Blind Ambition 44 years old

A four-part miniseries focusing on the Watergate coverup based on the memoirs of former White House counsel John Dean and his wife Maureen.

Credits

Rip Torn
Rip Torn

Richard M. Nixon

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen

John Dean

Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer

George Simonson

Ed Flanders
Ed Flanders

Charles Shaffer

Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman

H.R. Haldeman

William Daniels
William Daniels

G. Gordon Liddy

Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 48 , 88 years old when he died as Richard M. Nixon
Martin Sheen He was 38 , now 83 years old as John Dean
Alan Oppenheimer He was 49 , now 94 years old as George Simonson
Ed Flanders He was 44 , 60 years old when he died as Charles Shaffer
Lawrence Pressman He was 39 , now 84 years old as H.R. Haldeman
William Daniels He was 52 , now 97 years old as G. Gordon Liddy
William Windom He was 55 , 32 years old when he died as Richard Kleindienst
Gerald S. O'Loughlin He was 57 , 93 years old when he died as John J. Caufield
Christopher Guest He was 31 , now 76 years old as Jeb Stuart Magruder
Michael Callan He was 43 , now 88 years old as Charles Colson
Theresa Russell She was 22 , now 67 years old as Maureeen Dean
James Sloyan He was 39 , now 84 years old as Ronald Ziegler
Clifford David He was 40 , 79 years old when he died as Fred Fielding
Peter Mark Richman He was 52 , now 97 years old as Robert Mardian
Graham Jarvis He was 48 , 72 years old when he died as John Ehrlichman
John Randolph He was 63 , 88 years old when he died as John Mitchell

Crew

Name Job title
Stanley R. Greenberg Writing He was 51 , 74 years old when he died Writer
George Schaefer Directing He was 58 , 60 years old when he died Director
Blind Ambition (44 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1979-05-20
  • Runtime: [120] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4