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The Onion Field

The Onion Field (1979) Full Cast & Crew

1979Movie"What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after."

Cast

J
John Savage
as Karl Hettinger
J
James Woods
as Gregory Powell
F
Franklyn Seales
as Jimmy Smith
T
Ted Danson
as Ian Campbell
R
Ronny Cox
as Pierce Brooks
D
David Huffman
as District Attorney Phil Halpin
C
Christopher Lloyd
as Jailhouse Lawyer
D
Dianne Hull
as Helen Hettinger
P
Priscilla Pointer
as Chrissie Campbell
B
Beege Barkette
as Greg's Woman
R
Richard Herd
as Beat Cop
L
Le Tari
as Emmanuel McFadden
R
Richard Venture
as Glenn Bates
L
Lee Weaver
as Billy
P
Pat Corley
as Jimmy's Lawyer #2
K
K Callan
as Mrs. Powell
S
Sandy McPeak
as Mr. Powell
L
Lillian Randolph
as Nana
N
Ned Wilson
as LAPD Captain
J
Jack Rader
as IAD Captain
B
Bradford English
as Red Haired Cop
W
Wendell Wright
as LAPD Sergeant
S
Stanley Grover
as Greg's Lawyer #2
M
Michael Pataki
as District Attorney Dino Fulgoni
S
Steve Conte
as Prison Guard #1
B
Burke Byrnes
as CHP Officer Odom
V
Vincent Caristi
as Young Man
D
Don Starr
as Judge #1
W
William Dial
as Liquor Store Owner
R
Raymond Guth
as Prison Guard #2
R
Raleigh Bond
as Judge #2
S
Sandy Ward
as Pawnbroker
W
William Sanderson
as Young Con
C
Charles Cyphers
as Chaplain
P
Peter Miller
as Oscar
R
Richard Seff
as Jimmy's Lawyer
R
Robert Lee Jarvis
as Bakerfield Detective
A
Allen Williams
as Poker Playing Cop
J
Jon K. Greene
as CHP Officer Chris
D
Dolores Sandoz
as Court Reporter
B
Bill Morey
as Lawyer
J
John de Lancie
as LAPD Lieutenant
R
Richard E. Kalk
as Bailiff
R
Ray Camacho
as Gunrail Guard
M
Maggie Sullivan
as Adah Campbell
R
René Le Vant
as Drag Queen
T
Tony Becker
as Boy Piper
T
Tony Di Milo
as Clerk
J
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
as Gamblin' Man
N
Nick Romero
as Death Row Convict
C
Cindy Collins
as Dawn Hettinger

Crew

J
Joseph Wambaugh
Screenplay
W
Walter Coblenz
Producer
L
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
J
John W. Wheeler
Editor
E
Eumir Deodato
Original Music Composer
B
Brian Eatwell
Production Design
H
Harold Becker
Director
J
Joseph Wambaugh
Novel
C
Charles Rosher Jr.
Director of Photography
F
Florence Williamson
Assistant Editor
J
Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
T
Thomas J. Mack
Assistant Director
C
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
E
Elliot Davis
Camera Operator
B
Bob Mills
Makeup Artist
E
Ed Fincher
Costumer
J
James E. Webb
Sound Mixer
R
Robert L. Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
C
Clark King
Boom Operator
L
Louis Niemeyer
First Assistant Camera
T
Tim Evans
Gaffer
N
Nicholas C. Washington
Music Editor
J
Joe Garcia
Best Boy Electric
R
Robert Bennett
Dolly Grip
R
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
D
D. Scott Easton
Second Assistant Director
G
Gordon Gair
Leadman
E
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
R
Robert S. Mendelsohn
Production Manager
B
Barry Bedig
Property Master
P
Phil Cory
Special Effects
K
Ken Harvey
Costumer
H
Harry Rez
Key Grip
K
Keith Stafford
Sound Editor
J
Joseph E. Hubbard
Set Designer
G
Gene Anderson
Assistant Property Master
J
Jay Kaplan
Second Assistant Camera
N
Nancy Klopper
Casting Associate
H
Hannah Scheel
Script Supervisor
R
Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator
J
Jacque E. Wallace
Best Boy Grip
J
John Bonino
Construction Foreman
R
Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer
H
Herman David
Production Supervisor
F
Fritz Braden
Transportation Captain
J
Jack Garsha
Color Timer
T
Toni Howard
Casting Associate