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The Harder They Fall (1956) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mark Robson

Writing Credits  

Philip Yordan ... (screen play)
 
Budd Schulberg ... (based on a novel by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Humphrey Bogart ... Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger ... Nick Benko
Jan Sterling ... Beth Willis
Mike Lane ... Toro Moreno
Max Baer ... Buddy Brannen
Jersey Joe Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott ... George
Edward Andrews ... Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone ... Art Leavitt
Carlos Montalbán ... Luís Agrandi (as Carlos Montalban)
Nehemiah Persoff ... Leo
Felice Orlandi ... Vince Fawcett
Herbie Faye ... Max
Rusty Lane ... Danny McKeogh
Jack Albertson ... Pop
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Val Avery ... Frank (uncredited)
Al Baffert Al Baffert ... Fighter (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin ... Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Emily Belser Emily Belser ... New York Reporter (uncredited)
Julie Benedic Julie Benedic ... Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Phil Berger Phil Berger ... Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt Eve Bernhardt ... Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Blankley ... Benko Son (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter Penny Carpenter ... Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Marian Carr ... Alice (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Carver ... Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler Edwin Chandler ... Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler Winnie Chandler ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
George Chester George Chester ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George Cisar ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey Pat Comiskey ... Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Lillian Culver ... Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Jack Daly Jack Daly ... Reporter (uncredited)
Patricia Dane ... Shirley (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo Vinnie De Carlo ... Joey (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Matty Fain ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez ... Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Priest (uncredited)
Gil Frye Gil Frye ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Fuller ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble Ralph Gamble ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland ... Fighter (uncredited)
Eddie Garr ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Charles A. Gibbs ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Everett Glass ... Minister (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg Bennie Goldberg ... San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Mickey Golden Mickey Golden ... Cornerman (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon Dorothy Gordon ... Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Michael Granger ... Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Greb Joe Greb ... Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Referee (uncredited)
Stuart Hall ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William Henry ... Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Tommy Herman Tommy Herman ... Tommy (uncredited)
Joe Herrera Joe Herrera ... Referee (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook Vic Holbrook ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Tex Holden Tex Holden ... Usher (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins Bob Hopkins ... San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Horvath ... Fighter (uncredited)
Roy Jenson ... Fighter (uncredited)
Don Kelly ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Don Kohler Don Kohler ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava Joseph La Cava ... Manager (uncredited)
Pat Lawler Pat Lawler ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Leeds ... Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Larry Leverett Larry Leverett ... Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Lewis ... New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Mark Lowell Mark Lowell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
William Marks William Marks ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Mathew McCue ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Joseph Mell ... Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Mort Mills ... Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell Irving Mitchell ... House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Dennis Moore ... Reporter (uncredited)
Diana Mumby ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Sol Murgi ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Matt Murphy Matt Murphy ... Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Richard Norris Richard Norris ... Reporter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Ringsider (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty ... Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec Ted Pavelec ... Fighter (uncredited)
Murray Pollack Murray Pollack ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Stafford Repp ... Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds ... Reporter (uncredited)
Eli Rill Eli Rill ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Joanne Rio Joanne Rio ... Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Robert Robinson Robert Robinson ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William Roerick William Roerick ... Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Roper Jack Roper ... Fighter (uncredited)
Wally Rose Wally Rose ... Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth Abe Roth ... Referee (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders ... Reporter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller Fred Scheiwiller ... Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Scott Mark Scott ... Reporter (uncredited)
Carl Sklover ... Referee (uncredited)
Gene Smith Gene Smith ... Minor Role (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith J. Lewis Smith ... Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
Angela Stevens ... Girl (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart Hal Taggart ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Tannen ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor ... House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey Arthur Tovey ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Pat Valentino Pat Valentino ... Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Gloria Victor Gloria Victor ... Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Bennie Washington Bennie Washington ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman Russ Whiteman ... Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney Bob Whitney ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams Ulysses Williams ... Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
James Wilson James Wilson ... Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jerry Wald ... executive producer (uncredited)
Philip Yordan ... producer

Music by 

Hugo Friedhofer ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by 

Burnett Guffey ... director of photography

Editing by 

Jerome Thoms ... film editor

Art Direction by 

William Flannery

Set Decoration by 

William Kiernan
Alfred E. Spencer

Makeup Department 

Clay Campbell ... makeup artist
Helen Hunt ... hair stylist
Charles Blackman ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Charles Gemora ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Milton Feldman ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Lambert E. Day ... sound (as Lambert Day)
John P. Livadary ... recording supervisor (as John Livadary)

Stunts 

Wally Rose ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Richard H. Kline ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Volpe ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department 

Arthur Morton ... orchestrator
Lionel Newman ... conductor

Additional Crew 

John Indrisano ... technical advisor
Curtis Harrington ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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