The World According to Garp (1982) Cast & Crew

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Directed by George Roy Hill.

Cast

• Robin Williams as T.S. Garp
• Mary Beth Hurt as Helen Holm
• Glenn Close as Jenny Fields
• John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon
• Hume Cronyn as Mr. Fields
• Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Fields
• Swoosie Kurtz as The Hooker
• Brenda Currin as Pooh
• Peter Michael Goetz as John Wolfe
• Jenny Wright as Cushie
• John Irving as Referee
• Amanda Plummer as Ellen James
• Bette Henritze as Woman Candidate
• Katherine Borowitz as Rachel
• Kate McGregor-Stewart as Real Estate Lady
• Mark Soper as Michael Milton
• Warren Berlinger as Stew Percy
• Brandon Maggart as Ernie Holm
• Victor Magnotta as First Coach
• Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot
• Ron Frazier as Stephen
• Eve Gordon as Marge Tallworth
• George Roy Hill as Pilot (uncredited)

Crew

• Steve Tesich — Screenplay
• Miroslav Ondříček — Director of Photography
• George Roy Hill — Director
• George Roy Hill — Producer
• John Irving — Novel
• Robert Crawford Jr. — Producer

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