--- title: "They Live: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/they-live/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/they-live" cast: 48 crew: 100 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." --- # They Live (1988): cast and crew 48 cast and 100 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Roddy Piper](https://film.one/person/roddy-piper.md) as John Nada - [Keith David](https://film.one/person/keith-david.md) as Frank Armitage - [Meg Foster](https://film.one/person/meg-foster.md) as Holly Thompsen - [George Buck Flower](https://film.one/person/george-buck-flower.md) as Drifter - [Peter Jason](https://film.one/person/peter-jason.md) as Gilbert - [Raymond St. Jacques](https://film.one/person/raymond-st-jacques.md) as Street Preacher - [Jason Robards III](https://film.one/person/jason-robards-iii.md) as Family Man - [John Lawrence](https://film.one/person/john-lawrence.md) as Bearded Man - [Susan Barnes](https://film.one/person/susan-barnes.md) as Brown Haired Woman - [Sy Richardson](https://film.one/person/sy-richardson.md) as Black Revolutionary - [Wendy Brainard](https://film.one/person/wendy-brainard.md) as Family Man's Daughter - [Lucille Meredith](https://film.one/person/lucille-meredith.md) as Female Interviewer - Susan Blanchard as Ingenue - Norman Alden as Foreman - Dana Bratton as Black Junkie - John F. Goff as Well Dressed Customer - Norman D. Wilson as Vendor - Thelma Lee as Rich Lady - Stratton Leopold as Depressed Human - Rezza Shan as Arab Clerk - Norman Howell as Blonde Haired Cop - [Larry Franco](https://film.one/person/larry-franco.md) as Neighbor - Tom Searle as Biker - Robert Grasmere as Scruffy Blonde Man - Vince Inneo as Passageway Guard - Bob Hudson as Passageway Guard #2 - Jon Paul Jones as Manager - Dennis Michael as Male News Anchor - Nancy Gee as Female News Anchor - Claudia Stanlee as Young Female Executive - Christine Anne Baur as Woman on Phone - Eileen Wesson as Pregnant Secretary - Gregory J. Barnett as Security Guard #1 - Jim Nickerson as Security Guard #2 - [Kerry Rossall](https://film.one/person/kerry-rossall.md) as 2nd Unit Guard - Cibby Danyla as Naked Lady - Jeff Imada as Male Ghoul - Michelle Costello as Female Ghoul - Jeb Stuart Adams as Homeless kid (uncredited) - Jennifer Austin as Teenage Girl (uncredited) - Michael Forino as Ghoul at Bar (uncredited) - Robert V. Greene as TV Technician (uncredited) - Helen Kelly as Woman at the Dinner Party (uncredited) - Al Leong as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited) - Gunnar Magg as Male Ghoulie (uncredited) - Matt McColm as Police Officer (uncredited) - Tommy Morrison as Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited) - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md) as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited) ## Directing - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Director - Sandy King: Script Supervisor - [Larry Franco](https://film.one/person/larry-franco.md): First Assistant Director - Artist W. Robinson: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - Ray Nelson: Novel - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Larry Franco](https://film.one/person/larry-franco.md): Producer - Andre Blay: Executive Producer - Shep Gordon: Executive Producer - Barbara Harris: ADR Voice Casting - Joy Ewing: Production Accountant - Sandy King: Associate Producer - Stratton Leopold: Unit Production Manager - Alan Levine: Unit Production Manager - Ken Lavet: Location Manager - Marian Shambo: Production Coordinator ## Camera - [Gary B. Kibbe](https://film.one/person/gary-b-kibbe.md): Director of Photography - Jud Kehl: Camera Operator - Dave Wachtman: Dolly Grip - Ron Cardarelli: Key Grip - Bruce Birmelin: Still Photographer - Sidney Ray Baldwin: Still Photographer - Jeffrey Norvet: First Assistant Camera - Larry D. Davis: Second Assistant Camera ## Editing - Margaret Goodspeed: Assistant Editor - Frederick Wardell: Assistant Editor - Phil Downey: Color Timer - Gary Burritt: Negative Cutter - [Gib Jaffe](https://film.one/person/gib-jaffe.md): Editor - [Frank E. Jimenez](https://film.one/person/frank-e-jimenez.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md): Original Music Composer - [Alan Howarth](https://film.one/person/alan-howarth.md): Original Music Composer - Douglas Greenfield: Dolby Consultant - Solange S. Schwalbe: ADR Editor - Gary D. Rogers: ADR Mixer - Thomas J. O'Connell: ADR Recordist - Robert Jackson: Boom Operator - Gregg Barbanell: Foley Artist - Gary A. Hecker: Foley Artist - Bob O'Brien: Foley Editor - Shawn Sykora: Foley Editor - Michael Hoskinson: Foley Editor - Timothy A. Hoggatt: Foley Mixer - Roberta Alstadter: Foley Recordist - Richard E. Yawn: Foley Supervisor - Larry Carow: Sound Editor - Samuel C. Crutcher: Sound Editor - Hector C. Gika: Sound Editor - John Leveque: Sound Editor - Donald L. Warner Jr.: Sound Editor - J.H. Arrufat: Sound Editor - Ron Judkins: Sound Mixer - Tim Webb: Sound Recordist - Robert J. Litt: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sergio Reyes: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Elliot Tyson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Becky Sullivan: Supervising ADR Editor - Jeffrey L. Sandler: Supervising Sound Editor ## Art - Jack Eberhart: Leadman - William J. Durrell Jr.: Art Direction - Daniel A. Lomino: Art Direction - Marvin March: Set Decoration - Michael Wright: Construction Foreman - Vic Petrotta Jr.: Property Master ## Costume and make-up - Robin Michel Bush: Costume Supervisor - Elle Elliott: Hairstylist - Francisco X. Pérez: Makeup Artist - Michael Mills: Prosthetic Makeup Artist - John Melvin Young: Costumer - Robert Lewis Bush: Costumer ## Lighting - Ken Spencer: Gaffer - Kevin Arnold: Electrician - Sanford Barr: Electrician - Robert DePerna: Electrician - Richard Smock: Electrician ## Crew - Mike Johnson: Stunts - Roy Arbogast: Special Effects Coordinator - David Blitstein: Special Effects Assistant - Michael Arbogast: Special Effects Assistant - Jeff Imada: Stunt Coordinator - Rick Avery: Stunts - Diamond Farnsworth: Stunts - Bennie Moore: Stunts - Christine Anne Baur: Stunts - George Fisher: Stunts - Donna L. Noguchi: Stunts - Simone Boisseree: Stunts - Joe Gilbride: Stunts - Chuck Picerni Jr.: Stunts - John Borland: Stunts - Andy Gill: Stunts - Branscombe Richmond: Stunts - Brad Bovee: Stunts - [Allan Graf](https://film.one/person/allan-graf.md): Stunts - Danny Rogers: Stunts - John Branagan: Stunts - Randy Hall: Stunts - Ronnie Rondell Jr.: Stunts - Tony Brubaker: Stunts - Steve Hart: 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/they-live.md