Cast & Crew
The Thing
Cast (18)
Kurt Russell
as MacReady
Wilford Brimley
as Blair
Keith David
as Childs
John Carpenter
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Adrienne Barbeau
as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Masur
as Clark
Donald Moffat
as Garry
T.K. Carter
as Nauls
Charles Hallahan
as Norris
David Clennon
as Palmer
Norbert Weisser
as Norwegian
Thomas G. Waites
as Windows
Richard Dysart
as Dr. Copper
Peter Maloney
as Bennings
Joel Polis
as Fuchs
Larry Franco
as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
as Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
as Pilot
Crew (103)
Directing
Sound
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Colin C. Mouat
Supervising Sound Editor
Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor
Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor
Crew
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects
Larry Holt
Stunts
Clint Rowe
Stunts
Jerry Wills
Stunts
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Ken Strain
Pilot
Ken Strain
Stunts
Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant
George Lawson
Driver
Nate Irwin
Pilot
John K. Stirber
Special Effects Assistant
Alois Stranan
Transportation Captain
Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain
Lawrence Perry
Pilot
Bob Cornell
Transportation Captain
Rocky Corsini
Craft Service
Yervant Babasin
Craft Service
Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor
Lee Routly
Special Effects
Michael A. Clifford
Special Effects
Spencer Hyde
Craft Service
Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator
Costume & Make-Up
Camera
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
David Geddes
Second Assistant Camera
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Dillard Brinson
Key Grip
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera
Ronald Woodward
Key Grip
Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera
Ray Kinzer
Grip
Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera
James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip
Production
Larry Franco
Associate Producer
David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Anita Dann
Casting
Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager
Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant
Debbie Collier
Production Secretary
Karen Kalton
Production Secretary
Art
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
John Zemansky
Property Master
Graeme Murray
Set Decoration
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Barton M. Susman
Leadman
Henry Larrecq
Art Direction
Richard A. Gonzales
Swing
Joseph R. Savko
Swing
Milton Wilson
Swing
Michael R. Gannon
Assistant Property Master
James Callan
Painter
Michael Ploog
Production Illustrator
Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator