Faerie Tale Theatre
“26 ways to live happily ever after.”
Overview
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Cast

Shelley Duvall
Narrator / Nightingale (voice) / Marie / Rapunzel / Self - Host / Snow White's Mother / Narrator (voice) / The Miller's Daughter

David McCharen
Guard #2 / Weird William / The Swallow / Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1 / Peasant #1 / Alfred / Out-of-Breath Prince / Royal Messenger
John Achorn
Pub Man / Surprised Guard / The Guard (uncredited) / Sailor (uncredited) / Comedian / Town Crier
Charlie Dell
Servant / Chef / The Page / Arturo

Donovan Scott
Herman Toad / Hendrix / The French Chef / Cubby Bear / Guest Interviewee
Lise Lang
Spot the Cow / Courtier / Young Lady at Ball
Ty Crowley
Gentleman At Ball / Courtier / Spot the Cow

Daniel Frishman
Boniface / Shoemaker / Herald
Patrick DeSantis
Sailor (uncredited) / Pub Man / Servant

Mark Blankfield
Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice) / Derrick Van Bummel / Edgar

Roy Dotrice
Peter Vanderdonk / The King

Paul Reubens
Guest Interviewee / Pinocchio
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Jean Stapleton
The Fairy Godmother / The Giantess

Bud Cort
Music Master / The Page

Paul Dooley
Father / The Miller

Eric Idle
Narrator (voice) / The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

René Auberjonois
King Ulrich / King Boris

Michael Richards
Vince / King Geoffrey

Anjelica Huston
Primrose / Marguerite

Tony Cox
Herald / Bubba

Vincent Price
The Magic Mirror / Narrator (voice)

Phil Fondacaro
Munchkin / Bernard

Jerry Hall
The Lady of the Harp / Pansy

Richard Libertini
King Murray / Jacob Grimm

Bridgette Andersen
Guest Interviewee / Gretel
John Salazar
Servant / Juggler

Pam Dawber
Pearl / Guest Interviewee

Jane Alden
Agricultural Princess / Arlene

Howie Mandel
Guest Interviewee / Wienerhead Waldo

Maysie Hoy
Red Fairy / Housekeeper

Hervé Villechaize
Guest Interviewee / Rumpelstiltskin

Ed Begley Jr.
Brom Dutcher / Wilhelm Grimm

Karen Black
Sea Witch / Guest Interviewee

Ian Abercrombie
The Royal Cobbler / Royal Cobbler

Dick Shawn
Guest Interviewee / Emperor

Brock Peters
Ogre / Guest Interviewee
Bobby Porter
The Goblin / Death Spirit

Barrie Ingham
Finance Minister / Tutor

Alfre Woodard
Self - Guest / Princess Lovinia

Joseph Maher
Narrator (voice) / Sultan

Sofia Coppola
Gwendolyn / Child (uncredited)

George Buza
Townsman (uncredited) / Townsperson

Dana Hill
Guest Interviewee / Princess Amanda

Brandis Kemp
Nadine Wolf (voice) / Mama Bear

Teri Garr
Princess / Self
Stan Wilson
The Voice of the Swallow (voice) / Jacques

Gary Schwartz
Headless Man / The Barrister Fish
Mitchel Evans
Horrible Man #2 / The Barrister Fish
Nathan Stein
Flower Court / The Mums

David Hemmings
Reindeer (voice) / Narrator (voice)

