--- title: "Purple Rain: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/purple-rain/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/purple-rain" cast: 24 crew: 89 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." --- # Purple Rain (1984): cast and crew 24 cast and 89 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Prince](https://film.one/person/prince.md) as The Kid - [Apollonia Kotero](https://film.one/person/apollonia-kotero.md) as Apollonia - [Morris Day](https://film.one/person/morris-day.md) as Morris - [Jerome Benton](https://film.one/person/jerome-benton.md) as Jerome - [Olga Karlatos](https://film.one/person/olga-karlatos.md) as Mother - [Clarence Williams III](https://film.one/person/clarence-williams-iii.md) as Father - [Billy Sparks](https://film.one/person/billy-sparks.md) as Billy - [Wendy Melvoin](https://film.one/person/wendy-melvoin.md) as Wendy - [Lisa Coleman](https://film.one/person/lisa-coleman.md) as Lisa - [Bobby Z](https://film.one/person/bobby-z.md) as Bobby - [Dr. Fink](https://film.one/person/dr-fink.md) as Matt - [Brownmark](https://film.one/person/brown-mark.md) as Mark - Jill Jones as Jill - Susan Moonsie as Susan - Brenda Bennett as Brenda - Sandra Claire Gershman as Beautiful Babe - Alan Leeds as Stage Hand - Garry Johnson as "Jellybean" Johnson - The Time - Jesse Johnson as Jesse Johnson - The Time - Marc Cardenas as Mark Cardenas - The Time - Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. as Jerry Hubbard - The Time - Paul Peterson as Paul Peterson - The Time - Israel Gordon as Taste M.C. - Joel Thingvall as Club Techie (uncredited) ## Directing - [Albert Magnoli](https://film.one/person/albert-magnoli.md): Director - Britt Lomond: First Assistant Director - Anthony Brand: First Assistant Director - Don Wilkerson: Second Assistant Director - Kerry Lyn McKissick: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [William Blinn](https://film.one/person/william-blinn.md): Writer - [Albert Magnoli](https://film.one/person/albert-magnoli.md): Writer ## Production - Anthony DiMarco: Executive In Charge Of Post Production - Kirk Hokanson: Location Manager - Jonathan Wolf: Production Accountant - [Robert Cavallo](https://film.one/person/robert-cavallo.md): Producer - [Steven Fargnoli](https://film.one/person/steven-fargnoli.md): Producer - [Joseph Ruffalo](https://film.one/person/joseph-ruffalo.md): Producer - David Graham: Casting - Mike Frankovich Jr.: Production Manager - Peter Golden: Casting - Maxine Davis: Production Coordinator - Jennifer Walton: Production Secretary - Geri Rosenberg: Production Secretary - Barbara Sobocinski: Production Secretary - Dona Lien: Production Secretary - [Lee Daniels](https://film.one/person/lee-daniels.md): Casting Assistant ## Camera - Craig Denault: Camera Operator - Daniel R. Jordan: Key Grip - Bill Fleming: Best Boy Grip - Donald Schmitz: Dolly Grip - [Donald E. Thorin](https://film.one/person/donald-e-thorin.md): Director of Photography - Chris Squires: Assistant Camera - Jack Lee Gary: Assistant Camera - Steve van Osdale: Grip - Gerald Hoy: Grip - Neal Dalen: Grip - Craig Kinchel: Grip - Joe Rice: Grip - Robert Reiff: Still Photographer ## Editing - Aubrey Head: Color Timer - [Albert Magnoli](https://film.one/person/albert-magnoli.md): Editor - [Ken Robinson](https://film.one/person/ken-robinson-1614969.md): Editor - Sonny Baskin: Additional Editor - [Mitchell Sinoway](https://film.one/person/mitchell-sinoway.md): Additional Editor - Allan Schultz: Additional Editor - Warren Chadwick: Additional Editor ## Sound and music - Bruce Bisenz: Sound Mixer - Douglas J. Schulman: Boom Operator - Richard C. Franklin: Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor - James Beshears: Sound Editor - Mike Dobie: Sound Editor - David Kern: Sound Editor - Marshall Winn: Sound Editor - Noah Blough: Assistant Sound Editor - Jim Harrison: Music Editor - Jim Cook: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Robert L. Harman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Neil Brody: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - [Michel Colombier](https://film.one/person/michel-colombier.md): Original Music Composer - [Prince](https://film.one/person/prince.md): Songs ## Art - Howard McCormick: Leadman - [Ward Preston](https://film.one/person/ward-preston.md): Production Design - Anne D. McCulley: Set Decoration - Jim Johnson: Property Master - Clare M.S. Fishman: Props - Keane Bonath: Props - Robert Scaife: Construction Coordinator ## Costume and make-up - Richard Arrington: Makeup Supervisor - Lee Romanoff: Key Makeup Artist - [Marie France](https://film.one/person/marie-france.md): Costume Design - Jimmell Mardome: Costumer - Sonja Berlovitz: Costumer - Susan Wenzel: Makeup Artist - Jayson Jeffreys: Key Makeup Artist - Earl Jones: Hairstylist - Susan Caldwell: Hairstylist - Todd Prost: Hairstylist ## Lighting - Peter Davidian: Best Boy Electric - Edward R. Nedin: Electrician - Jeffrey W. Petersen: Electrician - Robert W. Peterson: Lighting Technician - Dean Hassen: Lighting Technician - John Huddleston: Lighting Technician - Dave Hetschiesch: Lighting Technician - Dennis A. Frank: Electrician - Matt Rice: Electrician - Bob Guthier: Electrician - LeRoy Bennett: Lighting Artist ## Crew - Al Jones: Stunt Coordinator - Brad Orrison: Stunt Double - Kathleen O'Haco: Stunts - Ronald G. Oliney: Stunts - Bonnie Metzger: Unit Publicist --- © 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/purple-rain.md