Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

95 mins | Documentary | June 29, 2018

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

95 mins | Documentary | June 29, 2018

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Impact Partners, Tremolo Productions, Independent Lens, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Original title Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Directors Morgan Neville
Writers

Cast

Margaret Whitmer

as Self - TV Producer

Tom Junod

as Self - Journalist and Fred's Friend

Joanne Rogers

as Self - Fred's Wife

Jim Rogers

as Self - Fred's Son

Max King

as Self - Fred's Biographer

Hedda Sharapan

as Self - Child Development Advisor

Betty Seamans

as Self - Actress / Mrs. McFeely

Junlei Li

as Self - Fred Rogers Center Co-director

Joe Negri

as Self - Actor / Handyman Negri

David Newell

as Self - Actor / Mr. McFeely

Bill Isler

as Self - Fred's Colleague and Friend

John Rogers

as Self - Fred's Son

Elaine Crozier

as Self - Fred's Sister

George Wirth

as Self - Pastor and Fred's Friend

David Bianculli

as Self - Television Critic

Yo-Yo Ma

as Self - Musician and Fred's Friend

François Clemmons

as Self - Actor / Officer Clemmons

Nick Tallo

as Self - Floor Manager

Susan Stamberg

as Self - Journalist

Howard Erlanger

as Self - Jeff Erlanger's Father

Pam Erlanger

as Self - Jeff Erlanger's Mother

Meara Malmberg

as Child

Arielle Jae Rudd

as Child

Deisy Garcia

as Child

Eleanor Way

as Child

Lynden Liu

as Child

Mason Gloria

as Child

Lincoln Howell

as Child

Ayden Soria

as Child

Sophie Seifert

as Child

Fred Rogers

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Josie Carey

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Margaret McFarland

as Self - Child Psychologist (archive footage)

Ralph Ellison

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

John O. Pastore

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Betty Aberlin

as Self - Lady Aberlin (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lorin Hollander

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Christa McAuliffe

as Self - Teacher and Astronaut (archive footage)

Eddie Murphy

as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)

David Letterman

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Tom Snyder

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Jeff Erlanger

as Self (archive footage)

Koko

as Self (archive footage)

Brian Kilmeade

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)