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"Helter Skelter: An American Myth" Nobody Joins a Cult (TV Episode 2020) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lesley Chilcott

Cast (in credits order)  

Jeff Guinn ... Self - Author
Dianne Lake ... Self - Former Family Member
Gregg Jakobson ... Self - Music Producer
David Felton ... Self - Journalist
David Smith ... Self - Haight Ashbury Clinic Founder (as Dr. David Smith)
Ivor Davis ... Self - Journalist, Author
Peter Coyote ... Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member
Bobby Beausoleil ... Self - Associate of Charles Mason / Mason Family (voice)
Phil Kaufman ... Self - Fellow Manson Inmate
Domenic Priore ... Self - Author
Allan Swerdloff ... Self - Artist
Catherine Share ... Self - Former Family Member
Johnny Echols ... Self - Lead Guitarist, Love
Kimberle Crenshaw ... Self - Civil Right Expert (as Professor Kimberle Crenshaw)
David Dalton ... Self - Photographer & Journalist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yulia Argo Yulia Argo ... Reenactment Actor
Tugce Ataoglu ... Reenactment Actor
Susan Atkins ... Self - 'Sadie' (archive footage)
Ella Jo Bailey ... Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Deirdre Angela Battarra ... Self - Daughter of Angela Lansbury (archive footage)
The Beach Boys ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Beatles ... Themselves (archive footage)
Bonnie Beecher ... Self (archive footage)
Jesse Braswell Jesse Braswell ... Reenactment Actor
Mary Brunner ... Self - 'Mother Mary' (archive footage)
The Byrds ... Themselves (archive footage)
Stokely Carmichael ... Self (archive footage)
Mallory Corinne ... Reenactment Actor
Walter Cronkite ... Self (archive footage)
Doris Day ... Self - Mother of (archive footage)
Stephen Desper ... Self - Audio Engineer (archive footage)
Patrick Dooley Patrick Dooley ... Reenactment Actor
Samantha Ferrand ... Reenactment Actor
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme ... Self - 'Squeaky' (archive footage) (as Lynette Fromme)
Wavy Gravy ... Self (archive footage) (as Hugh Romney)
Chris Grounds Chris Grounds ... Reenactment Actor
Allison Haggard Allison Haggard ... Reenactment Actor
Alla Halyuk ... Reenactment Actor
Chloe Katerndahl Chloe Katerndahl ... Reenactment Actor
Robert F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage)
Patricia Krenwinkel ... Self - 'Katie' (archive footage)
Joanie Labine ... Self - DJ, Whisky A Go-Go (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury ... Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary ... Self (archive footage)
Terry Melcher ... Self - Record Producer (archive footage)
Eli Pearl Eli Pearl ... Reenactment Actor
Berton Phinney Berton Phinney ... Reenactment Actor
Brooks Poston ... Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Celia Frances Rector ... Reenactment Actor (as Celia Rector)
Leah Roach Leah Roach ... Reenactment Actor
Anna Solodilova ... Reenactment Actor
Juliette Sureau ... Reenactment Actor
Harold True ... Self - Associate of Charles Mason / Mason Family (archive footage)
Paul Watkins ... Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Charles 'Tex' Watson ... Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) (as Charles Watson)
Dennis Wilson ... Self - Drummer, The Beach Boys (archive footage)
Casey Wohlgemuth Casey Wohlgemuth ... Reenactment Actor

Produced by 

Jeremiah Alverio ... clearance producer
Greg Berlanti ... executive producer
Jill Burkhart ... executive producer
Lesley Chilcott ... executive producer
Mike Darnell ... executive producer
Elizabeth Davies ... executive producer
Colin Devenish ... story producer
Stefania Garcia Echeverria ... associate producer
Eli Frankel ... executive producer
Lauren Grzybowski ... archive producer
Rebecca Halpern ... supervising producer
Brooke Karzen ... executive producer
Erika Kennair ... senior producer
Barbara Kopple ... executive producer
Phil Laaveg ... story producer
Jennifer Mullen ... research producer
Sarah Schechter ... executive producer
David Shaye ... co-executive producer
Carissa Sison ... line producer
Crystal Thompson ... associate producer
Caroline Weiss ... consulting producer
Melissa Widjaja ... associate producer
Michael Wright ... executive producer

Music by 

Leo Birenberg

Cinematography by 

Eduardo Fierro
Logan Schneider

Editing by 

Dan Swietlik

Production Design by 

Johnny Love
Johnny Love ... production designer

Art Direction by 

Michelle L. Hall ... (as Michelle Hall)

