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# Bigger Than Life (1956): cast and crew

28 cast and 29 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [James Mason](https://film.one/person/james-mason.md) as Ed Avery
- [Barbara Rush](https://film.one/person/barbara-rush.md) as Lou Avery
- [Walter Matthau](https://film.one/person/walter-matthau.md) as Wally Gibbs
- [Robert F. Simon](https://film.one/person/robert-f-simon.md) as Dr. Norton
- [Christopher Olsen](https://film.one/person/christopher-olsen.md) as Richie Avery
- [Roland Winters](https://film.one/person/roland-winters.md) as Dr. Ruric
- [Rusty Lane](https://film.one/person/rusty-lane.md) as Bob LaPorte
- [Rachel Stephens](https://film.one/person/rachel-stephens.md) as Nurse
- [Kipp Hamilton](https://film.one/person/kipp-hamilton.md) as Pat Wade
- [Betty Caulfield](https://film.one/person/betty-caulfield.md) as Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
- [Virginia Carroll](https://film.one/person/virginia-carroll.md) as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
- [Renny McEvoy](https://film.one/person/renny-mcevoy.md) as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- Billy Jones as Mr. Byron (uncredited)
- Dee Aaker as Joe (uncredited)
- Jerry Mathers as Freddie (uncredited)
- Portland Mason as Nancy (uncredited)
- Natalie Masters as Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
- [Richard Collier](https://film.one/person/richard-collier.md) as Milkman (uncredited)
- [Lewis Charles](https://film.one/person/lewis-charles.md) as Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
- Gus Schilling as Druggist (uncredited)
- Alex Frazer as Clergyman (uncredited)
- Mary McAdoo as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
- Mary Carver as Saleslady (uncredited)
- Eugenia Paul as Saleslady (uncredited)
- Gladys Richards as Lab Nurse (uncredited)
- David Bedell as X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
- Joseph Mell as Dispatcher (uncredited)
- George Chester as Janitor (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Nicholas Ray](https://film.one/person/nicholas-ray.md): Director
- Eli Dunn: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Richard Maibaum](https://film.one/person/richard-maibaum.md): Screenplay, Story
- [Cyril Hume](https://film.one/person/cyril-hume.md): Screenplay, Story
- Berton Roueché: Short Story

## Production

- [James Mason](https://film.one/person/james-mason.md): Producer

## Camera

- [Joseph MacDonald](https://film.one/person/joseph-macdonald.md): Director of Photography
- Leonard Doss: Other

## Editing

- [Louis R. Loeffler](https://film.one/person/louis-r-loeffler.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- W.D. Flick: Sound
- [David Raksin](https://film.one/person/david-raksin.md): Original Music Composer
- Harry M. Leonard: Sound
- Ray Bomba: Sound Editor
- Ralph Hickey: Sound Editor
- [Edward B. Powell](https://film.one/person/edward-b-powell.md): Orchestrator
- [Lionel Newman](https://film.one/person/lionel-newman.md): Conductor

## Art

- Lyle R. Wheeler: Art Direction
- Jack Martin Smith: Art Direction
- Walter M. Scott: Set Decoration
- Stuart A. Reiss: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- [Mary Wills](https://film.one/person/mary-wills.md): Costume Design
- Helen Turpin: Hairstylist
- [Charles LeMaire](https://film.one/person/charles-lemaire.md): Wardrobe Designer
- Ben Nye: Makeup Artist

## Crew

- Ray Kellogg: Special Effects
- [Clifford Odets](https://film.one/person/clifford-odets.md): Additional Writing
- [James Mason](https://film.one/person/james-mason.md): Additional Writing
- [Gavin Lambert](https://film.one/person/gavin-lambert.md): Additional Writing
- [Nicholas Ray](https://film.one/person/nicholas-ray.md): Additional Writing

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