Winchell

He didn't report the news ... he made it.

Duration: 105 min
Release date: 1998-11-21
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The true story of the influential and controversial columnist Walter Winchell, who ruled the newspaper and radio waves with his groundbreaking brand of gossip and news for more than thirty years.

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Winchell

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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
as Walter Winchell
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
as Dallas Wayne
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
as Herman Klurfeld
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
as Gavreau
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe
as William Randolph Hearst
Frank Medrano
Frank Medrano
as Melvin Diamond
Vic Polizos
Vic Polizos
as Sam Hague
John F. O'Donohue
John F. O'Donohue
as Harry the Doorman
Michael Greene
Michael Greene
as Bellamy
Rod McCary
Rod McCary
as Emcee
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
as Josephine Baker
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally
as June Winchell
Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky
as Winchell's Father
Francis X. McCarthy
Francis X. McCarthy
as Winchell's Attorney
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven-Ole Thorsen
as German Man
Mary Portser
Mary Portser
as Janet Winchell
Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins
as Lawrence Newman
Jason Huber
Jason Huber
as Ed Sullivan
Paula Cale
Paula Cale
as Mrs. Klurfeld
Don Fischer
Don Fischer
as Reporter #1
Kris Kamm
Kris Kamm
as Reporter #2
Sean Michael Allen
Sean Michael Allen
as Mirror Reporter (as Sean Barnes)
Joe Bays
Joe Bays
as Post Reporter #1
Joe Basile
Joe Basile
as Post Reporter #2
Michael Monks
Michael Monks
as Miami Reporter #1
Rick Scarry
Rick Scarry
as Miami Reporter #2
Phillip Connery
Phillip Connery
as Miami Reporter #3
David St. James
David St. James
as Miami Reporter #4
Robert Verlaque
Robert Verlaque
as Stork Club Reporter
Jon Menick
Jon Menick
as Precinct Reporter #2
Mason Lucero
Mason Lucero
as Walter Jr. - Age 4
Ricky Davila
Ricky Davila
as Walter Jr. - Age 10
Matt Bellner
Matt Bellner
as Walter Jr. - Age 20
Sean Stavropoulos
Sean Stavropoulos
as Walter Winchell - Age 8
Raffi Di Blasio
Raffi Di Blasio
as Walter Winchell - Age 20
Danielle Beckstrom
Danielle Beckstrom
as Walda - Age 6
Kayley Gable
Kayley Gable
as Walda - Age 12
Emily Saunders
Emily Saunders
as Walda
Gary Donovan
Gary Donovan
as Josephine Baker's Manager
Pat Asanti
Pat Asanti
as Vaudeville Magician
Michael Laskin
Michael Laskin
as Radio Executive #1
Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson
as Radio Executive #2
Sean Lawlor
Sean Lawlor
as Miami Sergeant
Richard Livingston
Richard Livingston
as Musician
Jack Lotz
Jack Lotz
as Bartender
Ray Lykins
Ray Lykins
as Newman's Driver
Raf Mauro
Raf Mauro
as Backstage Manager
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart Nisbet
as Senator #1
J. Patrick McCormack
J. Patrick McCormack
as Senator #2
Clive Rosengren
Clive Rosengren
as Senator #3
Jack Shearer
Jack Shearer
as Politician
Katherine Ann McGregor
Katherine Ann McGregor
as Madam
Anthony Russell
Anthony Russell
as Fitter
Enrique Peralta
Enrique Peralta
as Barber
Marshall Gitter
Marshall Gitter
as News Seller
Phillip Geoffrey Hough
Phillip Geoffrey Hough
as Copy Boy
Joel Rooks
Joel Rooks
as Stork Club Captain #1
Oliver Muirhead
Oliver Muirhead
as Stork Club Captain #2
Stacey Brooks
Stacey Brooks
as Stork Club Patron #1
Tiffany Salerno
Tiffany Salerno
as Stork Club Patron #2
Dennis Tracy
Dennis Tracy
as Stork Club Patron #3 (as Dennis A. Tracy)
Michael Chieffo
Michael Chieffo
as Photographer at Stork Club
Blayne Weaver
Blayne Weaver
as Country Club Worker
Palmer Davis
Palmer Davis
as Showgirl
Peggy Miley
Peggy Miley
as Candy Store Woman
James Wellington
James Wellington
as First Doorman
Blake Rose
Blake Rose
as The Fighter
Carrie Stroud
Carrie Stroud
as Schwing Sister #1
Aria Rosenberg
Aria Rosenberg
as Schwing Sister #2
Marissa Leigh
Marissa Leigh
as Schwing Sister #3 (as Marissa Leigh Baumgartner)
Tiffany Burton
Tiffany Burton
as Schwing Sister #4
Jonathan Aaron
Jonathan Aaron
as Rabbi
Nina Savelle
Nina Savelle
as Woman in Hotel Room
Tony Schubert
Tony Schubert
as Cab Driver
Kate Brian
Kate Brian
as Girl with Walter
Carolyn Smith Bryant
Carolyn Smith Bryant
as Beautiful Woman
Joseph Benti
Joseph Benti
as Announcer
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