--- title: "The Black Dahlia: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia" cast: 43 crew: 98 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 Black Dahlia (2006): cast and crew 43 cast and 98 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/person/josh-hartnett.md) as Bucky Bleichert - [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md) as Kay Lake - [Aaron Eckhart](https://film.one/person/aaron-eckhart.md) as Lee Blanchard - [Hilary Swank](https://film.one/person/hilary-swank.md) as Madeleine Linscott - [Mia Kirshner](https://film.one/person/mia-kirshner.md) as Elizabeth Short - [Mike Starr](https://film.one/person/mike-starr.md) as Russ Millard - [Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/person/fiona-shaw.md) as Ramona Linscott - [Patrick Fischler](https://film.one/person/patrick-fischler.md) as Ellis Loew - [James Otis](https://film.one/person/james-otis.md) as Dolph Bleichert - [John Kavanagh](https://film.one/person/john-kavanagh.md) as Emmett Linscott - [Troy Evans](https://film.one/person/troy-evans.md) as Chief Green - [Anthony Russell](https://film.one/person/anthony-russell.md) as Morrie Friedman - [Pepe Serna](https://film.one/person/pepe-serna.md) as Dos Santos - [Angus MacInnes](https://film.one/person/angus-macinnes.md) as John Tierney - Rachel Miner as Martha Linscott - Victor McGuire as Bill Koenig - [Gregg Henry](https://film.one/person/gregg-henry.md) as Pete Lukins - Jemima Rooper as Lorna Mertz - [Rose McGowan](https://film.one/person/rose-mcgowan.md) as Sheryl Saddon - Dan Ponce as Mp - Graham Norris as Cop - Mike O'Connell as Shore Patrol - Michael P. Flannigan as Desk Officer - John Solari as Baxter Fitch - Stephanie L. Moore as Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend - Noel Arthur as Gunman #1 - Todd Thomas as Gunman #2 - [Steve Eastin](https://film.one/person/steve-eastin.md) as Detective - Ian McNeice as Coroner - Claudia Katz Minnick as Frolic Bartender - Mia Frye as Laverne Bartender - [Richard Brake](https://film.one/person/richard-brake.md) as Bobby DeWitt - William Finley as George Tilden - Joost Scholte as Madeleine's GI - Terrell J. Ramsey as Dealer - Teo as Friedman's Tough Guy #1 - Kiril Efremov as Friedman's Tough Guy #2 - Petar Milchev as Perp - Désirée Cyganek as Lesbian Bar Dancer (uncredited) - [Brian De Palma](https://film.one/person/brian-de-palma.md) as Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited) - [Kevin Dunn](https://film.one/person/kevin-dunn.md) as Elizabeth Short's Father (uncredited) - K.D. Lang as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited) - David Raibon as Man (uncredited) ## Directing - [Brian De Palma](https://film.one/person/brian-de-palma.md): Director - Mark Egerton: First Assistant Director - Sue Field: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [Josh Friedman](https://film.one/person/josh-friedman.md): Screenplay - James Ellroy: Novel ## Production - [Avi Lerner](https://film.one/person/avi-lerner.md): Producer - [Rudy Cohen](https://film.one/person/rudy-cohen.md): Producer - [Moshe Diamant](https://film.one/person/moshe-diamant.md): Producer - [Art Linson](https://film.one/person/art-linson.md): Producer - Rolf Deyhle: Executive Producer - Danny Dimbort: Executive Producer - Samuel Hadida: Co-Executive Producer - Sandy Holt: ADR Voice Casting - Josef Lautenschlager: Executive Producer - Henrik Huydts: Executive Producer - Gerd Koechlin: Co-Executive Producer - Manfred D. Heid: Co-Executive Producer - Boaz Davidson: Executive Producer - Victor Hadida: Co-Executive Producer - John Thompson: Executive Producer - Jochen Kamlah: Co-Executive Producer - Candice Levy: Post Production Coordinator - Andreas Thiesmeyer: Executive Producer - Trevor Short: Executive Producer - Gabriel Georgiev: Location Manager - David Diamond: Location Manager - Guy Adan: Publicist - Johanna Ray: Casting - Teresa Razzauti: Casting - Lucy Boulting: Casting - Jordan Kessler: Associate Producer - John J. Kelly: Line Producer - Michael P. Flannigan: Line Producer ## Camera - [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://film.one/person/vilmos-zsigmond.md): Director of Photography - Rolf Konow: Still Photographer - [Joseph D. Urbanczyk](https://film.one/person/joseph-d-urbanczyk.md): Camera Operator - Ross W. Clarkson: Camera Operator - Neven Mihailova: Camera Operator - Merrick Morton: Still Photographer - Larry McConkey: Camera Operator - Jaromír Šedina: Steadicam Operator ## Editing - [Bill Pankow](https://film.one/person/bill-pankow.md): Editor - Mike Sowa: Digital Intermediate Colorist ## Sound and music - [Mark Isham](https://film.one/person/mark-isham.md): Original Music Composer - Trent Richmond: Sound Assistant - Ashley Waldron: Music Supervisor - Peter Persaud: Foley Recordist - Selena Arizanovic: Music Coordinator - Paula Fairfield: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer - Randall L. Johnson: Boom Operator - Steve Baine: Foley - Carla Murray: Sound Effects Editor - Lee de Lang: Sound Effects Editor - Nathan Robitaille: Sound Effects Editor - Lisa J. Levine: ADR & Dubbing - Keith Elliott: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Mark Zsifkovits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Todd Beckett: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ramiro Belgardt: Music Editor - Jill Purdy: Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor ## Art - [Dante Ferretti](https://film.one/person/dante-ferretti.md): Production Design - Christopher Tandon: Art Direction - David T. Cannon: Construction Coordinator - Elli Griff: Set Decoration - Sara Philpott: Art Department Coordinator - Irina Hadzhieva: Art Department Coordinator - Anna Hadzhieva: Art Department Coordinator - Ray Yamagata: Assistant Art Director - Dirk Buchmann: Property Master - Melody Miller: Property Master ## Costume and make-up - Elitsa Taseva: Set Costumer - Jill Korengold: Set Costumer - Marisa Aboitiz: Costume Supervisor - Ed Fincher: Set Costumer - Heba Thorisdottir: Makeup Artist - Bonnie Clevering: Hairstylist - Dimitrina Stoyanova: Makeup Artist - Barbara Olvera: Hairstylist - Rosica Canovska: Hairstylist - Morag Ross: Makeup Artist - Carol Pershing: Hairstylist - [Jenny Beavan](https://film.one/person/jenny-beavan.md): Costume Design - Elisabeth Fry: Hairstylist - Zoltan Elek: Makeup Artist - Ivon Ivanova: Makeup Artist ## Visual effects - Lillani E. Moran: Visual Effects Coordinator - Mark Dornfeld: Visual Effects Supervisor - Michele Ferrone: Visual Effects Producer ## Lighting - Robert Jason: Gaffer - Nimi Getter: Gaffer ## Crew - Anthony Simonaitis: Special Effects Coordinator - Kevin Hannigan: Special Effects Coordinator - Alisa Buckley: Unit Publicist - Kaloian Vodenicharov: Stunt Coordinator - Amir Khalighi: Stunt Coordinator - Gary Hymes: Stunt Coordinator - John W. Barbee: Transportation Coordinator - Nancy Pyne-Hapke: Studio Teachers --- © 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-black-dahlia.md