Directed by:
Richard T. HeffronCinematography:
Hanania BaerComposer:
Craig SafanCast:
Martin Sheen, Roxanne Hart, Stan Shaw, Joe Seneca, Cicely Tyson, James Avery, Brett Cullen, Conchata Ferrell, James Handy, John McLiam, Dey Young (more)Plots(1)
Based on a true story, the made-for-television Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story is the tale of a Washington, DC-based Vietnam veteran (Martin Sheen) who fights for America's homeless by staging hunger strikes and battling with various government agencies, eventually winning the attention of several city officials. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Martin Sheen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/570/162570862_332aa0.jpg)
Martin Sheen
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Departed (2006)
![Roxanne Hart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901404_9bd4a6.jpg)
Roxanne Hart
USA
Best movies:
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The Verdict (1982)
Salomé (2013)
![Stan Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444277_6fb3a2.jpg)
Stan Shaw
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
![Cicely Tyson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/934/162934044_c96618.jpg)
Cicely Tyson
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Roots (1977) (series)
![James Avery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188225_289b19.gif)
James Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Blues Brothers (1980)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
![Brett Cullen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/883/163883238_381987.jpg)
Brett Cullen
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Joker (2019)
Apollo 13 (1995)
![Conchata Ferrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273810_c4dfd1.jpg)
Conchata Ferrell
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
True Romance (1993)
![James Handy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/342/162342703_d051ef.jpg)
James Handy
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Verdict (1982)
![John McLiam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000394_9c6322.jpg)
John McLiam
Canada
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
First Blood (1982)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Dey Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273757_18cac3.jpg)
Dey Young
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Starke Zeiten (1988)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Patrik Baldauff
USA
Best movies:
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)
Blaze (1989)
Timestalkers (1987) (TV movie)
![Tim Russ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/772/162772342_61c14f.png)
Tim Russ
USA
Best movies:
Crossroads (1986)
Die Hard 4.0 (2007)
Bird (1988)
![Ron Canada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273931_38e9ed.jpg)
Ron Canada
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
The United States of Leland (2003)
![Jordan Charney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000156_153494.gif)
Jordan Charney
USA
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Frances (1982)
Network (1976)
![Gene Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/402/160402694_d32538.jpg)
Gene Ross
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
The Goonies (1985)
![Ted Hartley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/709/160709798_0513b0.jpg)
Ted Hartley
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
A Late Quartet (2012)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
![Janet Carroll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/836/160836413_b84d83.gif)
Janet Carroll
USA
Best movies:
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Talent for the Game (1991)
![Guy Boyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336831_115f28.jpg)
Guy Boyd
USA
Best movies:
Jagged Edge (1985)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)
Flashpoint (1984)
![John Wesley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/874/161874555_f7850e.jpg)
John Wesley
USA
Best movies:
Animatrix (2003)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)