The Entertainer (1960) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Tony Richardson.

Cast

• Laurence Olivier as Archie Rice
• Brenda De Banzie as Phoebe Rice
• Roger Livesey as Billy Rice
• Joan Plowright as Jean Rice
• Alan Bates as Frank Rice
• Daniel Massey as Graham
• Albert Finney as Mick Rice
• Shirley Anne Field as Tina Lapford
• Thora Hird as Mrs. Ada Lapford
• Miriam Karlin as Renée Baxter
• Geoffrey Toone as Harold Hubbard
• MacDonald Hobley as McDonald Hobley (as McDonald Hobley)
• Anthony Oliver as Interviewer
• Max Bacon as Charlie Klein
• George Doonan as Eddie Trimmer
• James Culliford as Cobber Carson
• Gilbert Davis as Brother Bill
• Charles Gray as Columnist
• Gwen Nelson as Lady at Pub
• Hope Jackman as Morecambe Mother
• Tony Selby as Teddy Boy (uncredited)
• Nigel Davenport as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Crew

• Nigel Kneale — Screenplay
• Tony Richardson — Director
• John Osborne — Screenplay
• Oswald Morris — Director of Photography
• Harry Saltzman — Producer
• John Addison — Original Music Composer

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