Won't You Be My Neighbor?

A little kindness makes a world of difference.

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

Margaret Whitmer

(Self - TV Producer)

Tom Junod

(Self - Journalist and Fred's Friend)

Joanne Rogers

(Self - Fred's Wife)

Jim Rogers

(Self - Fred's Son)

Max King

(Self - Fred's Biographer)

Hedda Sharapan

(Self - Child Development Advisor)

Betty Seamans

(Self - Actress / Mrs. McFeely)

Junlei Li

(Self - Fred Rogers Center Co-director)

Joe Negri

(Self - Actor / Handyman Negri)

David Newell

(Self - Actor / Mr. McFeely)

Bill Isler

(Self - Fred's Colleague and Friend)

John Rogers

(Self - Fred's Son)

Elaine Crozier

(Self - Fred's Sister)

George Wirth

(Self - Pastor and Fred's Friend)

David Bianculli

(Self - Television Critic)

Yo-Yo Ma

(Self - Musician and Fred's Friend)

François Clemmons

(Self - Actor / Officer Clemmons)

Nick Tallo

(Self - Floor Manager)

Susan Stamberg

(Self - Journalist)

Howard Erlanger

(Self - Jeff Erlanger's Father)

Pam Erlanger

(Self - Jeff Erlanger's Mother)

Meara Malmberg

(Child)

Major Hawbaker Manask

(Child)

Arielle Jae Rudd

(Child)

Deisy Garcia

(Child)

Eleanor Way

(Child)

Lynden Liu

(Child)

Mason Gloria

(Child)

Lincoln Howell

(Child)

Ayden Soria

(Child)

McColm Cephas Jr.

(Child)

Sophie Seifert

(Child)

Fred Rogers

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))

Josie Carey

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))

Margaret McFarland

(Self - Child Psychologist (archive footage))

Ralph Ellison

(Self - Writer (archive footage))

Lyndon B. Johnson

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

John O. Pastore

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Betty Aberlin

(Self - Lady Aberlin (archive footage))

Robert F. Kennedy

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Lorin Hollander

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Christa McAuliffe

(Self - Teacher and Astronaut (archive footage))

Eddie Murphy

(Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage))

David Letterman

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))

Johnny Carson

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))

Tom Snyder

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))

Jeff Erlanger

(Self (archive footage))

Koko

(Self (archive footage))

Brian Kilmeade

(Self - TV Host (archive footage))