P.T. Barnum
1999This 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.
Acted in
Beau Bridges
as P.T. Barnum
Jordan Bridges
as Young P.T. Barnum
Cynthia Dale
as Charity
Natalie Radford
as Young Charity
George Hamilton
as Francis Olmsted
Henry Czerny
as Greenwood
Charles Martin Smith
as Beach
Josh Ryan Evans
as (General) Tom Thumb
R.H. Thomson
as James Anthony Bailey
Art Kitching
as Samuel Hurd
Stephanie Morgenstern
as Nancy (Fish)
Serge Houde
as John Genin
Isabelle Cyr
as Caroline (Barnum)
Bruce Dinsmore
as David Thompson
Victoria Sanchez
as Helen (Barnum)
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
as Pauline
Alain Goulem
as Nathan Seely
Howard Ryshpan
as James Heath
Alan Legros
as Jamison
Jayne Heitmeyer
as Jenny Lind
Harry Standjofski
as Duncan
Lorena Gale
as Joice Heth
Mark Camacho
as Levi Lyman
Harry Hill
as Deacon Peale
David Francis
as Edward Everret
Philip Akin
as Jeremiah
Michel Perron
as R.W. Lindsay
Larry Day
as John Mackie
Victoria Barkoff
as Charity's Mother
Brody the Bear
as Grizzly Adams Grizzly Bear
Alex Bisping
as Fedders
Caesar
as Circus Lion
Mark Ellis
as Niven
Dawn Ford
as Mother
Julia Garland
as Miss Stratton
Patrick Keating
as Pat
Boris Khodorkovsky
as Musician
Sweeney MacArthur
as Royal Guard
F. Braun McAsh
as John Baldwin
Joel McNichol
as Young Man
Howard Rosenstein
as Dr. William Buchtel
Dennis St John
as Beefeater
Carole B. Thomas
as Waldmere Maid
Max Walker
as Barnums Paperboy
Jeff Watson
as Grizzly Adams
Tosca Zoppe
as Equestrian Ballerina
Gabriel Darveau
as Extra (uncredited)
Annabelle Torsein
as Lady Making Purchase (uncredited)