The Bedford Incident (1965) Cast & Crew

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Directed by James B. Harris.

Cast

• Richard Widmark as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
• Sidney Poitier as Ben Munceford
• James MacArthur as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
• Martin Balsam as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
• Wally Cox as Seaman Merlin Queffle
• Eric Portman as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
• Michael Kane as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
• Gary Cockrell as Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
• Phil Brown as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
• Brian Davies as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
• Paul Carson as Seaman 1st Class - Communications
• Ed Bishop as Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
• Colin Maitland as Seaman Jones - Bridge
• Paul Tamarin as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
• Frank Lieberman as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
• James Caffrey as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
• Burnell Tucker as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
• Mike Lennox as Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
• Bill Edwards as Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
• Stephen Schreiber as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
• Ronald Rubin as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
• Eugene Leonard as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
• Roy Stephens as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
• George Roubicek as Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
• John McCarthy as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
• Shane Rimmer as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
• Glenn Beck as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
• Laurence Herder as Petty Officer - Communications
• Donald Sutherland as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
• Warren Stanhope as Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay

Crew

• James Poe — Screenplay
• Richard Widmark — Producer
• Mark Rascovich — Novel
• James B. Harris — Director
• James B. Harris — Producer
• Gerard Schurmann — Original Music Composer
• Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography

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