Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

TV series · 1997

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

First aired 25 May 1997 Documentary / Mystery / Reality TMDB ↗

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

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James Brolin
as Self - Host
56
Jonathan Frakes
as Self - Host
44
Everyone else (118) ↓
Ellen Albertini Dow
as Connie Howard (segment "Mystery Lock")
83
Penny Santon
as Mrs. Romana (segment "Surveillance Camera")
80
Frances Bay
as Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")
78
Alan Young
as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
77
Jack Carter
as Tony (segment "The Wrestler")
74
Kay E. Kuter
as Anatole Guttenoff (segment "Anatole")
72
Bill Henderson
as Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
70
Angus Scrimm
as Pete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")
70
John Finnegan
as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
70
William Smith
as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
64
Ian Abercrombie
as Emil (segment "The Mummy")
62
Mary Black
as Judge (segment "The Devil's Autograph")
61
Gregory Sierra
as Lyle Norman (segment "Rock & Roll Ears")
60
Charles Dierkop
as Roy Bean (segment "The Card Game")
60
Nancy Fish
as Mrs. James (segment "The Getaway")
59
Basil Hoffman
as Gerald Stanley (segment "The Dresser")
59
Mary Jo Catlett
as Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")
58
Robert F. Lyons
as Hal Dickey (segment "One for the Road")
57
Dennis Fimple
as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
56
Jesse Vint
as Detective (segment "Positive I.D.")
56
Art Evans
as Wally (segment "They Towed My Car")
55
Gary Bullock
as Butler (segment "The Wallet")
55
Frederick Coffin
as Sheriff Driscol (segment "The FBI Story")
54
William Marquez
as Rick (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
54
Shannon Wilcox
as Margaret (segment "Dream House")
54
Rick Scarry
as Seatmate (segment "Angel On Board")
54
Tony Dow
as Jimmy (segment "The Card Game")
52
Frank Novak
as Police Officer (segment "Louie the Dip")
52
Frank Doubleday
as Locksmith (segment "Mystery Lock")
52
Paul Le Mat
as Sheldon Ludovic (segment "Eclipse")
51
John Hostetter
as Officer McCarthy (segment "The Wall")
50
Chick Vennera
as Mr. Goth (segment "E-Mail")
50
Robert Harvey
as Traffic Guy (segment "Cup of Joe")
49
Jon Van Ness
as Roger (segment "Buenos Dias")
49
Walter Olkewicz
as Otto Schenkel (segment "Epitaph")
49
Berlinda Tolbert
as Mrs. Latham (segment "Screwdriver")
47
Thom Barry
as Cal Sawyer (segment "On the Road")
46
Robert Z'Dar
as Jay (segment "Ring Toss")
46
Charles Gunning
as Sheriff (segment "Ghost Town")
46
Nicholas Guest
as Jeffrey Walker (segment "The Stalker")
46
Laurie O'Brien
as Paula Myrtle (segment "The Land")
46
James Stephens
as Tom North (segment "The Gun")
46
Charles Carroll
as Perry Nicholas (segment "Needle Point")
45
Jim Metzler
as Mr. Foster (segment "The Viewing")
45
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Marquez (segment "Murder On the Second Floor")
44
Lyle Kanouse
as Big Ralph (segment "Ring Toss")
44
James Morrison
as William Corzine (segment "The Portrait")
43
Donald Gibb
as Gunnar (segment "Bright Light")
42
Lorna Scott
as Susan (segment "Town of Remembrance")
41
Lewis Smith
as Steven (segment "Last Man On Earth")
40
Mark Moses
as Frank Young (segment "The Wailing")
39
Mackenzie Gray
as Nathaniel Borne (segment "The Music Teacher")
39
Laurie Murdoch
as Dale Cullen (segment "The Phrenologist's Head")
39
Don Swayze
as William Pope (segment "Anatole")
38
John Payne
as Ned Wilson (segment "Poker Justice")
37
Todd Allen
as Dr. Melbourne (segment "Eclipse")
36
Sydney Walsh
as Jane Doe (segment "Town of Remembrance")
35
David Starzyk
