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# Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972): cast and crew

30 cast and 52 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Roddy McDowall](https://film.one/person/roddy-mcdowall.md) as Caesar
- [Don Murray](https://film.one/person/don-murray.md) as Breck
- [Ricardo Montalban](https://film.one/person/ricardo-montalban.md) as Armando
- [Hari Rhodes](https://film.one/person/hari-rhodes.md) as MacDonald
- [Severn Darden](https://film.one/person/severn-darden.md) as Kolp
- [Lou Wagner](https://film.one/person/lou-wagner.md) as Busboy
- [Natalie Trundy](https://film.one/person/natalie-trundy.md) as Lisa
- [John Randolph](https://film.one/person/john-randolph.md) as Commission Chairman
- [Asa Maynor](https://film.one/person/asa-maynor.md) as Mrs. Riley
- [Joyce Haber](https://film.one/person/joyce-haber.md) as Zelda
- [H.M. Wynant](https://film.one/person/h-m-wynant.md) as Hoskyns
- [David Chow](https://film.one/person/david-chow-122529.md) as Aldo
- [Buck Kartalian](https://film.one/person/buck-kartalian.md) as Frank - Gorilla
- John Dennis as Policeman
- Paul Comi as 2nd Policeman
- Gordon Jump as Auctioneer
- Dick Spangler as Announcer
- Hector Soucy as Ape With Chain
- James Bacon as Ape (uncredited)
- Rayford Barnes as Riot Control Commander in Plaza (uncredited)
- William Bryant as Man at Auction (uncredited)
- Jean Byron as Book Store Owner (uncredited)
- Sam Chew Jr. as Controller (uncredited)
- Francis De Sales as Auction Attendee (uncredited)
- Peter Eastman as Auction Attendee (uncredited)
- Erin Fleming as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
- Daniel Keough as Jailguard (uncredited)
- Ron Pinkard as Controller (uncredited)
- Jeffrey Sayre as Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
- Ruth Foster as Woman in Plaza (uncredited)

## Directing

- [J. Lee Thompson](https://film.one/person/j-lee-thompson.md): Director
- David 'Buck' Hall: Assistant Director
- Jack Stubbs: Second Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Paul Dehn](https://film.one/person/paul-dehn.md): Screenplay
- Pierre Boulle: Characters

## Production

- [Arthur P. Jacobs](https://film.one/person/arthur-p-jacobs.md): Producer
- Frank Capra, Jr.: Associate Producer
- William Eckhardt: Unit Production Manager

## Camera

- [Bruce Surtees](https://film.one/person/bruce-surtees.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Alan Jaggs](https://film.one/person/alan-jaggs.md): Editor
- [Marjorie Fowler](https://film.one/person/marjorie-fowler.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Tom Scott](https://film.one/person/tom-scott-18663.md): Original Music Composer
- Don J. Bassman: Sound
- Herman Lewis: Sound

## Art

- Don Record: Title Designer
- [Philip M. Jefferies](https://film.one/person/philip-m-jefferies.md): Production Design, Art Direction
- Norman Rockett: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- [Morton Haack](https://film.one/person/morton-haack.md): Costume Design
- Joe DiBella: Makeup Artist
- Carol Pershing: Hairstylist
- Jack Barron: Makeup Artist
- Jan Van Uchelen: Hairstylist
- Daniel C. Striepeke: Makeup Supervisor
- John Chambers: Makeup Designer
- Verne Langdon: Special Effects Makeup Artist

## Crew

- Jack Hirshberg: Unit Publicist
- Richard E. Butler: Stunts
- Gary Epper: Stunts
- Regina Parton: Stunts
- Richard Washington: Stunts
- Paula Crist: Stunts
- Nick Dimitri: Stunts
- Regis Parton: Stunts
- Tony Brubaker: Stunts
- Larry Duran: Stunts
- Bennie E. Dobbins: Stunts
- Gene LeBell: Stunts
- Glenn Randall Jr.: Stunts
- Alex Sharp: Stunts
- Alan Gibbs: Stunts
- Tony Epper: Stunts
- Eddie Smith: Stunts
- Wally Rose: Stunts
- George P. Wilbur: Stunts
- Fred Waugh: Stunts
- Paul Stader: Stunt Coordinator
- Erik Cord: Stunts
- Eddie Hice: Stunts
- Henry Kingi: Stunts
- Whitey Hughes: Stunts
- Troy Melton: Stunts
- Craig R. Baxley: Stunts

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