--- title: "Escape from New York: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york" cast: 45 crew: 88 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." --- # Escape from New York (1981): cast and crew 45 cast and 88 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Kurt Russell](https://film.one/person/kurt-russell.md) as Snake Plissken - [Lee Van Cleef](https://film.one/person/lee-van-cleef.md) as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk - [Ernest Borgnine](https://film.one/person/ernest-borgnine.md) as Cabbie - [Donald Pleasence](https://film.one/person/donald-pleasence.md) as President of the United States - [Isaac Hayes](https://film.one/person/isaac-hayes.md) as The Duke of New York - [Season Hubley](https://film.one/person/season-hubley.md) as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts - [Harry Dean Stanton](https://film.one/person/harry-dean-stanton.md) as Harold 'Brain' Helman - [Adrienne Barbeau](https://film.one/person/adrienne-barbeau.md) as Maggie - [Tom Atkins](https://film.one/person/tom-atkins.md) as Rehme - [Charles Cyphers](https://film.one/person/charles-cyphers.md) as Secretary of State - [Frank Doubleday](https://film.one/person/frank-doubleday.md) as Romero - [John Strobel](https://film.one/person/john-strobel.md) as Cronenberg - [George Buck Flower](https://film.one/person/george-buck-flower.md) as Drunk - John Cothran as Gypsy #1 - [Nancy Stephens](https://film.one/person/nancy-stephens.md) as Stewardess - [Steven Ford](https://film.one/person/steven-ford.md) as Secret Service #2 - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md) as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player - [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/person/jamie-lee-curtis.md) as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) - [Nick Castle](https://film.one/person/nick-castle.md) as Pianist - [Debra Hill](https://film.one/person/debra-hill.md) as Computer (voice) - Ox Baker as Slag - [Joe Unger](https://film.one/person/joe-unger.md) as Taylor - Garrett Bergfeld as Gypsy #2 - [Wally Taylor](https://film.one/person/wally-taylor.md) as Controller - [Rodger Bumpass](https://film.one/person/rodger-bumpass.md) as Dancer - [John Diehl](https://film.one/person/john-diehl.md) as Punk - Ronald E. House as Dancer - Richard Cosentino as Gypsy Guard - Joel Bennett as Gypsy #4 - Tobar Mayo as Third Indian - Steven M. Gagnon as Secret Service #1 - Michael Taylor as Secret Service #3 - Lonnie Wun as Red Bandana Gypsy - Dale E. House as Helicopter Pilot #1 - [Robert Lee Minor](https://film.one/person/bob-minor.md) as Duty Sergeant - James O'Hagen as Computer Operator - James Emery as Trooper - Tom Lillard as Police Sergeant - Borah Silver as Theatre manager - Tony Papenfuss as Theatre Assistant - Carmen Filpi as Bum - Clay Wright as Helicopter Pilot #3 - Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot #4 - Alan Shearman as Dancer - Ron Vernan as Dancer ## Directing - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Director - [Larry J. Franco](https://film.one/person/larry-franco.md): First Assistant Director - Jeffrey Chernov: Second Assistant Director - Louise Jaffe: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [Nick Castle](https://film.one/person/nick-castle.md): Screenplay - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Debra Hill](https://film.one/person/debra-hill.md): Producer - [Larry J. Franco](https://film.one/person/larry-franco.md): Producer - Barry Bernardi: Associate Producer, Location Manager - [Alan Levine](https://film.one/person/alan-levine.md): Production Manager - Pegi Brotman: Casting - Frank Capra III: Assistant Location Manager ## Camera - [Dean Cundey](https://film.one/person/dean-cundey.md): Director of Photography - Jim Lucas: Second Unit Director of Photography ## Editing - [Todd Ramsay](https://film.one/person/todd-c-ramsay.md): Editor - Randy D. Thornton: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Alan Howarth](https://film.one/person/alan-howarth.md): Original Music Composer, Sound Effects - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Original Music Composer - Carl Fischer: Boom Operator - David Ritscher: Assistant Sound Editor - Nicholas James: Foley Editor - Gregg Landaker: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - David Lewis Yewdall: Sound Editor - Mark Mangini: Dialogue Editor - Steve Rice: Dialogue Editor - Bill Varney: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Joseph F. Brennan: Boom Operator - Steve Maslow: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Warren Hamilton Jr.: Sound Editor - Thomas Causey: Sound Mixer ## Art - Cloudia Rebar: Set Decoration - [Joe Alves](https://film.one/person/joe-alves.md): Production Design - Serge Genitempo: Standby Painter - Don Sutton: Leadman - Lee B. Drygas: Swing - Mike May: Property Master - Arthur Gelb: Graphic Designer - Chris Horner: Assistant Art Director - Ed Zingel: Painter - Marvin Salsberg: Construction Foreman - Eugene Booth: Assistant Property Master ## Costume and make-up - [Stephen Loomis](https://film.one/person/stephen-loomis.md): Costume Design - Ken Chase: Makeup Supervisor - Benjamin Douglas: Makeup Artist - Frankie Bergman: Hairstylist ## Visual effects - Roy Arbogast: Special Effects Supervisor - [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md): Matte Painter - Jena Holman: Matte Painter - Robert Skotak: Matte Painter - John C. Wash: Visual Effects ## Crew - Michael W. Moore: Propmaker - Kevin Pike: Special Effects - Eddie Surkin: Special Effects - Sol Aquino: Carpenter - Joseph C. Fama: Propmaker - Brian Bevis: Special Effects - Gary Zink: Special Effects - Pat Patterson: Special Effects - Mike Johnson: Stunts - [David Cronenberg](https://film.one/person/david-cronenberg.md): Thanks - Roydon Clark: Stunts - Buff Brady: Stunts - Mags Kavanaugh: Stunts - Fred Lerner: Stunts - Glory Fioramonti: Stunts - Bill Hart: Stunts - Kent Hays: Stunts - Harvey Parry: Stunts - Jack Tyree: Stunts - Jack Verbois: Stunts - John Moio: Stunts - George Sawaya: Stunts - George P. Wilbur: Stunts - Jesse Wayne: Stunt Double, Stunts - William T. Lane: Stunts - Ted White: Stunts - [Mike H. McGaughy](https://film.one/person/mike-h-mcgaughy.md): Stunts - [Tony Randel](https://film.one/person/tony-randel.md): Special Effects Coordinator - James Winburn: Stunts - Dick Warlock: Stunts, Stunt Coordinator - Roy Arbogast: Special Effects Coordinator - [Robert Lee Minor](https://film.one/person/bob-minor.md): Stunts - Eddie Hice: Stunts - Loren Janes: Stunts - Andrew Overholtzer: Propmaker - Tony Brubaker: Stunts - Sandra Lee Gimpel: Stunts - [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md): Visual Effects Art Director --- © 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/escape-from-new-york.md