7.7
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Narrator is a real person portrayed by Jason Robards in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled After the Crash (season 3), they were 68 years old.
They appear in 7 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Narrator is also portrayed by Kenneth Branagh, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Denzel Washington, Willem Dafoe, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Kathy Bates and Benjamin Bratt.

Narrator

by Jason Robards

character

Episodes7

  • 6.4
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    After the Crash
    episode S3.E12 january 1991
  • 6.8
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    Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance
    episode S4.E6 november 1991
    Recounting the historic attack of 1941, including the planning and military outlook of both the United States and Japan at the time.
  • 8.5
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    T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I)
    episode S9.E1 october 1996
    An assassin's bullet ended the life of William McKinley in 1901, making his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, an "accidental" president at the age of 42.
  • 8.3
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    T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part II)
    episode S9.E2 october 1996
    The film of the ships in New York harbor at the time of T.R.'s return is run backwards, as the smoke is seen going back into the smoke stacks.
  • 8.1
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    Truman: Part I
    episode S10.E1 october 1997
    Biography of U.S. President Harry S Truman.
  • 7.6
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    Truman: Part II
    episode S10.E2 october 1997
    He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise. Acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin recounts his struggles and success as an army captain and marriage to his lifelong sweetheart, Bess. When he landed the vice presidency in 1944 he had no idea that his world was about to change forever. This is the second of two parts.
  • 8.1
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    Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film
    episode S18.E9 march 2006
    The life and career of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.