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"America's Book of Secrets" The Drug Wars (TV Episode 2013) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Kevin Burns
W. Scott Goldie

Cast (in credits order)  

Jonathan Adams ... Self - Narrator (voice)
Darrell Issa ... Self - 49th Congressional District, CA (as Rep. Darrell Issa)
Jason Howerton ... Self - Journalist, The Blaze
Michael Levine ... Self - Former DEA Undercover Agent
Robert C. Bonner ... Self - Former DEA Administrator
Michael Isikoff ... Self - National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News
Charles Bowden ... Self - Author, Murder City
Jared Polis ... Self - 2nd Congressional District, CO (as Rep. Jared Polis)
Martin A. Lee ... Self - Author, Smoke Signals
Boyce Watkins ... Self - Professor, Syracuse University (as Boyce Watkins Ph.D.)
Robert David Steele ... Self - Former CIA Officer (as Robert Steele)
Webster Tarpley ... Self - Author & Conspiracy Theorist (as Webster G. Tarpley Ph.D.)
Russell Simmons ... Self - Chairman, Rush Communications
Celerino Castillo III ... Self - Former Sr. Special Agent, DEA
Jack Blum ... Self - Former Congressional Investigator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Aird ... Self - Narrator (voice)
Harry J. Anslinger ... Self - 1st Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (archive footage)
Arturo Sarukhán ... Self - Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (archive footage)
Count Basie ... Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
George Bush ... Self - 41st President of the United States (archive footage)
George W. Bush ... Self - 43rd President of the United States (archive footage)
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa ... Self - President of Mexico (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter ... Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage)
Bill Clinton ... Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage)
Ramon Guillen Davila ... Self - General, Venezuelan Guardia Nacional (archive footage)
Duke Ellington ... Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald ... Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage)
Vicente Fox ... Self - President of Mexico (archive footage)
Eugene Hasenfus ... Self - CIA Pilot (archive footage)
Michele Leonhart ... Self - Former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (archive footage)
Frank Lucas ... Self - Harlem Drug Kingpin (archive footage)
Ed Meese ... Self - US Attorney General (archive footage)
Vicente Zambada Niebla ... Self - Logistics Coordinator, Mexican Sinalo Cartel (archive footage)
Richard Nixon ... Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
Oliver North ... Self - National Security Council Deputy Director (archive footage) (as Lt. Col. Oliver North)
Barack Obama ... Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage)
Vang Pao ... Self - Leader of Royal Lao Army (archive footage) (as General Vang Pao)
Ronald Reagan ... Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage)
Barry Seal ... Self - Drug Trafficker (archive footage)
Brian Terry ... Self - Murdered ATF Agent (archive footage)
James Woolsey ... Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)
Eric Holder ... Self - Attorney General of the United States (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dorothy Short Dorothy Short ... Mary Lane (uncredited)

Produced by 

Kevin Burns ... executive producer
Gregory S. Cohan ... post producer
Frankie Glass ... supervising producer
W. Scott Goldie ... producer
Katie Raines ... associate producer
Shannon Schaefer ... line producer
Kim Sheerin ... co-executive producer
Janel Tamares ... associate producer
John Verhoff ... executive producer: H2

Editing by 

John Cason
Charles Donohoe ... (as CR Donohoe)
Victoria English
Titus Heard ... supervising editor

Production Management 

Sean B. Backus ... post production supervisor
Justin Bitton ... post production manager
Michelle Gorski ... production manager
Joe Lessard ... vp: production

Visual Effects by 

Lorcan Bradshaw ... visual effects artist
Patrick Connelly ... visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jonathan Grubbs ... assistant camera

Editorial Department 

Paul Arzoian ... dubber
Bryan Banks ... lead assistant editor
Cameron Loewenstein ... assistant editor
Alan Mackulin ... assistant editor
Rosa ... post production assistant

Music Department 

Tim Aarons ... music supervisor
Michael Phillips Keeley ... composer: additional music
Giuseppe Vasapolli ... composer: additional music

Additional Crew 

Ariel Alter ... research assistant
John Binder ... images courtesy of
Julian Cardona ... images courtesy of
Celerino Castillo III ... images courtesy of
Barry Dagestino ... clearance coordinator
Michael A. Graziano ... images courtesy of
Ruth Hanby ... researcher
Fatime Kaba ... programming coordinator
Mary Kochones ... vp: rights & clearances
Michael Levine ... images courtesy of
Frank Lucas ... images courtesy of
Natasha Neely ... publicist
Sam Newman ... production coordinator
Steven J. Peña ... business & legal affairs
Elias Savada ... footage courtesy of
Derek Thielges ... production assistant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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