7.7
/10
Narrator is a real person portrayed by Courtney B. Vance in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled War Letters (season 14), they were 41 years old.
They appear in 3 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 Courtney B. Vance

character

Episodes3

  • 8.2
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    War Letters
    episode S14.E3 november 2001
    A documentary based on the book "War Letters; Extraordinary Correspondence From American Wars" by Andrew Carroll.
  • 7.9
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    Partners of the Heart
    episode S15.E8 february 2003
    During World War II and the era of staunch racial segregation, a Black carpenter's son named Vivien Thomas, who had a talent for surgery, along with a white surgeon named Dr. Alfred Blalock, who defied the medical establishment created a partnership that changed the course of cardiac surgery. With only a high school diploma, Thomas became a leading cardiac pioneer and educator of two generations of the United States' premiere heart surgeons. This moving documentary tells the story of Thomas and his relationship with Blalock, one that ushered in advances in surgery that are still in existence today.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Fight
    episode S17.E2 october 2004
    Documentary on the boxing match between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling, which captured the world's attention on June 22, 1938.