Cast and crew
Ordinary People (1980)
46 cast and 58 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast46
Donald SutherlandCalvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler MooreBeth Jarrett
Judd HirschDr. Berger
Timothy HuttonConrad Jarrett
M. Emmet WalshSwim Coach
Elizabeth McGovernJeannine Pratt
Dinah ManoffKaren
Fredric LehneLazenby
James B. SikkingRay Hanley
Basil HoffmanSloan
Quinn K. RedekerWard
Mariclare CostelloAudrey- Meg MundyGrandmother
- Elizabeth HubbardRuth
Adam BaldwinStillman- Richard WhitingGrandfather
- Scott DoeblerBuck Jarrett
- Carl DiTomassoVan Buren
- Tim ClarkeTruan
- Ken DishnerGenthe
- Lisa SmythGail
- Ann EggertMitzi
- Randall RobbinsBryce
- Cynthia BakerMs. Mellon
- John StimpsonJohn
- Liz KinneyLiz
- Steven HirschMack
- Rudy HornishEd
- Clarissa DowneyChris
- Cynthia BurkeAnnie
- Jane AldermanLinda
- Paul PrestonDennis
- Gustave LachenauerGus
- Marilyn RockafellowSarah
- Don BillettPhilip
- Ronald SolomonJoel
- Virginia LongChoir Director
- Paula SegalShopper
- Estelle MeyersSaleslady
- Stuart ShiffWaiter
- Rose WoolWaitress
- Douglas KinneyActor
- Constance AddingtonActress
- Edwin BedermanMcDonald's Manager
- Bobby CoyneYoung Buck
- Michael CreadonYoung Conrad
Crew58
Directing
- Robert RedfordDirector
- Julie PitkanenScript Supervisor
- Michael BrittonSecond Assistant Director
- Steve PerryFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
- Judith GuestNovel
Production
- Ronald L. SchwaryProduction Manager, Producer
- Penny PerryCasting
- Mary Cay HollanderProduction Coordinator
- Dennis ParkAssistant Accountant
- Rusty WarrenProduction Accountant
- Patrick MarkeyLocation Manager
Camera
- John BaileyDirector of Photography
- Marcia ReedStill Photographer
- Tommy MagglosSecond Assistant Camera
- Lou NotoFirst Assistant Camera
- Robert McLainKey Grip
- Clyde HartKey Grip
- James GlennonCamera Operator
Editing
- Jeff KanewEditor
- Carol Ann JacksonAssistant Editor
- Marilyn MadderomAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Kay RoseSupervising Sound Editor
- Kathleen KorthAssistant Sound Editor
- Bill VarneySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve MaslowSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kenneth SchwarzBoom Operator
- Victoria SampsonSound Editor
- Jerry RosenthalSound Editor
- Gregg LandakerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dan WallinSound Mixer
- Charles M. WilbornSound Mixer
- Scott GrusinMusic Editor
- Jack HayesOrchestrator
- Else BlangstedMusic Editor
Art
- Jerry WunderlichSet Decoration
- William B. FosserSet Decoration
- J. Michael RivaArt Direction
- Phillip BennettArt Direction
- Edward AionaProperty Master
- Chuck SteinConstruction Foreman
- Herman LowersConstruction Coordinator
- Willie MarceauHead Carpenter
- William PowleyPainter
- Phill NormanTitle Designer
- Richard BorisGreensman
Costume and make-up
- Bernie PollackCostume Design
- Kathe SwansonHairstylist
- Gary LiddiardMakeup Artist
- Joel IsraelHairstylist
- Jean Burt ReillyHairstylist
- Rita SalazarWardrobe Coordinator
- Robert M. MooreWardrobe Coordinator
Lighting
- Ronald W. McLeishGaffer
- John CredidioGaffer
Crew
- Nancy DowdAdditional Writing
- Jack HirshbergUnit Publicist