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The Cowboys (1972) Poster

(1972)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mark Rydell

Writing Credits  

William Dale Jennings ... (novel)
 
Irving Ravetch ... (screenplay) &
Harriet Frank Jr. ... (screenplay) and
William Dale Jennings ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

John Wayne ... Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne ... Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern ... Long Hair / Asa Watts
Colleen Dewhurst ... Kate
Alfred Barker Jr. ... Fats - Cowboy
Nicolas Beauvy ... Dan - Cowboy
Steve Benedict Steve Benedict ... Steve - Cowboy
Robert Carradine ... Slim Honeycutt - Cowboy
Norman Howell ... Weedy - Cowboy (as Norman Howell Jr.)
Stephen R. Hudis ... Charlie Schwartz - Cowboy (as Stephen Hudis)
Sean Kelly Sean Kelly ... Stuttering Bob - Cowboy
A Martinez ... Cimarron - Cowboy
Clay O'Brien ... Hardy Fimps - Cowboy
Sam O'Brien Sam O'Brien ... Jimmy Phillips - Cowboy
Mike Pyeatt Mike Pyeatt ... Homer Weems - Cowboy
Slim Pickens ... Anse Peterson
Lonny Chapman ... Homer's Father
Charles Tyner ... Stonemason
Sarah Cunningham ... Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie ... Ellen Price
Maggie Costain Maggie Costain ... Phoebe
Matt Clark ... Smiley
Jerry Gatlin ... Howdy
Walter Scott ... Okay
Richard Farnsworth ... Henry Williams (as Dick Farnsworth)
Wallace Brooks Wallace Brooks ... Red Tucker
Charise Cullin Charise Cullin ... Elizabeth
Collette Poeppel Collette Poeppel ... Rosemary (as Colette Poeppel)
Norman Howell Sr. Norman Howell Sr. ... Jim's Father (as Norman Howell)
Rita Hudis Rita Hudis ... Charlie's Mother
Margaret Kelly Margaret Kelly ... Bob's Mother
Larry Randles Larry Randles ... Ben
Larry Finley ... Jake
Jim Burk Jim Burk ... Pete
Fred Brookfield Fred Brookfield ... Rustler
Tap Canutt Tap Canutt ... Rustler
Chuck Courtney ... Rustler
Gary Epper ... Rustler
Tony Epper Tony Epper ... Rustler
Kent Hays Kent Hays ... Rustler
Glenn Randall Jr. ... Rustler (as J. R. Randall)
Henry Wills ... Rustler
Joe Yrigoyen ... Rustler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ivan Brutsche Ivan Brutsche ... Towns Person (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie Ralph Volkie ... Ralphie (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mark Rydell ... producer
Tim Zinnemann ... associate producer

Music by 

John Williams

Cinematography by 

Robert Surtees ... director of photography

Editing by 

Neil Travis

Casting By 

Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by 

Philip M. Jefferies ... (as Philip Jefferies)

Set Decoration by 

William Kiernan

Costume Design by 

Anthea Sylbert

Makeup Department 

Pat Abbott ... hair stylist (as Patricia Abbott)
Dave Grayson ... makeup artist
Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist (as Emile La Vigne)

