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title: "Free Willy: cast and crew"
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cast: 24
crew: 49
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# Free Willy (1993): cast and crew

24 cast and 49 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Jason James Richter](https://film.one/person/jason-james-richter.md) as Jesse
- [Keiko](https://film.one/person/keiko.md) as Willy
- [Lori Petty](https://film.one/person/lori-petty.md) as Rae Lindley
- [August Schellenberg](https://film.one/person/august-schellenberg.md) as Randolph Johnson
- [Michael Madsen](https://film.one/person/michael-madsen.md) as Glen Greenwood
- [Jayne Atkinson](https://film.one/person/jayne-atkinson.md) as Annie Greenwood
- [Michael Ironside](https://film.one/person/michael-ironside.md) as Dial
- [Richard Riehle](https://film.one/person/richard-riehle.md) as Wade
- [Mykelti Williamson](https://film.one/person/mykelti-williamson.md) as Dwight Mercer
- [Michael Bacall](https://film.one/person/michael-bacall.md) as Perry
- [Danielle Harris](https://film.one/person/danielle-harris.md) as Gwenie
- [Isaiah Malone](https://film.one/person/isaiah-malone.md) as Vector
- Betsy Toll as Passerby #1
- Rob Sample as Passerby #2
- Merrilyn Jones as Passerby #3
- Mickey Gaines as Waiter
- Justin R. Hall as Fish Thrower
- Robert M. Duque as Fish Thrower
- Sam Samson as Fish Thrower
- Willis Van Dusen as Willis Van Dusen
- Tom Lasswell as Brody
- Moultrie Patten as Homeless Man
- Ed Murphy as Homeless Man
- [Jim Michaels](https://film.one/person/jim-michaels.md) as Announcer

## Directing

- [Simon Wincer](https://film.one/person/simon-wincer.md): Director
- Jim Van Wyck: First Assistant Director
- Mark Cotone: Second Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Corey Blechman](https://film.one/person/corey-blechman.md): Screenplay
- [Keith Walker](https://film.one/person/keith-walker.md): Screenplay, Story

## Production

- [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://film.one/person/lauren-shuler-donner.md): Producer
- [Jennie Lew Tugend](https://film.one/person/jennie-lew-tugend.md): Producer
- [Richard Donner](https://film.one/person/richard-donner.md): Executive Producer
- [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md): Executive Producer
- [Charles Skouras III](https://film.one/person/charles-skouras-iii.md): Unit Production Manager
- Judy Taylor: Casting
- Lynda Gordon: Casting
- Mark Marshall: Associate Producer
- Richard Solomon: Co-Producer
- Douglas C. Merrifield: Associate Producer
- Jim Van Wyck: Co-Producer
- Penelope L. Foster: Co-Producer

## Camera

- [Robbie Greenberg](https://film.one/person/robbie-greenberg.md): Director of Photography
- Marty Snyderman: Underwater Camera
- Pete Romano: Underwater Camera
- Sunny Johnson: Grip

## Editing

- [O. Nicholas Brown](https://film.one/person/o-nicholas-brown.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Basil Poledouris](https://film.one/person/basil-poledouris.md): Original Music Composer
- [Michael Jackson](https://film.one/person/michael-jackson.md): Theme Song Performance
- William Jacobs: Sound Editor
- Chris Jargo: Supervising ADR Editor
- Charles Ewing Smith: Sound Editor
- Peter Tomaszewicz: Sound Editor
- Thomas Milano: Music Editor
- Bernard Weiser: Sound Editor
- Jeff Clark: Sound Editor
- Tim Chau: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Albert Gasser: Sound Editor
- Nils C. Jensen: Sound Editor
- Leonard T. Geschke: Sound Editor
- David Kern: Sound Editor
- Joel Sill: Music Consultant

## Art

- [Charles Rosen](https://film.one/person/charles-rosen.md): Production Design
- Diane Yates: Art Direction
- Harold Fuhrman: Set Designer
- Chas. Butcher: Art Direction
- Mary Olivia McIntosh: Set Decoration
- James W. Slater: Leadman

## Costume and make-up

- [April Ferry](https://film.one/person/april-ferry.md): Costume Design
- Cheri Ruff: Hairstylist
- Pamela S. Westmore: Makeup Artist

## Crew

- Dennis Scott: Stunt Coordinator
- Bob Talbot: Cinematography
- Thomas R. Ward: Special Effects Coordinator

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