Edward R. Murrow

David Strathairn

Acting

Shirley Wershba

Patricia Clarkson

Acting

Fred Friendly

George Clooney

Acting

Sig Mickelson

Jeff Daniels

Acting

Joe Wershba

Robert Downey Jr.

Acting

William Paley

Frank Langella

Acting

Don Hollenbeck

Ray Wise

Acting

Charlie Mack

Robert John Burke

Acting

John Aaron

Reed Diamond

Acting

Jesse Zousmer

Tate Donovan

Acting

Don Hewitt

Grant Heslov

Acting

Palmer Williams

Tom McCarthy

Acting

Eddie Scott

Matt Ross

Acting

Mili Lerner

Rose Abdoo

Acting

Natalie

Alex Borstein

Acting

Jimmy

Peter Jacobson

Acting

Don Surine

Robert Knepper

Acting

Jazz Singer

Dianne Reeves

Acting

Pianist

Peter Martin

Sound

Bassist

Christoph Luty

Acting

Drummer

Jeff Hamilton

Acting

Saxophonist

Matt Catingub

Acting

Colonel Anderson

Glenn Morshower

Acting

Colonel Jenkins

Don Creech

Acting

Mary

Helen Slayton-Hughes

Acting

CBS Page

Simon Helberg

Acting

Stage Manager

JD Cullum

Acting

CBS Lawyer #1

John Kepley

Acting

CBS Lawyer #2

David Paul Christian

Acting

Make-Up Girl

Joyce Lasley

Acting

TV Studio Crewman (uncredited)

Bill Blair

Acting

Reporter (uncredited)

Joseph Dowd

Acting

Sig Mickelson's Wife (uncredited)

Bruna Matsin

Acting

Jesse's Wife (uncredited)

Katharine Phillips Moser

Acting

Senator's Wife (uncredited)

Alexana Thomas

Acting

News Photographer (uncredited)

Dave Thompson

Acting

Speech Wife (uncredited)

Rochelle Warner

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roy Cohn

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert F. Kennedy

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Liberace

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph McCarthy

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John L. McClellan

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Milo Radulovich

Acting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph N. Welch

Acting