--- title: "Do the Right Thing: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing" cast: 44 crew: 100 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." --- # Do the Right Thing (1989): cast and crew 44 cast and 100 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Danny Aiello](https://film.one/person/danny-aiello.md) as Sal - [Ossie Davis](https://film.one/person/ossie-davis.md) as Da Mayor - [Ruby Dee](https://film.one/person/ruby-dee.md) as Mother Sister - [Richard Edson](https://film.one/person/richard-edson.md) as Vito - [Giancarlo Esposito](https://film.one/person/giancarlo-esposito.md) as Buggin Out - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md) as Mookie - [Bill Nunn](https://film.one/person/bill-nunn.md) as Radio Raheem - [John Turturro](https://film.one/person/john-turturro.md) as Pino - [Paul Benjamin](https://film.one/person/paul-benjamin.md) as ML - [Frankie Faison](https://film.one/person/frankie-faison.md) as Coconut Sid - [Robin Harris](https://film.one/person/robin-harris.md) as Sweet Dick Willie - [Joie Lee](https://film.one/person/joie-lee.md) as Jade - [Miguel Sandoval](https://film.one/person/miguel-sandoval.md) as Officer Ponte - Rick Aiello as Officer Long - [John Savage](https://film.one/person/john-savage.md) as Clifton - [Samuel L. Jackson](https://film.one/person/samuel-l-jackson.md) as Mister Señor Love Daddy - Rosie Perez as Tina - Roger Guenveur Smith as Smiley - Steve White as Ahmad - [Martin Lawrence](https://film.one/person/martin-lawrence.md) as Cee - [Leonard L. Thomas](https://film.one/person/leonard-l-thomas.md) as Punchy - Christa Rivers as Ella - [Frank Vincent](https://film.one/person/frank-vincent.md) as Charlie - Luis Antonio Ramos as Stevie - Richard Habersham as Eddie - Gwen McGee as Louise - [Steve Park](https://film.one/person/steve-park.md) as Sonny - Ginny Yang as Kim - Sherwin Park as Korean Child - Shawn Elliott as Puerto Rican Icee Man - Diva Osorio as Carmen - Chris Delaney as Stevie's Friend - Angel Ramirez Jr. as Stevie's Friend - Sixto Ramos as Stevie's Friend - Nelson Vasquez as Stevie's Friend - Travell Lee Toulson as Hector - Joel Nagle as Sergeant - David E. Weinberg as Plain Clothes Detective - Yatte Brown as Double Dutch Girl - Mecca Brunson as Double Dutch Girl - Shawn Stainback as Double Dutch Girl - Soquana Wallace as Double Dutch Girl - Erik Dellums as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited) - [Nicholas Turturro](https://film.one/person/nicholas-turturro.md) as Policeman (uncredited) ## Directing - Joe Gonzalez: Script Supervisor - Nandi Bowe: Second Assistant Director - Christopher Lopez: Second Second Assistant Director - Randy Fletcher: First Assistant Director - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Director ## Writing - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Producer - Robi Reed: Casting - Monty Ross: Co-Producer - [Jon Kilik](https://film.one/person/jon-kilik.md): Line Producer - Lillian Pyles: Production Office Coordinator - Andrea Reed: Casting Assistant - Sarah Hyde Hamlet: Extras Casting - Robin Downes: Assistant Production Coordinator - R.W. Dixon: Unit Manager - Susan D. Fowler: Production Coordinator - Brent Owens: Location Manager - Preston L. Holmes: Production Supervisor ## Camera - [Ernest R. Dickerson](https://film.one/person/ernest-r-dickerson.md): Director of Photography - Rodney Bauer: Grip - George Pattison: Camera Operator - Jonathan Burkhart: First Assistant Camera - Frank Prinzi: Camera Operator - David Lee: Still Photographer - John Archibald: Grip - Bob Gorelick: Assistant Camera - Robert Ippolito: Key Grip - [Darnell Martin](https://film.one/person/darnell-martin.md): Second Assistant Camera - Paul Wachter: Best Boy Grip - Roger Kimpton: Grip - Rex North: Dolly Grip - John Newby: Camera Operator - Paul Reuter: Assistant Camera - Erich Augenstein: Grip - Donald Bialer: Grip ## Editing - [Barry Alexander Brown](https://film.one/person/barry-alexander-brown.md): Editor - Tula Goenka: Assistant Editor - John Nicolard: Color Timer - Bob Hagans: Color Timer ## Sound and music - Tony Martinez: Sound Editor - Skip Lievsay: Sound Designer - [Bill Lee](https://film.one/person/bill-lee.md): Original Music Composer - Eugene Gearty: Sound Editor - Marissa Littlefield: Assistant Sound Editor - Gail Showalter: Foley Editor - Andrew Schmetterling: Boom Operator - Philip Stockton: Supervising Dialogue Editor - Brunilda Torres: ADR Editor - Bruce Pross: Sound Editor - James Flatto: Assistant Sound Editor - Marko Costanzo: Foley Artist - Alex Steyermark: Music Editor - Stuart Stanley: Sound Editor - Jeffrey Stern: Dialogue Editor - Nic Ratner: Assistant Sound Editor - Frank Stettner: Sound Recordist - Rudy Gaskins: Sound Editor - Tom Fleischman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer ## Art - Steve Rosse: Set Decoration - [Wynn Thomas](https://film.one/person/wynn-thomas.md): Production Design - Octavio Molina: Property Master - Scott Rosenstock: Leadman - Michael L. Benson: Set Dresser - Jon Rudo: Assistant Set Decoration - Anthony Baldasare: Set Dresser - James R. Bilz: Set Dresser - Dennis Bradford: Assistant Art Director - Jeff Balsmeyer: Storyboard Artist - Pam Stephens: Art Department Coordinator - Kevin Ladson: Props - Andrew Lassman: Props - Keith Wall: Lead Set Dresser - Thomas Hudson Reeve: Set Dresser - Mark Paul Selemon: Props - Martin Bernstein: Construction Coordinator - Jeffrey Rollins: Set Dresser ## Costume and make-up - Larry M. Cherry: Hairstylist - [Ruth E. Carter](https://film.one/person/ruth-e-carter.md): Costume Design - Matiki Anoff: Makeup Artist - Karen Perry: Assistant Costume Designer - Jennifer Ruscoe: Wardrobe Supervisor - Valerie Gladstone-Appel: Seamstress - Marianna Najjar: Makeup Artist - [Millicent Shelton](https://film.one/person/millicent-shelton.md): Wardrobe Assistant ## Lighting - James Boorman: Electrician - Christopher Vanzant: Electrician - Serge Mihajlov: Electrician - Charles Houston: Gaffer - Val DeSalvo: Best Boy Electric - John O'Malley: Electrician ## Crew - Eddie Smith: Stunt Coordinator - Steve Kirshoff: Special Effects - Andy Duppin: Stunts - Danny Aiello III: Stunt Double - Sam Mattingly: Unit Publicist - Robert F. Nickson: Production Controller - Erik Koniger: Stunts - Cheryl Ann Scott: Craft Service - Rashon Khan: Stunts - Eric Payne: Stunts --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md