The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) Cast & Crew

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Directed by George Roy Hill.

Cast

• Robert Redford as Waldo Pepper
• Bo Svenson as Axel Olsson
• Bo Brundin as Ernst Kessler
• Susan Sarandon as Mary Beth
• Geoffrey Lewis as Newt
• Edward Herrmann as Ezra Stiles
• Philip Bruns as Dilhoefer
• Roderick Cook as Werfel
• Kelly Jean Peters as Patsy
• Margot Kidder as Maude
• Scott Newman as Duke
• James S. Appleby as Ace
• Patrick W. Henderson Jr. as Scooter
• James N. Harrell as Farmer
• Elma Aicklen as Farmer's Wife
• Deborah Knapp as Farmer's Daughter
• John A. Zee as Director, Western Set
• John Reilly as Western Star
• Jack Manning as Director, Spanish Set
• Joe Billings as Policeman
• Lawrence P. Casey as German Star
• Greg Martin as Assistant Director
• Greg Bransom as Carnival Specrator (uncredited)
• Marilyn Burns as Spectator (uncredited)
• A.L. Camp as Farmer (uncredited)
• Harvey Christiansen as Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)
• William Creamer as Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
• Kenny E. Bishop as (uncredited)
• Cheryl Downey as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Inge Erving as City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
• Todd Ezell as Carny Barker (uncredited)
• John Guttman as Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)
• Robert S. Holman as Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)
• Elsie Julian as Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
• R.C. Keene as Air show attendee (uncredited)
• Patrick G. Koerber as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
• Ruby Leonard as Ruby (uncredited)
• James Patrick Lockett as Boy from Poth (uncredited)
• Richard A. Meyer as Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)
• Steve Moriarty as Airport Mechanic (uncredited)

Crew

• George Roy Hill — Director
• Robert Surtees — Director of Photography
• William Goldman — Writer
• George Roy Hill — Producer
• Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer

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