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"The Twilight Zone" Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library (TV Episode 1986) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ben Bolt ... (segment "Devil's Alphabet") (directed by)
John D. Hancock ... (segment "The Library") (as John Hancock) (directed by)
Gus Trikonis ... (segment "Take My Life... Please!") (directed by)

Writing Credits  

Rod Serling ... (created by)
 
Gordon Mitchell ... (written by) (segment "Take My Life... Please!")
 
Robert Hunter ... (teleplay by) (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
 
Arthur Gray ... (based on the short story "The Everlasting Club" by) (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
 
Anne Collins ... (written by) (segment "The Library")
 
Rockne S. O'Bannon ... (story editor)

Cast (in credits order)  

Tim Thomerson ... Billy Diamond (segment "Take My Life...Please!")
Ray Buktenica ... Max (segment "Take My Life...Please!")
Xander Berkeley ... Dave (segment "Take My Life...Please!")
James MacKrell ... Marty (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (as Jim McKrell)
Ben Cross ... Frederick (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Hywel Bennett ... Grant (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Robert Schenkkan ... Eli (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Wayne Alexander ... Cornelius (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Ethan Phillips ... Deaver (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Osmund Bullock Osmund Bullock ... Andrew (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Jim Piddock ... Brian (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Stuart Dowling Stuart Dowling ... Creditor (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Christopher Carroll Christopher Carroll ... Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Christopher Grove ... Assistant Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
Uta Hagen ... Gloria (segment "The Library")
Frances Conroy ... Ellie Pendleton (segment "The Library")
Lori Petty ... Lori Pendleton (segment "The Library")
Joe Santos ... Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library")
Candice Azzara ... Carla Mollencami (segment "The Library") (as Candy Azzara)
Alan Blumenfeld ... Edwin Dewett (segment "The Library")
Jay Gerber Jay Gerber ... Man (segment "The Library")
Mimi Monaco Mimi Monaco ... Woman (segment "The Library")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Aidman ... Narrator (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (voice)
Cynthia Lea Clark ... Showgirl (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (uncredited)

Produced by 

Philip DeGuere Jr. ... executive producer (as Philip DeGuere)
Harvey Frand ... producer
Ken Swor ... line producer
Paul L. Tucker ... production executive (as Paul Tucker)

Music by 

Dennis McCarthy ... (segment "'The Library'") (music by)
Merl Saunders ... (segments "'Take My Life... Please!'", "'Devil's Alphabet'") (music by)

Cinematography by 

Chuck Arnold ... director of photography (segment "'Devil's Alphabet'")
Robert Seaman ... director of photography (segments "'Take My Life... Please!'", "'The Library'")

Editing by 

Gary Blair ... (segment "'Devil's Alphabet'") (edited by)
Tom Pryor ... (segment "'Take My Life... Please!'") (edited by)
Greg Wong ... (segment "'The Library'") (edited by)

Production Design by 

Joseph M. Altadonna ... (segments "Take My Life... Please!", "The Library") (as Joseph Altadonna) (production designed by)
Ward Preston ... (segment "Devil's Alphabet") (production designed by)

Set Decoration by 

Steven Potter ... (as Stephen Potter)
Robert L. Zilliox ... (as Robert Zilliox)

Costume Design by 

Robert M. Moore ... (as Robert Moore)

Makeup Department 

Charlotte Harvey ... hair stylist
Carol Meikle ... hair stylist (as Carol Meikel)
Charlene Roberson ... makeup artist
Rod Wilson ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Cosmas P. Bolger ... post-production supervisor
Paul Wurtzel ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Dawn Easterling ... second assistant director
Gail Joyce Fortmuller ... second assistant director
Michael Green ... first assistant director
Bob Mayberry ... first assistant director
Nick Smirnoff ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Jim Zemansky ... property master

Sound Department 

Thomas E. Allen ... production sound mixer (as Thomas E. Allen Sr.)
Betsy Cohen ... acoustic consultant
Lowell Harris ... production sound mixer
Mickey Hart ... sound designer
Jeremy Hoenack ... sound editor
Phillip Seretti ... re-recording mixer
David John West ... sound effects editor
Steven Zansberg ... post-production sound coordinator
Joseph Zappala ... sound editor

Special Effects by 

Kam Cooney ... special effects coordinator (as M. Kam Cooney)

Visual Effects by 

Bruno George ... visual effects coordinator
Jim Michaels ... visual effects producer
Fred Raimondi ... compositor
David Sosalla ... visual effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Gary Brostrom ... key grip (as Gary A. Brostrom)
Jeff Greene ... first assistant camera
Gary Haselbusch ... chief lighting technician
Bruce Macaulay ... still photographer
William Mayer ... dolly grip
Julius Metoyer ... chief lighting technician
Randall Robinson ... camera operator
Joe Staton ... second assistant camera (as Joseph Staton)
Bob West ... key grip (as Bob West Jr.)

Casting Department 

Penny Ellers ... casting (segments "'Take My Life... Please!'", "'The Library'")
Joyce Robinson ... casting (segment "'Take My Life... Please!', 'The Library'")
Gary M. Zuckerbrod ... casting (segment "'Devil's Alphabet'")

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Judith Grant ... costume supervisor
Leslie Joyce ... key costumer

Editorial Department 

Marc Wielage ... telecine colorist

Location Management 

Orin Kennedy ... location manager
Eric Klosterman ... location manager
Denis McCallion ... location manager

Music Department 

Marius Constant ... composer: original theme
Barry De Vorzon ... music consultant (as Barry DeVorzon)
Robert Drasnin ... music supervisor
Grateful Dead ... composer: new title theme
Merl Saunders ... composer: new title theme
Robert Takagi ... music editor (as Robert Y. Takagi)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: french horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Kenneth Gilbert ... script supervisor
Stuart Lippman ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Alan Brennert ... executive story consultant
Bernadette Caulfield ... production coordinator
James Crocker ... creative consultant
Harlan Ellison ... creative consultant
Rockne S. O'Bannon ... story editor
Tony Palermo ... post production video coordinator
Howard Brock ... post production consultant (uncredited)
Hali Paul ... post production consultant (uncredited)
Reid Reilich ... craft service (uncredited)

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