On Golden Pond (1981) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mark Rydell.

Cast

• Katharine Hepburn as Ethel Thayer
• Henry Fonda as Norman Thayer Jr.
• Jane Fonda as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
• Doug McKeon as Billy Ray
• Dabney Coleman as Bill Ray
• William Lanteau as Charlie Martin
• Christopher Rydell as Sumner Todd
• Troy Garity as Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited)

Crew

• Billy Williams — Director of Photography
• Dave Grusin — Original Music Composer
• Bruce Gilbert — Producer
• Ernest Thompson — Screenplay
• Mark Rydell — Director

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