The Onion Field (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Harold Becker.

Cast

• John Savage as Karl Hettinger
• James Woods as Gregory Powell
• Franklyn Seales as Jimmy Smith
• Ted Danson as Ian Campbell
• Ronny Cox as Pierce Brooks
• David Huffman as District Attorney Phil Halpin
• Christopher Lloyd as Jailhouse Lawyer
• Dianne Hull as Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
• Priscilla Pointer as Chrissie Campbell
• Beege Barkette as Greg's Woman
• Richard Herd as Beat Cop
• Le Tari as Emmanuel McFadden
• Richard Venture as Glenn Bates
• Lee Weaver as Billy
• Pat Corley as Jimmy's Lawyer #2
• K Callan as Mrs. Powell
• Sandy McPeak as Mr. Powell
• Lillian Randolph as Nana
• Ned Wilson as LAPD Captain
• Jack Rader as IAD Captain
• Bradford English as Red Haired Cop
• Wendell Wright as LAPD Sergeant
• Stanley Grover as Greg's Lawyer #2
• Michael Pataki as District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
• Steve Conte as Prison Guard #1
• Burke Byrnes as CHP Officer Odom
• Vincent Caristi as Young Man
• Don Starr as Judge #1
• William Dial as Liquor Store Owner
• Raymond Guth as Prison Guard #2
• Raleigh Bond as Judge #2
• Sandy Ward as Pawnbroker
• William Sanderson as Young Con
• Charles Cyphers as Chaplain
• Peter Miller as Oscar
• Richard Seff as Jimmy's Lawyer
• Robert Lee Jarvis as Bakerfield Detective
• Allen Williams as Poker Playing Cop
• Jon K. Greene as CHP Officer Chris
• Dolores Sandoz as Court Reporter

Crew

• Harold Becker — Director
• Joseph Wambaugh — Novel
• Joseph Wambaugh — Screenplay
• Walter Coblenz — Producer
• Eumir Deodato — Original Music Composer
• Charles Rosher Jr. — Director of Photography

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