Fields of Gold

"A. E. Staley went from growing up barefoot on a farm in North Carolina, to building a billion dollar agribusiness giant. He was the original owner of the football team that eventually became the Chicago Bears."

Cast

Peter Coyote

as Narrator

Ben Harl

as Chauffeur

Ryan D Tebrugge

as Train Passenger

Diane Dietz

as Emma Staley

Earl L. Ijames

as Self - Curator, N.C. Museum of History

Lana Wildman

as Train Passenger

Lucas Staley

as young Arthur Staley / voice of young A.E. Staley

Squire Prince

as Train Passenger

Alex Staley

as young A.E. Staley / voice of teenage A.E. Staley

Ken Mesnard

as Self - Grandson of Decatur Staley's Baseball Player Randy Young

Mike D. Deetz

as G.E. Chamberlain (voice)

James Slade

as Self - Chairman, Staley Federal Credit Union

Jason Aikens

as Self - Curator, Pro Football Hall of Fame

Joyce Sternaman Howe

as Self - Daughter of Jo & Dutch Sternaman

John Sciutto

as Self - Former President, Monticello Railway Museum

John Lee

as Self - Director of Safety/Health, Grain & Feed Assn of IL

Jack Garner

as Self - Nephew of A.E. Staley

Becky Damptz

as Self - Head Archivist, Decatur Public Library

George McCaskey

as Self - Chairman, Chicago Bears

Rexlyn Nicole

as Self - Granddaughter of A.E. Staley Employees

John F. Paris

as A.P. Titus (voice)

Jon Kendle

as Self - Pro Football Hall of Fame

Daniel K. Wright

as Train Passenger

Lawrence Weaver

as Self - Attendee, A.E. Staley Funeral

Debra Bogle

as Self - President, United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois

Jacob Deetz

as G.E. Chamberlain

Richard E. McCoy

as Walter Franklin (voice)

Charles A. McCue

as A.E. Staley (voice)

Morris Birkhead

as Self - Electrical Engineer, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

Nancy Cole

as Emma Staley (voice)

Christian McWhirter

as Self - Historian, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Laura Jahr

as Self - Director of The Staley Museum

Lisa Peters

as Self - Granddaughter & Grand Niece of Decatur Staley's Players

Randy Garner

as Self - Great Nephew of A.E. Staley

Natalie Beck

as Self - President & CEO, Community Foundation of Macon Georgia

Jerry Johnson

as C.D. Lyon (voice)

Devin Leming

as Wabash Railroad Conductor

Lesley Nicholson

as Housekeeper

Michelle Tebrugge

as Train Passenger

William Deetz

as Self - Great Grandson of G.E. Chamberlain

Erik Strohl

as Self - National Baseball Hall of Fame

Warren Dixon

as Self - Chairman Patterson Cottage Museum

Claire Wright

as Train Passenger

Richard Lindberg

as Self - Author & Historian

Justin Conn

as Self - Regional Editor, Herald & Review

Michael Pittman

as Self - Former Pitcher, Springfield Illinois Cardinals

Mark Staley

as A.E. Staley

Michael Krcil

as Wabash Railroad Secretary

Duane Noland

as Self - Former Illionois Senator & Representative

Patrick A. Foster

as Ed Scheiter (voice)

Sean Streaty

as Self - News Anchor WAND-TV

James Groome

as Self - Former Pastor, Shiloh United Methodist Church

Shelley Wooters

as Self - Daughter of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Employee

Mary Jo Brace

as Self - Granddaughter of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Employee

Mark Sorenson

as Self - Historian

Dennis Rendleman

as Adolph Mueller (voice)

Julie Moore-Wolfe

as Self - Mayor, City of Decatur, IL

Stephen Potter

as Staley Rail Engineer

Thomas W. Hanks

as Direct descendant of Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Robert Staley

as Self - Grandson of A.E. Staley

Chad Richards

as Self - Board Member, Masonic Temple Decatur, IL

Crew

Julie Staley

Writer

Tim Lynn

Cinematography

Julie Staley

Director

Lauren McGill

Executive Producer

Jacob Vizcarra

Post Producer

French Baron Jean-Francois Cavelier

Associate Producer

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Executive Producer

Eric J. Watkins

Music

Christian Payne

Associate Producer

Michael Pollack

Producer

Ghizlane S. Morlot

Associate Producer

Mark Staley

Executive Producer

Grant S. Staley

Executive Producer

Laura Richter

Associate Producer

George Veras

Executive Producer

Julie Staley

Producer

Laura Richter

Production Manager

Chloé Cavelier

Graphic Designer

Rene Blank

Wardrobe Supervisor

Armani Emery

Grip

Dayton Emery

Camera Operator

Dayton Emery

Editor

Samuel Means

Editor

Andrew Moore

Editor

Jijo Reed

Post Production Supervisor

Peter Waldman

Music Editor

Polly Launay

Musician

Colin Cloney

Grip

Paul Kluber

Gaffer

Patrick O'Donoghue

Assistant Camera

Ben Harl

Drone Cinematographer

Ricky Whitaker

Drone Operator

Charles Richardson

Lighting Technician

Jim Cloney

Camera Operator

Ceci Ellis

Music Editor

George Wise

Drone Operator

William Kevin Richards

Still Photographer