--- title: "Good Night, and Good Luck.: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck" cast: 45 crew: 77 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." --- # Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005): cast and crew 45 cast and 77 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [David Strathairn](https://film.one/person/david-strathairn.md) as Edward R. Murrow - [Patricia Clarkson](https://film.one/person/patricia-clarkson.md) as Shirley Wershba - [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md) as Fred Friendly - [Jeff Daniels](https://film.one/person/jeff-daniels.md) as Sig Mickelson - [Robert Downey Jr.](https://film.one/person/robert-downey-jr.md) as Joe Wershba - [Frank Langella](https://film.one/person/frank-langella.md) as William Paley - [Ray Wise](https://film.one/person/ray-wise.md) as Don Hollenbeck - [Robert John Burke](https://film.one/person/robert-john-burke.md) as Charlie Mack - [Reed Diamond](https://film.one/person/reed-diamond.md) as John Aaron - [Tate Donovan](https://film.one/person/tate-donovan.md) as Jesse Zousmer - [Grant Heslov](https://film.one/person/grant-heslov.md) as Don Hewitt - [Tom McCarthy](https://film.one/person/tom-mccarthy.md) as Palmer Williams - [Matt Ross](https://film.one/person/matt-ross.md) as Eddie Scott - [Rose Abdoo](https://film.one/person/rose-abdoo.md) as Mili Lerner - [Alex Borstein](https://film.one/person/alex-borstein.md) as Natalie - [Peter Jacobson](https://film.one/person/peter-jacobson.md) as Jimmy - Robert Knepper as Don Surine - Dianne Reeves as Jazz Singer - [Peter Martin](https://film.one/person/peter-martin-1978824.md) as Pianist - Christoph Luty as Bassist - Jeff Hamilton as Drummer - Matt Catingub as Saxophonist - [Glenn Morshower](https://film.one/person/glenn-morshower.md) as Colonel Anderson - Don Creech as Colonel Jenkins - Helen Slayton-Hughes as Mary - Simon Helberg as CBS Page - [JD Cullum](https://film.one/person/jd-cullum.md) as Stage Manager - John Kepley as CBS Lawyer #1 - David Paul Christian as CBS Lawyer #2 - Joyce Lasley as Make-Up Girl - Bill Blair as TV Studio Crewman (uncredited) - Joseph Dowd as Reporter (uncredited) - Bruna Matsin as Sig Mickelson's Wife (uncredited) - Katharine Phillips Moser as Jesse's Wife (uncredited) - Alexana Thomas as Senator's Wife (uncredited) - Dave Thompson as News Photographer (uncredited) - Rochelle Warner as Speech Wife (uncredited) - Roy Cohn as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Robert F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Liberace as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Joseph McCarthy as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - John L. McClellan as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Milo Radulovich as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Joseph N. Welch as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ## Directing - [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md): Director - Diane Hassinger Newman: Script Supervisor - Melissa V. Barnes: Second Assistant Director - David Webb: First Assistant Director ## Writing - [Grant Heslov](https://film.one/person/grant-heslov.md): Screenplay - [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Marc Butan](https://film.one/person/marc-butan.md): Executive Producer - [Ben Cosgrove](https://film.one/person/ben-cosgrove.md): Executive Producer - [Jennifer Fox](https://film.one/person/jennifer-fox.md): Executive Producer - [Grant Heslov](https://film.one/person/grant-heslov.md): Producer - Todd Wagner: Executive Producer - Chris Salvaterra: Executive Producer - Jeff Skoll: Executive Producer - Ellen Chenoweth: Casting - Mark Cuban: Executive Producer - [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md): Executive Producer - Barbara A. Hall: Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager - Samuel Hadida: Co-Executive Producer - Victor Hadida: Co-Executive Producer - Simon Franks: Co-Producer - Kiyotaka Ninomiya: Co-Producer - Zygi Kamasa: Co-Producer - Rachel Tenner: Casting Associate - Lynne Redding: ADR Voice Casting - Tad Driscoll: Production Accountant ## Camera - [Robert Elswit](https://film.one/person/robert-elswit.md): Director of Photography - John T. Connor: First Assistant "B" Camera - John Morris: Best Boy Grip - Melinda Sue Gordon: Still Photographer - Michael Kenner: Key Grip - Larissa Supplitt: Second Assistant "A" Camera - [Baz Idoine](https://film.one/person/barry-idoine.md): First Assistant "A" Camera - Colin Anderson: Camera Operator - Jeff Kunkle: Dolly Grip - Ryan Piers Williams: Camera Production Assistant ## Editing - [Stephen Mirrione](https://film.one/person/stephen-mirrione.md): Editor - [Douglas Crise](https://film.one/person/douglas-crise.md): First Assistant Editor - Gregg Schaublin: Digital Intermediate Producer ## Sound and music - Edward Tise: Production Sound Mixer - Aaron Glascock: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Oscar Mitt: Assistant Sound Editor - John Joseph Thomas: Sound Effects Editor - Mary Jo Lang: Foley Mixer - Randall L. Johnson: Boom Operator - Susan Dudeck: Dialogue Editor - Pamela Kahn: Foley Artist - Scott Morgan: Foley Recordist - Curt Schulkey: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Lance Brown: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Alyson Dee Moore: Foley Artist - Rocky Quiroz: Utility Sound - John Roesch: Foley Artist - [Jim Papoulis](https://film.one/person/jim-papoulis.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - [James D. Bissell](https://film.one/person/james-d-bissell.md): Production Design - Jan Pascale: Set Decoration - Christa Munro: Art Direction - Ellis J. Barbacoff: Assistant Property Master - Louise Del Araujo: Leadman - Tony Bonaventura: Property Master - Charlotte Raybourn: Art Department Coordinator - Gae S. Buckley: Set Designer - Karen Higgins: Construction Coordinator ## Costume and make-up - [Louise Frogley](https://film.one/person/louise-frogley.md): Costume Design - Lucinda Campbell: Key Costumer - Waldo Sanchez: Makeup Department Head, Hair Department Head - Lynda Foote: Costume Supervisor - Carolyn Elias: Hairstylist - Violet Ortiz: Hairstylist - Ron Berkeley: Key Makeup Artist - Joy Zapata: Key Hair Stylist ## Lighting - Hank Sheppherd: Key Rigging Grip - Simone Perusse: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician - J. A. Byerly: Rigging Gaffer - [Michael Bauman](https://film.one/person/michael-bauman.md): Chief Lighting Technician ## Crew - David D. Scott: Video Assist Operator - Jeff Winn: Craft Service - Dusty Saunders: Transportation Coordinator --- © 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/good-night-and-good-luck.md