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Porgy and Bess (1959) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Otto Preminger
Rouben Mamoulian ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Dorothy Heyward ... (play)
DuBose Heyward ... (libretto)
DuBose Heyward ... (play)
N. Richard Nash ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Sidney Poitier ... Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge ... Bess
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey ... Maria
Brock Peters ... Crown
Leslie Scott Leslie Scott ... Jake
Diahann Carroll ... Clara
Ruth Attaway ... Serena Robbins
Claude Akins ... Detective
Clarence Muse ... Peter
Everdinne Wilson Everdinne Wilson ... Annie
Joel Fluellen ... Robbins
Earl Jackson Earl Jackson ... Mingo
Moses LaMarr Moses LaMarr ... Nelson
Margaret Hairston Margaret Hairston ... Lily
Ivan Dixon ... Jim
Antoine Durousseau Antoine Durousseau ... Scipio
Helen Thigpen Helen Thigpen ... Strawberry woman
Vince Townsend Jr. Vince Townsend Jr. ... Elderly man (as Vince Townsend)
Bill Walker ... Undertaker (as William Walker)
Roy Glenn ... Frazier
Maurice Manson ... Coroner
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scatman Crothers ... Crabman
Adele Addison Adele Addison ... Bess (singing voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou ... Dancer (uncredited)
Geoffrey Holder ... Dancer (uncredited)
Inez Matthews Inez Matthews ... Serena (singing voice) (uncredited)
Robert McFerrin Robert McFerrin ... Porgy (singing voice) (uncredited)
Nichelle Nichols ... Dancer (uncredited)
Loulie Jean Norman Loulie Jean Norman ... Clara (singing voice) (uncredited)
Ron Townson Ron Townson ... Chorus (uncredited)

Produced by 

Samuel Goldwyn ... producer

Music by 

George Gershwin

Cinematography by 

Leon Shamroy ... director of photography

Editing by 

Daniel Mandell

Production Design by 

Oliver Smith

Art Direction by 

Serge Krizman
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by 

Howard Bristol

Costume Design by 

Irene Sharaff

Makeup Department 

Layne Britton ... makeup artist
Frank McCoy ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Paul Helmick ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Don Hall ... supervising sound editor
Fred Lau ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Al St. Hilaire ... still photographer
Phil Stern ... still photographer (as Philip Stern)
Bert Chaliacombe ... electrical assistant (uncredited)
Gjon Mili ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Joe King ... costumer (uncredited)

Music Department 

Pete Candoli ... musician: trumpet
Frank Capp ... musician: percussion
Benny Carter ... musician: reeds
Alexander Courage ... orchestrator
Ken Darby ... music associate
Robert Franklyn ... orchestrator
Russ Freeman ... musician: piano
Ira Gershwin ... lyricist
Willis Holman ... musician: reeds
Shelly Manne ... musician: percussion
Dave Pell ... musician: reeds
André Previn ... conductor / music supervisor
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator
Bud Shank ... musician: reeds
Felix Slatkin ... musician: violin
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone
Albert Woodbury ... orchestrator (as Al Woodbury)
André Previn ... music adaptor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Joe Hyams ... publicist / unit publicist
Hermes Pan ... choreographer

See also

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