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The Right Stuff — Cast & Crew

1983 · 66 actors
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Crew

Director: Philip Kaufman
Screenplay: Philip Kaufman
Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Music: Bill Conti
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Editor: Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Glenn Farr, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart

Star Cast

Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
 Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
 Ed Harris
Ed Harris
as John Glenn
 Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
 Fred Ward
Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
 Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
 Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
 Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
 Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
 Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
 Charles Frank
Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
 Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
 Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
 Levon Helm
Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
 Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
 Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
 Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
Mickey Crocker
as Marge Slayton
Susan Kase
as Rene Carpenter
Mittie Smith
as Jo Schirra
 Royal Dano
Royal Dano
as Minister
 David Clennon
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
 Jim Haynie
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
 Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
 Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer
as NASA Recruiter
 Scott Beach
Scott Beach
as Chief Scientist
Jane Dornacker
as Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz
as Gonzales
 John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
as Head of Program
 Darryl Henriques
Darryl Henriques
as Life Reporter
 Eric Sevareid
Eric Sevareid
as Himself
 William Russ
William Russ
as Slick Goodlin
Drew Letchworth
as The Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. Beale
as The Permanent Press Corps
Richard Dupell
as The Permanent Press Corps
 William Hall
William Hall
as The Permanent Press Corps
John X. Heart
as The Permanent Press Corps
Ed Holmes
as The Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno Tate
as The Permanent Press Corps
 Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
as Grand Designer
 Mary Apick
Mary Apick
as Woman Reporter
Robert Beer
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann
as Eddie Hodges
James Brady
as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin
as Woman TV Reporter
Maureen Coyne
as Waitress
Tom Dahlgren
as Bell Aircraft Executive
John Lion
as Bell Aircraft Executive
Peggy Davis
as Sally Rand
 John Dehner
John Dehner
as Henry Luce
Robert Elross
as Review Board President
Drew Eshelman
as Assistant Scientist
Robert J. Geary
as Game Show M.C.
Royce Grones
as 1st X-1 Pilot
 David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
as Aborigine
Anthony Wallis
as Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee
as Young Widow
Sandy Kronemeyer
as Cocoa Beach Girl
Frankie Di
as Cocoa Beach Girl
 Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
as Texan
Edward Corbett
as Texan
 O-Lan Jones
O-Lan Jones
as Girl at Pancho's
Mark Todd
as Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt
as Astronaut Trainee
 Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
as Fred
Mimi Sarkisian
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)