P.T. Barnum
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Director Simon Wincer
Cast
George Hamilton
Francis Olmsted
Serge Houde
John Genin
Lorena Gale
Joice Heth
Dennis St John
Beefeater
Cynthia Dale
Charity
R.H. Thomson
James Anthony Bailey
Alain Goulem
Nathan Seely
Joel McNichol
Young Man
Max Walker
Barnums Paperboy
Isabelle Cyr
Caroline (Barnum)
Harry Standjofski
Duncan
Philip Akin
Jeremiah
Mark Ellis
Niven
Howard Rosenstein
Dr. William Buchtel
Henry Czerny
Greenwood
Art Kitching
Samuel Hurd
Victoria Sanchez
Helen (Barnum)
Mark Camacho
Levi Lyman
Caesar the Lion
Circus Lion
Carole B. Thomas
Waldmere Maid
Bruce Dinsmore
David Thompson
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Pauline
Dawn Ford
Mother
Beau Bridges
P.T. Barnum
Jayne Heitmeyer
Jenny Lind
Larry Day
John Mackie
Jordan Bridges
Young P.T. Barnum
Charles Martin Smith
Beach
Stephanie Morgenstern
Nancy (Fish)
Howard Ryshpan
James Heath
David Francis
Edward Everret
Michel Perron
R.W. Lindsay
Josh Ryan Evans
(General) Tom Thumb
Victoria Barkoff
Charity's Mother
Alex Bisping
Fedders