--- title: "L.A. Confidential: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential" cast: 60 crew: 99 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." --- # L.A. Confidential (1997): cast and crew 60 cast and 99 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/person/kevin-spacey.md) as Jack Vincennes - [Russell Crowe](https://film.one/person/russell-crowe.md) as Wendell 'Bud' White - [Guy Pearce](https://film.one/person/guy-pearce.md) as Edmund 'Ed' Exley - [James Cromwell](https://film.one/person/james-cromwell.md) as Dudley Smith - [Kim Basinger](https://film.one/person/kim-basinger.md) as Lynn Bracken - [Danny DeVito](https://film.one/person/danny-devito.md) as Sid Hudgens - [David Strathairn](https://film.one/person/david-strathairn.md) as Pierce Patchett - [Ron Rifkin](https://film.one/person/ron-rifkin.md) as D.A. Ellis Loew - [Graham Beckel](https://film.one/person/graham-beckel.md) as Dick Stensland - [Amber Smith](https://film.one/person/amber-smith.md) as Susan Lefferts - [John Mahon](https://film.one/person/john-mahon.md) as Police Chief - [Paul Guilfoyle](https://film.one/person/paul-guilfoyle.md) as Mickey Cohen - Matt McCoy as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase - Paolo Seganti as Johnny Stompanato - [Simon Baker](https://film.one/person/simon-baker.md) as Matt Reynolds - Elisabeth Granli as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner - Sandra Taylor as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner - Steve Rankin as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen - [Allan Graf](https://film.one/person/allan-graf.md) as Wife Beater - Precious Chong as Wife - Symba as Jack's Dancing Partner - Bob Clendenin as Reporter at Hollywood Station - Lennie Loftin as Photographer at Hollywood Station - Will Zahrn as Liquor Store Owner - Darrell Sandeen as Buzz Meeks - Michael Warwick as Sid's Assistant - Shawnee Free Jones as Tammy Jordan - Matthew Allen Bretz as Officer Escorting Mexicans - Thomas Rosales Jr. as First Mexican - Shane Dixon as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station - Norman Howell as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station - Brian Lally as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station - Don Pulford as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station - Chris Short as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station - Tomas Arana as Breuning - Dudley's Guy - Michael McCleery as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy - George Yager as Gangster at Victory Motel - Jack Conley as Vice Captain - Ginger Slaughter as Secretary in Vice - [Jack Knight](https://film.one/person/jack-knight.md) as Detective at Detective Bureau - John H. Evans as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe - Gene Wolande as Forensic Chief - Brian Bossetta as Forensic Officer - Michael Chieffo as Coroner - Gwenda Deacon as Mrs. Lefferts - T.J. Kennedy as Bud's Rejected Partner - Ingo Neuhaus as Jack's Rejected Partner - Robert Harrison as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard - [Jim Metzler](https://film.one/person/jim-metzler.md) as City Councilman - Robert Barry Fleming as Boxer - Jeremiah Birkett as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect - Salim Grant as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect - Karr Washington as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect - Noel Evangelisti as Stenographer - Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Inez Soto - Rape Victim - Jeff Sanders as Sylvester Fitch - Steven Lambert as Roland Navarette - Jordan Marder as Officer at Detective Bureau - Gregory White as Mayor - April Breneman as Look-Alike Dancer ## Directing - [Curtis Hanson](https://film.one/person/curtis-hanson.md): Director - Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez: Script Supervisor - Connie Papineau: Script Supervisor - Drew Ann Rosenberg: First Assistant Director - Linda Montanti: First Assistant Director - Heather Kritzer: