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Evans Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe Gene Wolande Forensic Chief Brian Bossetta Forensic Officer Michael Chieffo Coroner Gwenda Deacon Mrs Lefferts Mike Kennedy (III) Bud's Rejected Partner Ingo Neuhaus (II) Jack's Rejected Partner Robert Harrison Pierce Patchett s Bodyguard Jim Metzler City Councilman Robert Barry Fleming (II) Boxer Jeremiah W. Birkett Ray Collins Salim Grant Louis Fontaine Karreem Washington Ty Jones Noel Evangelisti Stenographer Marisol Padilla Sanchez Inez Soto Jeff Sanders (II) Sylvester Fitch Steven Lambert Roland Navarette Jordan Marder (II) Officer at Detective Bureau Gregory White Mayor April Breneman Look-Alike Dancer Lisa Worthy Look-Alike Dancer Beverly Sharpe Witness on Colin Mitchell Reporter at Hospital John Slade Photographer at Hospital Brenda Bakke Lana Turner Kevin Maloney Frolic Room Bartender Patrice Walters Police File Clerk Rebecca Jane Klingler Police File Clerk Irene Roseen District Attorney Ellis Loew's Secretary Scott Eberlein West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy David St James Detective at Hush-Hush Office Bodie Newcomb Officer at Hush-Hush Office Jeff Austin (II) Detective Henry Meyers Detective Robert Foster Detective Michael Ossman Detective Kevin Kelly Detective Dick Stilwell Detective Henry Marder Detective Jess Thomas (III) Detective Monty McKee Detective Samuel Thompson Detective Jody Wood Detective Nectar Rose Back to Top Directors Curtis Hanson Director Back to Top Writers James Ellroy Source Material (from novel) ("L.A. Confidential") Curtis Hanson screenplay Brian Helgeland Screenplay James Ellroy Source Material (Novel) Back to Top Producers Dan Kolsrud Executive Producer David Wolper Executive Producer Arnon Milchan Producer Curtis Hanson Producer Michael Nathanson Producer Brian Helgeland Co-Producer Michael G. Nathanson Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Duane Manwiller 1st Camera Assistant Poly Veitzer 2nd Camera Assistant James Apted camera loader James Muro Steadicam Operator Peter Sorel still photographer Merrick Morton still photographer Lonnie Gatlin assistant chief lighting technician David Orr Color Timer Dante Spinotti Director of Photography Gary Jay Camera Operator Back to Top Editors Beth Jochem Besterveld 1st Assistant Editor Michael Trent Assistant Editor Carole Henderson Sherr Assistant Editor Craig Kitson main title assistant editor Don Warner Dialogue Editor Kimberly Lowe Voight Dialogue Editor Catherine M. Speakman Dialogue Editor Mildred Iatrou Morgan Dialogue Editor Mo Henry negative cutter Peter Honess Editor Back to Top Casting Mali Finn Casting Emily Schweber Casting Associate Trish Stuckey extras casting associate (Messenger Associate Casting) Back to Top Production Management Sharron Reynolds Script Supervisor Connie Papineau Script Supervisor Patti McGuire Assistant Production Coordinator Kevin Koster DGA Trainee L. Dean Jones Jr Unit Production Manager Carolyn Crittenden production office coordinator Linda Montanti 1st Assistant Director Drew Ann Rosenberg 1st Assistant Director Jim Goldthwait 2nd Assistant Director Heather Kritzer second 2nd assistant director John Panzarella Location Manager Leslie Thorson Assistant Location Manager Stephen Fischer Assistant Location Manager Back to Top Art Department Scott Bailey (II) Lead Person Troy Peters on-set dresser G. Roger Abell Swing Gang Julie Beattie-Iiams Swing Gang Kai Blomberg Swing Gang Chris Grantz Swing Gang R. Patrick McGee Swing Gang Doug Sieck