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Murder by Death (1976) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Robert Moore

Writing Credits  

Neil Simon ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Eileen Brennan ... Tess Skeffington
Truman Capote ... Lionel Twain
James Coco ... Milo Perrier
Peter Falk ... Sam Diamond
Alec Guinness ... Bensonmum
Elsa Lanchester ... Jessica Marbles
David Niven ... Dick Charleston
Peter Sellers ... Sidney Wang
Maggie Smith ... Dora Charleston
Nancy Walker ... Maid
Estelle Winwood ... Nurse
James Cromwell ... Marcel
Richard Narita ... Willie Wang
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Myron Myron ... Myron the Dog (uncredited)
Fay Wray ... Screaming Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Roger M. Rothstein ... associate producer
Ray Stark ... producer

Music by 

Dave Grusin

Cinematography by 

David M. Walsh ... director of photography

Editing by 

John F. Burnett

Casting By 

Jennifer Shull

Production Design by 

Stephen B. Grimes ... (as Stephen Grimes)

Art Direction by 

Harry Kemm

Set Decoration by 

Marvin March

Costume Design by 

Ann Roth ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department 

Joe DiBella ... makeup (as Joseph Di Bella)
Charles H. Schram ... makeup supervisor (as Charles Schram)
Vivienne Walker ... hairstylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Fred T. Gallo ... assistant director
David Sosna ... second assistant director (as David O. Sosna)

Art Department 

Richard Lawrence ... uncredited
Terry E. Lewis ... property master
Ron Frazier ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Jerry Jost ... sound mixer
Joseph Kite ... boom operator
Tex Rudloff ... re-recordist
Frank E. Warner ... sound effects editor (as Frank Warner)

Special Effects by 

Augie Lohman ... special effects

Stunts 

Maurice Marks ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert Edesa ... assistant cameraman
Norman Harris ... gaffer
Richard Moran ... key grip
Roger Shearman Jr. ... camera operator
Mel Traxel ... still photographer
Ron Kenyon ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Tony Faso ... costumer: men
Agnes G. Henry ... costumer: women
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Tina Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Margaret Booth ... supervising film editor
John Brice ... apprentice film editor
Michael A. Stevenson ... assistant film editor

Music Department 

George Probert ... music editor
Murray Adler ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Chuck Berghofer ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Berres ... conductor (uncredited)
Bobby Bruce ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dennis Budimir ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Thomas R. Buffum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano ... musician (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Harold Dicterow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Carl Fortina ... musician: accordion (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Dave Grusin ... score producer (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Peter Kent ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Klee ... musician (uncredited)
Marion Klein ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Ezra Kliger ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Connie Kupka ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger ... musician (uncredited)
Ron Leonard ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Carole Mukagawa ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Bud Shank ... musician (uncredited)
Harry Shlutz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Barry Socher ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Speltz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Albert Steinberg ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ann Stockton ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Charles Veal Jr. ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Charles Addams ... title drawings
Frank Bueno ... assistant to producer
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Shari Leibowitz ... assistant to production manager
Mary Malin ... assistant: Ann Roth
Vince Martinez ... auditor
George Rondo ... dialogue coach
Carol Shapiro ... unit publicist
Julia Tucker ... script continuity
David Oliver Pfeil ... title cinematographer (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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