Shows

The Dick Cavett Show

Schedule

Mon 9:00PM ET
George Bush, Edmund Muskie, Gloria Swanson, and Vincent J. Carey
On The Dick Cavett Show, George Bush discusses the United Nation Resolution which expelled Nationalist China in 1971, Edmund Muskie talks about American politics and his potential bid for president, Gloria Swanson reveals why she walked out of the Broadway show Lenny, and Vincent J. Carey explains the ideology of the Right to Life Party.
Tue 9:00PM ET
Charlton Heston, Jim Bouton, and Michael Crichton
On The Dick Cavett Show, Jim Bouton talks about his controversial book Ball Four, Charlton Heston reveals who plays the voice of God in The Ten Commandments, and Michael Crichton discusses his non-fiction book, Five Patients, about hospital treatment.
Wed 9:00PM ET
Paul Simon, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Marcel Marceau
On The Dick Cavett Show, Paul Simon discusses musical inspiration after success, Mickey Mantle and Whitney Ford reminisce on baseball, and Marcel Marceau demonstrates the art of pantomime.
Thu 9:00PM ET
Governor Ronald Reagan, Bob Newhart, and James Wong Howe
On The Dick Cavett Show, Ronald Reagan discusses conservation, Bob Newhart quips about filming Catch-22, and James Wong Howe talks about seeing Greta Garbo come to life when the camera rolls. Dick Cavett also introduces a scene from the Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera which James Wong Howe served as cameraman.
Fri 9:00PM ET
Sammy Davis Jr., Anissa Jones, and Garrick Ohlsson
On The Dick Cavett Show, Sammy Davis Jr. does impressions of Jimmy Stewart, Laurence Olivier, and Willie Best, Anissa Jones talks Family Affair and disliking her freckles, and Garrick Ohlsson discusses what makes a good piano.
Mon 9:00PM ET
Lily Tomlin and Tom Hanks
On The Dick Cavett Show, Lily Tomlin does Trudy the Bag Lady and remembers walking out on Dick Cavett's show. Then, Tom Hanks discusses working with Jackie Gleason on Nothing In Common and a dangerous stunt he did on Splash.