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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ken Burns

Writing Credits  

Geoffrey C. Ward ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Jack Johnson Jack Johnson ... Self (archive footage)
Keith David ... Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson ... Jack Johnson (voice)
Adam Arkin ... Other Voices (voice)
Philip Bosco ... Other Voices (voice)
Kevin Conway ... Other Voices (voice)
Brian Cox ... Other Voices (voice)
John Cullum ... Other Voices (voice)
Murphy Guyer ... Other Voices (voice)
Ed Harris ... Other Voices (voice)
Derek Jacobi ... Other Voices (voice)
Carl Lumbly ... Other Voices (voice)
Amy Madigan ... Other Voices (voice)
Carolyn McCormick ... Other Voices (voice)
Joe Morton ... Other Voices (voice)
Alan Rickman ... Other Voices (voice)
Studs Terkel ... Other Voices (voice)
Jack Thompson ... Other Voices (voice)
Billy Bob Thornton ... Other Voices (voice)
Courtney B. Vance ... Other Voices (voice)
Eli Wallach ... Other Voices (voice)
Jeffrey Wright ... Other Voices (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage)
Tommy Burns Tommy Burns ... Self (archive footage)
Lucille Cameron Lucille Cameron ... Self (archive footage)
James J. Corbett ... Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch ... Self
Gerald Early ... Self
W.C. Heinz W.C. Heinz ... Self
James J. Jeffries ... Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones ... Self
Stanley Ketchel Stanley Ketchel ... Self (archive footage)
Joe Louis ... Self (archive footage)
Jack Newfield Jack Newfield ... Self
George Plimpton ... Self
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Randy Roberts ... Self
Bert Sugar ... Self
John L. Sullivan ... Self (archive footage)
Jess Willard Jess Willard ... Self (archive footage)

Produced by 

Paul Barnes ... producer
Pam Tubridy Baucom ... coordinating producer
Ken Burns ... producer
David Schaye ... producer
Susanna Steisel ... associate producer

Music by 

Wynton Marsalis

Cinematography by 

Stephen McCarthy
Buddy Squires

Editing by 

Paul Barnes
Erik Ewers

Sound Department 

Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Ryan Gifford ... assistant sound editor
Sean Huff ... sound effects editor
George A. Lara ... foley mixer
John Osborne ... sound
Brenda Ray ... sound
Dominick Tavella ... re-recording mixer
Daniel Ward ... assistant sound editor

Special Effects by 

Dalton Delan ... executive in charge of production: WETA

Editorial Department 

Tyler Cote ... post-production intern
Melanie Cunningham ... post-production assistant
Sean Huff ... assistant editor
Liz Seru ... post-production intern
Margaret Shepardson-Legere ... post-production assistant
Danielle L. Statuto ... intern (as Danielle Statuto)
Daniel J. White ... assistant editor
John Dowdell ... hd colorist (uncredited)

Music Department 

Wessell Anderson ... musician: saxophone
Paul Barnes ... music producer
Ken Burns ... music producer
ELEW ... musician: piano (as Eric Lewis)
Andy Farber ... music arranger
Wycliffe Gordon ... musician: trombone and tuba
Delfeayo Marsalis ... music producer
Wynton Marsalis ... musician: trumpet
Anthony J. Resta ... musician
Jacob Ribicoff ... music editor
Reginald Veal ... musician: bass

Additional Crew 

Jessie Anderson ... production intern
Dewey Blanton ... publicist: WETA
Tim Clark ... program advisor
Bob De Flores ... film archive
Dayton Duncan ... program advisor
Julie Dunfey ... program advisor
Gerald Early ... program advisor
Andy Farber ... transcriber
Greg French ... archive materials
Jim Johnston ... archive materials
William Leuchtenburg ... program advisor (as William E. Leuchtenberg)
Bill Loughman ... archive materials
Lynn Novick ... program advisor
Katherine O'Toole ... editing intern
Tricia Reidy ... program advisor
Herlin Riley ... drums & percussion
Randy Roberts ... program advisor
Sharon Rockefeller ... president and ceo: WETA
Jeffrey T. Sammons ... program advisor
Kevin Smith ... archive materials
David M. Thompson ... project director: WETA (as David Thompson)
Fred Udell ... production assistant
Rosalind P. Walter ... additional funding
Geoffrey C. Ward ... senior creative consultant
Delmar Watson ... archive materials
Elizabeth Waybright ... production intern

Thanks 

Michael Balabuch ... extra special thanks
Tom Bodett ... extra special thanks
Sarah Botstein ... extra special thanks
Tom Bower ... extra special thanks
Lee Philip Brumbaugh ... extra special thanks
Carol Butler ... extra special thanks
David Davis ... extra special thanks (as Dave Davis)
Mike DeLisa ... special thanks
Greg French ... extra special thanks
Dennis Haysbert ... extra special thanks
Peg Holmes ... extra special thanks
Jim Johnston ... extra special thanks
Gene Jones ... extra special thanks
Bill Loughman ... extra special thanks
Patrick Maschio ... extra special thanks
Dave Meichsner ... special thanks
Craig Mellish ... extra special thanks
Peter Miller ... extra special thanks
Albert Murray ... extra special thanks
Jack Newfield ... extra special thanks
Joyce Carol Oates ... extra special thanks
Brock Peters ... extra special thanks
Larry Pine ... extra special thanks
George Plimpton ... extra special thanks / film dedicated to
Allen Reuben ... extra special thanks
Kevin Smith ... extra special thanks

See also

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

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