--- title: "The Day the Earth Stood Still: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still" cast: 40 crew: 16 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 Day the Earth Stood Still (1951): cast and crew 40 cast and 16 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Michael Rennie](https://film.one/person/michael-rennie.md) as Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter - [Patricia Neal](https://film.one/person/patricia-neal.md) as Helen Benson - [Billy Gray](https://film.one/person/billy-gray-3162.md) as Bobby Benson - [Sam Jaffe](https://film.one/person/sam-jaffe.md) as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt - [Hugh Marlowe](https://film.one/person/hugh-marlowe.md) as Tom Stevens - [Lock Martin](https://film.one/person/lock-martin.md) as Gort - [Freeman Lusk](https://film.one/person/freeman-lusk.md) as General Cutler - [Edith Evanson](https://film.one/person/edith-evanson.md) as Mrs. Crockett - [Frank Conroy](https://film.one/person/frank-conroy.md) as Mr. Harley - [Frances Bavier](https://film.one/person/frances-bavier.md) as Mrs. Barley - [John Brown](https://film.one/person/john-brown-12503.md) as George Barley - [Olan Soule](https://film.one/person/olan-soule.md) as Mr. Krull - Marjorie Crossland as Hilda - Elmer Davis as Elmer Davis - H.V. Kaltenborn as H. V. Kaltenborn - Drew Pearson as Drew Pearson - Gabriel Heatter as Gabriel Heatter (voice) - [Harry Lauter](https://film.one/person/harry-lauter.md) as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site - James Doyle as Army Dr. White - Larry Dobkin as Balding Army Doctor - [Robert Osterloh](https://film.one/person/robert-osterloh.md) as Army Examining Doctor - Glenn Hardy as Radio Interviewer at Landing Site - Tyler McVey as Brady - House Peters Jr. as M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's - [George Lynn](https://film.one/person/george-lynn.md) as Conference Colonel Ryder - Dorothy Neumann as Margaret - Wheaton Chambers as Mr. Bleeker - Carleton Young as Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel - [Harry Harvey](https://film.one/person/harry-harvey.md) as The Cab Driver - Sammy Ogg as Sammy - [Bess Flowers](https://film.one/person/bess-flowers.md) as Lady Outside Jewelry Store - [James Seay](https://film.one/person/james-seay.md) as Government Man (uncredited) - Grady Galloway as Radar Operator - Hassan Khayyam as Indian Newscaster - John Barton as British Newscaster - [Stuart Whitman](https://film.one/person/stuart-whitman.md) as Sentry (deleted scene) - Rama Bai as Scientific Delegate - [John Burton](https://film.one/person/john-burton-103657.md) as British Radio Announcer - Bill Welsh as Radio Announcer (voice) - Guy Williams as Radio Operator (uncredited) ## Directing - [Robert Wise](https://film.one/person/robert-wise.md): Director ## Writing - [Edmund H. North](https://film.one/person/edmund-h-north.md): Screenplay - Harry Bates: Original Story ## Production - [Julian Blaustein](https://film.one/person/julian-blaustein.md): Producer ## Camera - [Leo Tover](https://film.one/person/leo-tover.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - [William H. Reynolds](https://film.one/person/william-reynolds.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Bernard Herrmann](https://film.one/person/bernard-herrmann.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - Lyle R. Wheeler: Art Direction - Addison Hehr: Art Direction - Claude E. Carpenter: Set Decoration - Thomas Little: Set Decoration ## Costume and make-up - [William Travilla](https://film.one/person/travilla.md): Costume Design - [Perkins Bailey](https://film.one/person/perkins-bailey.md): Costume Design - [Charles LeMaire](https://film.one/person/charles-lemaire.md): Wardrobe Master - Ben Nye: Makeup Artist ## Crew - Fred Sersen: Special Effects --- © 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-day-the-earth-stood-still.md