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The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (1956) Full Cast & Crew

1956Movie"No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!"

Cast

H
Humphrey Bogart
as Eddie Willis
R
Rod Steiger
as Nick Benko
J
Jan Sterling
as Beth Willis
M
Mike Lane
as Toro Moreno
M
Max Baer
as Buddy Brannen
J
Jersey Joe Walcott
as George
E
Edward Andrews
as Jim Weyerhause
H
Harold J. Stone
as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
C
Carlos Montalbán
as Luís Agrandi
N
Nehemiah Persoff
as Leo
F
Felice Orlandi
as Vince Fawcett
H
Herbie Faye
as Max
R
Rusty Lane
as Danny McKeogh
J
Jack Albertson
as Pop
P
Paul Frees
as Priest (uncredited)
W
William Henry
as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
F
Frank McLure
as Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
W
William H. O'Brien
as Ringsider (uncredited)
B
Bert Stevens
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
A
Arthur Tovey
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
B
Brandon Beach
as Party Guest (uncredited)
J
Joanne Arnold
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
V
Val Avery
as Frank (uncredited)
A
Al Baffert
as Fighter (uncredited)
B
Bill Baldwin
as Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
W
Walter Baldwin
as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
E
Emily Belser
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
J
Julie Benedic
as Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
P
Phil Berger
as Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
E
Eve Bernhardt
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
T
Tony Blankley
as Benko Son (uncredited)
P
Penny Carpenter
as Benko Daughter (uncredited)
M
Marian Carr
as Alice (uncredited)
S
Steve Carruthers
as Reporter (uncredited)
T
Tina Carver
as Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
E
Edwin Chandler
as Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
W
Winnie Chandler
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
G
George Chester
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
G
George Cisar
as Fight Manager (uncredited)
P
Pat Comiskey
as Gus Dundee (uncredited)
L
Lillian Culver
as Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
J
Jack Daly
as Reporter (uncredited)
P
Patricia Dane
as Shirley (uncredited)
V
Vinnie De Carlo
as Joey (uncredited)
E
Elaine Edwards
as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
M
Matty Fain
as Fight Manager (uncredited)
A
Adolph Faylauer
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
A
Abel Fernandez
as Chief Firebird (uncredited)
G
Gil Frye
as Minor Role (uncredited)
R
Robert Fuller
as Minor Role (uncredited)
R
Ralph Gamble
as Reporter (uncredited)
T
Tommy Garland
as Fighter (uncredited)
E
Eddie Garr
as Fight Manager (uncredited)
C
Charlie Gibbs
as Minor Role (uncredited)
E
Everett Glass
as Minister (uncredited)
B
Bennie Goldberg
as San Diego Referee (uncredited)
M
Mickey Golden
as Cornerman (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Gordon
as Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
M
Michael Granger
as Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
J
Joe Greb
as Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
F
Frank Hagney
as Referee (uncredited)
S
Stuart Hall
as Party Guest (uncredited)
T
Tommy Herman
as Tommy (uncredited)
J
Joe Herrera
as Referee (uncredited)
V
Vic Holbrook
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
T
Tex Holden
as Usher (uncredited)
B
Bob Hopkins
as San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
C
Charles Horvath
as Fighter (uncredited)
R
Roy Jenson
as Fighter (uncredited)
D
Don Kelly
as Minor Role (uncredited)
K
Kenner G. Kemp
as Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
D
Don Kohler
as Reporter (uncredited)
J
Joseph La Cava
as Manager (uncredited)
P
Pat Lawler
as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
P
Peter Leeds
as Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
L
Larry Leverett
as Reporter (uncredited)
H
Harry Lewis
as New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
M
Mark Lowell
as Minor Role (uncredited)
W
William Marks
as Minor Role (uncredited)
M
Mathew McCue
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
J
Joseph Mell
as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
M
Mort Mills
as Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
F
Frank Mitchell
as Dundee Referee (uncredited)
I
Irving Mitchell
as House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
D
Diana Mumby
as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
S
Sol Murgi
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
M
Matt Murphy
as Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
R
Richard Norris
as Reporter (uncredited)
J
Jimmy O'Gatty
as Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
T
Ted Pavelec
as Fighter (uncredited)
M
Murray Pollack
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
F
Fred Rapport
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
S
Stafford Repp
as Reporter (uncredited)
A
Alan Reynolds
as Reporter (uncredited)
E
Eli Rill
as Minor Role (uncredited)
J
Joanne Rio
as Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
R
Robert Robinson
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
W
William Roerick
as Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
J
Jack Roper
as Fighter (uncredited)
W
Wally Rose
as Salinas Referee (uncredited)
A
Abe Roth
as Referee (uncredited)
S
Sandy Sanders
as Reporter (uncredited)
C
Cosmo Sardo
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
F
Fred Scheiwiller
as Fighter (uncredited)
M
Mark Scott
as Reporter (uncredited)
C
Carl Sklover
as Referee (uncredited)
G
Gene Smith
as Minor Role (uncredited)
J
J. Lewis Smith
as Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
A
Angela Stevens
as Girl (uncredited)
H
Hal Taggart
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
C
Charles Tannen
as Reporter (uncredited)
F
Ferris Taylor
as House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
P
Pat Valentino
as Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
B
Bennie Washington
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
R
Russ Whiteman
as Reporter (uncredited)
B
Bob Whitney
as Reporter (uncredited)
U
Ulysses Williams
as Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
J
James Wilson
as Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
S
Sam Harris
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
D
Dennis Moore
as Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

J
Jerome Thoms
Editor
W
William Flannery
Art Direction
P
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
J
Jerry Wald
Executive Producer
B
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
H
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
M
Mark Robson
Director
P
Philip Yordan
Producer
B
Budd Schulberg
Novel
C
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
A
Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
L
Lambert E. Day
Sound
W
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
H
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
J
John P. Livadary
Recording Supervision