Fields of Gold (2023)

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.

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Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
as Narrator
Ben Harl
Ben Harl
as Chauffeur
Ryan D Tebrugge
Ryan D Tebrugge
as Train Passenger
Diane Dietz
Diane Dietz
as Emma Staley
Earl L. Ijames
Earl L. Ijames
as Self - Curator, N.C. Museum of History
Lana Wildman
Lana Wildman
as Train Passenger
Lucas Staley
Lucas Staley
as young Arthur Staley / voice of young A.E. Staley
Squire Prince
Squire Prince
as Train Passenger
Alex Staley
Alex Staley
as young A.E. Staley / voice of teenage A.E. Staley
Ken Mesnard
Ken Mesnard
as Self - Grandson of Decatur Staley's Baseball Player Randy Young
Mike D. Deetz
Mike D. Deetz
as G.E. Chamberlain (voice)
James Slade
James Slade
as Self - Chairman, Staley Federal Credit Union
Jason Aikens
Jason Aikens
as Self - Curator, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joyce Sternaman Howe
Joyce Sternaman Howe
as Self - Daughter of Jo & Dutch Sternaman
John Sciutto
John Sciutto
as Self - Former President, Monticello Railway Museum
John Lee
John Lee
as Self - Director of Safety/Health, Grain & Feed Assn of IL
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
as Self - Nephew of A.E. Staley
Becky Damptz
Becky Damptz
as Self - Head Archivist, Decatur Public Library
George McCaskey
George McCaskey
as Self - Chairman, Chicago Bears
Rexlyn Nicole
Rexlyn Nicole
as Self - Granddaughter of A.E. Staley Employees
John F. Paris
John F. Paris
as A.P. Titus (voice)
Jon Kendle
Jon Kendle
as Self - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Daniel K. Wright
Daniel K. Wright
as Train Passenger
Lawrence Weaver
Lawrence Weaver
as Self - Attendee, A.E. Staley Funeral
Debra Bogle
Debra Bogle
as Self - President, United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois
Jacob Deetz
Jacob Deetz
as G.E. Chamberlain
Richard E. McCoy
Richard E. McCoy
as Walter Franklin (voice)
Charles A. McCue
Charles A. McCue
as A.E. Staley (voice)
Morris Birkhead
Morris Birkhead
as Self - Electrical Engineer, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co.
Nancy Cole
Nancy Cole
as Emma Staley (voice)
Christian McWhirter
Christian McWhirter
as Self - Historian, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Laura Jahr
Laura Jahr
as Self - Director of The Staley Museum
Lisa Peters
Lisa Peters
as Self - Granddaughter & Grand Niece of Decatur Staley's Players
Randy Garner
Randy Garner
as Self - Great Nephew of A.E. Staley
Natalie Beck
Natalie Beck
as Self - President & CEO, Community Foundation of Macon Georgia
Jerry Johnson
Jerry Johnson
as C.D. Lyon (voice)
Devin Leming
Devin Leming
as Wabash Railroad Conductor
Lesley Nicholson
Lesley Nicholson
as Housekeeper
Michelle Tebrugge
Michelle Tebrugge
as Train Passenger
William Deetz
William Deetz
as Self - Great Grandson of G.E. Chamberlain
Erik Strohl
Erik Strohl
as Self - National Baseball Hall of Fame
Warren Dixon
Warren Dixon
as Self - Chairman Patterson Cottage Museum
Claire Wright
Claire Wright
as Train Passenger
Richard Lindberg
Richard Lindberg
as Self - Author & Historian
Justin Conn
Justin Conn
as Self - Regional Editor, Herald & Review
Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman
as Self - Former Pitcher, Springfield Illinois Cardinals
Mark Staley
Mark Staley
as A.E. Staley
Michael Krcil
Michael Krcil
as Wabash Railroad Secretary
Duane Noland
Duane Noland
as Self - Former Illionois Senator & Representative
Patrick A. Foster
Patrick A. Foster
as Ed Scheiter (voice)
Sean Streaty
Sean Streaty
as Self - News Anchor WAND-TV
James Groome
James Groome
as Self - Former Pastor, Shiloh United Methodist Church
Shelley Wooters
Shelley Wooters
as Self - Daughter of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Employee
Mary Jo Brace
Mary Jo Brace
as Self - Granddaughter of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Employee
Mark Sorenson
Mark Sorenson
as Self - Historian
Dennis Rendleman
Dennis Rendleman
as Adolph Mueller (voice)
Julie Moore-Wolfe
Julie Moore-Wolfe
as Self - Mayor, City of Decatur, IL
Stephen Potter
Stephen Potter
as Staley Rail Engineer
Thomas W. Hanks
Thomas W. Hanks
as Direct descendant of Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Robert Staley
Robert Staley
as Self - Grandson of A.E. Staley
Chad Richards
Chad Richards
as Self - Board Member, Masonic Temple Decatur, IL
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