

American Playhouse
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
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Series Overview
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
Episode Guide
Seasons
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Season 1
Season 1
25 episodes
January 12, 1982

Season 2
Season 2
12 episodes
January 18, 1983

Season 3
Season 3
17 episodes
January 17, 1984

Season 4
Season 4
22 episodes
November 26, 1984

Season 5
Season 5
19 episodes
January 20, 1986

Season 6
Season 6
17 episodes
January 19, 1987

Season 7
Season 7
16 episodes
January 13, 1988

Season 8
Season 8
20 episodes
February 1, 1989

Season 9
Season 9
18 episodes
January 24, 1990

Season 10
Season 10
16 episodes
March 15, 1991

Season 11
Season 11
17 episodes
January 22, 1992

Season 12
Season 12
6 episodes
January 10, 1994

Season 13
Season 13
6 episodes
January 2, 1995
Credits
Featured Cast
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Sam Waterston
Robert Oppenheimer · 8 episodes

Edward Herrmann
Alger Hiss · 8 episodes
John Carson
Narrator (voice) · 7 episodes

David Suchet
Edward Teller · 7 episodes

Jana Shelden
Kitty Oppenheimer · 6 episodes

Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi · 6 episodes
Christopher Muncke
Colonel Kenneth Nichols · 6 episodes

Sada Thompson
Widow Douglas · 6 episodes

Hallie Foote
Elizabeth Vaughn · 6 episodes

Jeffrey DeMunn
Brently Mallard · 6 episodes

Paul Guilfoyle
· 6 episodes

Peter Whitman
Robert Serber · 5 episodes
Behind the Series
Key Crew
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