Production Credits The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought The Right Stuff to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Sam ShepardChuck Yeager
Scott GlennAlan Shepard
Ed HarrisJohn Glenn
Dennis QuaidGordon Cooper
Fred WardGus Grissom
Barbara HersheyGlennis Yeager
Kim StanleyPancho Barnes
Veronica CartwrightBetty Grissom
Pamela ReedTrudy Cooper
Scott PaulinDeke Slayton
Charles FrankScott Carpenter
Lance HenriksenWally Schirra
Donald MoffatLyndon B. Johnson
Levon HelmJack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo DeschanelAnnie Glenn
Scott WilsonScott Crossfield
Kathy BakerLouise Shepard
Mickey CrockerMarge Slayton
Susan KaseRene Carpenter
Mittie SmithJo Schirra
Royal DanoMinister
David ClennonLiaison Man
Jim HaynieAir Force Major
Jeff GoldblumNASA Recruiter
Harry ShearerNASA Recruiter
Scott BeachChief Scientist
Jane DornackerNurse Murch
Anthony MunozGonzales
John P. RyanHead of Program
Darryl HenriquesLife Reporter
Eric SevareidHimself
William RussSlick Goodlin
Drew LetchworthThe Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. BealeThe Permanent Press Corps
Richard DupellThe Permanent Press Corps
William HallThe Permanent Press Corps
John X. HeartThe Permanent Press Corps
Ed HolmesThe Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno TateThe Permanent Press Corps
Edward AnhaltGrand Designer
Mary ApickWoman Reporter
Robert BeerDwight D. Eisenhower
Erik BergmannEddie Hodges
James BradyAide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine ConklinWoman TV Reporter
Maureen CoyneWaitress
Tom DahlgrenBell Aircraft Executive
John LionBell Aircraft Executive
Peggy DavisSally Rand
John DehnerHenry Luce
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Philip KaufmanScreenplay
Philip KaufmanDirector
James D. BrubakerExecutive Producer
Robert ChartoffProducer
Irwin WinklerProducer
Caleb DeschanelDirector of Photography
Glenn FarrEditor
Lisa FruchtmanEditor
Tom RolfEditor
Stephen A. RotterEditor
Douglas StewartEditor