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Wide Wide World (1955–1958)
TV Series | 90 min | Documentary

Wide Wide World (1955–1958)

TV Series | 90 min | Documentary

Using 40 cameras and 12 mobile vans, this live Sunday afternoon program broadcast events in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. The show alternated with other programs during its run. Among it's many segments were live broadcasts from...See moreUsing 40 cameras and 12 mobile vans, this live Sunday afternoon program broadcast events in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. The show alternated with other programs during its run. Among it's many segments were live broadcasts from Havana, Cuba, Bimini, London and the first live shots of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The show was first introduced on Monday, June 27, 1955 as part of "Producers' Showcase", and continued on Monday evenings thru the summer of 1955. Regular Sunday broadcasts did not begin until the fall of 1955.. On the Sunday, October 1955 premiere the topic was 'A Sunday in Autumn'. Written by Anonymous See less

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86 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Dave Garroway Self - Emcee / Self - Host Self - Emcee / Self - Host See fewer	57	I Surrender Dear (1948)
Bill Wendell Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	3	Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Gary Cooper Self Self See fewer	2	High Noon (1952)
Ira Hayes Self Self See fewer	1	The Bob Braun Show (1967)
Maria Tallchief Self Self See fewer	1	Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Anthony Perkins Self Self See fewer	1	Psycho (1960)
Dorothy McGuire Self Self See fewer	1	Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Lillian Gish Self Self See fewer	1	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Lloyd Bochner Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' See fewer	1	Point Blank (1967)
Lorne Greene Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' See fewer	1	Bonanza (1959)
Phyllis Love Self Self See fewer	1	Play of the Week (1959)
Peter Mark Richman Self Self See fewer	1	Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Louis Armstrong Self Self See fewer	1	High Society (1956)
Hope Holiday Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	The Apartment (1960)
Leopold Stokowski Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	1	Fantasia (1940)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - US President Self - US President See fewer	1	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Lauritz Melchior Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	The Lost City of Z (2016)
Tyrone Guthrie Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar' See fewer	1	The Beachcomber (1938)
Guy Lombardo Self - producer of 'Arabian Nights' Self - producer of 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Never Let Me Go (2010)
James Young Self Self See fewer	1	Youth in Revolt (2009)
Kenny Gardner Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Robert Swink Self Self See fewer	1	The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Woody Herman Self Self See fewer	1	Pearl Harbor (2001)
Muggsy Spanier Self Self See fewer	1	The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Louis Armstrong and His Band Themselves Themselves See fewer	1	New Orleans (1947)
Velma Middleton Self - singer Self - singer See fewer	1	I'm in the Revue (1950)
William Chapman Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Grandma Moses Self Self See fewer	1	Grandma Moses (1950)
Bobby Hackett Self Self See fewer	1	Studio One (1948)
James McCracken Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
The Sauter Finegan Band Themselves Themselves See fewer	1	Isle of Dogs (2018)
Helena Scott Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Folio (1955)
Otto Kallir Self Self See fewer	1	Wide Wide World (1955)
Bill Flannigan Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	The Guy Lombardo Show (1954)
Gloria Van Dorp Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Wide Wide World (1955)
Ralph Herbert Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights' See fewer	1	Gianni Schicchi (II) (1961)
Lew Ayres Self Self See fewer	1	Holiday (1938)
Alice Ghostley Self Self See fewer	1	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
H.V. Kaltenborn Self Self See fewer	1	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Martyn Green Self Self See fewer	1	Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Harold Lang Self Self See fewer	1	Musical Comedy Time (1950)
Robert W. Sarnoff Self Self See fewer	1	Victory at Sea (1952)
Robert Fryer Self Self See fewer	1	The Boys from Brazil (1978)
James Michael Curley Self Self See fewer	1	Pathé's Weekly, No. 33 (1914)
Francis Sayre Self Self See fewer	1	The Century (1999)
Boyce Brown Self - Saxophone Self - Saxophone See fewer	1	Birthright (1951)
Jack Webb Self Self See fewer	1	Dragnet (1951)
Milton Berle Self Self See fewer	1	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Ernie Kovacs Self Self See fewer	1	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1961)
Duke Ellington Self Self See fewer	1	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Hannerl Melcher Self - Miss Austria 1957 Self - Miss Austria 1957 See fewer	1	Lumpazivagabundus (1956)
Thomas Hart Benton Self Self See fewer	1	The United States Steel Hour (1953)
Paul Newman Self Self See fewer	1	The Hustler (1961)
John Wayne Self Self See fewer	1	True Grit (1969)
James Garner Self Self See fewer	1	The Notebook (2004)
Clayton Moore The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger See fewer	1	The Lone Ranger (1949)
James Arness Self Self See fewer	1	Gunsmoke (1955)
Hal Holbrook Self Self See fewer	1	Into the Wild (2007)
Joanne Woodward Self Self See fewer	1	Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Walter Brennan Self Self See fewer	1	To Have and Have Not (1944)
John Ford Self Self See fewer	1	The Quiet Man (1952)
Jay Silverheels Self Self See fewer	1	The Lone Ranger (1949)
Bob Hope Self Self See fewer	1	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Maria Schell Self Self See fewer	1	Superman (1978)
George 'Gabby' Hayes Self Self See fewer	1	Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Jack Kelly Self Self See fewer	1	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Ben Piazza Self Self See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Steve Allen Self Self See fewer	1	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Gene Autry Self Self See fewer	1	The Gene Autry Show (1950)
Chuck Roberson Self Self See fewer	1	Shock Corridor (1963)
Gail Davis Self Self See fewer	1	Six Gun Mesa (1950)
Delmer Daves Self Self See fewer	1	An Affair to Remember (1957)
Chuck Hayward Self Self See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rodd Redwing Self Self See fewer	1	Charro! (1969)
Jack L. Warner Self Self See fewer	1	My Fair Lady (1964)
Mort Sahl Self Self See fewer	1	Johnny Cool (1963)
Ward Kimball Self Self See fewer	1	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson Self Self See fewer	1	The Infant at Snakeville (1911)
Big John Hamilton Self Self See fewer	1	Tough Enough (1983)
Norman MacDonnell Self Self See fewer	1	The Virginian (1962)
Frank Gruber Self Self See fewer	1	Twenty Plus Two (1961)
Buddy Adler Self Self See fewer	1	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Charles Dale Self Self See fewer	1	Manhattan Parade (1931)
Al Capp Self Self See fewer	1	Li'l Abner (1940)
Joe Smith Self Self See fewer	1	The Heart of New York (1932)
Neil Schaffner Self Self See fewer	1	Omnibus (1952)