Swing Gang Moira Gill Art Department Coordinator Andrea Morland art department production assistant Gary Thomas (III) Storyboard Artist John L. Root sign writer supervisor Bruce Kerner (II) Sign Writer William David Arnold Art Director Louisa Bonnie Set Designer Julia Levine Set Designer Mark Poll Set Designer Jeannine Oppewall Production Designer Jay R. Hart Set Decorator Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Lisa Lovaas Costume Supervisor Barry Kellogg costumer Gail Just costumer Tom MacDonald costumer Donna O Neal Kim Basinger's costumer Michael Tereschuk wardrobe cutter fitter Bella Noubarian seamstress John M. Elliott Jr Makeup Supervisor Scott Eddo Makeup Supervisor Jane English body makeup (for Kim Basinger) Janis Clark key hair stylist Linda Leiter-Sharp hair stylist Peter Savic hair stylist (for Kim Basinger) Ruth Myers Costume Designer Tommy Cole Makeup Artist Lance Anderson Makeup Artist Francesca Tolot Makeup Artist (for Kim Basinger) Back to Top Sound Mychal D. Smith Boom Operator Glenn Hoskinson Sound Effects Editor Steve Mann (II) Sound Effects Editor Joe Divitale Sound Effects Editor Gordon Ecker Sound Effects Editor Becky Sullivan supervising ADR Editor Andrea Horta ADR Editor Denise Horta ADR Editor Shawn Sykora supervising Foley Editor Michael Dressel Foley Editor Bob Beher Foley Editor Lori Martino Foley Editor Terry Rodman Sound Design Roland N. Thai Sound Design Steven Gerrior Assistant Sound Editor Marc Deschaine assistant ADR editor Barbara Harris (II) ADR Voice Casting John Roesch Foley Artist Hilda Hodges Foley Artist Andy Nelson re-recording mixer Anna Behlmer re-recording mixer Bob Deschaine ADR recording mixer Charleen Richards ADR recording mixer Tami Treadwell ADR recordist Diane Linn ADR recordist John Leveque supervising Sound Editor Kirk Francis production sound mixer Gary Blufer sound effects recordist Kay Colvin utility sound technician Back to Top Music Jerry Goldsmith Music Bruce Botnick music scoring mixer Malcolm McNab trumpet soloist John Mercer Song John Mercer Song ( Hit the Road to Dreamland ) John Mercer Song Performer ( Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive ) Harold Arlen songs ( Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive Hit the Road to Dreamland ) Joe Bushkin Song ("Oh! Look at Me Now") Lee Wiley Song Performer ("Oh! Look at Me Now" "Looking at You") Jay Livingston Song ( Silver Bells ) Ray Evans Song ( Silver Bells ) Franz Gruber Song ("Silent Night") Joseph Mohr Song ("Silent Night") Alex Anderson (III) Song ("Mele Kalikimaka") Bing Crosby Song Performer ( Mele Kalikimaka ) Sammy Cahn Song ( The Christmas Blues ) David Holt (II) Song ("The Christmas Blues") Dean Martin Song Performer ( The Christmas Blues Powder Your Face with Sunshine ) James S. Pierpont Song ("Jingle Bells") Jerome Kern (II) Song ( Look for the Silver Lining ) Bud DeSilva Song ("Look for the Silver Lining") Chet Baker Song Performer ("Look for the Silver Lining" "Makin' Whoopee") Betty Hutton (II) Song Performer ( Hit the Road to Dreamland ) George David Weiss songs ("Wheel of Fortune" "How Important Can It Be") Bennie Benjamin songs ("Wheel of Fortune" "How Important Can It Be") Kay Starr (II) Song Performer ("Wheel of Fortune") Walter Donaldson Song ("Makin' Whoopee") Gus Kahn (II) Song ( Makin Whoopee ) Gerry Mulligan (II) Song Performer ("Makin' Whoopee") Richard Rodgers Song ( The Lady Is a Tramp ) Lorenz Hart (II) Song ( The Lady Is a Tramp ) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Song Performer ("The Lady Is a