Adams
  • Alan Alda
  • Jason Alexander
  • Steve Allen
  • Debbie Allen
  • Lucie Arnaz
  • Beatrice Arthur
  • Edward Asner
  • Larry Auerbach
  • Shelley Berman
  • Ken Berry
  • Barbara Billingsley
  • Lucille Bliss
  • Peter Bonerz
  • Ernest Borgnine
  • Eric Braeden
  • Carol Burnett
  • LeVar Burton
  • Sid Caesar
  • Phil Carey
  • George Carlin
  • Diahann Carroll
  • Nancy Cartwright
  • Dick Cavett
  • Richard Chamberlain
  • Tony Charmoli
  • Robert Conrad
  • Richard Coogan
  • Joan Ganz Cooney
  • Jeanne Cooper
  • Bill Daily
  • Bill Dana
  • Richard Dawson
  • Ruby Dee
  • Danny DeVito
  • Elinor Donahue
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • Phyllis Diller
  • Barbara Eden
  • Stephanie Edwards
  • Jamie Farr
  • Barbara Feldon
  • June Foray
  • Michael J. Fox
  • Fred Foy
  • Genie Francis
  • Dennis Franz
  • James Garner
  • Brad Garrett
  • Mitzi Gaynor
  • Anthony Geary
  • Larry Gelbart
  • Melissa Gilbert
  • Sharon Gless
  • Lee Grant
  • Robert Guillaume
  • Larry Hagman
  • Valerie Harper
  • Jonathan Harris
  • Patricia Heaton
  • Katherine Helmond
  • Sherman Hemsley
  • Buck Henry
  • Leslie Hoffman
  • Monica Horan
  • Ron Howard
  • Allison Janney
  • Kathryn Joosten
  • William Klages
  • Jack Klugman
  • Walter Koenig
  • Harvey Korman
  • Sid Krofft
  • Marty Krofft
  • Lisa Kudrow
  • Sheila Kuehl
  • Angela Lansbury
  • Jack Larson
  • Piper Laurie
  • Vicki Lawrence
  • Jerry Lewis
  • Susan Lucci
  • Nancy Malone
  • Sonia Manzano
  • Rose Marie
  • Garry Marshall
  • Dick Martin
  • Jerry Mathers
  • Bob McGrath
  • Jayne Meadows
  • Anne Meara
  • S. Epatha Merkerson
  • Ricardo Montalban
  • Leslie Moonves
  • Mary Tyler Moore
  • Garrett Morris
  • Hal Needham
  • Bob Newhart
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Carroll O'Connor
  • Ed O'Neill
  • Edward James Olmos
  • Roscoe Orman
  • Suzanne Pleshette
  • Joyce Randolph
  • Phylicia Rashad
  • Carl Reiner
  • Rob Reiner
  • John Rich
  • Maria Riva
  • Cliff Robertson
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Phil Rosenthal
  • Jay Sandrich
  • William Schallert
  • Richard Schiff
  • Garry Shandling
  • Hazel Shermet
  • Doris Singleton
  • Erika Slezak
  • Jaclyn Smith
  • Tom Smothers
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Caroll Spinney
  • Carroll Spinney
  • Jean Stapleton
  • Johnny Stearns
  • Mary Kay Stearns
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Gale Storm
  • Maxine Stuart
  • Loretta Swit
  • George Takei
  • Jeffrey Tambor
  • Marlo Thomas
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Dick Van Patten
  • Timothy Van Patten
  • Robert Vaughn
  • Clint Walker
  • Ruth Warrick
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans
  • Dennis Weaver
  • Dawn Wells
  • Fred Willard
  • Henry Winkler
  • Jonathan Winters
  • Jane Wyatt
  • Alan Young
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  • Highlights
  • All Interviewee clips on this profession

Highlights

  • Sharon Gless on being more interested in the complicated character of "Christine Cagney" than being a "role model for the '80s"Sharon Gless on being more interested in the complicated character of "Christine Cagney" than being a "role model for the '80s"
    Clip begins at: 29:58, Duration: 03m 26s
  • Alan Alda on writing and acting in homemade movies at an early ageAlan Alda on writing and acting in homemade movies at an early age
    Clip begins at: 16:32, Duration: 02m 40s
  • Henry Winkler reveals the origin of Fonzie’s characterHenry Winkler reveals the origin of Fonzie’s character
    Clip begins at: 09:24, Duration: 01m 56s
  • Barbara Eden on the craft of actingBarbara Eden on the craft of acting
    Clip begins at: 04:29, Duration: 04m 28s
  • Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actorsBeatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors
    Clip begins at: 10:56, Duration: 02m 18s
  • Carroll O’Connor on learning how to play comedy from Micheál MacLiammóir, at the Gate Theatre, which he later used in his characterization of Archie BunkerCarroll O’Connor on learning how to play comedy from Micheál MacLiammóir, at the Gate Theatre, which he later used in his characterization of Archie Bunker
    Clip begins at: 08:37, Duration: 02m 29s
  • George Carlin on why he never gets tired of performing his routinesGeorge Carlin on why he never gets tired of performing his routines
    Clip begins at: 26:14
  • Michael J. Fox on struggling to be an actor, how he needed a big break when he got an audition for <i>Family Ties</i>Michael J. Fox on struggling to be an actor, how he needed a big break when he got an audition for Family Ties
    Clip begins at: 08:25, Duration: 01m 11s
  • Mary Tyler Moore on her childhood talentMary Tyler Moore on her childhood talent
    Clip begins at: 05:45, Duration: 00m 35s
  • Beatrice Arthur on how she would like to be rememberedBeatrice Arthur on how she would like to be remembered
    Clip begins at: 15:59, Duration: 00m 16s

All Interviewee clips on this profession

  • Edie Adams
    • Edie Adams on advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 10:20, Duration: 01m 46s
    • Edie Adams on advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 10:20, Duration: 01m 46s
  • Alan Alda
    • Alan Alda on the M*A*S*H episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"-- its dramatic significance and Alda's critique of a scene in which he cries on camera
      Clip begins at: 22:30, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Alan Alda on working out a scene with Wayne Rogers on M*A*S*H , after shooting for the satisfaction of getting it right
      Clip begins at: 16:28, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Alan Alda jokes about "the armoire" and the uncomfortable things actors must do to accomodate the camera
      Clip begins at: 18:11, Duration: 03m 02s
    • Alan Alda on the role of improvisational training in his acting work, and specifically the work done at Second City.
      Clip begins at: 04:51, Duration: 02m 12s
    • Alan Alda on the importance of the relationship between the writers and the actors on M*A*S*H , as facilitated by director Gene Reynolds.
      Clip begins at: 24:00, Duration: 03m 46s
    • Alan Alda's methodology for memorizing lines.
      Clip begins at: 16:17, Duration: 04m 17s
  • Jason Alexander
    • Jason Alexander on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 33:06, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Jason Alexander on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 33:06, Duration: 04m 34s
  • Debbie Allen
    • Debbie Allen on advice she would give to someone aspiring to be a director or choreographer
      Clip begins at: 56:57, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Debbie Allen on her dedication to her profession
      Clip begins at: 34:18, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Debbie Allen on when she knew she wanted to be a dancer
      Clip begins at: 12:58, Duration: 00m 54s
  • Steve Allen
    • Steve Allen on his first late-night show for radio - gradually talking more and playing less music and the show taking off as a comedy show; on the response he got to ad-libbing
      Clip begins at: 20:24, Duration: 06m 50s
    • Steve Allen on putting together a comedy act and bombing on stage
      Clip begins at: 05:18, Duration: 01m 59s
  • Lucie Arnaz
    • Lucie Arnaz on the craft of acting in different media and advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 53:02, Duration: 05m 53s
    • Lucie Arnaz on the craft of acting in different media and advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 53:02, Duration: 05m 53s
  • Beatrice Arthur
    • Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 10:56, Duration: 02m 18s
    • Beatrice Arthur on acting in a sitcom (The Golden Girls )
      Clip begins at: 24:37, Duration: 01m 34s
    • Beatrice Arthur on finding her comedic voice
      Clip begins at: 09:21, Duration: 03m 06s
  • Edward Asner
    • Ed Asner on the cancellation of Lou Grant and his stint as President of the Screen Actor's Guild
      Clip begins at: 24:25, Duration: 03m 56s
    • Ed Asner on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 04:37, Duration: 01m 15s
    • Ed Asner on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 04:37, Duration: 01m 15s
    • Ed Asner on actors as citizens
      Clip begins at: 07:09, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Ed Asner on actors as citizens
      Clip begins at: 07:09, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Ed Asner on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 22:45, Duration: 02m 25s
    • Ed Asner on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 22:45, Duration: 02m 25s
  • Larry Auerbach
    • Larry Auerbach on the process of booking performers in his early years at the William Morris Agency
      Clip begins at: 21:08, Duration: 03m 47s
    • Larry Auerbach on the process of booking performers in his early years at the William Morris Agency
      Clip begins at: 21:08, Duration: 03m 47s
  • Shelley Berman
    • Shelley Berman on his advice to an aspiring performer
      Clip begins at: 28:31, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Shelley Berman on his advice to an aspiring performer
      Clip begins at: 28:31, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Shelley Berman on playing both comedic and dramatic characters on TV
      Clip begins at: 43:59, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Shelley Berman on coming up with new material for his 22 Ed Sullivan performances; on not worrying about censors
      Clip begins at: 13:02, Duration: 06m 21s
    • Shelley Berman on becoming a recognized performer and how it affected his performance as a comedian
      Clip begins at: 46:36, Duration: 01m 29s
    • Shelley Berman on doing stand-up comedy at the various clubs in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago in the 1950s
      Clip begins at: 54:09
    • Shelley Berman on when he realized he had become a comedian through his work at the Compass Players (which later became Second City) 
      Clip begins at: 40:55
    • Shelley Berman on writing for Steve Allen's Tonight show; on his first appearance on the show and realizing he was a comedian
      Clip begins at: 29:10
  • Ken Berry
    • Ken Berry on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 34:29, Duration: 02m 39s
    • Ken Berry on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 34:29, Duration: 02m 39s
    • Ken Berry on performing the physical comedy in F-Troop
      Clip begins at: 40:47, Duration: 05m 20s
  • Barbara Billingsley
    • Barbara Billingsley on her advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 11:30, Duration: 02m 37s
  • Lucille Bliss
    • Lucille Bliss on her advice on being successful at animation
      Clip begins at: 02:28, Duration: 00m 18s
    • Lucille Bliss on advice to an aspiring voiceover artist
      Clip begins at: 01:41, Duration: 01m 11s
    • Lucille Bliss on her audition process for voiceovers and her demo reel
      Clip begins at: 12:52, Duration: 02m 15s
    • Lucille Bliss on discovering she had a talent for doing voices when she acted in radio serials
      Clip begins at: 07:31, Duration: 00m 26s
    • Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of the voices of "Rags" and "Crusader Rabbit" on Crusader Rabbit
      Clip begins at: 18:50, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Lucille Bliss on wanting to be an actress when she was little
      Clip begins at: 02:47, Duration: 01m 07s
  • Peter Bonerz
    • Peter Bonerz on learning not to improv dialogue, but to create "business" to add to his performance
      Clip begins at: 15:27, Duration: 01m 09s
  • Ernest Borgnine
    • Ernest Borgnine on doing voiceovers
      Clip begins at: 19:00, Duration: 01m 31s
    • Ernest Borgnine on how he went from a film star to television for McHale's Navy ; some considered it "lowering" himself, he considers it all entertainment
      Clip begins at: 11:56, Duration: 01m 42s
    • Ernest Borgnine on acting in dramatic and comedic roles
      Clip begins at: 10:59, Duration: 03m 22s
    • Ernest Borgnine on preparing for a role
      Clip begins at: 50:39, Duration: 02m 29s
    • Ernest Borgnine on how life experiences contribute to being an actor
      Clip begins at: 48:02, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Ernest Borgnine on his mother suggesting he be an actor
      Clip begins at: 08:53, Duration: 01m 28s
  • Eric Braeden
    • Eric Braeden on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 45:37, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Eric Braeden on not feeling satisfied by his work as an actor
      Clip begins at: 34:24, Duration: 01m 54s
    • Eric Braeden on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 45:37, Duration: 01m 38s
    • Eric Braeden on not feeling satisfied by his work as an actor
      Clip begins at: 34:24, Duration: 01m 54s
    • Eric Braeden on making fantastical characters and storylines seem real on The Young and the Restless; on memorizing lines
      Clip begins at: 40:04, Duration: 04m 42s
    • Eric Braeden on making fantastical characters and storylines seem real on The Young and the Restless; on memorizing lines
      Clip begins at: 40:04, Duration: 04m 42s
    • Eric Braeden on how fear can help you as an actor
      Clip begins at: 44:46, Duration: 00m 54s
    • Eric Braeden on how fear can help you as an actor
      Clip begins at: 44:46, Duration: 00m 54s
  • Carol Burnett
    • Carol Burnett on the first scene she ever performed and how she caught the acting bug
      Clip begins at: 04:11, Duration: 01m 25s
  • LeVar Burton
    • LeVar Burton on wanting to be Sidney Poitier when he grew up
      Clip begins at: 04:17, Duration: 00m 42s
  • Sid Caesar
    • Sid Caesar on the experience of "live TV" and his insistence that no cue cards be used on his shows
      Clip begins at: 11:54, Duration: 00m 45s
    • Sid Caesar on advice he has for aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 24:22, Duration: 00m 34s
    • Sid Caesar on advice he has for aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 24:22, Duration: 00m 34s
  • Phil Carey
    • Actor Phil Carey on the challenges facing soap opera actors
      Clip begins at: 08:36, Duration: 01m 09s
  • George Carlin
