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The Great Dictator (1940) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Charles Chaplin

Writing Credits  

Charles Chaplin ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Charles Chaplin ... Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
Jack Oakie ... Napaloni - Dictator of Bacteria
Reginald Gardiner ... Schultz
Henry Daniell ... Garbitsch
Billy Gilbert ... Herring
Grace Hayle ... Madame Napaloni
Carter DeHaven ... Bacterian Ambassador (as Carter De Haven)
Paulette Goddard ... Hannah
Maurice Moscovitch ... Mr. Jaeckel (as Maurice Moscovich)
Emma Dunn ... Mrs. Jaeckel
Bernard Gorcey ... Mr. Mann
Paul Weigel ... Mr. Agar
Chester Conklin ... Barber's Customer
Esther Michelson Esther Michelson ... Jewish Woman
Hank Mann ... Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit
Florence Wright Florence Wright ... Blonde Secretary
Eddie Gribbon ... Tomanian Storm Trooper
Rudolph Anders ... Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich (as Robert O. Davis)
Eddie Dunn ... Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Nita Pike ... Secretary
George Lynn ... Commander of Storm Troopers (as Peter Lynn)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wheeler Dryden ... Heinrich Schtick - Translator (voice)
John Alban John Alban ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Alexander ... Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
Sig Arno ... Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)
William Arnold William Arnold ... Tomanian Officer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon Walter Bacon ... Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux Joe Bordeaux ... Ghetto Extra (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg ... Soldier (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Reporter from International Press (uncredited)
James Carlisle James Carlisle ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Tom Coleman Tom Coleman ... Guard (uncredited)
Hans Conried ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gino Corrado ... Sculptor (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Oliver Cross ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
John Davidson ... Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Max Davidson ... Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lew Davis Lew Davis ... Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Francis Ernest Drake Francis Ernest Drake ... Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Jack Gordon Jack Gordon ... Soldier (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson ... Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
William Irving ... Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)
Charles Irwin ... Banquet Butler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold ... Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod Clyde McLeod ... Soldier (uncredited)
Russell Meeker Russell Meeker ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Torben Meyer ... Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Jules Michelson Jules Michelson ... Man in Ghetto (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)
George Nardelli George Nardelli ... Soldier (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols ... Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Manuel París ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jack Perrin ... Jewish Man (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard ... Servant (uncredited)
Lucien Prival ... Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)
John Rice John Rice ... Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Officer Extra (uncredited)
Wyn Ritchie Evans Wyn Ritchie Evans ... Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Soldier (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford ... Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Francesca Santoro Francesca Santoro ... Aggie (uncredited)
Hans Schumm ... Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Guard (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carl Voss Carl Voss ... Officer (uncredited)
Leonard Walker Leonard Walker ... Conductor (uncredited)
Leo White ... Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Soldier in Field (uncredited)

Produced by 

Charles Chaplin ... producer (uncredited)
Carter DeHaven ... associate producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Charles Chaplin ... (uncredited)
Meredith Willson ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Karl Struss ... director of photography
Roland Totheroh ... director of photography

Editing by 

Willard Nico ... film editor
Harold Rice ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

J. Russell Spencer

Set Decoration by 

Edward G. Boyle ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Ed Voight ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Alfred Reeves ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Wheeler Dryden ... assistant director
Dan James ... assistant director
Daniel James ... assistant director
Robert Meltzer ... assistant director (as Bob Meltzer)
Alex Finlayson ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

William Bogdanoff ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Dick Fritsch ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Eric Rohman ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)
Frank Veseley ... painter (uncredited)
Clem Widrig ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Glenn Rominger ... sound
Percy Townsend ... sound

Special Effects by 

Ralph Hammeras ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Jack Cosgrove ... special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Buster Wiles ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Frank Testera ... chief electrician (uncredited)
William Wallace ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Winifred Ritchie ... costumer (uncredited)
Ted Tetrick ... costume supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Meredith Willson ... musical director
Carmen Dragon ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Al Kaye ... music librarian (uncredited)
Max Terr ... assistant musical director (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Meredith Willson ... conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Evelyn Earle ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Henry Bergman ... general assistant (uncredited)
Rollin Brown ... laboratory contact (uncredited)
Kay Clement ... secretary (uncredited)
Monroe Greenthal ... press representative (uncredited)
Moody ... dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Kathleen Pryor ... secretary (uncredited)
Eugene Testera ... filing clerk (uncredited)
Carl Voss ... military advisor (uncredited)
Oscar Wright ... purchasing (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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