Los Angeles Plays Itself Cast and Crew

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Plot: From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath

Release Date: Wednesday, July 28 2004
20 years ago

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Cast

Encke King. Encke King was >> in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ben Alexander. Ben Alexander would have been no older than 58 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, May 27 1911 –
Died: Sat, Jul 05 1969

Jim Backus. Jim Backus would have been no older than 76 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 25 1913 –
Died: Mon, Jul 03 1989

Brenda Bakke. Brenda Bakke was 41 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 15 1963

Barbara O. Jones. Barbara O. Jones was 78 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 12 1925

Gene Barry. Gene Barry was 85 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 14 1919 –
Died: Wed, Dec 09 2009

Richard Basehart. Richard Basehart would have been no older than 70 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 13 1914 –
Died: Mon, Sep 17 1984

Hugh Beaumont. Hugh Beaumont would have been no older than 73 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 16 1909 –
Died: Fri, May 14 1982

William Bendix. William Bendix would have been no older than 58 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 14 1906 –
Died: Mon, Dec 14 1964

Ann Blyth. Ann Blyth was 75 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 16 1928

Jim Bouton. Jim Bouton was 65 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 08 1939 –
Died: Wed, Jul 10 2019

Grand L. Bush. Grand L. Bush was 48 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 24 1955

James Cagney. James Cagney would have been no older than 86 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1899 –
Died: Sun, Mar 30 1986

Lon Chaney Jr.. Lon Chaney Jr. would have been no older than 67 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 10 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jul 12 1973

John Considine. John Considine was 69 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 02 1935

Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby was 67 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 12 1937

Robert Culp. Robert Culp was 73 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 16 1930 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2010

Howard Duff. Howard Duff would have been no older than 76 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 24 1913 –
Died: Sun, Jul 08 1990

Deanna Durbin. Deanna Durbin was 82 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 04 1921 –
Died: Sat, Apr 20 2013

Mark Frechette. Mark Frechette would have been no older than 27 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 04 1947 –
Died: Sat, Sep 27 1975

John Garfield. John Garfield would have been no older than 39 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 04 1913 –
Died: Wed, May 21 1952

Ben Gazzara. Ben Gazzara was 73 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 28 1930 –
Died: Fri, Feb 03 2012

Bruce Glover. Bruce Glover was 72 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, May 02 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 12 2025

Marjoe Gortner. Marjoe Gortner was 60 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 14 1944

James Griffith. James Griffith would have been no older than 77 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 13 1916 –
Died: Fri, Sep 17 1993

Daria Halprin. Daria Halprin was 55 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 30 1948

Oliver Hardy. Oliver Hardy would have been no older than 65 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Ollie (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 18 1892 –
Died: Wed, Aug 07 1957

Jean Harlow. Jean Harlow would have been no older than 26 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 03 1911 –
Died: Mon, Jun 07 1937

Bob Hope. Bob Hope would have been no older than 100 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, May 29 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jul 27 2003

Lauren Hutton. Lauren Hutton was 60 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 17 1943

Henry Jaglom. Henry Jaglom was 66 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 26 1938

David Janssen. David Janssen would have been no older than 48 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 27 1931 –
Died: Wed, Feb 13 1980

Peter Jason. Peter Jason was 60 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 22 1944 –
Died: Thu, Feb 20 2025

Roy Jenson. Roy Jenson was 77 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1927 –
Died: Fri, Apr 27 2007

Jack Klugman. Jack Klugman was 82 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 27 1922 –
Died: Mon, Dec 24 2012

Alan Ladd. Alan Ladd would have been no older than 50 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 03 1913 –
Died: Wed, Jan 29 1964

Stan Laurel. Stan Laurel would have been no older than 74 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Stan (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 16 1890 –
Died: Tue, Feb 23 1965

Al Leong. Al Leong was 51 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1952

Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis was 78 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 16 1926 –
Died: Sun, Aug 20 2017

Gary Lockwood. Gary Lockwood was 67 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 21 1937

Perry Lopez. Perry Lopez was 75 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 22 1929 –
Died: Thu, Feb 14 2008

Lyle Lovett. Lyle Lovett was 46 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 01 1957

Fred MacMurray. Fred MacMurray would have been no older than 83 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 30 1908 –
Died: Tue, Nov 05 1991

Guy Madison. Guy Madison would have been no older than 74 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 19 1922 –
Died: Tue, Feb 06 1996

Joe Mantell. Joe Mantell was 88 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 21 1915 –
Died: Wed, Sep 29 2010

Matt McCoy. Matt McCoy was 46 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 20 1958

Ralph Meeker. Ralph Meeker would have been no older than 67 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 21 1920 –
Died: Fri, Aug 05 1988

Sal Mineo. Sal Mineo would have been no older than 37 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 10 1939 –
Died: Thu, Feb 12 1976

Harry Morgan. Harry Morgan was 89 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 10 1915 –
Died: Wed, Dec 07 2011

Robert Morley. Robert Morley would have been no older than 84 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 26 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jun 03 1992

Robert Morse. Robert Morse was 73 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, May 18 1931 –
Died: Wed, Apr 20 2022

Tom Neal. Tom Neal would have been no older than 58 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 28 1914 –
Died: Mon, Aug 07 1972

Lloyd Nolan. Lloyd Nolan would have been no older than 83 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 11 1902 –
Died: Fri, Sep 27 1985

Edmond O'Brien. Edmond O'Brien would have been no older than 69 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 10 1915 –
Died: Thu, May 09 1985

Carroll O'Connor. Carroll O'Connor would have been no older than 76 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 02 1924 –
Died: Thu, Jun 21 2001

Belinda Palmer. Belinda Palmer was >> in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Katherine in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jürgen Prochnow. Jürgen Prochnow was 63 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 10 1941

Tony Roberts. Tony Roberts was 64 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 22 1939 –
Died: Fri, Feb 07 2025

Cliff Robertson. Cliff Robertson was 80 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 09 1923 –
Died: Sat, Sep 10 2011

Mitchell Ryan. Mitchell Ryan was 70 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 11 1934 –
Died: Fri, Mar 04 2022

Ann Savage. Ann Savage was 83 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Vera in Detour (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 19 1921 –
Died: Thu, Dec 25 2008

Zachary Scott. Zachary Scott would have been no older than 51 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 21 1914 –
Died: Sun, Oct 03 1965

Paolo Seganti. Paolo Seganti was 40 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1964

James Stacy. James Stacy was 67 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 23 1936 –
Died: Fri, Sep 09 2016

Madeleine Stowe. Madeleine Stowe was 45 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 18 1958

David Strathairn. David Strathairn was 55 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 26 1949

Gloria Swanson. Gloria Swanson would have been no older than 84 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 27 1899 –
Died: Mon, Apr 04 1983

William Talman. William Talman would have been no older than 53 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 04 1915 –
Died: Fri, Aug 30 1968

Larenz Tate. Larenz Tate was 28 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 08 1975

George Tobias. George Tobias would have been no older than 78 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 14 1901 –
Died: Wed, Feb 27 1980

Lana Turner. Lana Turner would have been no older than 74 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 08 1921 –
Died: Thu, Jun 29 1995

Diane Venora. Diane Venora was 51 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Justine in Heat (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 10 1952

John Vernon. John Vernon was 72 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 24 1932 –
Died: Tue, Feb 01 2005

Craig Wasson. Craig Wasson was 50 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 15 1954

Keenen Ivory Wayans. Keenen Ivory Wayans was 46 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 08 1958

Jack Webb. Jack Webb would have been no older than 62 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1982

Raquel Welch. Raquel Welch was 63 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Michele in Flareup (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 05 1940 –
Died: Wed, Feb 15 2023

James Whitmore. James Whitmore was 82 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 01 1921 –
Died: Fri, Feb 06 2009

Cornel Wilde. Cornel Wilde would have been no older than 77 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 13 1912 –
Died: Mon, Oct 16 1989

Mykelti Williamson. Mykelti Williamson was 47 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 04 1957

Jonathan Winters. Jonathan Winters was 78 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 11 1925 –
Died: Thu, Apr 11 2013

Natalie Wood. Natalie Wood would have been no older than 43 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 20 1938 –
Died: Sun, Nov 29 1981

Jenny Wright. Jenny Wright was 42 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 23 1962

Burt Young. Burt Young was 64 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 30 1940 –
Died: Sun, Oct 08 2023

Darrell Zwerling. Darrell Zwerling was 75 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 09 1928 –
Died: Fri, Apr 11 2014

Kurt Russell. Kurt Russell was 53 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 17 1951

Crew

Thom Andersen. Thom Andersen was >> in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Director, Writer, Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Deborah Stratman. Deborah Stratman was 37 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1967

Peter Bo Rappmund. Peter Bo Rappmund was 24 in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Editor, Editorial Services'

Birthday: Mon, Oct 08 1979

Adam R. Levine. Adam R. Levine was >> in Los Angeles Plays Itself as 'Editorial Services'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday