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The Great White Hope (1970) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Martin Ritt

Writing Credits  

Howard Sackler ... (play)
 
Howard Sackler ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

James Earl Jones ... Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander ... Eleanor
Lou Gilbert Lou Gilbert ... Goldie
Joel Fluellen ... Tick
Chester Morris ... Pop Weaver
Robert Webber ... Dixon
Marlene Warfield ... Clara
R.G. Armstrong ... Cap'n Dan
Hal Holbrook ... Cameron
Beah Richards ... Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn ... Scipio
Lloyd Gough ... Smitty
George Ebeling George Ebeling ... Fred
Larry Pennell ... Brady
Roy Glenn ... Pastor (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
Bill Walker ... Deacon
Marcel Dalio ... French Promoter
Rodolfo Acosta ... El Jefe
Virginia Capers ... Sister Pearl
Rockne Tarkington ... Rudy
Oscar Beregi Jr. ... Ragosy (as Oscar Beregi)
Manuel Padilla Jr. ... Paco
Karl-Otto Alberty ... Hans (as Karl Otto Alberty)
Jim Beattie Jim Beattie ... The Kid
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Alyn ... Man in German Nightclub (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson Ernest Anderson ... Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
Ivor Barry ... British Judge (uncredited)
Donald Buka ... Reporter (uncredited)
Booth Colman ... Citizens Committee Man (uncredited)
Scatman Crothers ... Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Zara Cully ... Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
Basil Dignam ... English Official (uncredited)
Peter Eastman Peter Eastman ... Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Pitt Herbert ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava Joseph La Cava ... Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Lampkin ... Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
Tom Lawrence ... Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Malet ... Barrister (uncredited)
Hans Meyer ... Prussian Officer in Beer Garden (uncredited)
Frank Noel Frank Noel ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Bryan O'Byrne ... District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Peel ... Barrister's Assistant (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph ... Housekeeper (uncredited)
Tony Regan Tony Regan ... Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Davis Roberts ... Pastor (uncredited)
Scott Lee Scarborough ... Globe, Arizona Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Smith ... Cornerman (uncredited)
Norman Stevans ... Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Chet Stratton ... Attorney (uncredited)
Cal Wilson Cal Wilson ... Chicago Kid (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lawrence Turman ... producer

Cinematography by 

Burnett Guffey ... director of photography

Editing by 

William Reynolds

Production Design by 

John DeCuir ... (as John De Cuir)

Art Direction by 

Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by 

Raphael Bretton
Walter M. Scott
Gil Parrondo ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by 

Irene Sharaff

Makeup Department 

Pat Abbott ... hair stylist
Edwin Butterworth ... makeup artist (as Ed Butterworth)
Paul Stanhope Jr. ... makeup artist (as Paul Stanhope)
Daniel C. Striepeke ... makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Paquita Trench ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Tadeo Villalba ... production manager: Spain
Saul Wurtzel ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

José López Rodero ... assistant director: Spain (as Jose Lopez Rodero)
Tim Zinnemann ... assistant director
Antal Kovacs ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Al Murphy ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Jerry Ziesmer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Dennis J. Parrish ... property master (as Dennis Parrish)
José García Donado ... props (uncredited)
Julián Martín ... scenic artist (uncredited)
David J. Negron ... artist: continuity/storyboard (uncredited)
Emilio Ruiz del Río ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Theodore Soderberg ... sound
Jack Solomon ... sound
Vinton Vernon ... sound

Special Effects by 

Antonio Baquero ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ron Pearce ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department 

Thurston Frazier ... vocal coach
Lionel Newman ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department 

Marvin Weldon ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Chris Haynes ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Mushy Callahan ... technical advisor
Herman Levin ... stage producer: Produced on the New York Stage by
Donald McKayle ... choreographer
Dominic Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)
Sharon Thurgood ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Cassius Weathersby ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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