    • George Carlin on getting fired from the Copacabana and being relieved to finally leave mainstream comedy
      Clip begins at: 05:59, Duration: 06m 31s
    • George Carlin on the origin of his famous routine "Seven Dirty Words"
      Clip begins at: 16:59, Duration: 04m 09s
    • George Carlin on the evolution of his comedy
      Clip begins at: 15:10, Duration: 05m 27s
    • George Carlin on getting to write about the "freak show"
      Clip begins at: 23:03, Duration: 02m 08s
    • George Carlin on defining himself and his role as an entertainer and a comedian
      Clip begins at: 00:19, Duration: 02m 59s
    • George Carlin on his creative process
      Clip begins at: 22:43, Duration: 03m 22s
    • George Carlin on why he never gets tired of performing his routines
      Clip begins at: 26:14, Duration: 03m 03s
    • George Carlin on advice he gives young comedians: write it down and classify everything
      Clip begins at: 04:54, Duration: 01m 28s
  • Diahann Carroll
    • Diahann Carroll on appearing on Chance of a Lifetime and winning nightclub appearances where she met Christine Jorgensen, who helped her develop her stage presence
      Clip begins at: 14:19, Duration: 07m 16s
  • Nancy Cartwright
    • Nancy Cartwright on the differences between on-camera and off-camera voices, and 
      Clip begins at: 34:15, Duration: 01m 27s
    • Nancy Cartwright on coming in to audition for "Lisa Simpson" of The Simpsons, then part of The Tracey Ullman Show, and leaving with the role of "Bart Simpson"
      Clip begins at: 47:54, Duration: 09m 31s
  • Dick Cavett
    • Dick Cavett on getting the first acting job he ever tried out for
      Clip begins at: 28:23, Duration: 01m 09s
    • Dick Cavett on getting the first acting job he ever tried out for
      Clip begins at: 28:23, Duration: 01m 09s
  • Richard Chamberlain
    • Richard Chamberlain on wanting to be an actor
      Clip begins at: 12:35, Duration: 00m 07s
    • Richard Chamberlain on the craft of acting and his acting rituals
      Clip begins at: 23:14, Duration: 03m 46s
  • Tony Charmoli
    • Tony Charmoli on choreography for an hour long show versus an half hour show while working on The Dinah Shore Show
      Clip begins at: 10:56, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Tony Charmoli on having an assistant, Dick Beard, while working on The Dinah Shore Show
      Clip begins at: 15:49, Duration: 04m 40s
    • Tony Charmoli on preparing to choreograph a TV special and the editing process
      Clip begins at: 04:47, Duration: 02m 17s
    • Tony Charmoli on how choreography evolved over time for television versus the stage
      Clip begins at: 09:49, Duration: 01m 38s
  • Robert Conrad
    • Robert Conrad on his approach to acting and early influences
      Clip begins at: 05:25, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Robert Conrad on his approach to acting and early influences
      Clip begins at: 05:25, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Robert Conrad on learning to do his own stunts
      Clip begins at: 16:22, Duration: 02m 49s
    • Robert Conrad on learning to do his own stunts
      Clip begins at: 16:22, Duration: 02m 49s
    • Robert Conrad on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 14:15, Duration: 01m 38s
  • Richard Coogan
    • Richard Coogan on the process of acting
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 06m 25s
    • Richard Coogan on the process of acting
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 06m 25s
    • Richard Coogan on the business of acting
      Clip begins at: 27:21, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Richard Coogan on the business of acting
      Clip begins at: 27:21, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Richard Coogan on what he learned about acting at The Actors Studio
      Clip begins at: 17:53, Duration: 03m 17s
    • Richard Coogan on what he learned about acting at The Actors Studio
      Clip begins at: 17:53, Duration: 03m 17s
  • Joan Ganz Cooney
    •  Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street
      Clip begins at: 07:24, Duration: 01m 34s
  • Jeanne Cooper
    • Jeanne Cooper on type casting
      Clip begins at: 17:35, Duration: 01m 56s
    • Jeanne Cooper on managing a busy work schedule
      Clip begins at: 24:24, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Jeanne Cooper on the development and evolution of her character "Katherine Chancellor" on The Young and the Restless
      Clip begins at: 41:27, Duration: 16m 00s
  • Bill Daily
    • Bill Daily on advice to an aspiring actor
      Clip begins at: 06:30, Duration: 04m 23s
    • Bill Daily on advice to an aspiring actor
      Clip begins at: 06:30, Duration: 04m 23s
  • Bill Dana
    • Bill Dana on founding the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College; on the challenges of being a comedian
      Clip begins at: 14:33, Duration: 05m 56s
    • Bill Dana on advice to aspiring writers and comedians
      Clip begins at: 18:54, Duration: 01m 35s
  • Richard Dawson
    • Richard Dawson on crafting his first act as a comedian and getting into acting
      Clip begins at: 21:37, Duration: 13m 27s
  • Danny DeVito
    • Danny DeVito on advice to actors - "don't be nervous just go in there and knock their socks off"
      Clip begins at: 58:03
  • Ruby Dee
    • Ruby Dee on one of her first film roles - an Army movie to combat venereal disease
      Clip begins at: 02:11, Duration: 00m 27s
  • Elinor Donahue
    • Elinor Donahue on her very early start in show business
      Clip begins at: 01:10, Duration: 02m 40s
  • Phyllis Diller
    • Phyllis Diller on her trademark laugh
      Clip begins at: 27:32, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Phyllis Diller on her advice to aspiring comics
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 02m 22s
  • Barbara Eden
    • Barbara Eden on one of her first TV jobs on Gunsmoke
      Clip begins at: 15:58, Duration: 02m 54s
    • Barbara Eden on the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 04:29, Duration: 04m 28s
  • Stephanie Edwards
    • Stephanie Edwards on wanting to be an actress, but having trouble with competition
      Clip begins at: 17:51, Duration: 00m 35s
  • Jamie Farr
    • Jamie Farr on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 34:53, Duration: 02m 24s
  • Barbara Feldon
    • Barbara Feldon on her early interest in acting
      Clip begins at: 09:05, Duration: 03m 53s
  • June Foray
    • June Foray on coming up with voices for her early radio performances
      Clip begins at: 04:35, Duration: 01m 31s
    • June Foray on coming up with voices for her early radio performances
      Clip begins at: 04:35, Duration: 01m 31s
    • June Foray on the animation technique of rotoscoping, which she worked with as an animation voiceover artist for Disney
      Clip begins at: 01:40, Duration: 00m 55s
    • June Foray on how early voiceover artists were not given credit for their work
      Clip begins at: 05:11, Duration: 00m 43s
    • June Foray on her advice to aspiring voice actors
      Clip begins at: 25:50, Duration: 01m 24s
    • June Foray on her advice to aspiring voice actors
      Clip begins at: 25:50, Duration: 01m 24s
  • Michael J. Fox
    • Michael J. Fox on acting
      Clip begins at: 19:55, Duration: 06m 01s
    • Michael J. Fox on struggling to be an actor, how he needed a big break when he got an audition for Family Ties
      Clip begins at: 08:25, Duration: 01m 11s
  • Fred Foy
    • Fred Foy on realizing an early love for acting while in high school; an early role in "Scrooge" and his love of the theater
      Clip begins at: 05:22
  • Genie Francis
    • Genie Francis on being an adolescent TV performer
      Clip begins at: 12:15, Duration: 01m 19s
  • Dennis Franz
    • On his first appearance on television and how he first got cast in a role
      Clip begins at: 20:50, Duration: 01m 57s
    • Dennis Franz on researching a part and his approach to a new role
      Clip begins at: 16:23, Duration: 02m 36s
    • Dennis Franz on type-casting
      Clip begins at: 14:10, Duration: 01m 03s
