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Blind Ambition is a four-part American miniseries that aired on CBS from May 20, 1979 to May 23, 1979 focusing on the Watergate coverup and based on the memoirs of former White House counsel John Dean and his wife Maureen.
Original Release
05/20/1979 on CBS
US Release
05/20/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Sheen | John Dean |
| Michael Callan | Charles Colson |
| William Daniels | G. Gordon Liddy |
| Clifford David | Fielding / Fred Fielding |
| Ed Flanders | Charles Shaffer |
| Christopher Guest | Jeb Stuart Magruder |
| Graham Jarvis | John Ehrlichman |
| Gerald S. O'Loughlin | John J. 'Jack' Caufield / John J. Caufield |
| Alan Oppenheimer | George Simonson |
| Lawrence Pressman | H.R. Haldeman |
Directors
Writers
Maureen Dean, Stanley R. Greenberg, John Dean, Taylor Branch
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Sheen | John Dean |
| Michael Callan | Charles Colson |
| William Daniels | G. Gordon Liddy |
| Clifford David | Fielding / Fred Fielding |
| Ed Flanders | Charles Shaffer |
| Christopher Guest | Jeb Stuart Magruder |
| Graham Jarvis | John Ehrlichman |
| Gerald S. O'Loughlin | John J. 'Jack' Caufield / John J. Caufield |
| Alan Oppenheimer | George Simonson |
| Lawrence Pressman | H.R. Haldeman |
| John Randolph | John Mitchell |
| Peter Mark Richman | Robert Mardian |
| James Sloyan | Ronald Ziegler |
| Rip Torn | Richard M. Nixon |
| William Windom | Richard Kleindienst |
| Theresa Russell | Maureen Dean |
| William Schallert | Herbert Kalmbach |
| Jenny O'Hara | Liz Garfield |
| K Callan | Mrs. Kleindienst |
| Fred Grandy | Donald Segretti |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Susskind | Executive Producer |
| Renée Valente | Producer |
| Ronald H. Gilbert | Producer |
| Diana Kerew | Producer |
| George Schaefer | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
