Network - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Network"
Network (1976)
Timing:
2:2 (122 min)
7.8/10
1982
1982
7.691/10
11603
11603
8.1/10
185000
185000
Actors and characters
Arthur Burghardt
Character Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
Character TV Director
John Carpenter
Character George Bosch
Jordan Charney
Character Harry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
Character Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Character Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Character Walter C. Amundsen
Gene Gross
Character Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Character Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Character Caroline Schumacher
Mitchell Jason
Character Arthur Zangwill
Ken Kercheval
Character Merrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
Character Associate Producer
Lynn Klugman
Character TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Character Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Character Audio Man
Michael Lipton
Character Tommy Pellegrino
Michael Lombard
Character Willie Stein
Pirie MacDonald
Character Herb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
Character TV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
Character Lou
Roy Poole
Character Sam Haywood
Sasha von Scherler
Character Helen Miggs
Ted Sorel
Character Giannini
Fred Stuthman
Character Mosaic Figure
Cameron Thomas
Character TV Technical Director
Marlene Warfield
Character Laureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
Character Hunter's Secretary
Lee Richardson
Character Narrator (voice)
Robert P. Cohen
Character Window Person (uncredited)
Andrew Duncan
Character Agent (uncredited)
Todd Everett
Character Reporter (uncredited)
John Gabriel
Character TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Raymond Martino
Character Window Person (uncredited)
John Pashley
Character Cameraman (uncredited)
John Chancellor
Character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Ford
Character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- MGM agreed to produce "Network" to resolve a conflict with Paddy Chayefsky that arose over money owed to him for the screenplay of the black comedy "Hospital".
- While working on the film, Chayefsky was on set daily.
- After viewing a rough cut of the film, MGM executives sent Paddy Chayefsky a letter listing all instances of coarse and vulgar language in the picture. Chayefsky ignored the letter, stating that this is how people communicate on television. Much later, the screenwriter regretted not removing some of the unprintable expressions, as there were indeed too many of them.
- Henry Fonda refused the role of Howard Beale, calling it "too hysterical."
- In 2000, the Library of Congress recognized the film as "culturally significant" and included it in the National Film Registry.
- Sidney Lumet initially suggested casting Vanessa Redgrave in the film, considering her the best English-speaking actress, but Paddy Chayefsky was vehemently opposed to this, as she supported the Palestine Liberation Organization, which he found unacceptable.
- On July 15, 1974, Christine Chubbuck, a Florida WTXL-TV news anchor suffering from depression, shot herself on live television. It is believed that Paddy Chayefsky based his script on this story.
- In the scene discussing the new show in Diana's office, the door is closed, but after half a minute, Diana approaches the already open door and closes it again.
- MGM agreed to produce “Network” to resolve a conflict with Paddy Chayefsky, which arose over money owed to him for the screenplay of the black comedy “Hospital”.
- Henry Fonda refused the role of Howard Beale, calling it “too hysterical”.
- In 2000, the Library of Congress recognized the film as "culturally significant" and included it in the National Film Registry.
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