Won't You Be My Neighbor?
A little kindness makes a world of difference.
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
Director
Cast
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Margaret Whitmer
TV Producer
Tom Junod
Journalist and Fred's Friend
Joanne Rogers
Fred's Wife
Jim Rogers
Fred's Son
Max King
Fred's Biographer
Hedda Sharapan
Child Development Advisor
Betty Seamans
Actress / Mrs. McFeely
Junlei Li
Fred Rogers Center Co-director
Joe Negri
Actor / Handyman Negri
David Newell
Actor / Mr. McFeely
Bill Isler
Fred's Colleague and Friend
John Rogers
Fred's Son
Elaine Crozier
Fred's Sister
George Wirth
Pastor and Fred's Friend
David Bianculli
Television Critic
Yo-Yo Ma
Musician and Fred's Friend
François Clemmons
Actor / Officer Clemmons
Nick Tallo
Floor Manager
Susan Stamberg
Journalist
Howard Erlanger
Jeff Erlanger's Father
Pam Erlanger
Jeff Erlanger's Mother
Meara Malmberg
Child
Major Hawbaker Manask
Child
Arielle Jae Rudd
Child
Deisy Garcia
Child
Eleanor Way
Child
Lynden Liu
Child
Mason Gloria
Child
Lincoln Howell
Child
Ayden Soria
Child
McColm Cephas Jr.
Child
Sophie Seifert
Child
Fred Rogers
TV Host (archive footage)
Josie Carey
TV Host (archive footage)
Margaret McFarland
Child Psychologist (archive footage)
Ralph Ellison
Writer (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Politician (archive footage)
John O. Pastore
Politician (archive footage)
Betty Aberlin
Lady Aberlin (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Politician (archive footage)
Lorin Hollander
Musician (archive footage)
Christa McAuliffe
Teacher and Astronaut (archive footage)
Eddie Murphy
Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
David Letterman
TV Host (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
TV Host (archive footage)
Tom Snyder
TV Host (archive footage)
Jeff Erlanger
(archive footage)
Koko
(archive footage)
Brian Kilmeade
TV Host (archive footage)
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