The Orson Welles Show (1979)

8.0/10 • 74 min • TV Movie Documentary

Overview

An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances, filmed between 1978 and 1979 but never broadcast or developed into a series.

Cast

Orson Welles

Burt Reynolds

Jim Henson

Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)

Frank Oz

Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

Dave Goelz

Angie Dickinson

Shawn Stevens

Joseph McBride

Member of Studio Audience

Joe Dante

Member of Studio Audience

Stanley Sheff

Gypsy Violinist

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