Production Credits Heart Beat
Heart Beat
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Heart Beat to life.
The Cast
23 Members
Nick NolteNeal Cassady
Sissy SpacekCarolyn Cassady
John HeardJack Kerouac
Ray SharkeyIra (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Ann DusenberryStevie
Margaret FairchildMrs. Kerouac
Tony BillDick
Mary Margaret AmatoWaitress
Kent WilliamsOgden
Susan NivenOgden's Secretary
Marcia NasatirFirst Receptionist
Mickey KellySecond Receptionist
Luis ContrerasMexican Junkie
Sharon LeeBlonde in Car
Stephen DaviesBob Bendix
Jenny O'HaraBetty Bendix
Don BrodieDispatcher
John LarroquetteTV Talk Show Host
Terence H. WinklessYouth in Bar
Steve AllenSteve Allen
David LynchPainter (uncredited)
Mickey KellySecond Receptionist
Raymond VitteUndercover Agent
Technical Crew
Top Credits
John ByrumDirector
John ByrumWriter
Alan GreismanProducer
David AxlerodProducer
Edward R. PressmanProducer
William TepperExecutive Producer
Eric JenkinsEditor
Michael ShambergProducer
László KovácsDirector of Photography