Inside the Actors Studio (Season 5)

Meryl Streep (Episode 1)

Air date: 1998-11-22

Runtime: 60 min

John Hurt (Episode 2)

Air date: 1998-11-29

Runtime: 60 min

Laurence Fishburne (Episode 3)

Air date: 1998-12-06

Runtime: 60 min

Donald Sutherland (Episode 4)

Air date: 1998-12-13

Runtime: 60 min

Ron Howard (Episode 5)

Air date: 1999-01-03

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Actor-director Ron Howard talks about growing up on television as Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days." Also: his approach as a director on films like "Splash," "Night Shift," "Parenthood" and "Apollo 13."

Sharon Stone (Episode 6)

Air date: 1999-01-10

Runtime: 60 min

Sean Penn (Episode 7)

Air date: 1999-01-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Actor Sean Penn is profiled and interviewed about his career.

Robert De Niro (Episode 8)

Air date: 1999-01-31

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: In this no-holds-barred meeting, the veteran Hollywood actor talks in depth about his career which spans blockbluster films across several decades.

Steven Spielberg (Episode 9)

Air date: 1999-02-14

Runtime: 60 min

Tim Robbins (Episode 10)

Runtime: 60 min

Jennifer Jason Leigh (Episode 11)

Air date: 1999-07-11

Runtime: 60 min

Kim Basinger (Episode 12)

Air date: 1999-07-18

Runtime: 60 min

Ellen Barkin (Episode 13)

Air date: 1999-07-25

Runtime: 60 min

Peter Falk (Episode 14)

Air date: 1999-08-08

Runtime: 60 min

Jerry Lewis (Episode 15)

Air date: 1999-08-15

Runtime: 60 min

Episode 16 (Episode 16)

Air date: 1999-11-21

Episode 17 (Episode 17)

Air date: 1999-11-14

Runtime: 94 min

Tom Hanks (Episode 18)

Air date: 1999-12-12

Runtime: 60 min