Second Second Assistant Director - Jim Goldthwait: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Curtis Hanson](https://film.one/person/curtis-hanson.md): Screenplay - [Brian Helgeland](https://film.one/person/brian-helgeland.md): Screenplay - James Ellroy: Novel ## Production - Mali Finn: Casting - [Michael G. Nathanson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-nathanson.md): Producer - [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md): Producer - [Curtis Hanson](https://film.one/person/curtis-hanson.md): Producer - David L. Wolper: Executive Producer - [Brian Helgeland](https://film.one/person/brian-helgeland.md): Co-Producer - Dan Kolsrud: Executive Producer - Leslie Thorson: Assistant Location Manager - John Panzarella: Location Manager - Emily Schweber: Casting Associate - Kenneth Hunter: Location Manager - L. Dean Jones Jr.: Unit Production Manager - Warren Smith: Production Supervisor - Carolyn Hagan: Production Office Coordinator - Kim Bodner: Production Accountant - Sara Flamm: Production Secretary - Karen Yokomizo: Assistant Accountant - Andrea Morland: Art Department Production Assistant - Raul Moreno: Production Assistant - Patti McGuire: Assistant Production Coordinator - Cheryl McHugh: Payroll Accountant - Barbara Harris: ADR Voice Casting - Stephen Fischer: Assistant Location Manager ## Camera - [Dante Spinotti](https://film.one/person/dante-spinotti.md): Director of Photography - [J. Michael Muro](https://film.one/person/j-michael-muro.md): Steadicam Operator - Merrick Morton: Still Photographer - Peter Sorel: Still Photographer - Danny Jimenez: Grip - Carlos M. Gallardo: Grip - Poly Veitzer: Second Assistant Camera - Gary Jay: Camera Operator - Scott M. Robinson: Key Grip - Duane 'DC' Manwiller: First Assistant Camera - Robert Duggan: Best Boy Grip - Edward A. Gutentag: Assistant Camera - James W. Apted: Camera Loader - Glenn Brown: Camera Production Assistant - Alberto S. Ramos: Dolly Grip - Randy Berrett: Grip ## Editing - [Peter Honess](https://film.one/person/peter-honess.md): Editor - Michael Trent: Assistant Editor - Beth Jochem Besterveld: First Assistant Editor - David Orr: Color Timer - Carole Henderson Harrington: Assistant Editor - Mo Henry: Negative Cutter ## Sound and music - [Jerry Goldsmith](https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith.md): Original Music Composer, Conductor - Arthur Morton: Orchestrator - Kirk Francis: Production Sound Mixer - Bob Beher: Foley Editor - Thom 'Coach' Ehle: Dolby Consultant - Bruce Botnick: Scoring Mixer - Kenneth Hall: Music Editor - Steven Gerrior: Assistant Sound Editor - Joe Divitale: Sound Effects Editor - John Leveque: Supervising Sound Effects Editor - Mychal D. Smith: Boom Operator - Terry Rodman: Sound Designer - Gordon Ecker: Sound Effects Editor - Denise Horta: ADR Editor - Becky Sullivan: Supervising ADR Editor - Anna Behlmer: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Mildred Iatrou: Dialogue Editor - Cathie Speakman: Dialogue Editor - John Roesch: Foley Artist - Charleen Richards-Steeves: ADR Mixer - Kimberly Lowe Voigt: Dialogue Editor - Hilda Hodges: Foley Artist - Andy Nelson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Steve Mann: Sound Effects Editor - Andrea Horta: ADR Editor - Robert Deschaine: ADR Mixer - Tami Treadwell: ADR Recordist - Glenn Hoskinson: Sound Effects Editor - Donald L. Warner Jr.: Dialogue Editor - Diane Linn: ADR Recordist - Brian Best: Apprentice Sound Editor - Nick Vidar: Music Programmer - Kay Colvin: Utility Sound ## Art - Jay Hart: Set Decoration - [William Arnold](https://film.one/person/william-arnold.md): Art Direction - Gary Damian Thomas: Storyboard Artist - [Jeannine Oppewall](https://film.one/person/jeannine-oppewall.md): Production Design - Chris Grantz: Swing - Patrick McGee: Swing - Mark Poll: Set Designer - Kai Blomberg: Swing - Julia K. Levine: Set Designer - Julie Beattie Iiams: Swing - Doug Sieck: Swing --- © 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/l-a-confidential.md