Makeup Department 

Ashley Aldridge ... hair & make up artist
Nina Roxane ... hair & makeup artist

Production Management 

Lauren Groth ... post supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Addison Wright ... associate director

Art Department 

Vanessa Flair ... art production assistant
Miguel Gregory ... art production assistant
Joseph Salcedo ... leadman

Sound Department 

David Ball ... re-recording mixer
David Ball ... re-recording mixer
Leandro Cassan ... fx editor / sound designer / sound editor / sound effects editor
James Castro ... sound mixer
Tyler Faison ... sound mixer
James Stein ... sound mixer
Nicholas Torres ... dx editor
Peter Townsend ... sound mixer

Visual Effects by 

Carol Cai ... motion graphic design
Doug Chang ... motion graphic design
Theo Daley ... main title design
Carl Dempsey ... motion graphic animation
Casey Drogin ... main title animation
Carson Hood ... executive producer of motion graphics
Alec Iselin ... main title animation
Dorca Musseb ... motion graphic animation
Josh Norton ... executive creative director of motion graphics
Yuhno Park ... motion graphic animation
Kristen Pritchett ... motion graphics producer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Joshua Benson ... gaffer (as Josh Benson)
Caitlin Brown ... first assistant camera
Trevor Bryson ... drone operator
Ryan Carmody ... additional director of photography
Michael Chomieniec ... assistant camera
Jack Damon ... dit
Trevor Elliott ... grip
Andrew Kuepper ... first assistant camera
Andy Kuepper ... assistant camera
Alexander Le Bas ... digital imaging technician
Alexander Lebas ... dit
Robert Lowe ... gaffer
Samuel O'Melia ... assistant camera (as Sam O'Melia) / camera operator / first assistant camera
John Parson ... first assistant camera
John Parson ... assistant camera
Brian Patierno ... grip
Marc Polanski ... grip
Manny Ramos ... grip
Loie Russel-Templeton ... assistant camera
Corbin Speed ... grip
Michael Svitak ... camera operator
Jose Valdez ... media manager
William Walsh ... steadicam operator
William Walsh ... steadicam operator
Alexander Zarth ... gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ashley Loewen ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Manny Vinas Barreras ... on-line editor
Stefanie Butler ... post-production coordinator
Stefanie Butler ... post-production coordinator
Dante Desmond ... 2nd assistant editor
Dustin Gomez ... post-production producer
Dustin N. Gomez ... Post Production Producer: Post-producer
Lauren Groth ... post-production supervisor
Paul Ibe ... assistant editor
Kaitlyn Mae Jones ... post-production coordinator
Leandro Marini ... supervising colorist
Mike Picciotti ... lead assistant editor
Steve Prestemon ... supervising editor
Leah Roach ... post-production assistant
Travis Smith-Evans ... graphics editor
Herb Sneed ... 2nd assistant editor
Greg Winkler ... 2nd assistant editor

Music Department 

Leo Birenberg ... music
Mikki Itzigsohn ... music coordinator
Dan Light ... additional music
Michael Paraskevas ... additional music
Ramiro Rodriguez Zamarripa ... additional music
Camilo Velez ... score coordinator
Camilo Velez ... score coordinator
Tyler Westen ... additional music
Willa Yudell ... music supervisor

Additional Crew 

Jasmine Conkle ... intern
Casey Donovan ... production assistant
Joshua Feigenbaum ... production assistant
Madison Geihs ... assistant to Lesley Chilcott
Amanda Haas ... assistant to Eli Frankel
Erin Haas ... intern
Erik Jensen ... production accountant
Fabiola Jimeno ... production assistant
Amber Rose Jones ... transcriber
Gabriella Kashi ... production assistant
Nick Lewis ... production assistant
Martin Ludwig ... production assistant
Kelly Newton ... production coordinator
Sofia Sergi ... intern
Maria Sofia ... intern
Mike Urbaitel ... production assistant
Juliette Vibert ... production assistant

Thanks 

Mary Corey ... special thanks
The Icon ... special thanks
Amanda Kogan ... special thanks
Bill Lefever ... special thanks
Scott Michaels ... special thanks / thanks
Abe Peck ... special thanks
Elisa Ritt ... special thanks
Jay Rosenzweig ... special thanks
Kevin Shivers ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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