Cast & Crew

Directed by

Marina Zenovich

Cast

Robin Williams
Self
Mark Rasmussen
Self - Friend
Stan Wilson
Self - Friend
John Houseman
Self - Director, Drama Division Juilliard School
Valerie Velardi
Self
David Letterman
Self - Comedian
Bennett Tramer
Self - Writer
McLaurin Smith
Self - Half Brother
Frankie Williams
Self - Sister-in-Law
Elayne Boosler
Self - Comedian
Scott Marshall
Self - Garry Marshall's Son
Pam Dawber
Self - Actor
Howard Storm
Self - Director, 'Mork and Mindy'
Eric Idle
Self - Comedian
Stu Smiley
Self - Manager
Arthur Grace
Self - Photographer
David Steinberg
Self - Manager
Billy Crystal
Self - Comedian
Zak Williams
Self
Steve Martin
Self - Comedian
Whoopi Goldberg
Self - Comedian
Mark Romanek
Self - Director, 'One Hour Photo'
Cheri Minns
Self - Hair and Makeup Artist
Lewis Black
Self - Comedian
Bobcat Goldthwait
Self - Director, 'World's Greatest Dad'
Steve Allen
Self
Robert Altman
Self
Roseanne Barr
Self
John Belushi
Self
Kate Capshaw
Self
Drew Carey
Self
George Carlin
Self
Jim Carrey
Self
Johnny Carson
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
John Chancellor
Self
Cher
Self
Matt Damon
Self
Tony Danza
Self
Daniel Day-Lewis
Self
Robert De Niro
Self
Michael Douglas
Self
Shelley Duvall
Self
Craig Ferguson
Self
Shane Fistell
Self
Dexter Gordon
Self
Larry Grobel
Self
Woody Harrelson
Self
Salma Hayek
Self
Ron Howard
Self
Holly Hunter
Self
Andy Kaufman
Self
Nicole Kidman
Self
James Lipton
Self
George Martin
Self
Ed McMahon
Self
Jack Nicholson
Self
Edward Norton
Self
Jack Paar
Self
Nancy Reagan
Self
Christopher Reeve
Self / Godfather of Zak Williams (archive footage)
John C. Reilly
Self
Joan Rivers
Self
Joe Rogan
Self
Oliver Sacks
Self / Writer 'Awakenings' (archive footage)
Susan Schneider
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Garry Shandling
Self
Steven Spielberg
Self
Michael Vartan
Self
Raquel Welch
Self
Cody Williams
Self / Son of Robin (archive footage)
Laurie Williams
Self
Marsha Garces Williams
Self
Henry Winkler
Self
Jonathan Winters
Self
Kathy Bates
Self
Jeff Bridges
Self
Jerry Brown
Self
Dave Chappelle
Self
Sally Field
Self
Ethan Hawke
Self
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
Conrad Janis
Self
Julie Kavner
Self
Elizabeth Kerr
Self
Jay Leno
Self
Laura Linney
Self
Garry Marshall
Self
Don Most
Self
Tom Poston
Self
Richard Pryor
Self
Carl Reiner
Self
Linda Ronstadt
Self
Lyle Waggoner
Self
Andy Warhol
Self
Forest Whitaker
Self
Anson Williams
Self
Renée Zellweger
Self
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Self

Produced by

Nancy Abraham
senior producer: HBO Documentary Films
Bethany Dettmore
associate producer
Blair Foster
consulting producer
Alex Gibney
producer
Shirel Kozak
producer
Sheila Nevins
executive producer: HBO Documentary Films
Stacey Offman
co-executive producer
Richard Perello
co-executive producer
David Steinberg
executive producer
Kristen Vaurio
executive producer
Marina Zenovich
executive producer

Music by

Adam Dorn

Cinematography by

Wolfgang Held
Nick Higgins
Jenna Rosher
Thorsten Thielow

Editing by

Poppy Das
Greg Finton

Makeup Department

Cheryl Augustine
hair & makeup artist
Erin Blinn
hair & makeup artist
Cheryl Esposito
hair & makeup artist
Joann Kozloff
hair & makeup artist (as JoAnn Kozloff)
Larry Waggoner
hair & makeup artist

