--- title: "The Pelican Brief: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief" cast: 60 crew: 67 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 Pelican Brief (1993): cast and crew 60 cast and 67 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Julia Roberts](https://film.one/person/julia-roberts.md) as Darby Shaw - [Denzel Washington](https://film.one/person/denzel-washington.md) as Gray Grantham - [Sam Shepard](https://film.one/person/sam-shepard.md) as Thomas Callahan - [John Heard](https://film.one/person/john-heard.md) as Gavin Vereek - [Tony Goldwyn](https://film.one/person/tony-goldwyn.md) as Fletcher Coal - [James Sikking](https://film.one/person/james-b-sikking.md) as Denton Voyles - [William Atherton](https://film.one/person/william-atherton.md) as Bob Gminski - [Robert Culp](https://film.one/person/robert-culp.md) as The President - [Stanley Tucci](https://film.one/person/stanley-tucci.md) as Khamel - [Hume Cronyn](https://film.one/person/hume-cronyn.md) as Justice Rosenberg - [John Lithgow](https://film.one/person/john-lithgow.md) as Smith Keen - [Anthony Heald](https://film.one/person/anthony-heald.md) as Marty Velmano - [Nicholas Woodeson](https://film.one/person/nicholas-woodeson.md) as Stump - [Stanley Anderson](https://film.one/person/stanley-anderson.md) as Edwin Sneller - [John Finn](https://film.one/person/john-finn.md) as Matthew Barr - Cynthia Nixon as Alice Stark - Jake Weber as Curtis Morgan - Casey Biggs as Eric East - Christopher Murray as Rupert - Sonny Jim Gaines as Sarge - Kevin Geer as K.O. Lewis - [Joe Chrest](https://film.one/person/joe-chrest.md) as Song and Dance Man from Bar - Richard Bauer as Managing Editor - Michelle O'Neill as Sara Ann Morgan - Peter Carlin as Edward Linney - Ralph Cosham as Justice Jensen - Terrence Currier as Rosenberg's Nurse - Edwin Newman as Edwin Newman - [Helen Carey](https://film.one/person/helen-carey.md) as Federal Clerk - Howard Shalwitz as Washington Herald Journalist - Kyle Prue as News Desk Reporter - Jewell Robinson as Senior Washington Herald Editor - Kim Peter Kovac as Senior Washington Herald Editor - Norman Aronovic as Senior Washington Herald Editor - Carl Palmer as Cop in Cowboy Boots - Carol Sutton as New Orleans Policewoman - Scott M. Jefferson as Lieutenant Olsen - Danny Kamin as Hooten - Mark McLaughlin as CIA Agent in Hotel Room - Robert Pavlovich as CIA Agent in Hotel Room - Magee Hickey as Magee Hickey - Constance Yelverton as Clerk at Sheraton Hotel - Kim Kettle as Gavin Verheek's Wife - Ellie K. Wang as Reporter at National Cathedral - Franchelle Stewart Dorn as University Registrar - Karen Bralove as University Placement Clerk - Teagle F. Bougere as Male University Student - Carey Varner as Female University Student - Sandra Quarterman as Laura Kass - Cynthia Hood as Parklane Receptionist - Alan Wade as Parklane Administrator - Harold Surratt as Parklane Security Officer - Paul Morella as White & Blazevich Attorney - Ed Johnson as White & Blazevich Security Guard - Jurian Hughes as White & Blazevich Receptionist - Dick Stilwell as White & Blazevich Security - Tom Quinn as Sara Ann Morgan's Father - Beverly Brigham as Safe Deposit Teller - Eliza Coleman as Female Pursuer with Gun - Doug Coleman as Male Pursuer with Gun ## Directing - [Alan J. Pakula](https://film.one/person/alan-j-pakula.md): Director - Dianne Dreyer: Script Supervisor - Trey Batchelor: Second Second Assistant Director - John Rusk: Second Assistant Director - Peter Kohn: First Assistant Director - Michael Proscia Jr.: Additional Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [John Grisham](https://film.one/person/john-grisham.md): Novel - [Alan J. Pakula](https://film.one/person/alan-j-pakula.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Pieter Jan Brugge](https://film.one/person/pieter-jan-brugge.md): Producer - [Alan J. Pakula](https://film.one/person/alan-j-pakula.md): Producer - Alixe Gordin: Casting - [Celia D. Costas](https://film.one/person/celia-d-costas.md): Unit Production Manager - Donald Laventhall: Associate Producer - Shinique Smith: Production Assistant - Patricia Serafina Madiedo: Production Office Coordinator - Cheryl A. Stone: Production Accountant - Allison Sherman: Production Office Coordinator - Michael R. Kern: Assistant Accountant - Gary Huckabay: Location Manager - Foongy Lee: Location Manager - Michele Ortlip: Casting Associate - Michael Wallace: Location Manager - Sallie Jones Arata: Production Secretary - Charles Lum: Location Manager - Benita Hofstetter: Local Casting - Kimberly Skyrme: Extras Casting - Edward Allen: Assistant Accountant - Ramsay King: Local Casting - Rick Landry: Extras Casting ## Camera - [Stephen Goldblatt](https://film.one/person/stephen-goldblatt.md): Director of Photography - Dick Mingalone: Camera Operator - Ted Churchill: Steadicam Operator - Ken Regan: Still Photographer ## Editing - [Tom Rolf](https://film.one/person/tom-rolf.md): Editor - [Trudy Ship](https://film.one/person/trudy-ship.md): Editor - Kelly Irvine: First Assistant Editor - Elizabeth Sherry: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - Ron Bochar: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor - Louis Sabat: Boom Operator - James Sabat: Production Sound Mixer - [James Horner](https://film.one/person/james-horner.md): Original Music Composer - Michael J. Cerone: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Richard Portman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Rick Dior: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Marissa Littlefield: Dialogue Editor - Magdaline Volaitis: Dialogue Editor - Robert Hein: Dialogue Editor ## Art - Lisa Fischer: Set Decoration - Robert Guerra: Art Direction - [Philip Rosenberg](https://film.one/person/philip-rosenberg.md): Production Design - Rick Simpson: Set Decoration - Thomas Saccio: Property Master ## Costume and make-up - [Albert Wolsky](https://film.one/person/albert-wolsky.md): Costume Design ## Visual effects - Jerome Chen: Lead Animator ## Lighting - John Shoemaker: Rigging Gaffer ## Crew - Doug Coleman: Stunt Coordinator - Eliza Coleman: Stunts - David M. Bernstein: Set Production Assistant - Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke: Unit Publicist - Kerry Orent: Post Production Supervisor - Eric Chambers: Stunts - Roy Farfel: Stunts - Tabby Hanson: Stunts - Richard L. Blackwell: Stunts - David Efron: Stunts - Linda Perlin: Stunts - Mick O'Rourke: 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-pelican-brief.md