Heaven Can Wait (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Warren Beatty, Buck Henry.

Cast

• Warren Beatty as Joe Pendleton
• Julie Christie as Betty Logan
• James Mason as Mr. Jordan
• Jack Warden as Max Corkle
• Charles Grodin as Tony Abbott
• Dyan Cannon as Julia Farnsworth
• Buck Henry as The Escort
• Vincent Gardenia as Krim
• Joseph Maher as Sisk
• Hamilton Camp as Bentley
• Arthur Malet as Everett
• Stephanie Faracy as Corinne
• Jeannie Linero as Lavinia
• Harry D.K. Wong as Gardener
• George J. Manos as Security Guard
• Larry Block as Peters
• Frank Campanella as Conway
• Bill Sorrells as Tomarken
• Dick Enberg as TV Interviewer
• Dolph Sweet as Head Coach
• R.G. Armstrong as General Manager
• Ed Peck as Trainer
• John Randolph as Former Owner
• Richard O'Brien as Advisor to Former Owner
• Joseph F. Makel as Haitian Ambassador
• Will Hare as Team Doctor
• Lee Weaver as Way Station Attendant
• Roger Bowen as Newspaperman
• Keene Curtis as Oppenheim
• William Larsen as Renfield
• Morgan Farley as Middleton
• William Bogert as Lawson
• Robert E. Leonard as Board Member
• Joel Marston as Board Member
• Earl Montgomery as Board Member
• Robert C. Stevens as Board Member
• Bernie Massa as Coliseum Security Guard
• Peter Tomarken as Reporter
• William Sylvester as Nuclear Reporter
• Lisa Blake Richards as Woman Reporter

Crew

• Warren Beatty — Director
• Elaine May — Screenplay
• Warren Beatty — Producer
• Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
• William A. Fraker — Director of Photography
• Buck Henry — Director
• Warren Beatty — Screenplay

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