Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986•1h 30m

DramaTV Movie

Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.

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Cast

Martin Sheen

Mitch Snyder

Roxanne Hart

Carol Fannelly

Stan Shaw

Harold Moss

Joe Seneca

Reverend

Cicely Tyson

Muriel

James Avery

Hank Dudney

Guy Boyd

Tom

Jordan Charney

Pete Stark

Brett Cullen

Billy

Conchata Ferrell

Ida Sinclair

Dorothy Fielding

Diane Fisk

James Handy

Melvin Mander

Janet Carroll

Susan Baker

Gerald F. Gough

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