Cast and crew
The Defiant Ones (1958)
14 cast and 21 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast14
Tony CurtisJohn 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney PoitierNoah Cullen
Theodore BikelSheriff Max Muller
Charles McGrawCapt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.Big Sam
King DonovanSolly
Claude AkinsMack
Lawrence DobkinEditor
Whit BissellLou Gans
Carl SwitzerAngus
Kevin CoughlinBilly
Cara WilliamsBilly's mother
Ned GlassDoctor
Nedrick YoungPrison Guard
Crew21
Directing
- Stanley KramerDirector
- Paul HelmickAssistant Director
- John FrancoScript Supervisor
Writing
- Nedrick YoungWriter
- Harold Jacob SmithWriter
Production
- Stanley KramerProducer
- Clem BeauchampProduction Manager
Camera
- Sam LeavittDirector of Photography
- Albert MyersCamera Operator
Editing
- Frederic KnudtsonEditor
Sound and music
- Ernest GoldOriginal Music Composer
- Jean L. SpeakSound Engineer
- Walter ElliottSound Effects
Art
- Rudolph SternadProduction Design
- Fernando CarrereArt Direction
- Joseph KishSet Decoration
- Art ColeProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Don L. CashMakeup Artist
- Joe KingCostume Supervisor
Lighting
- James AlmondGaffer
Crew
- Alex WeldonSpecial Effects