Blazing Saddles (1974) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mel Brooks.

Cast

• Cleavon Little as Bart
• Gene Wilder as Jim
• Slim Pickens as Taggart
• Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr
• Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp
• Mel Brooks as William Le Petomane / Indian Chief
• Burton Gilliam as Lyle
• Alex Karras as Mongo
• David Huddleston as Olson Johnson
• Liam Dunn as Rev. Johnson
• John Hillerman as Howard Johnson
• George Furth as Van Johnson
• Jack Starrett as Gabby Johnson
• Carol Arthur as Harriett Johnson
• Richard Collier as Dr. Sam Johnson
• Charles McGregor as Charlie
• Robyn Hilton as Miss Stein
• Don Megowan as Gum Chewer
• Dom DeLuise as Buddy Bizarre
• Count Basie as Count Basie
• John Alderson as Gum Chewer (uncredited)
• David Armstrong as Pressman (uncredited)
• Denny Arnold as Townsman (uncredited)
• Benjie Bancroft as Townsman (uncredited)
• Herman Boden as Cowboy (uncredited)
• Jimmie Booth as Desperado (uncredited)
• Alex Brown as RR Worker (uncredited)
• Jerry Brown as Stage Driver (uncredited)
• Eldon Burke as Desperado (uncredited)
• David Cadiente as Mexican (uncredited)
• Patrick Campbell as MC at Show (uncredited)
• Bart Carroll as Dancer (uncredited)
• Bill Catching as Outlaw (uncredited)
• Donald Chaffin as Townsman (uncredited)
• Dick Cherney as Townsman (uncredited)
• Jack R. Clinton as Official (uncredited)
• Aneta Corsaut as Tourist Mother (uncredited)
• Dick Crockett as Townsman (uncredited)
• George Dockstader as Politician (uncredited)
• Randy Doney as Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

• Michael Hertzberg — Producer
• Andrew Bergman — Screenplay
• Norman Steinberg — Screenplay
• Mel Brooks — Director
• Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
• John Morris — Original Music Composer
• Richard Pryor — Screenplay
• Mel Brooks — Screenplay
• Alan Uger — Screenplay

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