Pat Ast
2nd Slipper Contestant / Princess #1
Mimi Seaton
Princess #2 / Courtier

Nancy Lenehan
Maiden at Ball / Georgette
Peter Risch
Herald / Bruno

Rex Smith
Guest Interviewee / The Prince

Candy Clark
Queen Gwynneth / Candy

Gena Rowlands
Witch

Diane Ladd
Mother

Mick Jagger
The Emperor

Leonard Nimoy
The Evil Moroccan Magician

Howard Hesseman
King

Carole King
Goldilocks' Mother

Nancy Allen
Princess Elizabeth

Conchata Ferrell
Thumbelina's Mother

Elizabeth McGovern
Snow White

Peter MacNicol
Martin

Jennifer Beals
Cinderella

Stephen Furst
Peter

Art Carney
Morty

Max Wright
Prince Heinrick

Chris Penn
Will Tussenbrook

Jeff Bridges
Claude / Prince

Mary Steenburgen
Mary / Little Red Riding Hood

Katherine Helmond
Jack's Mother

Alex Karras
Papa Bear

James Coburn
The Gypsy

Jack Riley
Sexton / Deacon

Fred Willard
Paul

Frances Bay
Granny

Joan Collins
Stepmother / Witch

Matthew Broderick
Prince Henry

Dennis Christopher
Jack

Van Dyke Parks
The Musician

John Lithgow
Goldilocks' Father

Lainie Kazan
Sophia, the Blue Fairy

Edward James Olmos
Prime Minister

Roddy McDowall
Narrator (voice)

Bernadette Peters
Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie

John Vernon
Father

Elliott Gould
The Giant

Ned Beatty
The King

Tatum O'Neal
Goldilocks

Carl Reiner
Geppetto

Lesley Ann Warren
Jeanetta

George Dzundza
The Woodsman

Barbara Hershey
The Maid

Hoyt Axton
Forest Ranger

Jim Belushi
Mario

Christopher Reeve
Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'

Darrell Larson
Chris

Robin Williams
The Frog / Prince Robin

Beverly D'Angelo
Henbane

Roberta Maxwell
Queen Beatrice / Griselda

Sally Kellerman
Queen Natasha / Queen Farrah

Jack Fletcher
The Wizard

Harry Dean Stanton
Rip Van Winkle

Talia Shire
Wilma Van Winkle

Tim Conway
Mayoral Candidate

Helen Mirren
Princess Emilia

Treat Williams
Prince Andrew

Peter Weller
The Soldier

Ellen Barkin
Princess Henrietta

Mary Woronov
Governess

William Daniels
Narrator (voice)

Robert Carradine
Aladdin

Valerie Bertinelli
Princess Sabrina

Alan Arkin
Bo

Clive Revill
Prime Minister

Gregory Hines
Edgar, Miller's son

Ben Vereen
Puss in Boots
George Kirby
King Fortuitous

Eve Arden
The Stepmother

Edie McClurg
Bertha

Melissa Gilbert
Gerda

Lance Kerwin
Kay

Lee Remick
The Snow Queen

Lauren Hutton
The Lady of Summer

Billy Crystal
Larry

Doris Roberts
Mother Pig

Jeff Goldblum
Buck Wolf

Valerie Perrine
Tina

Christopher Lee
King Vladimir V

David Warner
Zandor, The Innkeeper

Frank Zappa
Attilla

Klaus Kinski
Beast

Susan Sarandon
Beauty

Vanessa Redgrave
The Evil Queen

Carrie Fisher
Thumbelina

William Katt
The Flower Prince

Burgess Meredith
Mr. Mole

Vincent Schiavelli
Priest

Liza Minnelli
Princess Alecia

Ricky Schroder
Hansel

Carol Kane
The 'Good' Fairy

Mako
Gardener / Minister

Mary Jackson
Grandmother

Linda Manz
Robber Girl

James Noble
King Rupert III

Tim Thomerson
Royal Advisor
Rae Allen
Aladdin's Mother

Ray Sharkey
Grand Vizier
Jay Abramowitz
Habibe

Martha Velez
Lady Servant
Bonnie Jefferies
Green Woman #1
Sandy Lenz
Green Woman #2
Marcia Gobel
Green Woman #3

Harry Benson
The Grandfather Clock
Sal Fondacaro
Munchkin
George Rossitto
Munchkin

Gil Cates Jr.
Pierrot the Macaw (voice)

Chao Li Chi
Gardener

Keye Luke
Imperial Doctor
Ellen Wakamatsu
First Lady of the Court
Susan Haruye
Second Lady of the Court

Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Emperor's Bodyguard

Alberto Isaac
Servant #1
Juana Escobar
Thai Dancer

Ron Rifkin
The Squire
Carol Smith
Yellow Fairy
Lynne Scott
Purple Fairy
Gene Varrone
Green Fairy

