The Buddy Holly Story (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steve Rash.

Cast

Gary Busey as Buddy Holly
Don Stroud as Jesse Charles
Charles Martin Smith as Ray Bob Simmons
Conrad Janis as Ross Turner
William Jordan as Riley
Maria Richwine as Maria Elena Holly
Amy Johnston as Cindy Lou
Dick O'Neill as Sol Gittler
Fred Travalena as Madman Mancuso
Neva Patterson as Mrs. Holly
Arch Johnson as Mr. Holly
John F. Goff as T.J.
Gloria Irizarry as Mrs. Santiago
Jody Berry as Engineer Sam
Richard Kennedy as Preacher
Jim Beach as Wilson
Gailard Sartain as The Big Bopper
Albert Popwell as Eddie
Paul Mooney as Sam
M.G. Kelly as Avalon M.C.
Matthew Beard as Luther
Freeman King as Apollo M.C.
Bill Phillips Murry as Desk Clerk
Joe Renzetti as Violinist #1
Rajah Bergman as Violinist #2
Alan Peterson as 8 Year Old
John Waldron as 6 Year Old
Craig White as King Curtis
Jerry Zaremba as Eddie Cochran
John B. Jarvis as Pianist - Eddie Cochran Band
Richard Hayward as Drummer - Eddie Cochran Band
David Miner as Bass - Eddie Cochran Band
Jack Denbo as New York Cabbie
Paul Carmello as Mr. Parker
Robert Christopher as Cadillac Salesman
Jack Jozefson as Stage Manager
Buddy Miles as Tour Musician
Loutz Gage as Producer
Peter Griffin as Director
Gilbert Melgar as Richie Valens

Crew

Robert Gittler — Screenplay
Steve Rash — Director
Joe Renzetti — Original Music Composer
Stevan Larner — Director of Photography
Fred Bauer — Producer

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