The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Wise.

Cast

• Michael Rennie as Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter
• Patricia Neal as Helen Benson
• Billy Gray as Bobby Benson
• Sam Jaffe as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
• Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stevens
• Lock Martin as Gort
• Freeman Lusk as General Cutler
• Edith Evanson as Mrs. Crockett
• Frank Conroy as Mr. Harley
• Frances Bavier as Mrs. Barley
• John Brown as George Barley
• Olan Soule as Mr. Krull
• Marjorie Crossland as Hilda
• Elmer Davis as Elmer Davis
• H.V. Kaltenborn as H. V. Kaltenborn
• Drew Pearson as Drew Pearson
• Gabriel Heatter as Gabriel Heatter (voice)
• Harry Lauter as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
• James Doyle as Army Dr. White
• Larry Dobkin as Balding Army Doctor
• Robert Osterloh as Army Examining Doctor
• Glenn Hardy as Radio Interviewer at Landing Site
• Tyler McVey as Brady
• House Peters Jr. as M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
• George Lynn as Conference Colonel Ryder
• Dorothy Neumann as Margaret
• Wheaton Chambers as Mr. Bleeker
• Carleton Young as Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel
• Harry Harvey as The Cab Driver
• Sammy Ogg as Sammy
• Bess Flowers as Lady Outside Jewelry Store
• James Seay as Government Man (uncredited)
• Grady Galloway as Radar Operator
• Hassan Khayyam as Indian Newscaster
• John Barton as British Newscaster
• Stuart Whitman as Sentry (deleted scene)
• Rama Bai as Scientific Delegate
• John Burton as British Radio Announcer
• Bill Welsh as Radio Announcer (voice)
• Guy Williams as Radio Operator (uncredited)

Crew

• Robert Wise — Director
• Edmund H. North — Screenplay
• Julian Blaustein — Producer
• Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer
• Leo Tover — Director of Photography

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