P.T. Barnum (1999)

This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Cast (48)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Beau Bridges

P.T. Barnum

Jordan Bridges

Young P.T. Barnum

Cynthia Dale

Charity

N

Natalie Radford

Young Charity

George Hamilton

Francis Olmsted

Henry Czerny

Greenwood

Charles Martin Smith

Beach

Josh Ryan Evans

(General) Tom Thumb

R.H. Thomson

James Anthony Bailey

Art Kitching

Samuel Hurd

Stephanie Morgenstern

Nancy (Fish)

Serge Houde

John Genin

Isabelle Cyr

Caroline (Barnum)

Bruce Dinsmore

David Thompson

Victoria Sanchez

Helen (Barnum)

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Pauline

Alain Goulem

Nathan Seely

Howard Ryshpan

James Heath

A

Alan Legros

Jamison

Jayne Heitmeyer

Jenny Lind

Harry Standjofski

Duncan

Lorena Gale

Joice Heth

M

Mark Camacho

Levi Lyman

H

Harry Hill

Deacon Peale

David Francis

Edward Everret

Philip Akin

Jeremiah

Michel Perron

R.W. Lindsay

Larry Day

John Mackie

Victoria Barkoff

Charity's Mother

B

Brody the Bear

Grizzly Adams Grizzly Bear

Alex Bisping

Fedders

Caesar the Lion

Circus Lion

Mark Ellis

Niven

Dawn Ford

Mother

J

Julia Garland

Miss Stratton

P

Patrick Keating

Pat

B

Boris Khodorkovsky

Musician

S

Sweeney MacArthur

Royal Guard

F

F. Braun McAsh

John Baldwin

Joel McNichol

Young Man

Howard Rosenstein

Dr. William Buchtel

Dennis St John

Beefeater

Carole B. Thomas

Waldmere Maid

Max Walker

Barnums Paperboy

J

Jeff Watson

Grizzly Adams

T

Tosca Zoppe

Equestrian Ballerina

G

Gabriel Darveau

Extra (uncredited)

A

Annabelle Torsein

Lady Making Purchase (uncredited)

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