Cast and crew
Chinatown (1974)
60 cast and 89 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
John HustonNoah Cross
Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt YoungCurly
John HillermanRuss Yelburton
Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
Diane LaddIda Sessions
Richard BakalyanDetective Loach
Joe MantellLawrence Walsh
Roy JensonClaude Mulvihill
James HongEvelyn's Butler- Bruce GloverDuffy
- Nandu HindsSophie
- James O'RearLawyer
- Beulah QuoMaid
- Jerry FujikawaGardener
- Belinda PalmerKatherine
- Roy RobertsMayor Bagby
Noble WillinghamCouncilman- Elliott MontgomeryCouncilman
Rance HowardIrate Farmer- George JustinBarber
- C.O. EricksonCustomer
- Fritzi BurrMulwray's Secreatry
- Charles KnappMortician
- Claudio MartínezBoy on Horseback
- Freddie RobertoCross' Butler
- Allan WarnickClerk
- John HollandFarmer in the Valley
- Jesse VintFarmer in the Valley
- Jim BurkFarmer in the Valley
- Denny ArnoldFarmer in the Valley
- Elizabeth HardingCurly's Wife
- John RogersMr. Palmer
- Cecil ElliottEmma Dill
- Paul JenkinsPoliceman
- Lee de BrouxPoliceman
- Bob GoldenPoliceman
- Don AmesTownsman (uncredited)
- Jack BerleTownsman (uncredited)
- Duke FishmanSign Painter on Door (uncredited)
- Charles FogelRetirement Home Resident (uncredited)
- Bob HarksPoliceman (uncredited)
- Robert HitchcockCouncilman (uncredited)
- Michael JeffersTownsman (uncredited)
- John MarlinWaiter (uncredited)
- Alan MarstonAssistant (uncredited)
- Rose MichtomRetirement Home Resident (uncredited)
- Monty O'GradyCouncilman (uncredited)
- Joe PineTownsman (uncredited)
- Murray PollackCouncilman (uncredited)
- Anthony RedondoRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Cosmo SardoBarber (uncredited)
- Jack SlateTownsman (uncredited)
- Owen SongPedestrian (uncredited)
- Norman StevansMaitre D' (uncredited)
- Paul VanAssistant (uncredited)
- Richard WarrenDriver (uncredited)
Crew89
Directing
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Hawk KochAssistant Director
- Michele AderSecond Assistant Director
- May Wale BrownScript Supervisor
- Lee RafnerSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Robert TowneWriter
- Roman PolanskiWriter
Production
- Robert EvansProducer
- Jane FeinbergCasting
- Mike FentonCasting
- C.O. EricksonUnit Production Manager, Associate Producer
- Lillian MichelsonResearcher
Camera
- John A. AlonzoDirector of Photography
- Bernie SchwartzKey Grip
- Hugh K. GagnierCamera Operator
- Stanley CortezAdditional Photography
- Ken John BorlandDolly Grip
- Richard BorlandKey Grip
- Bruce CatlinFirst Assistant Camera
- Cecil LuptonBest Boy Grip
- Arnold L. RichCamera Operator
- Orlando SueroStill Photographer
- Lance WilliamsFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- Sam O'SteenEditor
- Florence WilliamsonAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- John C. HammellMusic Editor
- Bob CornettSound Editor
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
- Larry JostSound Mixer
- Charles GrenzbachSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Clint AlthouseBoom Operator
- Howard BealsSound Editor
- David DockendorfSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Fred StaffordADR Editor
- Roger SwordSound Editor
- John WilkinsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Murray AdlerMusician
- Israel BakerMusician
- Douglas DavisMusician
- Pamela GoldsmithMusician
- Ralph GriersonMusician
- Alan HarshmanMusician
- Artie KaneMusician
- Armand KaproffMusician
- Myra KestenbaumMusician
- Jacob KrachmalnickMusician
- Raphael KramerMusician
- Lincoln MayorgaMusician
- Arthur MortonOrchestrator
- John NormanScoring Mixer
- Joe PorcaroMusician
- Uan RaseyMusician
- Dorothy RemsenMusician
- Emil RichardsMusician
- David SchwartzMusician
- Haim ShtrumMusician
- Robert SushelMusician
- Gerald VinciMusician
- Dorothy WadeMusician
- Mary Louise ZeyenMusician
Art
- Richard SylbertProduction Design
- Ruby R. LevittSet Decoration
- W. Stewart CampbellArt Direction
- Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
- Bill MacSemsProperty Master
- Gabe ReshSet Designer
- Robert ReshSet Designer
- Tom BartholomewStandby Painter
- Joseph HurleyProduction Illustrator
- Bill ParksConstruction Coordinator
Costume and make-up
- Anthea SylbertCostume Design
- Susan GermaineHairstylist
- Hank EddsMakeup Artist
- Vivienne WalkerHairstylist
- Jean MerrickWardrobe Supervisor
- Richard BrunoWardrobe Supervisor
- Lee HarmanMakeup Artist
- Joan JoseffOther
Lighting
- Earl GilbertGaffer
Crew
- Logan FrazeeSpecial Effects
- Hal NeedhamStunt Coordinator
- Roman PolanskiAdditional Writing
- James PilcherCableman
- Jim BurkStunts
- Alan GibbsStunts
- Mike ReedyProp Maker
- Herman BodenStand In
- Sig FrohlichStand In
- Lee SollenbergerAnimal Wrangler