Cast and crew
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
40 cast and 16 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast40
Michael RennieKlaatu / Mr. Carpenter
Patricia NealHelen Benson
Billy GrayBobby Benson
Sam JaffeProf. Jacob Barnhardt
Hugh MarloweTom Stevens
Lock MartinGort
Freeman LuskGeneral Cutler
Edith EvansonMrs. Crockett
Frank ConroyMr. Harley
Frances BavierMrs. Barley
John BrownGeorge Barley
Olan SouleMr. Krull- Marjorie CrosslandHilda
- Elmer DavisElmer Davis
- H.V. KaltenbornH. V. Kaltenborn
- Drew PearsonDrew Pearson
- Gabriel HeatterGabriel Heatter (voice)
Harry LauterLieutenant in Charge of Landing Site- James DoyleArmy Dr. White
- Larry DobkinBalding Army Doctor
Robert OsterlohArmy Examining Doctor- Glenn HardyRadio Interviewer at Landing Site
- Tyler McVeyBrady
- House Peters Jr.M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
George LynnConference Colonel Ryder- Dorothy NeumannMargaret
- Wheaton ChambersMr. Bleeker
Carleton YoungZone Five Lieutenant Colonel
Harry HarveyThe Cab Driver- Sammy OggSammy
Bess FlowersLady Outside Jewelry Store
James SeayGovernment Man (uncredited)- Grady GallowayRadar Operator
- Hassan KhayyamIndian Newscaster
- John BartonBritish Newscaster
Stuart WhitmanSentry (deleted scene)- Rama BaiScientific Delegate
- John BurtonBritish Radio Announcer
- Bill WelshRadio Announcer (voice)
Guy WilliamsRadio Operator (uncredited)
Crew16
Directing
- Robert WiseDirector
Writing
- Edmund H. NorthScreenplay
- Harry BatesOriginal Story
Production
- Julian BlausteinProducer
Camera
- Leo ToverDirector of Photography
Editing
- William H. ReynoldsEditor
Sound and music
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Lyle R. WheelerArt Direction
- Addison HehrArt Direction
- Claude E. CarpenterSet Decoration
- Thomas LittleSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- William TravillaCostume Design
- Perkins BaileyCostume Design
- Charles LeMaireWardrobe Master
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
Crew
- Fred SersenSpecial Effects