--- title: "The Grapes of Wrath: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath" cast: 60 crew: 47 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 Grapes of Wrath (1940): cast and crew 60 cast and 47 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Henry Fonda](https://film.one/person/henry-fonda.md) as Tom Joad - [Jane Darwell](https://film.one/person/jane-darwell.md) as Ma Joad - [John Carradine](https://film.one/person/john-carradine.md) as Casy - [Charley Grapewin](https://film.one/person/charley-grapewin.md) as Grandpa Joad - [Dorris Bowdon](https://film.one/person/dorris-bowdon.md) as Rosasharn - [Russell Simpson](https://film.one/person/russell-simpson-8519.md) as Pa Joad - [Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead](https://film.one/person/o-z-whitehead.md) as Al Joad - [John Qualen](https://film.one/person/john-qualen.md) as Muley Graves - [Eddie Quillan](https://film.one/person/eddie-quillan.md) as Connie Rivers - [Zeffie Tilbury](https://film.one/person/zeffie-tilbury.md) as Grandma Joad - [Frank Sully](https://film.one/person/frank-sully.md) as Noah - [Frank Darien](https://film.one/person/frank-darien.md) as Uncle John - Darryl Hickman as Winfield - Shirley Mills as Ruth Joad - Roger Imhof as Thomas - [Grant Mitchell](https://film.one/person/grant-mitchell.md) as Caretaker - Charles D. Brown as Wilkie - [John Arledge](https://film.one/person/john-arledge.md) as Davis - [Ward Bond](https://film.one/person/ward-bond.md) as Policeman - Harry Tyler as Bert - [William Pawley](https://film.one/person/william-pawley.md) as Bill - Charles Tannen as Joe - Selmer Jackson as Inspection Officer - [Charles Middleton](https://film.one/person/charles-middleton.md) as Leader - Eddy Waller as Proprietor - Paul Guilfoyle as Floyd - David Hughes as Frank - Cliff Clark as City Man - [Joe Sawyer](https://film.one/person/joe-sawyer.md) as Bookkeeper - [Frank Faylen](https://film.one/person/frank-faylen.md) as Tim - Adrian Morris as Agent - Hollis Jewell as Muley's Son - Robert Homans as Spencer - [Irving Bacon](https://film.one/person/irving-bacon.md) as Driver - Kitty McHugh as Mae - [Gino Corrado](https://film.one/person/gino-corrado.md) as Chef (uncredited) - Pat Flaherty as Deputy (uncredited) - Francis Ford as Migrant (uncredited) - Herbert Heywood as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) - Mae Marsh as Muley's Wife (uncredited) - Dan White as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) - [Wally Albright](https://film.one/person/wally-albright.md) as Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited) - Erville Alderson as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited) - Robert J. Anderson as Hungry Boy (uncredited) - Arthur Aylesworth as Father (uncredited) - Trevor Bardette as Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited) - Joe Bordeaux as Migrant (uncredited) - George P. Breakston as Willie (uncredited) - [Buster Brodie](https://film.one/person/buster-brodie.md) as Migrant (uncredited) - Delmar Costello as Migrant (uncredited) - W.H. Davis as Migrant (uncredited) - Emily Gerdes as Migrant (uncredited) - Barney Gilmore as Migrant (uncredited) - Edna Hall as Migrant (uncredited) - Charles Herzinger as Migrant (uncredited) - Harry Holden as Migrant (uncredited) - David Kirkland as Migrant (uncredited) - Lillian Lawrence as Migrant (uncredited) - [Scotty Mattraw](https://film.one/person/scotty-mattraw.md) as Migrant (uncredited) - Frank Newburg as Migrant (uncredited) ## Directing - [John Ford](https://film.one/person/john-ford.md): Director - Edward O'Fearna: Assistant Director - Wingate Smith: Assistant Director - Otto Brower: Second Unit Director - Meta Stern: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [Nunnally Johnson](https://film.one/person/nunnally-johnson.md): Screenplay - John Steinbeck: Novel ## Production - [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://film.one/person/darryl-f-zanuck.md): Producer - [Nunnally Johnson](https://film.one/person/nunnally-johnson.md): Associate Producer - Ralph Dietrich: Production Manager - Bernard McEveety: Unit Manager ## Camera - [Gregg Toland](https://film.one/person/gregg-toland.md): Director of Photography - Bert Shipman: Camera Operator - [Charles G. Clarke](https://film.one/person/charles-g-clarke.md): Second Unit Director of Photography - Eddie Garvin: Assistant Camera - Paul Garnett: Assistant Camera - Ralph Hoge: Grip - Lou Kunkel: Camera Operator - Emmett Schoenbaum: Still Photographer - Cliff Shirpser: Assistant Camera ## Editing - [Robert L. Simpson](https://film.one/person/robert-l-simpson.md): Editor - Mary Crumley: Assistant Editor - [Robert Parrish](https://film.one/person/robert-parrish.md): Negative Cutter - Jack Wells: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Alfred Newman](https://film.one/person/alfred-newman.md): Original Music Composer, Music Director - [Robert Parrish](https://film.one/person/robert-parrish.md): Sound Effects Editor - Roger Heman Sr.: Sound - George Leverett: Sound Mixer - Edmund H. Hansen: Sound - Danny Borzage: Musician - Louis Kaufman: Musician ## Art - Mark-Lee Kirk: Art Direction - Thomas Little: Set Decoration - Richard Day: Art Direction - William Sittel: Assistant Property Master - Andy Kisch: Assistant Property Master - Ed Jones: Props ## Costume and make-up - [Gwen Wakeling](https://film.one/person/gwen-wakeling.md): Costume Design - Charles Gemora: Makeup Artist - Gustaf Norin: Makeup Department Head - Myrtle Ford: Hairstylist - [Sam Benson](https://film.one/person/sam-benson.md): Wardrobe Supervisor - Harry Kernell: Wardrobe Master - Josephine Perrin: Wardrobe Master ## Lighting - Vic Jones: Gaffer - Bill McLellan: Gaffer ## Crew - [Richard Farnsworth](https://film.one/person/richard-farnsworth.md): Stunts --- © 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-grapes-of-wrath.md