The Choirboys

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Robert Aldrich
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Joseph Wambaugh
(based upon the novel by)
Christopher Knopf
(screenplay by)
Joseph Wambaugh
(screenplay) (uncredited)

Cast

Charles Durning
Spermwhale Whalen
Louis Gossett Jr.
Calvin Motts
Perry King
Baxter Slate
Clyde Kusatsu
Francis Tanaguchi
Stephen Macht
Spencer Van Moot
Tim McIntire
Roscoe Rules
Randy Quaid
Dean Proust
Chuck Sacci
'Father' Sartino
Don Stroud
Sam Lyles
James Woods
Harold Bloomguard
Burt Young
Scuzzi
Susan Batson
Sabrina
Cheryl Smith
Tammy
Claire Brennen
Carolina Moon
Gene Chronopoulos
Card Player
Dianne Oyama Dixon
Carrier 1's wife
Loni Kaye Harkless
Secretary
Louise Lorimer
Fox
Dimitri Logothetis
Card Player
Bob Minor
Hod carrier 2
Maria O'Brien
Carrier 2's wife
John Steadman
Odello
Maile Souza
Sheila
Lomax Study
Businessman
Ta-Tanisha
Melissa
Hatsuo Uda
Soldier
Bill Walker
Tilden
Ben Young
Vice Officer
Susanne Zenor
Blonde
Alex Brown
Policeman
Howard Curtis
Policeman
Gary Davis
Policeman
Jon K. Greene
Policeman
James M. Halty
Policeman
James Kingsley
Policeman
John McKee
Policeman
James Winburn
Policeman
Dick Ziker
Policeman
Robert Webber
Deputy Chief Riggs
Jeannie Bell
Fanny Forbes
Charles Haid
Nick Yanov
Blair Brown
Kimberly Lyles
Michele Carey
Ora Lee Tingle
Joe Kapp
Hod Carrier
Barbara Rhoades
No Balls Hadley
Jim Davis
Drobeck
Phyllis Davis
Foxy
Jack DeLeon
Quigley
George DiCenzo
Lt. Grimsley
David Spielberg
Finque
Vic Tayback
Zoony
Michael MacKenzie Wills
Blaney
John Philip Dayton
Young Boy
Russ Grieve
John

Produced by

Merv Adelson
producer (produced by)
William Aldrich
associate producer
Mario Bregni
executive producer
Pietro Bregni
executive producer
Mark Damon
executive producer
Lee Rich
producer (produced by)

Music by

Frank De Vol

Cinematography by

Joseph F. Biroc
(as Joseph Biroc)

Editing by

William Martin
Irving Rosenblum
Maury Winetrobe

Casting By

Jack Baur
Barbara Miller

Production Design by

Bill Kenney

Set Decoration by

Raphael Bretton

Costume Design by

Tom Dawson
Yvonne Kubis

Makeup Department

Tom Ellingwood
makeup artist

Production Management

Eddie Saeta
production supervisor
Teodoro Corrà
post-production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Cheryl Downey
second assistant director
Malcolm R. Harding
first assistant director (as Malcolm Harding)
Jonathan Giles Zimmerman
trainee assistant director (as Jonathan Zimmerman)

Art Department

Dennis Butterworth
landscaping (as Dennis M. Butterworth)
Horst Grandt
property master
Robert Krume
construction coordinator
Marty Seidman
greensman
Sig Tingloff
set designer
Tommy Tomlinson
assistant property master (as Tom Tomlinson)
Ward Welton
head painter
Wayne Fisher
leadman (uncredited)
Bob Skemp
greensman (uncredited)
William Ladd Skinner
set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

James Contrares
production sound mixer (as James Contreras)
Gordon Daniel
sound editor
Robert Kyte
boom operator
William L. McCaughey
re-recording mixer (as Bill McCaughey)
Lowell Brown
second mic man (uncredited)
Ian MacGregor-Scott
sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Henry Millar
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Kris Krosskove
"a" camera dolly grip
Lee Krosskove
key grip
Charles Minsky
assistant camera (uncredited)
Kenneth Peach Jr.
camera operator (as Ken Peach Jr.)
Thomas P. Powell
mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit
Bill Shaw
gaffer
Frederic J. Smith
camera operator (as Fred Smith)
William Gillespie
second grip (uncredited)
Howard Hagadorn
dolly grip (uncredited)
Elisha Harris
electrician (uncredited)
Richard McConihay
electrician (uncredited)
Edward R. Nedin
electrician (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
best boy (uncredited)
Steven H. Smith
assistant camera (uncredited)
Orlando Suero
still photographer (uncredited)
Timothy E. Wade
assistant camera (uncredited)
John Wilson
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Bob Kindelon
extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Victor Bergstrand
uncredited
Tom Dawson
costumer: men
Yvonne Kubis
costumer: women

Editorial Department

Joseph Guresky
assistant editor (as Joe Guresky)

Location Management

Lynn Kuwahara
location manager

Music Department

Joe Tuley
music editor
Frank De Vol
conductor (uncredited) / music adaptor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lyn Murray
conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Pleis
orchestrator (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Adell Aldrich
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Kelly Aldrich
transportation coordinator
Charles Randazzo
transportation captain
Steve Bonner
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Walter Blake
title designer
George F. Deal
technical advisor
Alvin Greenman
dialogue supervisor
Lynn Guthrie
liaison: Lorimar
Arthur Wilde
unit publicist
Joan Bennett
secretary (uncredited)
Vivian Cooper
secretary (uncredited)
Ken Hardie
craft service (uncredited)
Donna Nichols-Laster
Payroll (uncredited)
Teresa Stokovic
production coordinator (uncredited)
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