--- title: "Planet of the Apes: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes" cast: 44 crew: 70 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." --- # Planet of the Apes (1968): cast and crew 44 cast and 70 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Charlton Heston](https://film.one/person/charlton-heston.md) as George Taylor - [Roddy McDowall](https://film.one/person/roddy-mcdowall.md) as Cornelius - [Kim Hunter](https://film.one/person/kim-hunter.md) as Zira - [Maurice Evans](https://film.one/person/maurice-evans.md) as Dr. Zaius - [James Whitmore](https://film.one/person/james-whitmore.md) as President of the Assembly - [James Daly](https://film.one/person/james-daly.md) as Dr. Honorious - [Linda Harrison](https://film.one/person/linda-harrison.md) as Nova - [Robert Gunner](https://film.one/person/robert-gunner.md) as Landon - [Lou Wagner](https://film.one/person/lou-wagner.md) as Lucius - [Woodrow Parfrey](https://film.one/person/woodrow-parfrey.md) as Dr. Maximus - [Jeff Burton](https://film.one/person/jeff-burton.md) as Dodge - [Buck Kartalian](https://film.one/person/buck-kartalian.md) as Julius - [Norman Burton](https://film.one/person/norman-burton.md) as Hunt Leader - Wright King as Dr. Galen - Paul Lambert as Minister - Martin Abrahams as Human in Cage (uncredited) - Army Archerd as Gorilla (uncredited) - James Bacon as Ape (uncredited) - Erlynn Mary Botelho as Gorilla (uncredited) - Priscilla Boyd as Human #1 (uncredited) - Eldon Burke as Gorilla (uncredited) - [David Chow](https://film.one/person/david-chow-122529.md) as Chimpanzee (uncredited) - Billy Curtis as Child Ape (uncredited) - Frank Delfino as Child Ape (uncredited) - Buddy Douglas as Child Ape (uncredited) - Chuck Fisher as Gorilla (uncredited) - William Graeff Jr. as Gorilla (uncredited) - Lars Hensen as Gorilla (uncredited) - Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski as Gorilla (uncredited) - Norma Jean Kron as Chimpanzee (uncredited) - Robert Lombardo as Gorilla Photographer (uncredited) - Jerry Maren as Child Ape (uncredited) - Cass Martin as Chimpanzee (uncredited) - Stephan Merjanian as Gorilla (uncredited) - Harry Monty as Child Ape (uncredited) - John Quijada as Gorilla (uncredited) - Smokey Roberds as Chimpanzee (uncredited) - Dave Rodgers as Gorilla (uncredited) - Jane Ross as Human (uncredited) - George Sasaki as Chimpanzee (uncredited) - Felix Silla as Child Gorilla (uncredited) - Emory Souza as Child Ape (uncredited) - Dianne Stanley as Astronaut Stewart (uncredited) - Joe Tornatore as Gorilla (uncredited) ## Directing - [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://film.one/person/franklin-j-schaffner.md): Director - William Kissell: Assistant Director - Robert Doudell: Assistant Director - Rose Steinberg: Script Supervisor ## Writing - Pierre Boulle: Novel - [Michael Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-wilson.md): Screenplay - [Rod Serling](https://film.one/person/rod-serling.md): Screenplay ## Production - Joe Scully: Casting - [Arthur P. Jacobs](https://film.one/person/arthur-p-jacobs.md): Producer - William Eckhardt: Unit Production Manager - [Mort Abrahams](https://film.one/person/mort-abrahams.md): Associate Producer ## Camera - [Leon Shamroy](https://film.one/person/leon-shamroy.md): Director of Photography - Irving Rosenberg: Camera Operator ## Editing - [Hugh S. Fowler](https://film.one/person/hugh-s-fowler.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Jerry Goldsmith](https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith.md): Original Music Composer - David Dockendorf: Sound - Herman Lewis: Sound - [Alexander Courage](https://film.one/person/alexander-courage.md): Orchestrator ## Art - Norman Rockett: Set Decoration - William J. Creber: Art Direction - Walter M. Scott: Set Decoration - Jack Martin Smith: Art Direction ## Costume and make-up - Ben Nye: Makeup Artist - [Morton Haack](https://film.one/person/morton-haack.md): Costume Design - Robert Fuca: Assistant Costume Designer - Eve Newing: Hairstylist - Verne Langdon: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Margaret Donovan: Hair Supervisor - John Chambers: Makeup Designer ## Visual effects - L.B. Abbott: Visual Effects - Art Cruickshank: Visual Effects - Emil Kosa Jr.: Visual Effects ## Lighting - Fred Hall: Gaffer ## Crew - Lightning Bear: Stunts - Joe Canutt: Stunt Coordinator - Frank Orsatti: Stunts - Chris Haynes: Driver - Steve Bonner: Driver - Kim Kahana: Stunts - Chema Hernández: Other - Tap Canutt: Stunts - Loren Janes: Stunts - Kent Hays: Stunts - Jack Tyree: Stunts - Roy N. Sickner: Stunts - Gene LeBell: Stunts - Ted White: Stunts - Robert Renegade Renneke: Stunts - John Quijada: Stunts - Terry Leonard: Stunts - Dave Rodgers: Stunts - William Graeff Jr.: Stunts - Marlin Jones: Special Effects - Alex Sharp: Stunts - Eddie Hice: Stunts - Glenn Randall Jr.: Stunts - Regis Parton: Stunts - Louie Elias: Stunts - Lars Lundgren: Stunts - Nick Dimitri: Stunts - George P. Wilbur: Stunts - Eldon Burke: Stunts - Ernest Robinson: Stunts - Whitey Hughes: Stunts - Bill Clove: Special Effects - Fritz Ford: Stunts - Bennie E. Dobbins: Stunts - Vernon Archer: Special Effects - Tony Epper: Stunts - [Jerry Goldsmith](https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith.md): Compositor --- © 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/planet-of-the-apes.md