Production Management

Olivia Arokiasamy
office manager
Erin Edeiken
executive in charge of production
Stuart Macphee
post-production supervisor

Art Department

Allie Dunning
graphics producer: The Glossary
Allan Duso
graphics: The Glossary
Matthew Freidell
graphic designer: The Glossary
Nick Gibney
additional graphics: The Glossary
Zach Mulligan
graphics: The Glossary

Sound Department

Christine Andrews
sound project manager
Bryan Baeta
sound recordist
Eric Di Stefano
dialogue editor (as Eric DiStefano)
Christopher Koch
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Filipe Messeder
sound effects editor
Greg Miller
sound recordist
Tom Tierney
sound recordist
Joshua Wilkinson
sound recordist (as Joshua A. Wilkinson)

Camera and Electrical Department

Nancy Serna Guerrero
assistant camera (as Nancy Guerrero)
Carolina Lara
assistant camera
Lucas Millard
assistant camera
Keri Oberly
assistant camera
David Smoler
assistant camera
Johnnie Spence
assistant camera
David Smoler
gaffer (uncredited)

Animation Department

Matthew Freidell
animator: The Glossary

Editorial Department

Allie Ames
digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor Postworks New York
Christina Delerme
digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Postworks New York
John DiMare
assistant editor
Stuart Macphee
post-production supervisor
Benjamin Murray
digital intermediate supervising conform editor: Technicolor Postworks New York
Pete Olshansky
digital intermediate account executive: Technicolor Postworks New York
Sean Perry
digital intermediate conform editor: Technicolor Postworks New York
Jeffrey Burgess Reed
digital intermediate producer (as Jeff Reed)
Jake Witterschein
first assistant editor

Music Department

John McCullough
music supervisor

Additional Crew

Alfred Arn
photos courtesy of: Marin Independent Journal
U.T. Austin
photos courtesy of: The Center for American History
Peter C. Borsari
photos courtesy of: Borsarilmages
Dolph Briscoe
photos courtesy of: Eddie Adams Photographic Archive
Mirella Brussani
production intern
Cliff Collins
production assistant
Guisel Contreras
production assistant
Christine Cotter
photos courtesy of
Beverly Davies
photos courtesy of
Tony De Paul
photos courtesy of
Martin DeMartino
photos courtesy of
Ralph Dominguez
photos courtesy of: Globe Photos
Mariano Dongo
production intern
Jacqueline Eckhouse
production counsel (as Jackie Eckhouse Esq.)
Jillian Elkin
production intern
Annamarie Fernandez
executive assistant: Alex Gibney
Elijah Ferry-Santiago
production intern
Steven Finestone
photos courtesy of
Natalie Fält
production assistant (as Natalie Rodger Fält)
Tanner Gibson
creative executive
Arthur Grace
photos courtesy of: Contact Press Images
Delilah Ruth Harris
production assistant (as Delilah Ohstrom)
Emme Harris
production intern
Nicholas Hartman
2nd 2nd assistant accountant
Ophelia Harutyunyan
executive assistant: Alex Gibney
Tia Hill
production intern
Caitlyn Hynes
story associate
Leo Jarzomb
photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
Pat Johnson
photos courtesy of
Breezy Lucia
production assistant
Georgia Rae Lyken
production intern
Mark Mann
photos courtesy of
Scott Marshall
photos courtesy of
Makia Martin
second assistant accountant
Zach Martin
production intern
César Martínez
production intern
Bruce McBroom
photos courtesy of: MPTV Images
Alexander McCoy
production assistant (as Alexander Mccoy)
Cheri Minns
photos courtesy of
Margaux Moores-Tanvier
executive assistant: Stacey Offman & Richard Perello
Dean Musgrove
photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection
Anike Niemeyer
production intern
Joyce Ostin
photos courtesy of: Trunk Archive
Ken Papaleo
photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
Nastasya Popov
production intern
Tess Ranahan
senior researcher
Mark Rasmussen
photos courtesy of
Bonnie Schiffman
photos courtesy of
Beth M. Schniebolk
production accountant
Mark Sennet
photos courtesy of
McLaurin Smith
photos courtesy of (as McLaurin Smith-Williams)
Sonya Sones
footage courtesy of / photos courtesy of
Emma Starr
production intern
Don Steele
legal counsel (as Don Steele Esq.)
Robert Stein
counsel: E&O (as F. Robert Stein Esq.)
Rosemary Stevens
assistant accountant
Jansen Thurmer
production counsel (as Jackie Eckhouse Esq.)
Maggie Tracy
second assistant accountant
Valerie Velardi
photos courtesy of
Carinthia West
photos courtesy of
Frankie Williams
photos courtesy of
Marsha Garces Williams
photos courtesy of
Stan Wilson
photos courtesy of (as Stanley Wilson)

