--- title: "Heaven's Gate: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/heavens-gate/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/heavens-gate" cast: 60 crew: 72 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." --- # Heaven's Gate (1980): cast and crew 60 cast and 72 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Kris Kristofferson](https://film.one/person/kris-kristofferson.md) as James Averill - [Christopher Walken](https://film.one/person/christopher-walken.md) as Nathan D. Champion - [John Hurt](https://film.one/person/john-hurt.md) as Billy Irvine - [Sam Waterston](https://film.one/person/sam-waterston.md) as Frank Canton - [Brad Dourif](https://film.one/person/brad-dourif.md) as Mr. Eggleston - [Isabelle Huppert](https://film.one/person/isabelle-huppert.md) as Ella Watson - [Joseph Cotten](https://film.one/person/joseph-cotten.md) as The Reverend Doctor - [Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/person/jeff-bridges.md) as John L. Bridges - [Ronnie Hawkins](https://film.one/person/ronnie-hawkins.md) as Major Wolcott - [Paul Koslo](https://film.one/person/paul-koslo.md) as Mayor Charlie Lezak - [Geoffrey Lewis](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-lewis.md) as Trapper Fred - [Richard Masur](https://film.one/person/richard-masur.md) as Cully - Rosie Vela as Beautiful girl - Mary Catherine Wright as Nell - [Nicholas Woodeson](https://film.one/person/nicholas-woodeson.md) as Small man - Stefan Shcherby as Big man - [Waldemar Kalinowski](https://film.one/person/waldemar-kalinowski.md) as Photographer - [Terry O'Quinn](https://film.one/person/terry-oquinn.md) as Captain Minardi - Jack Conley as Morrison - Margaret Benczk as Mrs. Eggleston - Jim Knobeloch as George Kopestonsky - Erika Petersen as Mrs. Kopestonsky - [Robin Bartlett](https://film.one/person/robin-bartlett.md) as Mrs. Lezak - [Tom Noonan](https://film.one/person/tom-noonan.md) as Jake - Marat Yusim as Russian Merchant - Aivars Smits as Michael Kovach - Gordana Rashovich as Mrs. Kovach - [Jarlath Conroy](https://film.one/person/jarlath-conroy.md) as Mercenary in new suit - Allen Keller as Dudley - Caroline Kava as Stefka - Mady Kaplan as Kathia - [Anna Thomson](https://film.one/person/anna-thomson.md) as Little Dot - [Mickey Rourke](https://film.one/person/mickey-rourke.md) as Nick Ray - [T Bone Burnett](https://film.one/person/t-bone-burnett.md) as Heaven's Gate Band - Patricia Hodges as Jessie - Kevin McClarnon as Arapaho Brown - Kai Wulff as German Merchant - Steven Majstorovic as Czech Merchant - Gabriel Walsh as Zindel's Clerk - Norton Buffalo as Private - Jack Blessing as Emigrant Boy - Jerry Sullivan as Governor of Wyoming - Jerry McGee as Heaven's Gate Band - Cleve Dupin as Heaven's Gate Band - Stephen Bruton as Heaven's Gate Band - Sean Hopper as Heaven's Gate Band - [David Mansfield](https://film.one/person/david-mansfield.md) as John DeCory - Skating Violinist - David S. Cass Sr. as Moustached Mercenary - Paul D'Amato as Bearded Mercenary - Peter Osusky as Peter - Ivan Kormanik as Ivan - Michael Christensen as Robert Steingart - Juggler - Anatoli Davydov as Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant - Nina Gaidarova as Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife - Wally McCleskey as Chicken Fighter - Gary Vezane as Canton's Bodyguard - H.P. Evetts as Wolcott's Bodyguard - Bruce Morgan as Miner - Mercenary - Bobby Faber as Class Marshal - Harvard - Judi Trott as Irvine's Girlfriend ## Directing - [Michael Cimino](https://film.one/person/michael-cimino.md): Director - Richard Graves: Second Assistant Director - Michael Grillo: Assistant Director - Terry Needham: Second Assistant Director - [Brian W. Cook](https://film.one/person/brian-w-cook.md): Assistant Director - Dennis Capps: Second Assistant Director - Michael Stevenson: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Michael Cimino](https://film.one/person/michael-cimino.md): Screenplay ## Production - Charles Okun: Executive Producer - [Joann Carelli](https://film.one/person/joann-carelli.md): Producer - Denis O'Dell: Executive Producer - [William Reynolds](https://film.one/person/william-reynolds.md): Executive In Charge Of Post Production - Cis Corman: Casting Director - [Jane Hallaren](https://film.one/person/jane-hallaren.md): Casting Director - Tony Gaznick: Casting Director ## Camera - [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://film.one/person/vilmos-zsigmond.md): Director of Photography - [Michael Gershman](https://film.one/person/michael-gershman.md): Assistant Camera - Eric Engler: Assistant Camera - Jan Kiesser: Camera Operator - Ken Nishino: Assistant Camera ## Editing - [William Reynolds](https://film.one/person/william-reynolds.md): Editor - [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://film.one/person/gerald-b-greenberg.md): Editor - [Lisa Fruchtman](https://film.one/person/lisa-fruchtman.md): Editor - [Tom Rolf](https://film.one/person/tom-rolf.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [David Mansfield](https://film.one/person/david-mansfield.md): Original Music Composer - Richard Adams: Sound Editor - Tom C. McCarthy: Sound Editor - C. Darin Knight: Sound Mixer - Curt Schulkey: Sound Editor - Winston Ryder: Sound Editor - Malcolm Davies: Sound - James J. Klinger: Supervising Sound Editor - [Joann Carelli](https://film.one/person/joann-carelli.md): Music Supervisor ## Art - [Tambi Larsen](https://film.one/person/tambi-larsen.md): Production Design - Spencer Deverell: Art Direction - Josie MacAvin: Set Decoration - Maurice Fowler: Art Direction - James L. Berkey: Set Decoration ## Costume and make-up - Christine Allsopp: Makeup Artist - Thomas R. Burman: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Ken Chase: Makeup Artist - Verne Caruso: Hairstylist - Mary Keats: Hairstylist - Ben Nye: Makeup Artist - Tom Hoerber: Makeup Artist - Connie Reeve: Makeup Artist - [J. Allen Highfill](https://film.one/person/j-allen-highfill.md): Costume Design - Jerry O'Dell: Makeup Artist ## Crew - Joe Finnegan: Stunts - James Camomile: Special Effects - Kevin Quibell: Special Effects - David S. Cass Sr.: Stunts - H.P. Evetts: Stunts - Loyd Catlett: Stunts - Alan Gibbs: Stunts - Leroy Johnson: Stunts - George Orrison: Stunts - William H. Burton Sr.: Stunts - Ken Pepiot: Special Effects - Billy Hank Hooker: Stunts - Chuck Waters: Stunts - Bill Hart: Stunts - Hank Calia: Stunts - Samuel E. Price: Special Effects - Larry Randles: Stunts - Stan Parks: Special Effects - Tom Elliott: Stunts - Paul H. Stewart: Special Effects - Buddy Van Horn: Stunt Coordinator - Walter Scott: Stunts - Debbie Evans: Stunts - Eleanor Fazan: Choreographer --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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