How Disney Built America The Birth of Mickey (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

How Disney Built America

The Birth of Mickey (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

A struggling cartoon studio creates one of the most recognizable characters in the world. Mickey Mouse begins as a pencil sketch, and through a long journey becomes an American icon, and the foundation of an iconic media empire.

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38 cast members

Name	Known for
Jason Griffith Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Jason Gaignard Walt Disney Walt Disney See fewer	Witnesses (2021)
Derek Kealy Roy Disney Roy Disney See fewer	F2: Forensic Factor (2003)
Emily Cole Lillian Disney Lillian Disney See fewer	Chimera (XVIII)
Ted Charette Ub Iwerks (as Edward Charette) Ub Iwerks (as Edward Charette) See fewer	Black Mirror (2011)
Anthony Botelho Charles Mintz Charles Mintz See fewer	Wrong Station (2016)
Evan Sokolowski Writer 1 Writer 1 See fewer	Forget-Me-Not (2017)
Hunter Collins Writer 2 Writer 2 See fewer	Grandma Martha (2023)
Dax Lough Delivery Man Delivery Man See fewer	Battle for the Western Front (2022)
Jeffrey Barnes Self - Author, 'The Wisdom of Walt' Self - Author, 'The Wisdom of Walt' See fewer	The Enchanted Secrets of Disneyland Vol 1 (2016)
Dan Becker Self - Content Creator Self - Content Creator See fewer	Defunctland (2017)
Bethanee Bemis Self - Smithsonian Institution Self - Smithsonian Institution See fewer	The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)
Dave Bossert Self - Former Disney Creative Director Self - Former Disney Creative Director See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Douglas Brinkley Self Self See fewer	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Demi Chen Self - Former Disney Animation Production Supervisor Self - Former Disney Animation Production Supervisor See fewer	Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Jim Fanning Self - Historian and Author, 'The Disney Book' Self - Historian and Author, 'The Disney Book' See fewer	D23: Secrets, Celebrations and More! (2009)
Dawn Fratini Self - Lecturer of Film Studies, Chapman University Self - Lecturer of Film Studies, Chapman University See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)
Jake S. Friedman Self - Author and Animation Historian Self - Author and Animation Historian See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Artel Great Self - Professor of Cinema, San Francisco State University Self - Professor of Cinema, San Francisco State University See fewer	Love Like Winter (2020)
Carmenita Higginbotham Self - Dean, Virginia Commonwealth University Self - Dean, Virginia Commonwealth University See fewer	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
Greg Jackson Self - Host, 'History That Doesn't Suck' Self - Host, 'History That Doesn't Suck' See fewer	History That Doesn't Suck (2017)
Mindy Johnson Self - Historian and Author, 'Ink & Paint' Self - Historian and Author, 'Ink & Paint' See fewer	Ink & Paint
Jack Kendall Self - Content Creator Self - Content Creator See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)
Jonathan Kuntz Self - Film Historian, UCLA Self - Film Historian, UCLA See fewer	Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
David Lesjak Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)
Sarah Nilsen Self - Professor of Film History, The University of Vermont Self - Professor of Film History, The University of Vermont See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)
Edward T. O'Donnell Self - Historian, College of the Holy Cross Self - Historian, College of the Holy Cross See fewer	The Great War (2024)
René Alexander Orquiza Jr. Self - Associate Professor of History and Classics, Providence College Self - Associate Professor of History and Classics, Providence College See fewer	How Disney Built America (2024)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Self - Professor of History, The New School Self - Professor of History, The New School See fewer	Your Bleeped Up Brain (2013)
Adam Richman Self - Author and TV Host Self - Author and TV Host See fewer	Stalking the Bogeyman (2023)
Tom Sito Self - Historian and Former Disney Animator Self - Historian and Former Disney Animator See fewer	Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Steven Watts Self - Author, 'The Magic Kingdom' Self - Author, 'The Magic Kingdom' See fewer	King of Cool (2021)
Don Wildman Self - Host, 'American History Hit' Self - Host, 'American History Hit' See fewer	American History Hit (I) (2022)
Sammy Allouba Store Owner (uncredited) Store Owner (uncredited) See fewer	Stille Stadt (2015)
Jack Leslie Hunter Amusements Manufacturer (uncredited) Amusements Manufacturer (uncredited) See fewer	Save the Cats (2021)
Al Jolson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Charles A. Lindbergh Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)