Thanks

Carol Acquaviva
special thanks
Peter Asher
very special thanks
Mark Bailey
special thanks
Adam Berenson
special thanks
Rebecca Berenson
special thanks
Lisa Birnbach
very special thanks
Janet Bloom
special thanks
Donna Bocco
special thanks
Alex Braverman
special thanks
Michael Carmichael
special thanks
Kelsey Carr
special thanks
Mark Ryan Chariker
special thanks
Maro Chermayeff
special thanks
Diana Cohen
special thanks
Joe Cohen
special thanks
Chris Columbus
very special thanks
Noah Cowan
special thanks
Bonnie Curtis
special thanks
Wendy Cutler
special thanks
Ron De Blasio
special thanks (as Ron De Biasio)
Shannon Dill
special thanks
Daniel DiMauro
special thanks
Dan Dobbins
special thanks
Debi Durst
special thanks
Christine Ecklund
special thanks
Juliette Eisner
special thanks
Susan Elliot
special thanks
Kara Elverson
special thanks
Liam Epstein
special thanks
Jessica Frost
special thanks
Francis Gasparini
special thanks
Andy Goldberg
special thanks
Bobcat Goldthwait
very special thanks
Will Greene
special thanks
Davis Guggenheim
special thanks
Ronny Hallin
very special thanks
Mat Hames
special thanks
Bonnie Hunt
very special thanks
Pat Hunter
very special thanks
Dave Itzkoff
very special thanks
Dennis Ivans
special thanks
J.C. Johnson
special thanks (as JC Johnson)
Laura Kadner
special thanks
Moisés Kaufman
special thanks
Lynne Kirby
special thanks
Christopher Hoyt Knight
special thanks
Katherine Krebs
special thanks
Jason Lewis
special thanks
Linda Lichter
special thanks
Mark Lomas
special thanks
Cristina Lombardo
special thanks
Julie Lynn
special thanks
Marlise Malkames
special thanks
DeVera Marcus
special thanks
Norman Marcus
special thanks
M.C. Marden
special thanks
Cyndi McHale Margolis
special thanks (as Cyndi McHale)
Marc Maron
special thanks
Mike Menchel
special thanks
Jeffrey Miller
special thanks
Cara Mones
special thanks
P.G. Morgan
very special thanks
Theodore G.D. Morgan
special thanks (as Theodore George Dalton Morgan)
Stephen J. Morrison
special thanks
Jim Ochowicz
special thanks (as James Ochowicz)
Kimi Okada
special thanks
Beth Osisek
special thanks
David Patterson
special thanks
Robin Platzer
special thanks
Paula Potter
special thanks
Paula Poundstone
very special thanks
Michael Pritchard
very special thanks
Amy Lynn Quinn
special thanks (as Amy Quinn)
Paul Rachman
special thanks
David Rahtz
special thanks
Nancy Randle
special thanks
Jason Reif
special thanks
Robert Richman
special thanks (as Bob Richman)
Barbara Romen
special thanks
Jay Rubin
special thanks
Roxy Russo
special thanks
Jeffrey Schweers
special thanks
Peter Sheehy
special thanks
Mitzi Shore
special thanks
Julia Simpson
special thanks
Dan Spencer
very special thanks
Rebecca Erwin Spencer
very special thanks
Jeff Springer
special thanks
Christopher St. John
special thanks
Mark Sterns
special thanks
Biff Thiele
special thanks
Alex Trocker
special thanks
Kenton von Boer
special thanks
Austin Wilkin
special thanks
Kyle Scott Wilson
special thanks
Paul Wilson
special thanks
Jamie Wright
special thanks
Lila Yacoub
special thanks
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