Extra is a real person portrayed by Johnny Cassell in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Extra is also portrayed by Steve Acevedo, Susan Allenback, Dean Avery, Sam De Crispino, Paul Lazzati, Desiree Marie Velez, Tom McNutt, James Pasierb, Donna Barrett and Jim Brady.
Episodes1
Partners of the Heart
episode S15.E8 february 2003During 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.
