Elvis (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Carpenter.

Cast

• Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley
• Shelley Winters as Gladys Presley
• Bing Russell as Vernon Presley
• Robert Gray as Red West
• Pat Hingle as Colonel Tom Parker
• Season Hubley as Priscilla Presley
• Melody Anderson as Bonnie
• Ed Begley Jr. as D.J. Fontana
• James Canning as Scotty Moore
• Charles Cyphers as Sam Phillips
• Peter Hobbs as Jim Denny
• Les Lannom as Sonny West
• Elliott Street as Bill Black
• Will Jordan as Ed Sullivan
• Joe Mantegna as Joe Esposito
• Galen Thompson as Hank Snow
• Ellen Travolta as Marion Keisker
• Abi Young as Natalie Wood
• Felicia Fenske as Lisa Marie Presley
• Randy Gray as Elvis as a Boy
• Meg Wyllie as Grandma
• Charlie Hodge as Self
• Nora Boland as Teacher
• Larry Geller as Self
• Jim Greenleaf as 2nd Reporter
• Dennis Christopher as Nick Adams
• Bill Erwin
• Mario Gallo
• Del Hinkley
• Theodore Lehmann
• Jack McCulloch
• Larry Pennell as Paul Beaulieu
• Ed Ruffalo
• Ken Smolka
• David Hunt Stafford
• Dennis Stewart
• Dick Young
• Christian Berrigan
• Ronnie McDowell as Elvis Presley (singing voice)

Crew

• John Carpenter — Director
• Anthony Lawrence — Writer
• Anthony Lawrence — Producer
• Joe Renzetti — Original Music Composer
• Donald M. Morgan — Director of Photography

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• The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
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• James Dean (2001)
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• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• Almost Famous (2000)
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