Dead Man Walking (1995) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Tim Robbins.

Cast

• Susan Sarandon as Sister Helen Prejean
• Sean Penn as Matthew Poncelet
• Robert Prosky as Hilton Barber
• Raymond J. Barry as Earl Delacroix
• R. Lee Ermey as Clyde Percy
• Celia Weston as Mary Beth Percy
• Lois Smith as Helen's Mother
• Scott Wilson as Chaplain Farley
• Roberta Maxwell as Lucille Poncelet
• Margo Martindale as Sister Colleen
• Barton Heyman as Captain Beliveau
• Steve Boles as Sgt. Neal Trapp
• Nesbitt Blaisdell as Warden Hartman
• Ray Aranha as Luis Montoya
• Larry Pine as Guy Gilardi
• Gil Robbins as Bishop Norwich
• Kevin Cooney as Governor Benedict
• Clancy Brown as State Trooper
• Adele Robbins as Nurse
• Michael Cullen as Carl Vitello
• Peter Sarsgaard as Walter Delacroix
• Missy Yager as Hope Percy
• Jenny Krochmal as Emily Percy
• Jack Black as Craig Poncelet
• Jon Abrahams as Sonny Poncelet
• Arthur Bridgers as Troy Poncelet
• Steve Carlisle as Helen's Brother
• Helen Hester as Helen's Sister
• Eva Amurri as 9-Year-Old Helen
• Jack Henry Robbins as Opossum Kid #1
• Gary "Buddy" Boe as Opossum Kid #2
• Amy Long as Opossum Kid #3
• Dennis Neal as Henry
• Molly Bryant as Nellie
• Pamela Garmon as Mirabeau
• Adrián Colón as Reporter
• John D. Wilmot as Supporter
• Margaret Lane as Reporter #1
• Sally Ann Roberts as Reporter #2
• Alec Gifford as Reporter #3

Crew

• Tim Robbins — Producer
• Rudd Simmons — Producer
• Tim Robbins — Director
• Jon Kilik — Producer
• Roger Deakins — Director of Photography
• David Robbins — Original Music Composer
• Tim Robbins — Writer

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