Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Cast and Crew

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Plot: The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Release Date: Friday, December 12 2014
10 years ago

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Cast

Simon Callow. Simon Callow was 65 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 13 1949

Christopher Welles. Christopher Welles was 76 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 27 1938

Joanne Hill Styles. Joanne Hill Styles was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Orson's Classmate'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Norman Lloyd. Norman Lloyd was 100 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 08 1914 –
Died: Mon, May 10 2021

Julie Taymor. Julie Taymor was 61 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Stage and Film Director'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 15 1952

Paolo Cherchi Usai. Paolo Cherchi Usai was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - G. Eastman House Curator'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Peter Bogdanovich. Peter Bogdanovich was 75 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1939 –
Died: Thu, Jan 06 2022

James Naremore. James Naremore was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Writer and Film Scholar'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Elvis Mitchell. Elvis Mitchell was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Film Critic'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jonathan Rosenbaum. Jonathan Rosenbaum was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Film Critic'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Henry Jaglom. Henry Jaglom was 76 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 26 1938

Joseph McBride. Joseph McBride was 67 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Welles' Biographer'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 09 1947

Peter Brook. Peter Brook was 89 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 21 1925 –
Died: Sat, Jul 02 2022

Walter Murch. Walter Murch was 71 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Film and Sound Editor'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 12 1943

Eric Sherman. Eric Sherman was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Costa-Gavras. Costa-Gavras was 81 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 12 1933

Oja Kodar. Oja Kodar was 73 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actress and Orson's Companion'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1941

Buck Henry. Buck Henry was 84 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 09 1930 –
Died: Wed, Jan 08 2020

Richard Benjamin. Richard Benjamin was 76 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Sun, May 22 1938

Wolfgang Puck. Wolfgang Puck was 65 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Chef'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 08 1949

Stefan Drößler. Stefan Drößler was 53 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Film Restorer'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1961

Michael Dawson. Michael Dawson was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Film Restorer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Paul Mazursky. Paul Mazursky would have been no older than 84 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 25 1930 –
Died: Mon, Jun 30 2014

Frank Marshall. Frank Marshall was 68 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 13 1946

Orson Welles. Orson Welles would have been no older than 70 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 06 1915 –
Died: Thu, Oct 10 1985

Micheál Mac Liammóir. Micheál Mac Liammóir would have been no older than 78 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 25 1899 –
Died: Mon, Mar 06 1978

Ruth Ford. Ruth Ford would have been no older than 98 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actress (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 07 1911 –
Died: Wed, Aug 12 2009

Norman Corwin. Norman Corwin would have been no older than 101 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 03 1910 –
Died: Tue, Oct 18 2011

William Alland. William Alland would have been no older than 81 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 04 1916 –
Died: Tue, Nov 11 1997

Reggie Armour. Reggie Armour was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg was 67 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 18 1946

William Randolph Hearst. William Randolph Hearst was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Houseman. John Houseman would have been no older than 86 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 22 1902 –
Died: Mon, Oct 31 1988

William Friedkin. William Friedkin was 79 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 29 1935 –
Died: Mon, Aug 07 2023

Robert Wise. Robert Wise would have been no older than 91 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 10 1914 –
Died: Wed, Sep 14 2005

Richard Wilson. Richard Wilson would have been no older than 75 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 25 1915 –
Died: Thu, Aug 22 1991

Pandro S. Berman. Pandro S. Berman would have been no older than 91 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Producer (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 28 1905 –
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1996

Martin Scorsese. Martin Scorsese was 72 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 17 1942

Suzanne Cloutier. Suzanne Cloutier would have been no older than 80 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actress (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 10 1923 –
Died: Tue, Dec 02 2003

Beatrice Welles. Beatrice Welles was 59 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 13 1955

Charlton Heston. Charlton Heston would have been no older than 84 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 04 1923 –
Died: Sat, Apr 05 2008

George Lucas. George Lucas was 70 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 14 1944

Anthony Perkins. Anthony Perkins would have been no older than 60 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actor (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 04 1932 –
Died: Sat, Sep 12 1992

Richard Linklater. Richard Linklater was 54 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 30 1960

Jeanne Moreau. Jeanne Moreau was 86 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Actress (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 23 1928 –
Died: Mon, Jul 31 2017

Peter Viertel. Peter Viertel would have been no older than 86 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 16 1920 –
Died: Sun, Nov 04 2007

Sydney Pollack. Sydney Pollack would have been no older than 73 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 01 1934 –
Died: Mon, May 26 2008

John Huston. John Huston would have been no older than 81 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 05 1906 –
Died: Fri, Aug 28 1987

Dennis Hopper. Dennis Hopper would have been no older than 74 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 17 1936 –
Died: Sat, May 29 2010

François Mitterrand. François Mitterrand would have been no older than 79 in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Self - Politician (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 26 1916 –
Died: Mon, Jan 08 1996

Crew

Chuck Workman. Chuck Workman was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Director, Writer, Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tom Hurwitz. Tom Hurwitz was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Lisnet. Michael Lisnet was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Sharaf. John Sharaf was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Charles S. Cohen. Charles S. Cohen was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Alice Henty. Alice Henty was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Co-Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Patrick Katz. Patrick Katz was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Assistant Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Patrick Cicero. Patrick Cicero was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Sound Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Judie Tallman. Judie Tallman was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Alice Murrell. Alice Murrell was >> in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday