Meet the Cast of The Thing

In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.

Full Cast of The Thing

Kurt Russell

as MacReady

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Keith David

as Childs

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Richard Dysart

as Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan

as Norris

Peter Maloney

as Bennings

Richard Masur

as Clark

Donald Moffat

as Garry

Joel Polis

as Fuchs

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Thomas G. Waites

as Windows

Norbert Weisser

as Norwegian

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Larry Franco

as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Nate Irwin

as Helicopter Pilot

William Zeman

as Pilot

Adrienne Barbeau

as Computer (voice) (uncredited)

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John Carpenter

as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Crew of The Thing

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