The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds Cast & Characters

G 1953 · 1h 25m 68 Audience

Available on Apple TV

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Byron Haskin

Screenplay

Barré Lyndon

Based on

H. G. Wells

Producers

Cecil B. DeMille , George Pal

Music

Leith Stevens

Cinematography

George Barnes

Editor

Everett Douglas

Costume design

Edith Head

Full cast

112 cast members

Clayton Forrester

Sylvia Van Buren

Matthew Collins

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

General Mann's Aide

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Cop at Crash Site

Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Hugh Allen

Brigadier General (uncredited)

Ruth Barnell

Mother (uncredited)

Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Church (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Soldier (uncredited)

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

Looter (uncredited)

Spanish Priest (uncredited)

Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Martin Coulter

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer

First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Frenchman (uncredited)

Scientist (uncredited)

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Police Chief (uncredited)

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.

Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Martian (uncredited)

Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Looter (uncredited)

Looter (uncredited)

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Young Wife (uncredited)

Girl (uncredited)

KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone

Girl (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Colonel (uncredited)

Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Official (uncredited)

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Minister, First Church (uncredited)

P.E. Official (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Zippy (uncredited)

Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Military Officer (uncredited)

Marine Major (uncredited)

Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell

Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Man in Church (uncredited)

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Old Woman (uncredited)

Looter (uncredited)

Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Military Officer (uncredited)

Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Looter (uncredited)

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson

Reporter (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Looter (uncredited)

Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Military Officer (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Waldon Williams

Boy (uncredited)

Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

Crew by department

78 crew members

Directing

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Cecil B. DeMille

Executive Producer

Production Manager

Frank Freeman Jr.

Associate Producer

Producer's Assistant

Camera

Soldier Graham

Gaffer

Editing

Everett Douglas

Monroe W. Burbank

Sound

Lovell Norman

Sound Editor

William M. Andrews

Dan Johnson

Sound Effects

Tommy Middleton

Sound Effects

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Property Master

Construction Coordinator

Visual Effects

Aubrey Law

Visual Effects

Gordon Jennings

Jack Caldwell

Visual Effects

W. Wallace Kelley

A. Edward Sutherland

Special Effects

Special Effects

Bob Springfield

Special Effects

Chester Pate

Special Effects

Ken Strickfaden

Special Effects

Visual Effects Camera

Costume & Makeup

Makeup Supervisor

Other

Charles Davies

Props

Milt Olson

Props

Romaine Birkmeyer

Props

Chalky Williams

Chet Brandenburg

Dale Van Sickel

George Bruggeman

Chesley Bonestell

Marcel Delgado

Modeling

Chesley Bonestell

Technical Advisor

Robert S. Richardson

Technical Advisor