Planet of the Apes (1968) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Cast

• Charlton Heston as George Taylor
• Roddy McDowall as Cornelius
• Kim Hunter as Zira
• Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius
• James Whitmore as President of the Assembly
• James Daly as Dr. Honorious
• Linda Harrison as Nova
• Robert Gunner as Landon
• Lou Wagner as Lucius
• Woodrow Parfrey as Dr. Maximus
• Jeff Burton as Dodge
• Buck Kartalian as Julius
• Norman Burton as Hunt Leader
• Wright King as Dr. Galen
• Paul Lambert as Minister
• Martin Abrahams as Human in Cage (uncredited)
• Army Archerd as Gorilla (uncredited)
• James Bacon as Ape (uncredited)
• Erlynn Mary Botelho as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Priscilla Boyd as Human #1 (uncredited)
• Eldon Burke as Gorilla (uncredited)
• David Chow as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
• Billy Curtis as Child Ape (uncredited)
• Frank Delfino as Child Ape (uncredited)
• Buddy Douglas as Child Ape (uncredited)
• Chuck Fisher as Gorilla (uncredited)
• William Graeff Jr. as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Lars Hensen as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Norma Jean Kron as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
• Robert Lombardo as Gorilla Photographer (uncredited)
• Jerry Maren as Child Ape (uncredited)
• Cass Martin as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
• Stephan Merjanian as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Harry Monty as Child Ape (uncredited)
• John Quijada as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Smokey Roberds as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
• Dave Rodgers as Gorilla (uncredited)
• Jane Ross as Human (uncredited)
• George Sasaki as Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Crew

• Franklin J. Schaffner — Director
• Pierre Boulle — Novel
• Arthur P. Jacobs — Producer
• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
• Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography
• Rod Serling — Screenplay
• Michael Wilson — Screenplay

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• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
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• Last and First Men (2020)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
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