--- title: "The Right Stuff: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff" cast: 60 crew: 44 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 Right Stuff (1983): cast and crew 60 cast and 44 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Sam Shepard](https://film.one/person/sam-shepard.md) as Chuck Yeager - [Scott Glenn](https://film.one/person/scott-glenn.md) as Alan Shepard - [Ed Harris](https://film.one/person/ed-harris.md) as John Glenn - [Dennis Quaid](https://film.one/person/dennis-quaid.md) as Gordon Cooper - [Fred Ward](https://film.one/person/fred-ward.md) as Gus Grissom - [Barbara Hershey](https://film.one/person/barbara-hershey.md) as Glennis Yeager - [Kim Stanley](https://film.one/person/kim-stanley.md) as Pancho Barnes - [Veronica Cartwright](https://film.one/person/veronica-cartwright.md) as Betty Grissom - [Pamela Reed](https://film.one/person/pamela-reed.md) as Trudy Cooper - [Scott Paulin](https://film.one/person/scott-paulin.md) as Deke Slayton - [Charles Frank](https://film.one/person/charles-frank.md) as Scott Carpenter - [Lance Henriksen](https://film.one/person/lance-henriksen.md) as Wally Schirra - Donald Moffat as Lyndon B. Johnson - Levon Helm as Jack Ridley / Narrator - Mary Jo Deschanel as Annie Glenn - [Scott Wilson](https://film.one/person/scott-wilson.md) as Scott Crossfield - [Kathy Baker](https://film.one/person/kathy-baker.md) as Louise Shepard - Mickey Crocker as Marge Slayton - Susan Kase as Rene Carpenter - Mittie Smith as Jo Schirra - Royal Dano as Minister - [David Clennon](https://film.one/person/david-clennon.md) as Liaison Man - [Jim Haynie](https://film.one/person/jim-haynie.md) as Air Force Major - [Jeff Goldblum](https://film.one/person/jeff-goldblum.md) as NASA Recruiter - [Harry Shearer](https://film.one/person/harry-shearer.md) as NASA Recruiter - Scott Beach as Chief Scientist - Jane Dornacker as Nurse Murch - Anthony Munoz as Gonzales - [John P. Ryan](https://film.one/person/john-p-ryan.md) as Head of Program - Darryl Henriques as Life Reporter - Eric Sevareid as Himself - [William Russ](https://film.one/person/william-russ.md) as Slick Goodlin - Drew Letchworth as The Permanent Press Corps - Christopher P. Beale as The Permanent Press Corps - Richard Dupell as The Permanent Press Corps - William Hall as The Permanent Press Corps - John X. Heart as The Permanent Press Corps - Ed Holmes as The Permanent Press Corps - Jack Bruno Tate as The Permanent Press Corps - Edward Anhalt as Grand Designer - Mary Apick as Woman Reporter - Robert Beer as Dwight D. Eisenhower - Erik Bergmann as Eddie Hodges - James Brady as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson - Katherine Conklin as Woman TV Reporter - Maureen Coyne as Waitress - Tom Dahlgren as Bell Aircraft Executive - John Lion as Bell Aircraft Executive - Peggy Davis as Sally Rand - John Dehner as Henry Luce - Robert Elross as Review Board President - Drew Eshelman as Assistant Scientist - Robert J. Geary as Game Show M.C. - Royce Grones as 1st X-1 Pilot - [David Gulpilil](https://film.one/person/david-gulpilil.md) as Aborigine - Anthony Wallis as Australian Driver - Kaaren Lee as Young Widow - Sandy Kronemeyer as Cocoa Beach Girl - Frankie Di as Cocoa Beach Girl - Michael Pritchard as Texan ## Directing - [Philip Kaufman](https://film.one/person/philip-kaufman.md): Director - Alice Tompkins: Script Supervisor ## Writing - Tom Wolfe: Novel - [Philip Kaufman](https://film.one/person/philip-kaufman.md): Screenplay ## Production - James D. Brubaker: Executive Producer - [Robert Chartoff](https://film.one/person/robert-chartoff.md): Producer - [Irwin Winkler](https://film.one/person/irwin-winkler.md): Producer - Lynn Stalmaster: Casting - Susan Roether: Production Secretary ## Camera - [Caleb Deschanel](https://film.one/person/caleb-deschanel.md): Director of Photography - Ted Churchill: Steadicam Operator - Harry Mathias: Steadicam Operator ## Editing - [Glenn Farr](https://film.one/person/glenn-farr.md): Editor - [Lisa Fruchtman](https://film.one/person/lisa-fruchtman.md): Editor - [Tom Rolf](https://film.one/person/tom-rolf.md): Editor - [Stephen A. Rotter](https://film.one/person/stephen-a-rotter.md): Editor - [Douglas Stewart](https://film.one/person/douglas-stewart.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Bill Conti](https://film.one/person/bill-conti.md): Original Music Composer - David MacMillan: Production Sound Mixer - John Benson: Sound Effects Editor - Mark Berger: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Jay Boekelheide: Supervising Sound Editor - Todd Boekelheide: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Tim Holland: Sound Effects Editor - Pat Jackson: Sound Effects Editor - Thomas Scott: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Randy Thom: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Karen G. Wilson: Sound Effects Editor - Andy Wiskes: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Richard Hymns: Sound Effects Editor ## Art - [W. Stewart Campbell](https://film.one/person/w-stewart-campbell.md): Art Direction - Richard Lawrence: Art Direction - Peter R. Romero: Art Direction - [Geoffrey Kirkland](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-kirkland.md): Production Design - Jim Poynter: Set Decoration - George R. Nelson: Set Decoration ## Costume and make-up - Karen Bradley: Makeup Artist - Catherine Childers: Hairstylist - Yvonne Curry: Makeup Artist - Bruce Geller: Hairstylist - Pat Grover: Hairstylist ## Visual effects - Ken Pepiot: Special Effects Supervisor - Jordan Belson: Visual Effects ## Crew - Buddy Joe Hooker: Stunt Coordinator --- © 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-right-stuff.md