
Cast19

Kurt Russell
MacReady

Keith David
Childs

Wilford Brimley
Blair

T.K. Carter
Nauls

David Clennon
Palmer

Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan
Norris

Peter Maloney
Bennings

Richard Masur
Clark

Donald Moffat
Garry

Joel Polis
Fuchs

Thomas G. Waites
Windows

Norbert Weisser
Norwegian

Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
Pilot

Jed
The Thing (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Crew101
Directing(5)
Production(12)

David Foster
Producer
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Anita Dann
Casting

Lawrence Turman
Producer
Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer

Larry Franco
Associate Producer
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Karen Kalton
Production Secretary
Debbie Collier
Production Secretary
Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager
Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant
Debbie Kennard
Production Assistant
Camera(15)

Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Dillard Brinson
Key Grip
Ronald Woodward
Key Grip
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera
Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera
James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Ray Kinzer
Grip
David Geddes
Second Assistant Camera
Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Editing(1)
Art(15)

John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Henry Larrecq
Art Direction
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Barton M. Susman
Leadman
John Zemansky
Property Master
Richard A. Gonzales
Swing
Milton Wilson
Swing
Graeme Murray
Set Decoration
Michael R. Gannon
Assistant Property Master
Michael Ploog
Production Illustrator
Joseph R. Savko
Swing
James Callan
Painter
Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator

Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Sound(10)

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Colin C. Mouat
Supervising Sound Editor

Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor
Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor
Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up(6)
Visual Effects(2)
Lighting(5)
Crew(28)

Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects
Lawrence Perry
Pilot
Ken Strain
Pilot
Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor
Larry Holt
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant
Alois Stranan
Transportation Captain
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Kent Hays
Stunts

Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Clint Rowe
Stunts

Jerry Wills
Stunts
John K. Stirber
Special Effects Assistant
Rocky Corsini
Craft Service
Spencer Hyde
Craft Service
Lee Routly
Special Effects
Yervant Babasin
Craft Service
Nate Irwin
Pilot
Bob Cornell
Transportation Captain
George Lawson
Driver
Michael A. Clifford
Special Effects
Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator



