--- title: "The Man Who Wasn't There: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there" cast: 60 crew: 95 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 Man Who Wasn't There (2001): cast and crew 60 cast and 95 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Billy Bob Thornton](https://film.one/person/billy-bob-thornton.md) as Ed Crane - [Frances McDormand](https://film.one/person/frances-mcdormand.md) as Doris Crane - [Michael Badalucco](https://film.one/person/michael-badalucco.md) as Frank - [James Gandolfini](https://film.one/person/james-gandolfini.md) as Big Dave Brewster - [Katherine Borowitz](https://film.one/person/katherine-borowitz.md) as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster - [Jon Polito](https://film.one/person/jon-polito.md) as Creighton Tolliver - [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md) as Birdy Abundas - [Richard Jenkins](https://film.one/person/richard-jenkins.md) as Walter Abundas - [Tony Shalhoub](https://film.one/person/tony-shalhoub.md) as Freddy Riedenschneider - [Christopher Kriesa](https://film.one/person/christopher-kriesa.md) as Officer Persky - [Brian Haley](https://film.one/person/brian-haley.md) as Officer Krebs - [Jack McGee](https://film.one/person/jack-mcgee.md) as P.I. Burns - Gregg Binkley as The New Man - Alan Fudge as Dr. Diedrickson - Lilyan Chauvin as Medium - Adam Alexi-Malle as Jacques Carcanogues - Ted Rooney as Bingo Caller - Abraham Benrubi as Party Man - Christian Ferratti as Child - Rhoda Gemignani as Costanza - E.J. Callahan as Customer - [Brooke Smith](https://film.one/person/brooke-smith.md) as Sobbing Prisoner - Ron Ross as Banker - Hallie Singleton as Waitress - Jon Donnelly as Gatto Eater - Dan Martin as Bailiff - Nicholas Lanier as Tony - Tom Dahlgren as Judge #1 - Booth Colman as Judge #2 - [Stanley DeSantis](https://film.one/person/stanley-desantis.md) as New Man's Customer - Peter Siragusa as Bartender - [Christopher McDonald](https://film.one/person/christopher-mcdonald.md) as Macadam Salesman - Rick Scarry as District Attorney - George Ives as Lloyd Garroway - Devon Cole Borisoff as Swimming Boy - Mary Bogue as Prisoner Visitor - Don Donati as Pie Contest Timer - Arthur Reeves as Flophouse Clerk - Michelle Weber as Dancer - Randi Cee as Dancer - Robert Loftin as Dancer - Kenneth Hughes as Dancer - Gordon Hart as Dancer - Brenda Mae Hamilton as Dancer - Lloyd Gordon as Dancer - Leonard Crofoot as Dancer - Rita Maye Bland as Dancer - Audrey K. Baranishyn as Dancer - Qyn Hughes as Dancer - Rachel McDonald as Dancer - [Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://film.one/person/jennifer-jason-leigh.md) as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited) - [Seymour Cassel](https://film.one/person/seymour-cassel.md) as Spectator at Execution (uncredited) - Craig Berenson as Jail Guy (uncredited) - Joan Blair as Prison Matron (uncredited) - Greg Bronson as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited) - Geoffrey Gould as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited) - Paul G. Gray as Man in Courtroom (uncredited) - Phil Hawn as Man in Courtroom (uncredited) - Cherilyn Hayres as Swing Dancer (uncredited) - [John Michael Higgins](https://film.one/person/john-michael-higgins.md) as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited) ## Directing - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Director - Donald Murphy: Script Supervisor - Betsy Magruder: First Assistant Director - Rusty Mahmood: Second Second Assistant Director - Jonathan McGarry: Second Assistant Director - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Director ## Writing - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Writer - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Writer ## Production - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Producer - [Eric Fellner](https://film.one/person/eric-fellner.md): Executive Producer - [Robert Graf](https://film.one/person/robert-graf.md): Associate Producer - Ellen Chenoweth: Casting - Michelle Wright: Executive In Charge Of Production - [John Cameron](https://film.one/person/john-cameron-1482.md): Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager - [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md): Executive Producer - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Producer - Sondra James: ADR Voice Casting - Amanda Koblin: Casting Associate - Tracy Dixon: Extras Casting - Joseph Hicks: Extras Casting - France Myung Fagin: Assistant Location Manager - Kei Rowan-Young: Assistant Location Manager - Ned R. Shapiro: Location Manager - Pavel Štěrba: Assistant Location Manager - Jules Carideo: Assistant Production Coordinator - Karen Ruth Getchell: Production Coordinator - Smriti Mundhra: Production Secretary - Kimberly Aguirre: Payroll Accountant - Cheryl Kurk: Production Accountant - Barbara-Ann Stein: Post Production Accountant - Karen Yokomizo: First Assistant Accountant ## Camera - [Roger Deakins](https://film.one/person/roger-deakins.md): Director of Photography - Melinda Sue Gordon: Still Photographer - Josh Blakeslee: Second Assistant Camera - Will Dearborn: Camera Loader - Clinton Dougherty: Camera Operator - Robert Gray: Key Grip - Quinn Grove: Best Boy Grip - Bruce Hamme: Dolly Grip - Andy Harris: First Assistant Camera - J. Elizabeth Ingram: Camera Intern - Paul David Williams: Best Boy Grip - Andrew Dumas: Second Assistant Camera - Rick Harris: Grip - Daisuke Dice Miyake: Grip ## Editing - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Editor - [Tricia Cooke](https://film.one/person/tricia-cooke.md): Editor - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Editor - Karyn Anon: Assistant Editor - [David Diliberto](https://film.one/person/david-diliberto.md): Associate Editor - Vida Fitzgerald: Assistant Editor - Theresa Repola Mohammed: Negative Cutter - Neil A. Stelzner: Assistant Editor - Mike Milliken: Color Timer ## Sound and music - [Carter Burwell](https://film.one/person/carter-burwell.md): Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator - Skip Lievsay: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Fred Rosenberg: Dialogue Editor - Jerry Ross: Sound Editor, Utility Sound - Eugene Gearty: Sound Designer - Benjamin Cheah: Foley Editor - Marko Costanzo: Foley Artist - Kenton Jakub: ADR Editor - Randall L. Johnson: Boom Operator - Peter Kurland: Production Sound Mixer - George A. Lara: Foley Mixer - Igor Nikolic: Assistant Sound Editor - Will Ralston: Foley Supervisor - Larry Wineland: Apprentice Sound Editor - Alex Soto: Assistant Sound Editor - Michael Farrow: Scoring Mixer - Jonathan Feldman: Musician - Todd Kasow: Music Supervisor - Agim Krajka: Musician - Nicholas Cords: Musician - Karen Dreyfus: Musician - Aaron Heick: Musician - Elizabeth Lim: Musician - John Patitucci: Musician - Roger Rosenberg: Musician - Sara J. Seiver: Musician ## Art - [Chris L. Spellman](https://film.one/person/chris-l-spellman.md): Set Decoration - [Dennis Gassner](https://film.one/person/dennis-gassner.md): Production Design - Chris Gorak: Art Direction - Damon Allison: Set Dresser - Scott Bobbitt: Leadman - Thomas E. Brown: Paint Coordinator - Adolfo Castanon: Greensman - David French: Sculptor - Kristen Gassner: Assistant Set Decoration - Ted Haigh: Graphic Designer - Lance Hammer: Assistant Art Director - Kearsley Higgins: Art Department Coordinator - Larry Laurent: Paint Coordinator - Jeff Markwith: Set Designer - Sam Page: Art Department Assistant --- © 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-man-who-wasnt-there.md