Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stephen Herek.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss as Glenn Holland
Glenne Headly as Iris Holland
Jay Thomas as Bill Meister
Olympia Dukakis as Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Alicia Witt as Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard as Louis Russ
Damon Whitaker as Bobby Tidd
Jean Louisa Kelly as Rowena Morgan
Alexandra Boyd as Sarah Olmstead
Nicholas John Renner as Cole at 6 Years Old
Joseph Anderson as Cole at 15 Years Old
Anthony Natale as Cole at 28 Years Old
Joanna Gleason as Gertrude Lang as an adult
Beth Maitland as Deaf School Principal
Patrick Fong as Study Hall Student
Benjamin J. Dixon as Mr. Mims
Kathryn Arnett as Ms. Swedlin
Freeman O. Corbin as Mr. Sullivan
Moira Feeney as Ms. Godfrey
Joshua Minnick as Mr. Shapiro
Ashley Hamrick as Miss Reeves
Janine Shouse as Miss Schumaker
Spencer Riviera as Mr. Hosta
Dan Vhay as Mr. Malone
Sean Bevington as Mr. McMartin
John Henry Redwood as Mr. Russ
Ted Roisum as Dr. Sorenson
Mark Daniels as Ralph
Kaili Carlton as Ms. Wayne
Adam Fitzhugh as Mr. McKenzie
Eric Michael Cole as Boy 2
Joe Campbell as Boy 3
Tomiko Peirano as Girl 2
Kasey Nelson as Girl 3
Zoe McLellan as Girl 4
Kelly M. Casey as Deaf School Teacher
Michael Mendelson as Chaplain
Alex Dudgeon as Auditioner 1
Rachel Wooley as Auditioner 2

Crew

Stephen Herek — Director
Robert W. Cort — Producer
Ted Field — Producer
Michael Nolin — Producer
Michael Kamen — Original Music Composer
Oliver Wood — Director of Photography
Patrick Sheane Duncan — Writer

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