August 22nd, 1992

Citizen Cohn

He was McCarthy's loyal partner. The Kennedys' worst enemy. The F.B.I.'s best friend. The country's greatest nightmare.

Drama
TV Movie
History
6.3

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.

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Cast

Acting

James Woods

Roy Marcus Cohn

James Woods
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Joe Don Baker

Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Joe Don Baker
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Joseph Bologna

Walter Winchell

Joseph Bologna
Acting

Ed Flanders

Joseph N. Welch

Ed Flanders
Acting

Frederic Forrest

Dashiell Hammett

Frederic Forrest
Acting

Lee Grant

Dora Cohn

Lee Grant
Acting

Pat Hingle

J. Edgar Hoover

Pat Hingle
Acting

John McMartin

Older Doctor

John McMartin
Acting

Josef Sommer

Albert Cohn

Josef Sommer
Acting

Daniel Benzali

Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman

Daniel Benzali
Acting

Tovah Feldshuh

Iva Schlesinger

Tovah Feldshuh
Acting

John Finn

Sen. Charles Potter

John Finn
Acting

Frances Foster

First Annie Lee Moss

Frances Foster
Acting

Allen Garfield

Abe Feller

Allen Garfield
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David Marshall Grant

Robert F. Kennedy

David Marshall Grant
Acting

Joe Grifasi

Gerald Walpin

Joe Grifasi
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Daniel Hugh Kelly

Congressman Neil Gallagher

Daniel Hugh Kelly
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Karen Ludwig

Ethel Rosenberg

Karen Ludwig
Acting

Novella Nelson

Second Annie Lee Moss

Novella Nelson
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Peter Maloney

Ray Kaplan

Peter Maloney
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Jeffrey Nordling

G. David Schine

Jeffrey Nordling
Acting

Fritz Weaver

Sen. Everett Dirksen

Fritz Weaver
Acting

Chuck Aber

Sen. John L. McClellan

Acting

Lamont Arnold

Male Nurse

Acting

Steve Aronson

Judge Kaufman

Acting

Bernard Canepari

New York Judge

Acting

Sam Coppola

Carmine Galante

Sam Coppola
Sound

Brandon Danziger

Young Roy Cohn

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Patricia Dunnock

Female Nurse

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David Early

Chauffeur

David Early
Acting

Fanni Green

Juror #9

Acting

Lance Lewman

Young Doctor

Lance Lewman
Acting

Larry John Meyers

Frank Raichle

Larry John Meyers
Acting

Zachary Mott

Sam Garfield

Acting

Marty Roppelt

German Reporter

Acting

Joe Petruzzi

Peter Frazer

Joe Petruzzi
Acting

Joseph Scoren

Milo Gandini

Joseph Scoren
Acting

John Seitz

Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens

John Seitz
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Jack Skelly

New York Waiter

Acting

Robin Thomas

Reporter

Robin Thomas
Acting

Daniel von Bargen

Clyde Tolson

Daniel von Bargen
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Don Wadsworth

English Reporter #2

Don Wadsworth
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Rick Warner

Robert Morgenthau Jr.

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Kate Young

French Reporter

Acting

Rik Billock

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Nikolai Bulganin

Self (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikolai Bulganin
Acting

Christopher Cussat

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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John W. Iwanonkiw

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw
Acting

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

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