--- title: "The Abyss: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-abyss/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-abyss" cast: 31 crew: 100 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." --- # The Abyss (1989): cast and crew 31 cast and 100 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Ed Harris](https://film.one/person/ed-harris.md) as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman - [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio](https://film.one/person/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio.md) as Lindsey Brigman - [Michael Biehn](https://film.one/person/michael-biehn.md) as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey - [Leo Burmester](https://film.one/person/leo-burmester.md) as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries - [Todd Graff](https://film.one/person/todd-graff.md) as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes - [John Bedford Lloyd](https://film.one/person/john-bedford-lloyd.md) as Jammer Willis - [Kimberly Scott](https://film.one/person/kimberly-scott.md) as Lisa 'One Night' Standing - [Chris Elliott](https://film.one/person/chris-elliott.md) as Bendix - [J.C. Quinn](https://film.one/person/j-c-quinn.md) as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson - [Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.](https://film.one/person/pierce-oliver-brewer-jr.md) as Lew Finler - [George Robert Klek](https://film.one/person/george-robert-klek.md) as Wilhite - [Christopher Murphy](https://film.one/person/christopher-murphy-551894.md) as Schoenick - [Adam Nelson](https://film.one/person/adam-nelson.md) as Ensign Monk - Dick Warlock as Dwight Perry - Jimmie Ray Weeks as Leland McBride - J. Kenneth Campbell as DeMarco - Peter Ratray as Captain - [Michael Beach](https://film.one/person/michael-beach.md) as Barnes - Ken Jenkins as Gerard Kirkhill - [Michael Chapman](https://film.one/person/michael-chapman.md) as Dr. Berg - [William Wisher Jr.](https://film.one/person/william-wisher.md) as Bill Tyler - Wendy Gordon as Anchorwoman - Paula Cross as Young Woman - Emily Yancy as Woman Reporter - Joe Farago as Anchorman - Marcus K. Mukai as Anchorman #2 - [Thomas F. Duffy](https://film.one/person/thomas-f-duffy.md) as Construction Worker - Chris Anastasio as Truck Driver - Tom Isbell as Wave Reporter - Mikhail Gorbachev as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) - Frank Lloyd as Navigator ## Directing - [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md): Director - Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez: Script Supervisor - Newt Arnold: First Assistant Director - Verónica González Rubio: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md): Writer ## Production - Howard Feuer: Casting - [Gale Anne Hurd](https://film.one/person/gale-anne-hurd.md): Producer - [Van Ling](https://film.one/person/van-ling.md): Producer - Vince Heileson: Production Accountant - Dennis Osborne: Casting Associate - Charles Skouras III: Production Manager - Paul Tivers: Production Supervisor - Laura Greenlee: Production Coordinator - Jennifer C. Bell: Production Secretary - Hilbert Hakim: Key Set Production Assistant - Matt Brown: Production Assistant - Beth DePatie: Assistant Production Coordinator - Robert Gordon: Assistant Accountant - Tekin Cetinkaya: Assistant Unit Manager - Andrew Chapman: Location Manager ## Camera - [Mikael Salomon](https://film.one/person/mikael-salomon.md): Director of Photography - Richard Foreman Jr.: Still Photographer - George D. Dodge: Camera Operator - Paul C. Babin: Camera Operator - Bob Gorelick: Steadicam Operator - Jordan Klein Jr.: Underwater Camera - [J. Michael Muro](https://film.one/person/j-michael-muro.md): Steadicam Operator - Bobby Huber: Key Grip - Robert Hoelen: Grip - Ian Fox: First Assistant Camera - Michael Griffin: Assistant Camera - David Luckenbach: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Scott R. Davis: Best Boy Grip - Marc Brown: Second Assistant Camera - Jimmy Leavens: Dolly Grip ## Editing - [Howard E. Smith](https://film.one/person/howard-e-smith.md): Editor - [Joel Goodman](https://film.one/person/joel-goodman.md): Editor - [Conrad Buff IV](https://film.one/person/conrad-buff-iv.md): Editor - Bob Hagans: Color Timer - Gary Burritt: Negative Cutter - Jim English: Project Manager - [Christopher Koefoed](https://film.one/person/christopher-koefoed.md): Assistant Editor - [Steven Quale](https://film.one/person/steven-quale.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Alan Silvestri](https://film.one/person/alan-silvestri.md): Original Music Composer - Joseph T. Sabella: Foley - John Roesch: Foley - Blake Leyh: Sound Designer - [Dody Dorn](https://film.one/person/dody-dorn.md): Supervising Sound Editor - Greg Orloff: Foley - Kenneth Karman: Music Editor - Lee Orloff: Sound mixer - Don J. Bassman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Kevin F. Cleary: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Kevin E. Carpenter: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Richard Overton: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - George Leong: Boom Operator - Stuart Copely: Sound Editor - Howell Gibbens: Assistant Sound Editor - James B. Campbell: Orchestrator - Robert Renga: Sound Recordist - Joe Dorn: ADR Editor - Carolyn Tapp: Foley Recordist - Kevin Bartnof: Foley Artist - Marian Wilde: Foley Supervisor - Roy Seeger: Apprentice Sound Editor - Marilyn Graf: Foley Mixer - David Jobe: ADR Recordist - Robert Deschaine: ADR Mixer - Ralph Williams: Musician ## Art - Anne Kuljian: Set Decoration - [Leslie Dilley](https://film.one/person/leslie-dilley.md): Production Design - [Joseph Nemec III](https://film.one/person/joseph-c-nemec-iii.md): Art Direction - Russell Christian: Art Direction - Thomas P. Wilkins: Set Designer - Andrew Precht: Set Designer - Gershon Ginsburg: Set Designer - Brian Cole: Sculptor - Screaming Mad George: Sculptor - Mary Alice Palmer: Art Department Coordinator - George Stokes: Construction Coordinator - Dan Webster: Assistant Art Director - Karen Steward: Painter - Ron Cobb: Conceptual Design - Tom Jones Jr.: Construction Foreman - Joe Cooper: Standby Painter - Michele Moen: Production Illustrator - John D. Kretschmer: Leadman - Emily Yudell: Property Master - Charles Stewart: Property Master - Linda Waxman: Assistant Property Master - Charlotte Patterson: Construction Buyer - Phillip Norwood: Storyboard Artist - Jean Giraud: Concept Artist - Peter Childs: Supervising Art Director - Ernest Farino: Title Designer ## Costume and make-up - Deena Appel: Costume Supervisor - Kathryn Fenton: Makeup Artist - [Deborah Everton](https://film.one/person/deborah-everton.md): Costume Design - Emanuel Millar: Hairstylist - General Fermon Judd Jr.: Set Dressing Artist --- © 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/the-abyss.md