The Elephant Man (1980) Cast & Crew

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Directed by David Lynch.

Cast

Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves
John Hurt as John Merrick
Anne Bancroft as Mrs Kendal
John Gielgud as Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller as Mothershead
Freddie Jones as Bytes
Michael Elphick as Night Porter
Hannah Gordon as Mrs Treves
Helen Ryan as Princess Alex
John Standing as Fox
Dexter Fletcher as Bytes' Boy
Lesley Dunlop as Nora
Phoebe Nicholls as Merrick's Mother
Pat Gorman as Fairground Bobby
Claire Davenport as Fat Lady
Orla Pederson as Skeleton Man
Patsy Smart as Distraught Woman
Frederick Treves as Alderman
Stromboli as Fire Eater
Richard Hunter as Hodges
James Cormack as Pierce
Robert Lewis Bush as Messenger
Roy Evans as Cabman
Joan Rhodes as Cook
Nula Conwell as Nurse Kathleen
Tony London as Young Porter
Alfie Curtis as Milkman
Bernadette Milnes as 1st Fighting Woman
Brenda Kempner as 2nd Fighting Woman
Carol Harrison as Tart
Hugh Manning as Broadneck
Dennis Burgess as 1st Committee Man
Fanny Carby as Mrs Kendal's Dresser
William Morgan Sheppard as Man in Pub
Kathleen Byron as Lady Waddington
Gerald Case as Lord Waddington
David Ryall as Man With Whores
Deirdre Costello as 1st Whore
Pauline Quirke as 2nd Whore
Kenny Baker as Plumed Dwarf

Crew

David Lynch — Director
David Lynch — Screenplay
Freddie Francis — Director of Photography
John Morris — Original Music Composer
Jonathan Sanger — Producer
Christopher De Vore — Screenplay
Eric Bergren — Screenplay

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