Cast and crew
The Thing (1982)
19 cast and 99 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast19
Kurt RussellMacReady
Wilford BrimleyBlair
T.K. CarterNauls
David ClennonPalmer
Keith DavidChilds
Richard DysartDr. Copper
Charles HallahanNorris
Peter MaloneyBennings
Richard MasurClark
Donald MoffatGarry
Joel PolisFuchs
Thomas G. WaitesWindows- Norbert WeisserNorwegian
Larry FrancoNorwegian Passenger with Rifle- Nate IrwinHelicopter Pilot
- William ZemanPilot
John CarpenterNorwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Adrienne BarbeauComputer (voice) (uncredited)- JedThe Thing (uncredited)
Crew99
Directing
- John CarpenterDirector
- Candy ArtmontScript Supervisor
- Christine WilsonScript Supervisor
- Larry FrancoFirst Assistant Director
- Jeffrey ChernovSecond Assistant Director
- Michael SteeleSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Bill LancasterScreenplay
- John W. Campbell Jr.Novel
Production
- David FosterProducer
- Wilbur StarkExecutive Producer
- Anita DannCasting
- Stuart CohenCo-Producer
- Lawrence TurmanProducer
- Larry FrancoAssociate Producer
- Robert Latham BrownProduction Manager
- Ron MacInnesProduction Assistant
- Debbie CollierProduction Secretary
- Fitch CadyUnit Production Manager
- Karen KaltonProduction Secretary
- Debbie KennardProduction Assistant
Camera
- Dean CundeyDirector of Photography
- Raymond StellaCamera Operator
- Cyrus BlockCamera Operator
- Dave GordonDolly Grip
- Kris KrosskoveDolly Grip
- Dillard BrinsonKey Grip
- Ronald WoodwardKey Grip
- Clyde E. BryanFirst Assistant Camera
- Steve TateSecond Assistant Camera
- Ray KinzerGrip
- Paul R. PrinceFirst Assistant Camera
- David GeddesSecond Assistant Camera
- Douglas PrussSecond Assistant Camera
- Chris Helcermanas-BengeStill Photographer
- James L. HurfordBest Boy Grip
Editing
- Todd C. RamsayEditor
Sound and music
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- David Lewis YewdallSupervising Sound Editor
- Colin C. MouatSupervising Sound Editor
- Warren Hamilton Jr.Sound Effects Editor
- Steve MaslowSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Cliff KohlweckMusic Editor
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer
- Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
- Kendrick SweetSound Editor
- Ernesto MasAssistant Sound Editor
- John K. AdamsFoley Supervisor
Art
- John J. LloydProduction Design
- Henry LarrecqArt Direction
- John M. DwyerSet Decoration
- Barton M. SusmanLeadman
- John ZemanskyProperty Master
- Richard A. GonzalesSwing
- Joseph R. SavkoSwing
- Milton WilsonSwing
- Michael R. GannonAssistant Property Master
- James CallanPainter
- Mike PloogProduction Illustrator
- Mentor HuebnerProduction Illustrator
- Gary MeyerProduction Illustrator
- Graeme MurraySet Decoration
- Drew StruzanArt Designer
Costume and make-up
- Rob BottinMakeup Effects Designer
- Ronald I. CaplanCostume Supervisor
- Gilbert LoeCostume Supervisor
- Trish KeatingCostume Supervisor
- Phyllis NewmanMakeup Artist
- Ken ChaseMakeup Artist
Visual effects
- Albert WhitlockVisual Effects
- Henry SchoesslerVisual Effects
Lighting
- David R. AndersonGaffer
- Charles E. NippellBest Boy Electric
- Mark WalthourGaffer
- Len WolfeBest Boy Electric
- Thomas MarshallGaffer
Crew
- Ken DiazMakeup Effects
- Lawrence PerryPilot
- Ken StrainPilot, Stunts
- Anthony CecereStunts
- Kent HaysStunts
- Larry HoltStunts
- Melvin JonesStunts
- Eric ManskerStunts
- Denver MattsonStunts
- Clint RoweStunts
- Rock A. WalkerStunts
- Jerry WillsStunts
- Roy ArbogastSpecial Effects
- Dick WarlockStunt Coordinator
- Dan AnglinTransportation Captain
- Bob CornellTransportation Captain
- Hans MetzSpecial Effects Assistant
- John K. StirberSpecial Effects Assistant
- Rocky CorsiniCraft Service
- Yervant BabasinCraft Service
- George LawsonDriver
- Robin MounseyTechnical Advisor
- Lee RoutlySpecial Effects
- Michael A. CliffordSpecial Effects