    • Dennis Franz on choreography and continuity of NYPD Blue and handling challenges of complicated dialogue
      Clip begins at: 11:54, Duration: 06m 11s
  • James Garner
    • James Garner on becoming an actor
      Clip begins at: 15:09, Duration: 03m 26s
    • James Garner on becoming an actor
      Clip begins at: 15:09, Duration: 03m 26s
    • James Garner on stage acting verses television acting
      Clip begins at: 05:22, Duration: 01m 20s
    • James Garner on stage acting verses television acting
      Clip begins at: 05:22, Duration: 01m 20s
  • Brad Garrett
    • Brad Garrett on his start in stand-up
      Clip begins at: 11:39, Duration: 01m 52s
  • Mitzi Gaynor
    • Mitzi Gaynor on joining the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company and her first show
      Clip begins at: 08:01, Duration: 00m 33s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on joining the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company and her first show
      Clip begins at: 08:01, Duration: 00m 33s
    • Mitzi Gaynor on advice to aspiring television performers
      Clip begins at: 06:25, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Anthony Geary
    • Anthony Geary on his theatrical training
      Clip begins at: 20:30, Duration: 03m 43s
    • Anthony Geary on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 14:05, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Larry Gelbart
    • Larry Gelbart on the acting skills of Gary Burghoff during the taping of the M*A*S*H episode "Abyssinia, Henry" in which the character "Henry Blake" is killed
      Clip begins at: 21:55, Duration: 02m 33s
  • Melissa Gilbert
    • Melissa Gilbert on how she got involved in acting
      Clip begins at: 14:00, Duration: 01m 27s
  • Sharon Gless
    • Sharon Gless on what caused her to lose her fear of pursuing acting
      Clip begins at: 17:17, Duration: 00m 42s
    • Sharon Gless on what caused her to lose her fear of pursuing acting
      Clip begins at: 17:17, Duration: 00m 42s
    • Sharon Gless on why being on a hit TV show is her favorite acting experience
      Clip begins at: 37:59, Duration: 00m 36s
    • Sharon Gless on why being on a hit TV show is her favorite acting experience
      Clip begins at: 37:59, Duration: 00m 36s
    • Sharon Gless on the chemistry between her and Tyne Daly: it's either there or it isn't, and it was there on Cagney & Lacey
      Clip begins at: 07:42, Duration: 01m 12s
  • Lee Grant
    • Lee Grant on working with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse
      Clip begins at: 18:45, Duration: 06m 09s
  • Robert Guillaume
    • Robert Guillaume on the difference between acting for film or television
      Clip begins at: 06:18, Duration: 00m 51s
    • Robert Guilluame on the challenge of waiting for the punchline during a tense scene on All in the Family
      Clip begins at: 08:47, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Robert Guillaume on his pursuit to be funny without being a buffoon or playing a part with "dignity" on Soap
      Clip begins at: 18:45, Duration: 03m 16s
    • Robert Guillaume on not emphasizing racial issues directly with his character "Benson" on Soap; but finding ways to make a statement
      Clip begins at: 22:29, Duration: 03m 52s
  • Larry Hagman
    • Larry Hagman on negotiating for a raise on I Dream of Jeannie
      Clip begins at: 20:52, Duration: 02m 51s
  • Valerie Harper
    • Valerie Harper on joining Second City and her acting philosophy
      Clip begins at: 17:36, Duration: 03m 37s
    • Valerie Harper on her acting style
      Clip begins at: 13:25, Duration: 03m 02s
  • Jonathan Harris
    • Jonathan Harris on being typecast as eccentrics and villains; on being a character actor
      Clip begins at: 05:06
    • Jonathan Harris "there is no rehearsal in television, the rehearsal is for the camera"
      Clip begins at: 26:20
  • Patricia Heaton
    • Patricia Heaton on wanting to be a performer
      Clip begins at: 06:10, Duration: 03m 25s
    • Patricia Heaton on acting tips from William Esper
      Clip begins at: 17:10, Duration: 01m 27s
    • Patricia Heaton on what made her character on Everybody Loves Raymond a comedic force; the power of silence
      Clip begins at: 20:53, Duration: 01m 06s
    • Patricia Heaton on the benefits of performing in front of a live audience
      Clip begins at: 22:04, Duration: 02m 20s
    • Patricia Heaton on her advice to aspiring actresses
      Clip begins at: 15:06, Duration: 02m 19s
  • Katherine Helmond
    • Katherine Helmond on what Soap did for her career as an actor
      Clip begins at: 19:32
    • Katherine Helmond on advice to aspiring actors: "take every job" that comes along
      Clip begins at: 17:41
  • Sherman Hemsley
    • Sherman Hemsley on his craft, and what was "rhythmically" different about the characters he played on The Jeffersons and Amen
      Clip begins at: 12:50, Duration: 01m 49s
  • Buck Henry
    • Buck Henry on knowing he wanted to become an actor, a writer, and a performer.
      Clip begins at: 06:22
  • Leslie Hoffman
    • Leslie Hoffman on performing two of her most dangerous stunts: on 1941  
      Clip begins at: 05:44, Duration: 02m 37s
  • Monica Horan
    • Monica Horan on how she always knew she wanted to be an actress
      Clip begins at: 09:22, Duration: 01m 24s
    • Monica Horan on memorable work experiences in television
      Clip begins at: 14:42, Duration: 01m 08s
    • Monica Horan on the impact and influence that working with different creative people has had upon her life and career
      Clip begins at: 28:07, Duration: 02m 05s
    • Monica Horan on advice she would give to someone starting out in acting
      Clip begins at: 24:12, Duration: 01m 19s
  • Ron Howard
    • Ron Howard on the tendency for child actors to "perform" and how his father taught him how to "act"
      Clip begins at: 04:10, Duration: 01m 38s
  • Hugh O'Brian
    • Hugh O'Brian on his love of acting and whether or not he'll continue to act
      Clip begins at: 24:34, Duration: 02m 33s
  • Allison Janney
    • Allison Janney on becoming interested in acting and doing a play directed by Paul Newman
      Clip begins at: 08:35, Duration: 05m 32s
    • Allison Janney on becoming interested in acting and doing a play directed by Paul Newman
      Clip begins at: 08:35, Duration: 05m 32s
    • Allison Janney on memorization's place in acting
      Clip begins at: 17:27, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Allison Janney on memorization's place in acting
      Clip begins at: 17:27, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Allison Janney on worries about being typecast
      Clip begins at: 03:36, Duration: 01m 03s
    • Allison Janney on worries about being typecast
      Clip begins at: 03:36, Duration: 01m 03s
    • Allison Janney on her acting style
      Clip begins at: 07:30, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Allison Janney on her acting style
      Clip begins at: 07:30, Duration: 01m 49s
    • Allison Janney on the most important advice she ever received about acting
      Clip begins at: 09:19, Duration: 00m 38s
    • Allison Janney on the most important advice she ever received about acting
      Clip begins at: 09:19, Duration: 00m 38s
    • Allison Janney on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 09:57, Duration: 00m 44s
    • Allison Janney on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 09:57, Duration: 00m 44s
  • Kathryn Joosten
    • Kathryn Joosten on her first paid job in television - on Family Matters
      Clip begins at: 31:53, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Kathryn Joosten on what she loves about acting, her approach to acting, and advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 36:43, Duration: 04m 13s
  • William Klages
    • William Klages on handling demands of performers as a Lighting Director
      Clip begins at: 00:28, Duration: 20m 03s
  • Jack Klugman
    • Jack Klugman on his desire to go to drama school in Pittsburgh and his first acting experiences
      Clip begins at: 09:26, Duration: 02m 54s
    • Jack Klugman on the craft of acting; on the differences between performing on stage and in front of a camera
