Cast and Crew of The Right Stuff

Cast of
The Right Stuff

About The Right Stuff

A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper.

Full Cast of The Right Stuff

Sam Shepard
plays Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn
plays Alan Shepard

Ed Harris
plays John Glenn

Ed Harris as John Glenn

Ed Harris is an American stage, film and television actor, writer, producer and director, best known for playing supp...

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Dennis Quaid
plays Gordon Cooper

Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in s...

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Fred Ward
plays Gus Grissom

Fred Ward as Gus Grissom

Fred Ward (December 30, 1942 - May 5, 2022) was an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwo...

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Barbara Hershey
plays Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley
plays Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright
plays Betty Grissom

Veronica Cartwright as Betty Grissom

Veronica Cartwright (born 20 April 1949) is an English-born actress who has worked mainly in American film and television.

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Pamela Reed
plays Trudy Cooper

Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper

Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her TV roles as Roberta Deeks ...

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Scott Paulin
plays Deke Slayton

Scott Paulin as Deke Slayton

Scott Paulin is an actor and director.

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Charles Frank
plays Scott Carpenter

Lance Henriksen
plays Wally Schirra

Lance Henriksen as Wally Schirra

An American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, an...

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Donald Moffat
plays Lyndon B. Johnson

Levon Helm
plays Jack Ridley / Narrator

Mary Jo Deschanel
plays Annie Glenn

Scott Wilson
plays Scott Crossfield

Scott Wilson as Scott Crossfield

Scott Wilson (March 29, 1942-October 6, 2018) was an American film and television actor. Wilson has more than 50 fil...

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Kathy Baker
plays Louise Shepard

Kathy Baker as Louise Shepard

Kathy Baker is an American stage, film and television actress.

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Mickey Crocker
plays Marge Slayton

Susan Kase
plays Rene Carpenter

Mittie Smith
plays Jo Schirra

Royal Dano
plays Minister

David Clennon
plays Liaison Man

David Clennon as Liaison Man

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor perhaps best known for...

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Jim Haynie
plays Air Force Major

Jeff Goldblum
plays NASA Recruiter

Jeff Goldblum as NASA Recruiter

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highes...

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Harry Shearer
plays NASA Recruiter

Harry Shearer as NASA Recruiter

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Julius Shearer  (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedia...

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Scott Beach
plays Chief Scientist

Scott Beach as Chief Scientist

Scott Beach was born on January 13, 1931 and passed away 28 years ago at the age of 65 on February 13, 1996.

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Jane Dornacker
plays Nurse Murch

Anthony Munoz
plays Gonzales

John P. Ryan
plays Head of Program

Darryl Henriques
plays Life Reporter

Eric Sevareid
plays Himself

William Russ
plays Slick Goodlin

William Russ as Slick Goodlin

William Russ was born on October 20, 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA as William Hardy Russ IV. He is known for his ...

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Drew Letchworth
plays The Permanent Press Corps

Christopher P. Beale
plays The Permanent Press Corps

Richard Dupell
plays The Permanent Press Corps

William Hall
plays The Permanent Press Corps

John X. Heart
plays The Permanent Press Corps

Ed Holmes
plays The Permanent Press Corps

Jack Bruno Tate
plays The Permanent Press Corps

Edward Anhalt
plays Grand Designer

Mary Apick
plays Woman Reporter

Robert Beer
plays Dwight D. Eisenhower

Erik Bergmann
plays Eddie Hodges

James Brady
plays Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

Katherine Conklin
plays Woman TV Reporter

Maureen Coyne
plays Waitress

Tom Dahlgren
plays Bell Aircraft Executive

John Lion
plays Bell Aircraft Executive

Peggy Davis
plays Sally Rand

John Dehner
plays Henry Luce

Robert Elross
plays Review Board President

Drew Eshelman
plays Assistant Scientist

Robert J. Geary
plays Game Show M.C.

Royce Grones
plays 1st X-1 Pilot

David Gulpilil
plays Aborigine

Anthony Wallis
plays Australian Driver

Kaaren Lee
plays Young Widow

Sandy Kronemeyer
plays Cocoa Beach Girl

Frankie Di
plays Cocoa Beach Girl

Michael Pritchard
plays Texan

Ed Corbett
plays Texan

O-Lan Jones
plays Girl at Pancho's

Mark Todd
plays Astronaut Trainee

Allen Gebhardt
plays Astronaut Trainee

Chuck Yeager
plays Fred

Mimi Sarkisian
plays New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)


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