Lynn Tufeld
Orange Fairy

Lamont Johnson
Voice of Spot (voice)
Billy Bryan
The Hen Puppeteer

Tom Conti
Prince Richard

Beatrice Straight
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Tim Kazurinsky
Fool / Museum Guard

Pat McCormick
King Fredrico / Man in Museum
Diane Stilwell
Princess Rebecca

Vito Scotti
Antonio

Avery Schreiber
Boatman

Helena Kallianiotes
Gina

Don Novello
Narrator (voice)
John Pielmeier
The Field Mouse

Maryedith Burrell
The Beggar Woman

Lu Leonard
Mother Toad
Victoria Woodbeck
Flower Court

John Terlesky
Flower Court

Susan Ursitti
Flower Court

Michael Preston
The Huntsman
Lou Carry
Bertram

Billy Curtis
Barnaby

Kevin Thompson
Baldwin

Stephen Elliott
The Father

Jeff Corey
Father
Gary Springer
Older Brother
Roy Johns
The Mums

Albie Selznick
The Mums

Regis Parton
Grim Reaper (uncredited)

Larry Hankin
Mr. Bert Man
Richard Reicheg
Telephone Man
Will Porter
Guard #1 / Voice of the Tree
Catherine Young
Servant
Martha Ferris
Servant
Stewart Duvall
Guard

Vaughn Armstrong
Guard
Tony Van Bridge
Mr. Edward Fisher / Mayor

Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Willie / Lame Boy

Peter Blais
Julius Caesar Rat
Peter Boretski
Bernard the Necromancer
James Edmond
Alderman
Tom Harvey
Alderman
Kenneth Wickes
Alderman

Chris Wiggins
Alderman
Michael Fletcher
Townsperson
Graham Harley
Townsperson

Kay Hawtrey
Townsperson
Charles Hayter
Townsperson

Susannah Hoffmann
Townsperson
Christopher Kelk
Townsperson
Araby Lockhart
Townsperson
Monroe Sheppard
Coachman
Nancy Omi
1st Slipper Contestant

John Schuck
Farmer
Fuddle Bagley
Bootmaker
Stan Haze
Coachman

Darrow Igus
Peasant #2

Milton Murrill
Peasant #3
Rod Gist
Elder Brother

Fitz Houston
Middle Brother

Georgia Brown
Maggie

Taylor Negron
Soldier
Harry Frazier
Pub Man

Lyman Ward
Pub Man
Tim Maier
Courtier

Timothy Dalton
Narrator (voice)

Julian Chagrin
The General (uncredited)

Severn Darden
Farmer Silas

Jim Staahl
Palace Guard

Michael Tucci
Lionel
Danny Rothmuller
Cellist

Maurice LaMarche
Mockingbird Maurice

Jackie Vernon
Phlegmatic Jack

Hunter Carson
Little Rip

Albert Hague
Nicholas Vedder

Glenn Withrow
Harpoon Crew Member

Brian Dennehy
King Neptune / Narrator (voice)

Malcolm McDowell
Reginald Von Lupin / The Wolf / Narrator (voice)

James Earl Jones
Genie / Narrator (voice)

John P. Ryan
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)

Donna McKechnie
Anemone

Laraine Newman
Coral

Guy Boyd
The Captain
Geoff Hoyle
First Mate
Carinthia West
Charlotte
Shawn Erler
Boy on the Beach

Starr Andreeff
Dinetta

Laura Harrington
Coretta

Sachi Parker
Loretta
Viveca Parker
Musetta
Lora Staley
Wanetta

Zelda Rubinstein
The Old Woman

Murphy Dunne
Steward
Jim Thompson
Dancing Prince
Joseph R. McKee
Dancing Prince
Randy Allaire
Dancing Prince
Bill Purdy
Dancing Prince
Bill Prudich
Dancing Prince
Jeff Gysin
Dancing Prince

Don McManus
Townsperson
- Country
- United States
- Rating source
- TMDB
- Keywords
- #anthology, #faerie tale theatre, #fairy tale, #magic