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 04m 01s
    • Jack Klugman on being scared in front of the camera
      Clip begins at: 20:46, Duration: 01m 01s
  • Walter Koenig
    • Walter Koenig on his advice to a young actor
      Clip begins at: 12:35, Duration: 04m 31s
    • Walter Koenig on his advice to a young actor
      Clip begins at: 12:35, Duration: 04m 31s
  • Harvey Korman
    • Harvey Korman on wanting to be an actor
      Clip begins at: 06:52, Duration: 01m 14s
  • Marty Krofft
    • Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
      Clip begins at: 08:13, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
      Clip begins at: 08:13, Duration: 00m 49s
  • Sid Krofft
    • Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
      Clip begins at: 08:13, Duration: 00m 49s
    • Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
      Clip begins at: 08:13, Duration: 00m 49s
  • Lisa Kudrow
    • Lisa Kudrow on advice to aspiring actors "as long as it's not porn, do it"
      Clip begins at: 04:53, Duration: 01m 09s
    • Lisa Kudrow on advice to aspiring actors "as long as it's not porn, do it"
      Clip begins at: 04:53, Duration: 01m 09s
    • Lisa Kudrow on the challenges of performing the same character for so many years, as on Friends with "Phoebe"
      Clip begins at: 48:30, Duration: 02m 08s
    • Lisa Kudrow on the challenges of performing the same character for so many years, as on Friends with "Phoebe"
      Clip begins at: 48:30, Duration: 02m 08s
    • Lisa Kudrow on some realities of working in television and the expectations and challenges of coming in as guest-star on a long-running sitcom
      Clip begins at: 46:20, Duration: 04m 18s
    • Lisa Kudrow on some realities of working in television and the expectations and challenges of coming in as guest-star on a long-running sitcom
      Clip begins at: 46:20, Duration: 04m 18s
    • Lisa Kudrow on her first-ever performance in front of an audience
      Clip begins at: 34:28, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Lisa Kudrow on her first-ever performance in front of an audience
      Clip begins at: 34:28, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Lisa Kudrow on what she learned about acting from her work at The Groundlings Improv group and how invaluable the character monologues were
      Clip begins at: 30:06
    • Lisa Kudrow on what she learned about acting from her work at The Groundlings Improv group and how invaluable the character monologues were
      Clip begins at: 30:06
    • Lisa Kudrow on realizing there was no "mystical truth" to becoming a working actor after seeing her brother's friend, Jon Lovitz, land a gig on Saturday Night Live
      Clip begins at: 19:10, Duration: 01m 39s
    • Lisa Kudrow on realizing there was no "mystical truth" to becoming a working actor after seeing her brother's friend, Jon Lovitz, land a gig on Saturday Night Live
      Clip begins at: 19:10, Duration: 01m 39s
  • Sheila Kuehl
    • Sheila Kuehl on advice to aspiring actors and politicians
      Clip begins at: 41:55, Duration: 01m 21s
    • Sheila Kuehl on advice to aspiring actors and politicians
      Clip begins at: 41:55, Duration: 01m 21s
  • Angela Lansbury
    • Angela Lansbury on wanting to be an actress
      Clip begins at: 09:10, Duration: 01m 01s
  • Jack Larson
    • Jack Larson on the instant popularity of "Jimmy Olsen" and being typecast as an actor
      Clip begins at: 23:24, Duration: 02m 30s
    • Jack Larson on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 25:08, Duration: 03m 56s
  • Piper Laurie
    • Piper Laurie on the craft of acting for television
      Clip begins at: 54:26, Duration: 03m 55s
    • Piper Laurie on the craft of acting for television
      Clip begins at: 54:26, Duration: 03m 55s
    • Piper Laurie on advice about the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 01m 51s
    • Piper Laurie on advice about the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 01m 51s
  • Vicki Lawrence
    • Vicki Lawrence on the importance of listening when performing; especially with live television
      Clip begins at: 45:44
    • Vicki Lawrence on advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 27:49
  • Jerry Lewis
    • Jerry Lewis on his father's influence on his performances
      Clip begins at: 11:52, Duration: 01m 35s
  • Susan Lucci
    • Susan Lucci on her advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 37:32, Duration: 00m 45s
    • Susan Lucci on her advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 37:32, Duration: 00m 45s
    • Susan Lucci on good advice she's received as an actor
      Clip begins at: 30:02, Duration: 01m 00s
    • Susan Lucci on good advice she's received as an actor
      Clip begins at: 30:02, Duration: 01m 00s
    • Susan Lucci on receiving and learning her All My Children  scripts and the rehearsal process
      Clip begins at: 56:21, Duration: 02m 26s
    • Susan Lucci on receiving and learning her All My Children  scripts and the rehearsal process
      Clip begins at: 56:21, Duration: 02m 26s
  • Nancy Malone
    • Nancy Malone on what she learned from studying acting with Stella Adler
      Clip begins at: 24:00, Duration: 02m 37s
  • Sonia Manzano
    • Sonia Manzano on being cast on Sesame Street
      Clip begins at: 23:09, Duration: 04m 15s
    • Sonia Manzano on why there weren't many female and ethnic Muppet characters on Sesame Street
      Clip begins at: 02:32, Duration: 01m 27s
    • Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street
      Clip begins at: 14:47, Duration: 07m 42s
    • Sonia Manzano on the power of being onstage
      Clip begins at: 02:17, Duration: 00m 26s
  • Rose Marie
    • Rose Marie on comedy
      Clip begins at: 07:40, Duration: 01m 40s
  • Garry Marshall
    • Producer Garry Marshall on his advice to actors
      Clip begins at: 02:02, Duration: 00m 53s
  • Dick Martin
    • Dick Martin on his advice to aspiring performers and directors
      Clip begins at: 07:07, Duration: 02m 50s
    • Dick Martin on his advice to aspiring performers and directors
      Clip begins at: 07:07, Duration: 02m 50s
    • Dick Martin on his advice to aspiring performers and directors
      Clip begins at: 07:07, Duration: 02m 50s
  • Jerry Mathers
    • Jerry Mathers on learning how to cry on command as an actor
      Clip begins at: 23:02, Duration: 02m 44s
    • Jerry Mathers on "Beaver's" manner of speaking on Leave It To Beaver
      Clip begins at: 09:34, Duration: 03m 41s
    • Jerry Mathers on how he learned scripts for Leave It To Beaver
      Clip begins at: 16:27, Duration: 05m 11s
  • Bob McGrath
    • Bob McGrath on how his character on Sesame Street came to have the name Bob
      Clip begins at: 01:10, Duration: 00m 23s
    • Bob McGrath on how his character on Sesame Street came to have the name Bob
      Clip begins at: 01:10, Duration: 00m 23s
    • Bob McGrath on his association with Mitch Miller and working on the Mitch Miller Show
      Clip begins at: 20:21, Duration: 08m 42s
    • Bob McGrath on his association with Mitch Miller and working on the Mitch Miller Show
      Clip begins at: 20:21, Duration: 08m 42s
    • Bob McGrath on advice he would give to a performer wanting to work in children's television
      Clip begins at: 13:48, Duration: 02m 03s
    • Bob McGrath on the highlight of his career
      Clip begins at: 15:51, Duration: 01m 21s
  • Jayne Meadows
    • Jayne Meadows on her early stage experience and deciding to become an actress
      Clip begins at: 16:40, Duration: 03m 36s
    • Jayne Meadows on her early stage experience and deciding to become an actress
      Clip begins at: 16:40, Duration: 03m 36s
    • Jayne Meadows on playing different historical characters on the series Meeting of Minds
      Clip begins at: 12:44, Duration: 09m 07s
    • Jayne Meadows on playing different historical characters on the series Meeting of Minds
      Clip begins at: 12:44, Duration: 09m 07s
    • Jayne Meadows on advice she'd give to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:18, Duration: 02m 17s
