The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.
Credits
The '60s Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Charles S. Dutton
He was 48, now 73 years old
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as Reverend Willie Taylor |
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James DeBello
He was 18, now 44 years old
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as O'Doud |
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David Denman
He was 25, now 51 years old
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as SDS Radical |
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David Alan Grier
He was 42, now 68 years old
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as Fred Hampton |
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Julia Stiles
She was 17, now 43 years old
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as Katie Herlihy |
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Lorin McCraley
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as Hippie Guy |
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Elisabeth Röhm
She was 25, now 51 years old
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as Amanda Stone |
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Jordana Brewster
She was 18, now 44 years old
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as Sarah Weinstock |
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Rosanna Arquette
She was 39, now 65 years old
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as Hippie Mother (uncredited) |
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Jeremy Sisto
He was 24, now 50 years old
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as Kenny Klein |
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Miranda Bailey
She was 22, now 47 years old
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as Digger Girl |
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Marc Blucas
He was 27, now 52 years old
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as Buddy Wells |
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Clay Wilcox
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as Trippie Hippie |
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Josh Hamilton
He was 17, now 43 years old
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as Michael Herlihy |
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Brian Klugman
He was 23, now 49 years old
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as Wahoo |
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Bill Smitrovich
He was 51, now 77 years old
|
as Bill Herlihy |
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Leonard Roberts
He was 26, now 52 years old
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as Emmet Taylor |
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Annie Corley
She was 47, now 72 years old
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as Mary Herlihy |
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David Tom
He was 20, now 46 years old
|
as Tommy |
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Cliff Gorman
He was 62, 65 years old when he died
|
as Father Daniel Berrigan |
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Donovan Leitch
He was 31, now 57 years old
|
as Neal Reynolds |
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Ryan Cutrona
He was 49, now 75 years old
|
as Chairman of Draft Board |
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Roger Hampton
He was 53, 67 years old when he died
|
as Half Sauced Man |
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Jeremiah Birkett
|
as Marquette |
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James Arone
He was 45, now 71 years old
|
as Father Monahan |
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Chonique Sneed
|
as Dancer |
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Lynn Tufeld
|
as Nurse |
|
Steve Eastin
He was 50, now 76 years old
|
as Big Max |
|
Grant Gelt
He was 19, now 44 years old
|
as Jimmy Dunbar |
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Lauren Birkell
|
as Joanie |
|
Sean Hennigan
|
as Sergeant |
|
Jenna Byrne
She was 28, now 54 years old
|
as Melissa |
|
Grant Mathis
|
as FBI Agent #2 |
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Kimberly Scott
She was 37, now 63 years old
|
as Althea Taylor |
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David Paul Needles
|
as Toby Manders |
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Tim Reinhard
|
as John Denny |
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Raynor Scheine
He was 57, now 82 years old
|
as Sheriff |
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Michael Emanuel
|
as Coach |
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John Meier
He was 134, 88 years old when he died
|
as Cop #3 |
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Gibbs Tolsdorf
|
as Marine |
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Jerry O'Connell
He was 24, now 50 years old
|
as Brian Herlihy |
The '60s Crew
