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"Saturday Night Live" Bill Russell/Chicago (TV Episode 1979) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Dave Wilson
Walter Williams ... (film segment director)

Writing Credits  

Peter Aykroyd ... (writer) &
Anne Beatts ... (writer) &
James Downey ... (writer) &
Al Franken ... (writer) &
Tom Davis ... (writer) &
Tom Gammill ... (writer) &
Max Pross ... (writer) &
Lorne Michaels ... (writer) &
Matt Neuman ... (writer) &
Don Novello ... (writer) &
Sarah Paley ... (writer) &
Herbert Sargent ... (writer) (as Herb Sargent) &
Tom Schiller ... (writer) &
Harry Shearer ... (writer) &
Rosie Shuster ... (writer) &
Alan Zweibel ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Bill Russell ... Self - Host / Various
Jane Curtin ... Weekend Update Anchor / Joan Kennedy / Ann Landers / Sigrid Lundquist / Eleanor Roosevelt / Various
Garrett Morris ... Preston Freeston / Various
Bill Murray ... Weekend Update Anchor / Ted Kennedy / Nick Borealis / Various
Laraine Newman ... Rose Kennedy / Amber House / Maureen Thompson
Gilda Radner ... Kimba Kao / Peggy Labellis / Betty Rothman / Jenny Rocker / Various
Chicago ... Themselves - Musical Guest
Don Pardo ... Self - Announcer (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Aykroyd ... Various (uncredited)
Tom Davis ... Various (uncredited)
James Downey ... Dave Powers (uncredited)
Al Franken ... Various (uncredited)
Tom Gammill Tom Gammill ... Various (uncredited)
Ed Herlihy ... Banshee Spokesperson (uncredited)
Yvonne Hudson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Howard Johnson Howard Johnson ... Barry White (uncredited)
Mitchell Laurance ... Basketball Player (uncredited)
Neil Levy Neil Levy ... Basketball Player (uncredited)
Max Pross Max Pross ... Various (uncredited)
Tom Schiller ... Cha Dawan (uncredited)
Paul Shaffer ... Various (uncredited)
Harry Shearer ... Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiola / Various (uncredited)
Howard Shore ... Shelley (uncredited)
Walter Williams Walter Williams ... Mr. Bill / Mr. Hands / Miss Sally (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Audrey Peart Dickman ... associate producer
Jean Doumanian ... associate producer
Lorne Michaels ... producer
James Signorelli ... film segment producer

Production Design by 

Eugene Lee
Franne Lee

Art Direction by 

Akira Yoshimura

Costume Design by 

Karen Roston

Makeup Department 

Barbara Armstrong ... makeup artist
Lyn Quiyoce ... hair stylist (as Lyn Quiyou)

Production Management 

Doreen Schattner Baker ... supervising production manager
Paul De'ak ... unit manager
Bruce Sparks ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Peter 'Pete' Fatovich ... associate director (as Peter Fatovich)
Mitchell Laurance ... associate director

Art Department 

Ronnie Bellizzi ... scenic artist
Stephen Foster ... graphics
Al Gallo ... scenic artist
Bill Groom ... assistant scenic designer
Lee Maymen ... scenic designer (as Lee Mayman)
Bob Pook ... graphics
Tripp Ulrich ... property master
Lou Wokal ... scenic artist

Sound Department 

Bob Liftin ... sound consultant (as Bob Liftin)
Scott Schachter ... audio
Jennie Ng Zletz ... sound effects (as Jennie Ng)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Nicholas Bruno ... video
Tom De Zendorf ... camera operator (as Thomas Dezendorf)
Vince Di Pietro ... camera operator (as Vincent DiPietro)
Phil Hymes ... lighting
Jan Kasoff ... camera operator
Gene Martin ... lighting
Don Mulvaney ... camera operator (as Don Mulvaney)
Wayne Norman ... camera operator (1979 to 1982 Studio and Remote Segments)
John Pinto ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Mark Burchard ... costume supervisor
Margaret Karolyi ... wardrobe
Sheila Kehoe ... assistant costume designer

Music Department 

Janine Dreyer ... music coordinator
Howard Johnson ... musician
Lou Marini ... musician
Marcus Miller ... musician
Paul Shaffer ... musician / special musical material
Howard Shore ... musical director
Georg 'Jojje' Wadenius ... musician (as George Wadenius)
Buddy Williams ... musician
Peter Afterman ... music clearance (uncredited)
Alison Litton ... music clearance (uncredited)
Margaret Yen ... music clearance (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Herbert Sargent ... script consultant (as Herb Sargent)

Additional Crew 

Edie Baskin ... title sequence
Patricia Birch ... choreographer
Robin Blankman ... production staff
Barbara Burns ... talent coordinator
Joe Dicso ... stage manager
Cherie Fortis ... executive assistant
Julia Fraser ... production staff
Jeannine Kerwin Tree ... assistant to the director (as Jeannine Kerwin)
Neil Levy ... talent coordinator
Patty MacDougall ... production coordinator
Kathy Minkowsky ... assistant to the producer
Nils Nichols ... researcher
Heino Ripp ... technical director
Robin Shlien ... production staff
Robert Van Ry ... stage manager (as Bob van Ry)
Liz Welch ... talent scout
Laurie Zaks ... talent scout

See also

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