    • Jayne Meadows on advice she'd give to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:18, Duration: 02m 17s
  • Anne Meara
    • Anne Meara on her path to becoming an actress
      Clip begins at: 01:46, Duration: 01m 12s
    • Anne Meara on her path to becoming an actress
      Clip begins at: 01:46, Duration: 01m 12s
    • Anne Meara on her acting style
      Clip begins at: 07:16, Duration: 02m 22s
    • Anne Meara on her acting style
      Clip begins at: 07:16, Duration: 02m 22s
    • Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on how they became a comedy team
      Clip begins at: 19:27, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on how they became a comedy team
      Clip begins at: 19:27, Duration: 01m 23s
  • Ricardo Montalban
    • Ricardo Montalban on his acting training 
      Clip begins at: 03:59, Duration: 09m 49s
    • Ricardo Montalban on the way of doing exposition on Fantasy Island
      Clip begins at: 26:50, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Ricardo Montalban on Gene Lockhart's advice to him about maintaining an acting career
      Clip begins at: 28:06, Duration: 01m 51s
    • Ricardo Montalban on the last day of shooting Fantasy Island and the importance of the star in creating a good atmopshere on the set
      Clip begins at: 27:24, Duration: 02m 22s
    • Ricardo Montlaban on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 23:10, Duration: 01m 36s
  • Leslie Moonves
    • Leslie Moonves on his early acting career and the thrill of being on a production lot
      Clip begins at: 06:32, Duration: 02m 20s
  • Mary Tyler Moore
    • Mary Tyler Moore on being a chorus dancer early in her career
      Clip begins at: 12:54, Duration: 01m 33s
    • Mary Tyler Moore on initially being a "dramatic" actress on a comedy on The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 22:44, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Garrett Morris
    • Garrett Morris on working as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live
      Clip begins at: 28:46, Duration: 29m 00s
    • Garrett Morris on advice he would give to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 54:29, Duration: 01m 34s
  • Hal Needham
    • Hal Needham on insurance coverage for stunt men
      Clip begins at: 31:25, Duration: 02m 31s
    • Hal Needham on insurance coverage for stunt men
      Clip begins at: 31:25, Duration: 02m 31s
    • Hal Needham on stunt men staying physically and mentally fit
      Clip begins at: 33:56, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Hal Needham on stunt men staying physically and mentally fit
      Clip begins at: 33:56, Duration: 01m 16s
    • Hal Needham on advice to aspiring stuntmen and directors
      Clip begins at: 39:49, Duration: 12m 13s
    • Hal Needham on advice to aspiring stuntmen and directors
      Clip begins at: 39:49, Duration: 12m 16s
    • Hal Needham on being a stunt coordinator
      Clip begins at: 48:09, Duration: 08m 39s
    • Hal Needham on doing stunts "by the seat of his pants"
      Clip begins at: 34:07, Duration: 02m 54s
    • Hal Needham on doing stunts "by the seat of his pants"
      Clip begins at: 34:07, Duration: 02m 54s
  • Bob Newhart
    • Bob Newhart on his comedic style and how it has and hasn't work on TV over the years
      Clip begins at: 24:52, Duration: 00m 53s
    • Bob Newhart on his comedic style and how it has and hasn't work on TV over the years
      Clip begins at: 25:22, Duration: 00m 23s
    • Bob Newhart on performing and writing comedy routines
      Clip begins at: 00:36, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Bob Newhart on performing and writing comedy routines
      Clip begins at: 00:36, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Bob Newhart on advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 12:27, Duration: 00m 21s
    • Bob Newhart on advice to aspiring performers
      Clip begins at: 12:27, Duration: 00m 21s
  • Leonard Nimoy
    • Leonard Nimoy on bringing character traits to small parts, as he did on Get Smart, prior to his starring on Star Trek
      Clip begins at: 26:58, Duration: 01m 17s
    • Leonard Nimoy on the shift in acting styles in the 1950s, when he began to teach acting
      Clip begins at: 13:01, Duration: 02m 20s
    • Leonard Nimoy on how he prepares for a role, and the importance of subtext
      Clip begins at: 16:30, Duration: 02m 29s
    • Leonard Nimoy on the intimacy the camera can provide to an actor
      Clip begins at: 19:07, Duration: 01m 10s
    • Leonard Nimoy on staying in character between takes, and his experience in film vs. TV
      Clip begins at: 20:17, Duration: 01m 31s
  • Carroll O'Connor
    • Carroll O'Connor on learning how to play comedy from Micheál MacLiammóir, at the Gate Theatre, which he later used in his characterization of Archie Bunker in All in the Family
      Clip begins at: 08:37, Duration: 02m 29s
    • Carroll O'Connor on a tip he gave actress Talia Balsam for a crying scene on an episode of Archie Bunker's Place
      Clip begins at: 11:12, Duration: 01m 21s
    • Carroll O'Connor on his advice to young actors to create a reputation for reliability
      Clip begins at: 10:30, Duration: 01m 36s
  • Ed O'Neill
    • Ed O'Neill on his audition process
      Clip begins at: 30:36, Duration: 02m 55s
    • Ed O'Neill on his audition process
      Clip begins at: 30:36, Duration: 02m 55s
    • Ed O'Neill on his style of acting
      Clip begins at: 16:18, Duration: 05m 57s
    • Ed O'Neill on his style of acting
      Clip begins at: 16:18, Duration: 05m 57s
    • Ed O'Neill on his approach to acting
      Clip begins at: 43:51, Duration: 03m 43s
    • Ed O'Neill on his approach to acting
      Clip begins at: 43:51, Duration: 03m 43s
    • Ed O'Neill on advice for aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 50:11, Duration: 00m 58s
    • Ed O'Neill on advice for aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 50:11, Duration: 00m 58s
  • Edward James Olmos
    • Edward James Olmos on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 52:34, Duration: 01m 41s
    • Edward James Olmos on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 52:34, Duration: 01m 41s
  • Roscoe Orman
    • Roscoe Orman on loving performing for a live audience
      Clip begins at: 20:58, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Suzanne Pleshette
    • Suzanne Pleshette on acting on stage verses acting on television
      Clip begins at: 22:49, Duration: 02m 53s
    • Suzanne Pleshette on acting on stage verses acting on television
      Clip begins at: 22:49, Duration: 02m 53s
    • Suzanne Pleshette on acting in sitcoms
      Clip begins at: 05:35, Duration: 05m 09s
    • Suzanne Pleshette on acting in sitcoms
      Clip begins at: 05:35, Duration: 05m 09s
    • Suzanne Pleshette on advice to aspiring actors 
      Clip begins at: 12:52, Duration: 02m 25s
    • Suzanne Pleshette on advice to aspiring actors 
      Clip begins at: 12:52, Duration: 02m 25s
  • Joyce Randolph
    • Joyce Randolph on joining the Catholic Theater Group tour and eventually getting to New York
      Clip begins at: 09:15, Duration: 02m 38s
  • Phylicia Rashad
    • Phylicia Rashad on the instruction Bill Cosby gave the cast at the beginning of The Cosby Show
      Clip begins at: 15:32, Duration: 00m 17s
    • Phylicia Rashad on her approach to acting
      Clip begins at: 07:33, Duration: 00m 56s
    • Phylicia Rashad on a reading she did at a local music festival that inspired her to become an actress
      Clip begins at: 22:09, Duration: 03m 09s
  • Carl Reiner
    • Carl Reiner on wanting to be an actor
      Clip begins at: 11:30, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Carl Reiner on playing Alan Brady on The Dick Van Dyke Show
      Clip begins at: 20:56, Duration: 00m 26s
  • Rob Reiner
    • Rob Reiner on what his All in the Family co-star Carroll O'Connor taught him about acting, in terms of the importance of quality material
      Clip begins at: 23:25, Duration: 02m 55s
  • John Rich
    • Director John Rich on the casting process
      Clip begins at: 18:35, Duration: 00m 45s
