Series · Documentary
American Masters (1986)Season 39
★ 7.0 · 25 votes41 seasons · 316 episodesDocumentary1986
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
- Creator
- Susan Lacy
- Writers
- John Scheinfeld, Marilyn H. Mellowes, Phil Grabsky
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- June 23, 1986
- Status
- Returning
- Next episode
- S40E7 · November 24, 2026
Cast
Hillary ClintonSelf
Mike NicholsSelf
Gloria SteinemSelf
Steve MartinSelf - Interviewee
Scarlett JohanssonSelf
Goran VišnjićRobert Capa (voice)
Patsy ClineSelf (archive footage)
Maya AngelouSelf
Sidney LumetSelf
Oprah WinfreySelf
CommonSelf
Bill ClintonSelf
Jane AlexanderNarrator- Graeme MalcomJohn Muir (voice)
Denis O'HareEdgar Allan Poe
Kathleen TurnerNarrator (voice)
Peter FalkSelf
Billie Jean KingSelf- Peaches BartkowiczSelf
- Rosie CasalsSelf
Episodes
0/8 watched- Episode 1: The Disappearance of Miss ScottFeb 21, 2025
- Episode 2: LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story2 h 14 min · Apr 1, 2025
- Episode 3: Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse2 h · Apr 15, 2025
- Episode 4: Janis Ian: Breaking Silence2 h 30 min · Jun 20, 2025
- Episode 5: Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny2 h · Jun 27, 2025
- Episode 6: Marcella1 h 23 min · Jul 11, 2025
- Episode 7: Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore1 h 37 min · Oct 15, 2025
- Episode 8: Starring Dick Van Dyke1 h 53 min · Dec 12, 2025
