--- title: "Die Hard: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/die-hard/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/die-hard" cast: 60 crew: 96 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Die Hard (1988): cast and crew 60 cast and 96 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Bruce Willis](https://film.one/person/bruce-willis.md) as John McClane - [Alan Rickman](https://film.one/person/alan-rickman.md) as Hans Gruber - [Alexander Godunov](https://film.one/person/alexander-godunov.md) as Karl - [Bonnie Bedelia](https://film.one/person/bonnie-bedelia.md) as Holly Gennaro McClane - [Reginald VelJohnson](https://film.one/person/reginald-veljohnson.md) as Al Powell - [Paul Gleason](https://film.one/person/paul-gleason.md) as Dwayne Robinson - [De'voreaux White](https://film.one/person/devoreaux-white.md) as Argyle - [William Atherton](https://film.one/person/william-atherton.md) as Richard Thornburg - [Hart Bochner](https://film.one/person/hart-bochner.md) as Harry Ellis - [James Shigeta](https://film.one/person/james-shigeta.md) as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi - [Bruno Doyon](https://film.one/person/bruno-doyon.md) as Franco - [Andreas Wisniewski](https://film.one/person/andreas-wisniewski.md) as Tony - [Clarence Gilyard Jr.](https://film.one/person/clarence-gilyard-jr.md) as Theo - Joey Plewa as Alexander - Lorenzo Caccialanza as Marco - Dennis Hayden as Eddie - Al Leong as Uli - Gary Roberts as Heinrich - Hans Buhringer as Fritz - Wilhelm von Homburg as James - [Robert Davi](https://film.one/person/robert-davi.md) as Big Johnson - Grand L. Bush as Little Johnson - Bill Marcus as City Engineer - [Rick Ducommun](https://film.one/person/rick-ducommun.md) as Walt - Matt Landers as Captain Mitchell - Carmine Zozzora as Rivers - Dustyn Taylor as Ginny - George Christy as Dr. Hasseldorf - [Anthony Peck](https://film.one/person/anthony-peck.md) as Young Cop - Cheryl Baker as Woman - Richard Parker as Man - David Ursin as Harvey Johnson - Mary Ellen Trainor as Gail Wallens - Harri James as Police Supervisor - Shelley Pogoda as Dispatcher - Selma Archerd as Hostage - Scot Bennett as Hostage - Rebecca Broussard as Hostage - Kate Finlayson as Hostage - Shanna Higgins as Hostage - Kym Malin as Hostage - Taylor Fry as Lucy McClane - Noah Land as John McClane Jr. - Betty Carvalho as Paulina - Kip Waldo as Convenience Store Clerk - Mark Goldstein as Station Manager - [Tracy Reiner](https://film.one/person/tracy-reiner.md) as Thornburg's Assistant - Rick Cicetti as Guard - Fred Lerner as Guard - Bill Margolin as Producer - Bob Jennings as Cameraman - Bruce P. Schultz as Cameraman - David Katz as Soundman - Robert Lesser as Businessman - Stella Hall as Stewardess - Terri Lynn Doss as Girl at Airport - Jon E. Greene as Boy at Airport - P. Randall Bowers as Kissing Man - Michele Laybourn as Girl in Window - Charlie Picerni as Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited) ## Directing - [John McTiernan](https://film.one/person/john-mctiernan.md): Director - Marion Tumen: Script Supervisor - Benjamin Rosenberg: First Assistant Director - Terry Miller: Second Assistant Director - Michael Alan Kahn: Second Second Assistant Director - [Beau Marks](https://film.one/person/beau-marks.md): Second Unit Director ## Writing - [Steven E. de Souza](https://film.one/person/steven-e-de-souza.md): Screenplay - Roderick Thorp: Novel - [Jeb Stuart](https://film.one/person/jeb-stuart.