Backdraft (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ron Howard.

Cast

• Kurt Russell as Stephen McCaffrey
• William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey
• Robert De Niro as Donald Rimgale
• Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
• Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus
• Scott Glenn as John 'Axe' Adcox
• Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey
• Jason Gedrick as Tim Kirzminski
• J.T. Walsh as Alderman Marty Swayzak
• Anthony Mockus Sr. as Chief John Fitzgerald
• Cedric Young as Grindle
• Juan Ramírez as Ray Santos
• Kevin Casey as Nightingale
• Jack McGee as Schmidt
• Mark Wheeler as Pengelly
• Richard Lexsee as Washington
• Beep Iams as Sean McCaffrey
• Ryan Todd as Brian, Age 7
• John Duda as Stephen - Age 12
• Robert Swan as Willy - Bartender
• Clint Howard as Ricco, Pathologist
• Ron West as Alan Seagrave
• Kevin Crowley as Candidate
• Carlos Sanz as Candidate
• Jane Jenkins as Woman Psychiatrist
• David Crosby as '70s Hippie
• W. Earl Brown as Paramedic
• James Ritz as Mannequin Fire Reporter
• Irma P. Hall as Nurse
• Nydia Rodriguez Terracina as Nurse
• Dennis Liddiard as Party Brawler
• David Luckenbach as Security Officer
• Gregory Lundsgaard as High-Rise Fireman
• Dan Tullis Jr. as Engine 17 Firefighter
• Peter C. Hobert as Probie

Crew

• Ron Howard — Director
• Gregory Widen — Writer
• Richard Barton Lewis — Producer
• Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
• Mikael Salomon — Director of Photography
• Pen Densham — Producer
• John Watson — Producer

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