Cast and crew
Backdraft (1991)
35 cast and 97 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast35
Kurt RussellStephen McCaffrey
William BaldwinBrian McCaffrey
Robert De NiroDonald Rimgale
Donald SutherlandRonald Bartel
Jennifer Jason LeighJennifer Vaitkus
Scott GlennJohn 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De MornayHelen McCaffrey
Jason GedrickTim Kirzminski
J. T. WalshAlderman Marty Swayzak- Anthony Mockus Sr.Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric YoungGrindle
Juan RamírezRay Santos- Kevin CaseyNightingale
Jack McGeeSchmidt- Mark WheelerPengelly
- Richard LexseeWashington
- Beep IamsSean McCaffrey
- Ryan ToddBrian, Age 7
- John DudaStephen - Age 12
- Robert SwanWilly - Bartender
Clint HowardRicco, Pathologist- Ron WestAlan Seagrave
Kevin CrowleyCandidate- Carlos SanzCandidate
- Jane JenkinsWoman Psychiatrist
- David Crosby'70s Hippie
W. Earl BrownParamedic
James RitzMannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. HallNurse- Nydia Rodriguez TerracinaNurse
- Dennis LiddiardParty Brawler
- David LuckenbachSecurity Officer
- Gregory LundsgaardHigh-Rise Fireman
Dan Tullis Jr.Engine 17 Firefighter- Peter C. HobertProbie
Crew97
Directing
- Ron HowardDirector
- Sioux RichardsScript Supervisor
- Jack GallagherFirst Assistant Director
- Todd HallowellSecond Unit Director
- Jeff OkabayashiSecond Second Assistant Director
Writing
- Gregory WidenWriter
- Mark MooreStoryboard
Production
- Brian GrazerExecutive Producer
- Richard B. LewisProducer
- Raffaella De LaurentiisExecutive Producer
- Pen DenshamProducer
- Larry DeWaayCo-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jane JenkinsCasting
- Janet HirshensonCasting
- John WatsonProducer
- Todd HallowellAssociate Producer
- Jacqueline KingCasting Associate
- Jim MorrisExecutive In Charge Of Production
- Michael J. MaloneLocation Manager
- Cheryl A. StoneProduction Accountant
- Alecia LaRueProduction Coordinator
- Scott RossGeneral Manager
- Joan PhiloExtras Casting Assistant
- Paul AndresenProduction Assistant
- Wileen DragovanProduction Secretary
- Stephen AndrzejewskiAssistant Location Manager
- Louise C. LarsonAssistant Production Coordinator
- Betsy HorningLocation Assistant
Camera
- Mikael SalomonDirector of Photography
- Gregory LundsgaardSteadicam Operator
- Josh BleibtreuFirst Assistant Camera
- Dick DovaKey Grip
- Robert L. BlatmanCamera Operator
- Phillip V. CarusoStill Photographer
- John S. RobertsonKey Grip
- Robert HillAssistant Camera
- Joe CarrollSecond Assistant Camera
- Chris FreresDolly Grip
- Mollie S. MallingerAdditional Second Assistant Camera
- Bill BarrBest Boy Grip
Editing
- Mike HillEditor
- Daniel P. HanleyEditor
- Roger TwetenFirst Assistant Editor
- David OrrColor Timer
- Guy BarresiAssistant Editor
- Louis RiveraNegative Cutter
- Tom RovakColorist
Sound and music
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis LeonardSound Engineer
- Curt FriskSound Mixer
- Jeffrey A. WilliamsBoom Operator
- Becky Mancuso-WindingMusic Supervisor
- Shirley WalkerOrchestrator, Conductor
- Jay RifkinScoring Mixer
- Richard HymnsSupervising Sound Editor
- Rob FruchtmanADR Editor
- Sandina Bailo-LapeFoley Editor
- Diana PellegriniFoley Editor
- Vivien HillgroveADR Editor
- Marilyn McCoppenADR Editor
- Dennie ThorpeFoley Artist
- Sara BolderDialogue Editor
- Michael SilversDialogue Editor
- Mary Helen LeasmanFoley Editor
- Marnie MooreFoley Artist
- Christopher BoyesFoley Recordist
- Ed GolyaADR Mixer
- Celest RayMusic Coordinator
- Gary RydstromSound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Gary SummersSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Randy ThomSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Garrett LewisSet Decoration
- Steve A. HagbergConstruction Coordinator
- Albert BrennerProduction Design
- Gregory A. WeimerskirchAssistant Art Director
- Anthony Joseph FatigatoPainter
- Alan BroadbentStandby Painter
- Carol Winstead WoodArt Direction
- Larissa SupplittLocation Scout
- Richard Bryan DouglasConstruction Foreman
- David ConaghanLeadman
- Gary BaughSet Designer
- Steve HomaGreensman
- Peter RamseyProduction Illustrator
- Robert E. KnightSign Painter
- Dennis J. ParrishProperty Master
- Gary IsbellSet Dresser
- Michael D. GianneschiConstruction Buyer
- Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
- Walter J. PiersSwing
Costume and make-up
- Jodie Lynn TillenCostume Design
- John CaseyCostume Supervisor
- Ilona HermanHairstylist
- Dennis LiddiardMakeup Artist
- Jane BlankSeamstress
- Denise WingateAssistant Costume Designer
- Linda RizzutoKey Hair Stylist