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Lawrence Gordon](https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon.md): Producer - [Beau Marks](https://film.one/person/beau-marks.md): Producer, Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer - [Charles Gordon](https://film.one/person/charles-gordon.md): Executive Producer - [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md): Producer - Jackie Burch: Casting - Joel Marx: Location Manager - Ken H. Rosen: Location Manager - Ferne Cassel: Casting Associate - [Lloyd Levin](https://film.one/person/lloyd-levin.md): Associate Producer - Riley Kathryn Ellis: Production Executive - Maryjane Zelicskovics: Production Accountant - Antoinette Simmrin: Assistant Location Manager - Dana Lynne Taylor: Production Coordinator - Elizabeth Galloway: Production Coordinator - Kellett Tighe: Producer's Assistant - Shari Schneider: Producer's Assistant - Susan Joy Beallor: Producer's Assistant - Ladd Rosenberg-Vance: Producer's Assistant - Annie Saunders: Executive Producer's Assistant - Carl Joy: Extras Casting - K. Lenna Katich: Production Accountant - Alison Harstedt: Assistant Accountant - Jyllel Syage Dickerman: Assistant Accountant - Brook Altman: Production Assistant - Kari Ann Messina: Production Assistant - Lisa Miller: Production Assistant - Frank Reinhard: Production Assistant - Phil Robinson: Production Assistant ## Camera - [Jan de Bont](https://film.one/person/jan-de-bont.md): Director of Photography - Michael Scott: Camera Operator - M. Todd Henry: Camera Operator - Virgil Mirano: Still Photographer - Michael Ferris: Camera Operator - Bill Decker: Key Grip - Bernie Schwartz: Best Boy Grip - John Donnelly: Best Boy Grip - Glenn 'Bear' Davis: Dolly Grip - Brian Holechek: Grip - Matthew Nelson: Grip - Jim Rankin: Grip - Clinton Palmer: Camera Operator - Stefanie Wiseman: First Assistant Camera - Patrick Van Auken: Key Grip - Peter Sorel: Still Photographer - Robert Isenberg: Still Photographer ## Editing - [John F. Link](https://film.one/person/john-f-link.md): Editor - [Frank J. Urioste](https://film.one/person/frank-j-urioste.md): Editor - Derek Brechin: Assistant Editor - Gregory M. Gerlich: Assistant Editor - Bryan H. Carroll: Assistant Editor - Bob Hagans: Color Timer - Dale E. Grahn: Color Timer - Gary Burritt: Negative Cutter ## Sound and music - [Michael Kamen](https://film.one/person/michael-kamen.md): Original Music Composer, Conductor - Catherine Shorr: Sound Effects Editor - Robin Harlan: Foley - Hank Salerno: ADR & Dubbing, Supervising ADR Editor - David E. Stone: Sound Effects Editor - Richard Overton: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Vanessa Theme Ament: Foley - David W. Gray: Dolby Consultant - Don J. Bassman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Kevin F. Cleary: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Jeff Rosen: Dialogue Editor - Robert Renga: Sound Recordist - Craig Heath: Sound Recordist - Cindy Marty: Dialogue Editor - Christopher Brooks: Supervising Music Editor - Stephen McLaughlin: Music Producer - Al Overton Jr.: Sound Mixer - Dennis Jones: Boom Operator - Stephen Hunter Flick: Sound Effects - Richard Shorr: Sound Effects - Destiny Borden: Assistant Sound Editor - Oscar Mitt: Assistant Sound Editor - George H. Anderson: Supervising Dialogue Editor - Kevin Barlia: Assistant Dialogue Editor - James Simcik: ADR Editor - Ronald Sinclair: ADR Editor - Bill Voigtlander: ADR Editor - Ron Bartlett: Foley Editor - Rick Mitchell: Foley Editor - Lee Tinkham: Foley Mixer - Armin Steiner: Scoring Mixer - Kevin E. Carpenter: ADR Mixer - Dennis Rogers: ADR Recordist ## Art - [Jackson De Govia](https://film.one/person/jackson-de-govia.md): Production Design --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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