as Kris Templar (segment "Love Over The Counter")
35
Nils Allen Stewart
as Moammar (segment "The Wrestler")
35
John Prosky
as Earl Potter (segment "Scribbles")
35
Daphne Ashbrook
as Mrs. Johnson (segment "Kid in the Closet")
34
Al Sapienza
as John (segment "Number One with a Bullet")
34
David Andriole
as Daniel Alden (segment "Dream House")
33
Joel Gretsch
as Dan Weaver (segment "One for the Road")
33
Laura Harring
as Mystery Woman (segment "Dead Beat Daddy")
33
Tabitha St. Germain
as Book Store Clerk (segment "When I Was Big")
32
Kevin West
as Brenda's Date (segment "Last Man On Earth")
32
Christopher Titus
as Greg Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")
32
D. C. Douglas
as Wally (segment "The Scoop")
31
Gary Anthony Williams
as Bully (segment "The Guardian")
31
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
as Alec Wizowski (segment "Surveillance Camera")
30
Steve Valentine
as Izzy Wilson (segment "Creepy Comics")
30
Ashley Laurence
as Sandy Bowman (segment "Damsel")
30
Caitlin Dulany
as Angie Bender (segment "Get Your Kicks at Motel 66")
29
Elise Muller
as Donna (segment "The Golden Cue")
29
Lee Tockar
as Joe Ace Grant (segment "Sit-Down Comedian")
28
Jeff Daniel Phillips
as Kyle (segment "The Diner")
28
Brian Van Holt
as Michael Rater (segment "The Plane")
27
Aaron Pearl
as George Remsen (segment "Hubert's Curse")
25
Danielle Nicolet
as Sharon's Friend (segment "Number One with a Bullet")
23
Stefanie von Pfetten
as Sonya Shepherd (segment "Second Sight")
23
Marisa Coughlan
as Summer (segment "The Prophecy")
23
Marya Delver
as Maggie Gordon (segment "Screen Saver")
22
Kyle Cassie
as Ryan (segment "The Fine Line")
21
Ben Cotton
as Danny (segment "Hubert's Curse")
21
Dante Basco
as Rudy Hernandez (segment "The Student")
21
Lauren Lee Smith
as Michelle Lambert (segment "The Murder of Roy Hennessey")
16
Veronica Lauren
as Edie Jamison (segment "Curse")
16
Jesse Moss
as Gary (segment "The Vigil")
14
Sam Gifaldi
as Stevie Hanson (segment "Firestation 32")
13
Adam Wylie
as Anthony Shaw (segment "Summer Camp")
13
Zack Duhame
as Neighbor Boy #1 (segment "Wheezer")
10
Jordan Warkol
as Danny Johnson (segment "Kid in the Closet")
10
Courtland Mead
as Randy (segment "The Woods")
10
Sara Paxton
as Leslie Fitz (segment "The Wailing")
9
Kirsten Zien
as Katie Conway (segment "Shared Vision")
6
Calum Worthy
as Randy Barclay (segment "The Mandarin's Bowl")
6
John Rixey Moore
as Mr. Montague (segment "The Sewing Machine")
Unknown
Ashley Gardner
as Patricia Kelley (segment "Love Over The Counter")
Unknown
Byron Minns
as Walt Dunbar (segment "Used Car Salesman")
Unknown
Gene Mitchell
as Larry Schmidt (segment "The Dealer")
Unknown
Michael Yama
as Businessman (segment "Static Man")
Unknown
Don Thompson
as (segment "The Secret of the Coins")
Unknown
P. Lynn Johnson
as Dr. Hainer (segment "Who Was I")
Unknown
Mary Stein
as Shelly Lewis (segment "Couch Potato")
Unknown
Jeff Seymour
as Stan Trask (segment "Writer's Agent")
Unknown
Chilton Crane
as Elaine Sealy (segment "You Are Next")
Unknown
A.C. Peterson
as Vince McCormick (segment "The Hand")
Unknown
Ingrid Tesch
as Mrs. Conway (segment "Shared Vision")
Unknown
Sebastian Tillinger
as Matt (segment "Dust")
Unknown
Byron Lucas
as Lloyd Corbiel (segment "The Devil's Autograph")
Unknown
Meghan Black
as Sandy Miller (segment "The Dorm")
Unknown
Larry Thomas
as Grant (segment "The Wrestler")
Unknown
David Moreland
as Leon Woodward (segment "The Sleepwalker")
Unknown
Duncan Fraser
as Wilford Clayton (segment "Ghost Writer")
Unknown
Desiree Zurowski
as Eileen Wyatt (segment "The Ring")
Unknown
Deborah DeMille
as Annie Barclay (segment "The Mandarin's Bowl")
Unknown
Benita Ha
as Michelle (segment "Seven Hours of Bad Luck")
Unknown
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