The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
The story of the doctor who faced charges of conspiracy after he assisted John Wilkes Booth by setting his broken leg after he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
The story
The story of the doctor who faced charges of conspiracy after he assisted John Wilkes Booth by setting his broken leg after he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Cast
Dennis WeaverDr. Samuel A. Mudd
Susan SullivanFrances Mudd
Richard DysartEdwin Stanton
Michael McGuireCapt. Murdock
Nigel DavenportColonel George Grenfell
Arthur HillGeneral Thomas Ewing
Larry LarsonRiggins Thorpe
Mary Nell SantacroceEllen Stanton
Clarence ThomasNathaniel
Teddy MilfordAndrew Mudd at Age 6
Angela TullySissy Mudd at Age 4
Ryan GradyThomas Mudd at Age 3
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Bill GribbleTyler / John Wilkes Booth
Luke HalpinTyson / David Herrold
Terry BeaverUnion Sergeant
Sean Ahern1st Union Soldier
Roy TatumLt. Lovett
Don KovacsOfficer Lloyd
Lawrence MontaigneJudge Holt
Harold BergmanUndersecretary
Fred CovingtonAttorney Lake
Joe DorseyGen. Edward Trafe
Jim PeckGen. Harris
Greg OliverLouis Weichmann
Bill EudalyDaniel Thomas
Don DevendorfGeorge Mudd
Tony KishWilliam Watson
Wallace WilkinsonD.C. Prison Guard
Anthony EdenfieldEscaped Prisoner
Jere Beery3rd Guard
Kent StephensZachary
Stuart CulpepperBoone
Mark RandAndrew Mudd at Age 9
Melonie MartinSissy Mudd at Age 7
Earl MillerThomas Mudd at Age 6
David HamiltonSam Jr. at Age 4
Richard AndrewDr. Anthony Ellis
Dan ChandlerMaster Sergeant
Richard Reiner6th Guard
Don Ferguson4th Soldier
Jack Norhanian5th Guard
Pat Hurley1st Patient
Skip FosterDeCampo
Charles KaufmanJones
Tommy LaneCapt. Longheart
Bill HindmanPresident Andrew Johnson
George De VriesWaters
Ilse EarlScreaming Woman
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