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Benjamin Franklin on PBS

2002, TV Show

Benjamin Franklin: Cast & Details

Premiered: November 19, 2002, on PBS

Rating: TV-G

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Premise: The life and achievements of America's revolutionary genius are chronciled in his own words (plus those of a parade of historians). Produced by the production team responsible for the 1997 PBS series `Liberty! The American Revolution.'

Cast
Colm Feore Narrator	Richard Easton Benjamin Franklin	Dylan Baker Franklin as a young man
Matthew Bennett John Hughes	Kathleen Chalfant Silence Dogood	Anthony Cochran George III
John Curless William Strahan	Jennifer Dundas Catherine Ray	Peter Gerety Joseph Galloway
Daniel Gerroll Joseph Priestley	John Horton Alexander Wedderburn	John Christopher Jones Ephraim Eliot
Simon Jones Thomas Penn	Eddie Korbich Jarrod Ruggles	Roberta Maxwell Deborah Reed Franklin
Andrew Seear British Official	Josef Sommer Cotton Mather	James True-Frost William Franklin
Joseph Sommer

Credits
Catherine Allan: Executive Producer	Muffie Meyer: Producer
Ellen Hovde: Producer	Ronald Blumer: Writer

Guest Cast & Credits

Seasons: 1 All

Celebrity	Role	Episode	Airdate
Anthony Heald	Jonathan Austin	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Barbara Oberg	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Blair Brown	Jane Mecom	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Brian Murray	Viscount Stormont	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Carol Barkin	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Claude-Anne Lopez	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
David Adkins	John Jay	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Edmund Morgan	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Gerry Bamman	Paul Wentworth	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Gordon Wood	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
H.W. Brands	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Jefferson Hays	Elkanah Watson	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
John Shy	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Jonathan Dull	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Joseph Becton	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Keith Arbour	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Martin Rayner	Robert Whittington	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Michael Zuckerman	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Natacha Roi	Mee. Brillon de Jouy	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Pauline Maier	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Peter Donaldson	John Adams	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Ralph Lerner	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Robert Middlekauff	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Ronald Guttman	Le Comte de Vergennes	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Sebastian Roche	French Aristocrat	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Thomas Fleming	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 3 The Chess Master	Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Claude-Anne Lopez	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
David T. Morgan	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Douglas Anderson	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Dudley Herschbach	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Edmund Morgan	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Gordon Wood	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Joseph Becton	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Keith Arbour	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Michael Zuckerman	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Pauline Maier	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Ralph Lerner	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Thomas Fleming	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Walter Isaacson	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
William S. Randall	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 2 The Making of a Revolutionary	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Blair Brown	Jane Mecon	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Carol Berkin	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Claude-Anne Lopez	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Dudley Herschbach	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
E. Philip Krider	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Edmund Morgan	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Gary Nash	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Gordon Wood	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
H.W. Brands	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
I. Bernard Cohen	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Joseph Becton	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Keith Arbour	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Michael Zuckerman	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Pauline Maier	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Ralph Lerner	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Robert Middlekauff	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Walter Isaacson	Remarks by	Season 1, Episode 1 Let the Experiment Be Made	Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Carol Berkin	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Claude-Anne Lopez	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
David T. Morgan	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Douglas Anderson	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Dudley Herschbach	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
E. Philip Krider	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Edmund Morgan	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Gary Nash	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Gordon Wood	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
H.W. Brands	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
I. Bernard Cohen	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Joseph Becton	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Keith Arbour	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Michael Zuckerman	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Pauline Maier	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Ralph Lerner	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Robert Middlekauff	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Sheila Skemp	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Thomas Fleming	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
Walter Isaacson	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary
William S. Randall	Remarks by	Let the Experiment Be Made; The Making of a Revolutionary