  • Maria Riva
    • Maria Riva on establishing herself as a TV star in the 1950s, and how little TV demanded of acting "talent" in the early days of the medium
      Clip begins at: 15:32, Duration: 01m 28s
    • Actress Maria Riva on the difference to the public between a movie star and a television actor as she noted when approached by a fan while accompanying her mother Marlene Dietrich in the 1950s
      Clip begins at: 18:10, Duration: 01m 33s
  • Cliff Robertson
    • Cliff Robertson on his formal acting training at The Actors Studio
      Clip begins at: 10:39, Duration: 03m 36s
    • Cliff Robertson on his formal acting training at The Actors Studio
      Clip begins at: 10:39, Duration: 03m 36s
    • Cliff Robertson on actors who inspired him
      Clip begins at: 14:15, Duration: 00m 48s
    • Cliff Robertson on actors who inspired him
      Clip begins at: 14:15, Duration: 00m 48s
    • Cliff Robertson on his acting style
      Clip begins at: 15:03, Duration: 01m 34s
    • Cliff Robertson on his acting style
      Clip begins at: 15:15, Duration: 01m 22s
    • Cliff Robertson on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:08, Duration: 01m 58s
    • Cliff Robertson on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:08, Duration: 01m 58s
  • Mickey Rooney
    • Mickey Rooney on how acting for television differs for acting for film or the stage
      Clip begins at: 21:34, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Mickey Rooney on how acting for television differs for acting for film or the stage
      Clip begins at: 21:40, Duration: 01m 01s
    • Mickey Rooney on his acting style and preferences
      Clip begins at: 22:41, Duration: 01m 30s
    • Mickey Rooney on his acting style and preferences
      Clip begins at: 22:41, Duration: 01m 30s
  • Phil Rosenthal
    • Phil Rosenthal on wanting to be a comedy actor like Art Carney
      Clip begins at: 07:54, Duration: 01m 15s
  • Jay Sandrich
    • Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist, Jay Johnson and his "figure" Bob, on Soap
      Clip begins at: 00:28, Duration: 02m 35s
  • William Schallert
    • William Schallert on being a character actor and not feeling typecast
      Clip begins at: 38:30, Duration: 01m 29s
    • William Schallert on feeling like he could act, but that he didn't look like an actor
      Clip begins at: 05:44, Duration: 01m 01s
    • William Schallert on often playing several roles on one series
      Clip begins at: 05:01, Duration: 01m 15s
    • William Schallert on how he creates different personas
      Clip begins at: 06:16, Duration: 02m 47s
    • William Schallert on his tenure as President of SAG; on chairing a committee to merge SAG and AFTRA
      Clip begins at: 38:14, Duration: 11m 15s
    • William Schallert on the mission of SAG
      Clip begins at: 51:35, Duration: 01m 09s
    • William Schallert on how he gets jobs nowadays (2012)
      Clip begins at: 52:44, Duration: 03m 12s
  • Richard Schiff
    • Richard Schiff on his fear of acting
      Clip begins at: 32:17, Duration: 03m 23s
    • Richard Schiff on his fear of acting
      Clip begins at: 32:17, Duration: 03m 23s
    • Richard Schiff on dealing with Aaron Sorkin's habit of turning in scripts late for The West Wing
      Clip begins at: 47:06, Duration: 05m 10s
    • Richard Schiff on dealing with Aaron Sorkin's habit of turning in scripts late for The West Wing
      Clip begins at: 47:06, Duration: 05m 10s
    • Richard Schiff on auditioning
      Clip begins at: 20:57, Duration: 03m 11s
    • Richard Schiff on auditioning
      Clip begins at: 20:57, Duration: 03m 11s
    • Richard Schiff on wanting to be an "actor's actor"
      Clip begins at: 27:43, Duration: 02m 34s
    • Richard Schiff on wanting to be an "actor's actor"
      Clip begins at: 27:43, Duration: 02m 34s
  • Garry Shandling
    • Garry Shandling on being fascinated by comedians
      Clip begins at: 06:55, Duration: 03m 27s
    • Garry Shandling on his acting teacher, Roy London
      Clip begins at: 40:37, Duration: 02m 37s
    • Garry Shandling on writing George Carlin-style monologues and meeting Carlin
      Clip begins at: 15:25, Duration: 04m 36s
  • Hazel Shermet
    • Hazel Shermet on the audition process for television commercials
      Clip begins at: 25:00, Duration: 03m 12s
    • Hazel Shermet on the audition process for television commercials
      Clip begins at: 25:00, Duration: 03m 12s
    • Hazel Shermet on her experience acting in commercials
      Clip begins at: 08:30, Duration: 02m 30s
    • Hazel Shermet on her experience acting in commercials
      Clip begins at: 08:30, Duration: 02m 30s
  • Doris Singleton
    • Doris Singleton on acting for television, stage, radio
      Clip begins at: 07:13, Duration: 03m 34s
  • Erika Slezak
    • Erika Slezak on wanting to become an actress and her father insisting that she be properly trained in acting
      Clip begins at: 15:10, Duration: 04m 26s
    • Erika Slezak on her advice to aspiring daytime drama actors
      Clip begins at: 27:09, Duration: 01m 15s
  • Jaclyn Smith
    • Jaclyn Smith on her advice to an aspiring actor
      Clip begins at: 21:04, Duration: 00m 43s
    • Jaclyn Smith on her advice to an aspiring actor
      Clip begins at: 21:04, Duration: 00m 43s
  • Tom Smothers
    • Tom Smothers on the formation of The Smothers Brothers
      Clip begins at: 09:48, Duration: 03m 45s
  • Suzanne Somers
    • Actress Suzanne Somers on her inexperience at the start of Three's Company
      Clip begins at: 44:39, Duration: 01m 25s
  • Caroll Spinney
    • Caroll Spinney on the future of puppeteering
      Clip begins at: 12:21, Duration: 02m 26s
    • Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had
      Clip begins at: 02:35, Duration: 03m 51s
    • Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry
      Clip begins at: 21:19, Duration: 02m 14s
    • Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television
      Clip begins at: 02:00, Duration: 01m 43s
    • Caroll Spinney on his first professional puppet show at age twelve
      Clip begins at: 19:05, Duration: 02m 14s
    • Caroll Spinney on discovering puppetry at age eight and his first puppetry performance
      Clip begins at: 09:05, Duration: 08m 24s
  • Jean Stapleton
    • Jean Stapleton on consciously trying to avoid being typecast by Edith Bunker
      Clip begins at: 09:21, Duration: 01m 32s
    • Jean Stapleton on the professional reasons for not giving her age
      Clip begins at: 01:56, Duration: 00m 45s
  • Johnny Stearns
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Johnny Stearns on the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 17:02, Duration: 03m 15s
    • Johnny Stearns on the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 17:02, Duration: 03m 15s
  • Mary Kay Stearns
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 24:15, Duration: 00m 40s
    • Mary Kay Stearns on how she conquers stage fright
      Clip begins at: 17:55, Duration: 01m 46s
    • Mary Kay Stearns on how she conquers stage fright
      Clip begins at: 17:55, Duration: 01m 46s
    • Mary Kay Stearns on how she approaches a role
      Clip begins at: 26:11, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Mary Kay Stearns on how she approaches a role
      Clip begins at: 26:11, Duration: 02m 02s
  • Jerry Stiller
    • Jerry Stiller on considering himself a comedian
      Clip begins at: 04:57, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Jerry Stiller on considering himself a comedian
      Clip begins at: 04:57, Duration: 04m 34s
    • Jerry Stiller on the creative freedom and support he felt on Seinfeld
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 53s
    • Jerry Stiller on the creative freedom and support he felt on Seinfeld
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 53s
    • Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on how they became a comedy team
      Clip begins at: 19:27, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on how they became a comedy team
      Clip begins at: 19:27, Duration: 01m 23s
  • Gale Storm
    • Gale Storm on her experiences working on the radio show, Gateway To Hollywood
      Clip begins at: 17:00, Duration: 11m 10s
    • Gale Storm on how Lindsey Parsons affected her career
      Clip begins at: 12:37, Duration: 08m 29s
    • Gale Storm on advice she received from Jackie Cooper about acting
      Clip begins at: 22:07, Duration: 03m 05s
    • Gale Storm on her My Little Margie character "Margie Albright"
      Clip begins at: 18:16, Duration: 01m 48s
    • Gale Storm on hosting the NBC Comedy Hour nine times
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 05m 22s
  • Maxine Stuart
    • Maxine Stuart on performing under bandages, her face entirely obscured, for the classic Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder"
      Clip begins at: 24:57, Duration: 01m 33s
    • Maxine Stuart on performing under bandages, her face entirely obscured, for the classic Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder"
      Clip begins at: 24:57, Duration: 01m 33s
  • Loretta Swit
    • Loretta Swit on preparing for her role on M.A.S.H as a nurse
      Clip begins at: 16:00
  • George Takei
    • George Takei on how he approaches the craft of acting
      Clip begins at: 09:12, Duration: 12m 06s
    • George Takei on his advice to aspring actors
      Clip begins at: 16:00, Duration: 01m 31s
  • Marlo Thomas
    • Marlo Thomas on wanting to be an actress 
      Clip begins at: 12:49, Duration: 00m 59s
    • Marlo Thomas on her advice to aspiring actors and producers
      Clip begins at: 09:09, Duration: 01m 08s
  • Dick Van Dyke
    • Dick Van Dyke on learning from Phil Silvers and discovering his love of comedy and his "funny bone"
      Clip begins at: 10:19
  • Dick Van Patten
    • Dick Van Patten on how appearing on Mama prepared him for his role on Eight is Enough
      Clip begins at: 41:03, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Timothy Van Patten
    • Timothy Van Patten on wanting to be an actor
      Clip begins at: 24:14, Duration: 00m 56s
  • Robert Vaughn
    • Robert Vaughn on his fascination with being an actor
      Clip begins at: 02:49, Duration: 00m 27s
    • Robert Vaughn on his growth as an actor during The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
      Clip begins at: 04:58, Duration: 00m 28s
    • Robert Vaughn on how he gets into character and prepares for a role
      Clip begins at: 27:02, Duration: 01m 55s
    • Robert Vaughn on the acting for stage, film, radio and television
      Clip begins at: 28:57, Duration: 01m 14s
    • Robert Vaughn on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 00:21, Duration: 00m 42s
  • Clint Walker
    • Clint Walker on his approach to acting
      Clip begins at: 04:35, Duration: 02m 36s
    • Clint Walker on his approach to acting
      Clip begins at: 04:35, Duration: 02m 36s
  • Ruth Warrick
    • Ruth Warrick on acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 11:31, Duration: 10m 15s
    • Ruth Warrick on acting in live television
      Clip begins at: 11:31, Duration: 10m 15s
    • Ruth Warrick on developing her All My Children character "Phoebe Tyler," and learning that an audience can accept a villainous character that they "love to hate" 
      Clip begins at: 23:04, Duration: 03m 56s
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans
    • Keenen Ivory Wayans on his stand-up act then and now
      Clip begins at: 30:45, Duration: 08m 03s
    • Keenen Ivory Wayans on the "comedian's code" during his time at The Improv in New York; about stealing jokes
      Clip begins at: 28:07, Duration: 01m 48s
    • Keenen Ivory Wayans on the advice his mentor Chris Albrecht gave him about comedy; make it specific
      Clip begins at: 25:24, Duration: 01m 46s
    • Keenen Ivory Wayans on finding out about the Improv in New York and changing his life to move back to the city and become a standup; how it changed his approach to comedy
      Clip begins at: 21:50, Duration: 03m 09s
  • Dennis Weaver
    • Dennis Weaver on his advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 04:13, Duration: 01m 03s
  • Dawn Wells
    • Dawn Wells on wanting to be an actress
      Clip begins at: 04:33, Duration: 02m 35s
    • Dawn Wells on teaching acting; on the Spud Fest Family Film Festival
      Clip begins at: 09:24, Duration: 02m 59s
  • Fred Willard
    • Fred Willard on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 20:03, Duration: 01m 48s
    • Fred Willard on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 20:03, Duration: 01m 48s
    • Fred Willard on what he likes about acting, doing research for roles, and what attracts him to a role
      Clip begins at: 09:50, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Fred Willard on playing dramatic roles and the types of roles he usually plays
      Clip begins at: 03:37, Duration: 02m 57s
    • Fred Willard on what he likes about acting, doing research for roles, and what attracts him to a role
      Clip begins at: 09:50, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Fred Willard on playing dramatic roles and the types of roles he usually plays
      Clip begins at: 03:37, Duration: 02m 57s
    • Fred Willard on what he's learned about improv acting from the Christopher Guest movies
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 25s
    • Fred Willard on what he's learned about improv acting from the Christopher Guest movies
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 02m 25s
  • Henry Winkler
    • Henry Winkler on advice to aspiring actors and producers "you have to need to act"; and you must train, and you must be passionate about your work
      Clip begins at: 26:34, Duration: 03m 02s
    • Henry Winkler on the importance of listening to your own instinct when deciding on projects and roles
      Clip begins at: 22:03, Duration: 05m 10s
    • Herny Winkler on letting a character grow organically on The Practice - a role which later earned him an Emmy nomination
      Clip begins at: 03:39, Duration: 02m 28s
    • Henry Winkler on an important lesson he learned from Garry Marshall about respect on the set
      Clip begins at: 15:22, Duration: 02m 02s
    • Henry Winkler on how acting is never a solo effort
      Clip begins at: 11:21, Duration: 01m 22s
    • Henry Winkler on being glad he didn't experience fame until he was older and able to handle it
      Clip begins at: 16:08, Duration: 02m 48s
    • Henry Winkler on what it took to land a job in Hollywood at the start of his career
      Clip begins at: 10:54, Duration: 01m 37s
    • Henry Winkler on developing the character "Fonzie" for Happy Days
      Clip begins at: 18:55, Duration: 04m 23s
  • Jonathan Winters
    • Jonathan Winters on his admiration for actors on stage
      Clip begins at: 19:38, Duration: 03m 43s
    • Jonathan Winters on his admiration for actors on stage
      Clip begins at: 19:38, Duration: 03m 43s
    • Jonathan Winters on advice for creating characters
      Clip begins at: 19:13, Duration: 02m 44s
    • Jonathan Winters on advice for creating characters
      Clip begins at: 19:13, Duration: 02m 44s
    • Jonathan Winters on advice to those starting out in comedy
      Clip begins at: 15:36, Duration: 03m 37s
    • Jonathan Winters on advice to those starting out in comedy
      Clip begins at: 15:36, Duration: 03m 37s
  • Jane Wyatt
    • Jane Wyatt on the differences between acting for film, television, and the stage
      Clip begins at: 10:16, Duration: 01m 11s
    • Jane Wyatt on the differences between acting for film, television, and the stage
      Clip begins at: 10:16, Duration: 01m 11s
    • Jane Wyatt on her acting technique
      Clip begins at: 11:27, Duration: 01m 45s
    • Jane Wyatt on her acting technique
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 13m 12s
    • Jane Wyatt on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:38, Duration: 01m 04s
    • Jane Wyatt on advice to aspiring actors
      Clip begins at: 11:38, Duration: 01m 04s
  • Alan Young
    • Alan Young on guest starring on a soap opera (General Hospital)
      Clip begins at: 25:10, Duration: 01m 15s
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