--- title: "Touch of Evil: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/touch-of-evil/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/touch-of-evil" cast: 39 crew: 38 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." --- # Touch of Evil (1958): cast and crew 39 cast and 38 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Charlton Heston](https://film.one/person/charlton-heston.md) as Ramon Miguel Vargas - [Janet Leigh](https://film.one/person/janet-leigh.md) as Susan 'Susie' Vargas - [Orson Welles](https://film.one/person/orson-welles.md) as Police Captain Hank Quinlan - [Joseph Calleia](https://film.one/person/joseph-calleia.md) as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies - [Akim Tamiroff](https://film.one/person/akim-tamiroff.md) as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi - [Joanna Moore](https://film.one/person/joanna-moore-94889.md) as Marcia Linnekar - [Ray Collins](https://film.one/person/ray-collins.md) as District Attorney Adair - [Dennis Weaver](https://film.one/person/dennis-weaver.md) as Mirador Motel Night Manager - [Valentin de Vargas](https://film.one/person/valentin-de-vargas.md) as Pancho - [Mort Mills](https://film.one/person/mort-mills.md) as Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant - [Victor Millan](https://film.one/person/victor-millan.md) as Manelo Sanchez - [Lalo Rios](https://film.one/person/lalo-rios.md) as Risto - Grandi's Nephew - Michael Sargent as Pretty Boy - Phil Harvey as Blaine - Joi Lansing as Zita - [Harry Shannon](https://film.one/person/harry-shannon.md) as Chief Gould - [Marlene Dietrich](https://film.one/person/marlene-dietrich.md) as Tana - [Joseph Cotten](https://film.one/person/joseph-cotten.md) as Coroner (uncredited) - [Zsa Zsa Gabor](https://film.one/person/zsa-zsa-gabor.md) as Strip-Club Owner - Joe Basulto as Young Delinquent (uncredited) - Yolanda Bojorquez as Bobbie (uncredited) - Domenick Delgarde as Lackey (uncredited) - Jennie Dias as Jackie (uncredited) - [John Dierkes](https://film.one/person/john-dierkes.md) as Policeman (uncredited) - Eleanor Dorado as Lia (uncredited) - [Eva Gabor](https://film.one/person/eva-gabor.md) as Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited) - Jeffrey Green as Rudy Linnekar (uncredited) - [Billy House](https://film.one/person/billy-house.md) as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) - [Mercedes McCambridge](https://film.one/person/mercedes-mccambridge.md) as Gang Leader (uncredited) - Arlene McQuade as Ginnie (uncredited) - Ken Miller as Gang Member (uncredited) - Ralph Moratz as Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited) - Ramón Rodríguez as Gang Member (uncredited) - Gus Schilling as Eddie Farnham (uncredited) - William Tannen as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited) - Wayne Taylor as Gang Member (uncredited) - Rusty Wescoatt as Detective Casey (uncredited) - Dan White as Customs Officer (uncredited) - [Keenan Wynn](https://film.one/person/keenan-wynn.md) as Bartender (uncredited) ## Directing - [Orson Welles](https://film.one/person/orson-welles.md): Director - Terence Nelson: Assistant Director - Betty A. Griffin: Script Supervisor - Harry Keller: Assistant Director - Phil Bowles: Assistant Director ## Writing - [Orson Welles](https://film.one/person/orson-welles.md): Screenplay - Whit Masterson: Novel ## Production - [Albert Zugsmith](https://film.one/person/albert-zugsmith.md): Producer ## Camera - [Russell Metty](https://film.one/person/russell-metty.md): Director of Photography - Sherman Clark: Still Photographer - James V. King: Camera Operator - Roy Vaughn: Assistant Camera ## Editing - [Aaron Stell](https://film.one/person/aaron-stell.md): Editor - [Virgil W. Vogel](https://film.one/person/virgil-w-vogel.md): Editor - [Ernest J. Nims](https://film.one/person/ernest-j-nims.md): Assistant Editor - [Edward Curtiss](https://film.one/person/edward-curtiss.md): Additional Editing ## Sound and music - [Henry Mancini](https://film.one/person/henry-mancini.md): Original Music Composer - Leslie I. Carey: Sound - Joseph Gershenson: Music Supervisor - Barney Kessel: Additional Soundtrack ## Art - Alexander Golitzen: Art Direction - [Robert Clatworthy](https://film.one/person/robert-clatworthy.md): Art Direction - John P. Austin: Set Decoration - Russell A. Gausman: Set Decoration - Wayne Fitzgerald: Title Designer ## Costume and make-up - [Bill Thomas](https://film.one/person/bill-thomas-14493.md): Costume Design - Merle Reeves: Hairstylist - Monty Westmore: Makeup Artist - Vincent Romaine: Makeup Artist - Bud Westmore: Makeup Artist - Maurice Seiderman: Makeup Artist - Claire Cramer: Wardrobe Designer - Nevada Penn: Wardrobe Master ## Lighting - Vic Jones: Gaffer ## Crew - David Sharpe: Stunts - Franklin Coen: Additional Writing - [Paul Monash](https://film.one/person/paul-monash.md): Additional Writing - Robert Tafur: Technical Supervisor --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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