Production Management 

Nate H. Edwards ... production manager
Dick Moder ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Robert 'Buzz' Henry ... second unit director (as Robert Buzz Henry)
Tim Zinnemann ... assistant director
Jerry Ballew ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Frederic W. Brost ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Dick Moder ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Andy Siegel ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Robert Schultz ... property master
Jose Abrignani ... plasterer (uncredited)
Henry Alvarado ... laborer (uncredited)
Ray Barone ... painter (uncredited)
Frank L. Brown ... set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Butterworth ... greensman (uncredited)
Joseph De Franco ... constructor (uncredited)
Albert Ellis ... construction gang boss (uncredited)
Hayes Ewing ... constructor (uncredited)
Guy Faria ... constructor (uncredited)
Frank Hafemann ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Oscar Hall ... constructor (uncredited)
Buck Hawkins ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jack Jancich ... painter (uncredited)
John Jensen ... illustrator (uncredited)
Maurice Larson ... painter (uncredited)
Ben Massi ... painter (uncredited)
Ed Mulay ... second props (uncredited)
Angel Perez ... constructor (uncredited)
Bob Stahler ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Weston Webb ... constructor (uncredited)
Marty Wunderlich ... third props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Richard Portman ... re-recording
Kay Rose ... sound editor
Jack Solomon ... sound
John Ferguson ... radio man (uncredited)
Joe Kenworthy ... cable person (uncredited)
Don MacDougall ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Al Yaylian ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Daniel Hays ... special effects (uncredited)
George Peckham ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Floyd Baze ... stunt double (uncredited)
Fred Brookfield ... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk ... stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Catching ... stunt double Bruce Dern (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin ... stunts (uncredited)
Kent Hays ... stunts (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Norman Howell ... stunts (uncredited)
Walt La Rue ... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr. ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Randles ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
Casey Tibbs ... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills ... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Wyatt ... fight double John Wayne (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Glen Bird ... gaffer
James R. Connell ... camera operator
Armando Contreras ... grip
Bill Krattiger ... lighting technician
Don Lambert ... key grip
Terry K. Meade ... camera operator (as Terry Meade)
Richard Barth ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Mark H. Davis ... photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Edward Morey III ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Gregory Nowak ... second grip (uncredited)
Dave Sutton ... special photographer (uncredited)
Mel Traxel ... still photographer (uncredited)
Joseph M. Wilcots ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby ... special still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Luster Bayless ... costumer: John Wayne (uncredited)
Lambert Marks ... costumer (uncredited)
Neva Rames ... costumer: women (uncredited)
G. Tony Scarano ... costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Robert Swink ... supervising film editor
Skip Nicholson ... laboratory: Technicolor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Bill Gallant ... location manager (uncredited)
George Leslie ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Donald Harris ... music editor
John Audino ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ray Brown ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
James Decker ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joseph Difiore ... musician: viola (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
John Ellis ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carl Fortina ... musician: accordion (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr. ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Maurie Harris ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
William Hinshaw ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Artie Kane ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Manny Klein ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Jacob Krachmalnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Bernard Kundell ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Abe Luboff ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dick Noel ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
David Schwartz ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin ... music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jerry Williams ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
John Williams ... conductor (uncredited)
Kurt E. Wolff ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tibor Zelig ... musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Bob Forrest ... script supervisor
Lester Hoyle ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

James Antúnez ... driver: mobile home (uncredited)
George Coleman ... driver: s/w (uncredited)
Jerry Courion ... driver: crane (uncredited)
Bob Edwards ... transportation captain (uncredited)
Bob Goodrich ... driver: horse truck (uncredited)
Jack Lietzke ... driver: bus (uncredited)
Wilbur Munson ... driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Frank Olmstead ... driver: special effects/wardrobe (uncredited)
Jack Schroetter ... driver: grip electric (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Red Burns ... riding instructor
Phill Norman ... title designer
Joan Arnold ... production secretary (uncredited)
Harold Bates ... wrangler (uncredited)
Jack Casey ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Joe Catalfo ... first aid (uncredited)
Wayne Cutlip ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Marty Dark ... timekeeper (uncredited)
Robert Davenport ... wrangler (uncredited)
James W. Gavin ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Rolly Harper ... caterer (uncredited)
Billy Jones ... ramrod (uncredited)
Gordon G. Jones ... wrangler (uncredited)
Ray Kennedy ... wrangler (uncredited)
Frank D. Lane ... wrangler (uncredited)
Joe Lomax Sr. ... wrangler (uncredited)
Stanley Mark ... auditor: Sanford (uncredited)
Gene O'Brien ... wrangler (uncredited)
Paul Ray ... wrangler (uncredited)
Buddy Sherwood ... wrangler (uncredited)
Nanette Siegert ... secretary: Mark Rydell (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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