Tramp") Carmen Lombardo Song ("Powder Your Face with Sunshine") Stanley Rochinski Song ("Powder Your Face with Sunshine") Joni James Song Performer ("How Important Can It Be" (performed on 'The Perry Como Show')) Cole Porter Song ( Looking at You ) Harry Warren Song ( At Last ) Mack Gordon (II) Song ( At Last ) Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All-Stars Song Performer ("At Last") George Gershwin Song ( But Not for Me ) Ira Gershwin Song ( But Not for Me ) Jackie Gleason Song Performer ( But Not for Me ) Kenneth Hall Music Editor Paul Rabjohns (II) Music Editor Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Pablo Ferro main title Eric Rylander Special Effects Coordinator Richard Stutsman Special Effects Coordinator William N. Green III Special Effects Bob King Special Effects Roger Lifsey Special Effects Robert Olmstead Special Effects Rudy R. Perez Special Effects David A. Schroeder Special Effects Neil Smith Special Effects Elizabeth Abate Special Effects Peter Donen Visual Effects Supervisor Back to Top Physical Effects Rick Avery (II) Stunts Joe Box Stunts Troy Brown (II) Stunts Norm Compton Stunts Danny Costa Stunts Richard Drown Stunts Doc Duhame Stunts Gary Epper Stunts Richie Gaona Stunts Frankie Garbutt Stunts Bob Herron (II) Stunts Toby Holguin Stunts Kevin L. Jackson Stunts Fred Jin Stunts Gene LeBell Stunts Fred Lerner Stunts Tom Lupo Stunts John Meier Stunts Jimmy Ortega Stunts Chris Palermo Stunts Gary Price Stunts Robby Robinson Stunts Troy Robinson Stunts Danny Rogers Stunts JP Romano Stunts Jimmy Romano Stunts Gilbert Rosales Stunts Anthony Schmidt Stunts Jeff Imada Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Jeffrey W. Petersen chief Lighting Technician Corwin Bibb Electrician Jeff Durling Electrician Nikola Ristic Electrician Kenneth Schneider Electrician Eric Smith (IV) Electrician Mark Soucie Electrician Scott Robinson (IV) Key Grip Albert Ramos Dolly Grip Bob Duggan Best Boy Grip Jim Duggan (II) Key Rigging Grip Manny Jimenez Grip Randy Barrett Grip Carlos M. Gallardo Grip Back to Top Construction Renee Lee Alito Construction Estimator Dave DeGaetano Construction Coordinator Javier Carrillo Construction Foreman Steven Rigamat construction location foreman Al DeGaetano construction buyer Back to Top Publicity Michael Battaglia Unit Publicist Mark Pogachefsky Publicity (Pogachefsky Company) Eric Kops Publicity (Pogachefsky Company) Back to Top Accounting Karen Yokomizo Assistant Accountant Cheryl McHugh payroll accountant Marila Chappelle Post-Production Accountant Bradley L. Gordon accounting clerk Mark D. Houston accounting clerk Nancy Bullock construction accounting assistant Susan Montgomery Production Accountant Kim Bodner Production Accountant Back to Top Craft Services Teddy Yonenaka Craft Service (Cajun) Back to Top Props Danielle M. Simpson set decorating buyer Alex Carrillo prop maker foreman Bob Hagman prop maker foreman John C. Cales prop maker Ralph J. Fierro prop maker Tracy Fikes prop maker Ed Galik prop maker Steven B. Melton Property Master Al Eisenmann II Assistant Property Master Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Jessica Drake (II) Russell Crowe's dialect coach Randy Walker police advisor (Call the Cops) Thom Ehle Dolby stereo consultant Back to Top Below The Line Lisa Grundy Assistant (to Curtis Hanson) Elizabeth Sherry Lightworks/cinemaestro assistant Michele Platt Assistant (to Dan Kolsrud) Shauna Beal Assistant (to Arnon Milchan) Rozzana I. Ramos Assistant (to Arnon Milchan) Dallas Taylor (II) Office Assistant John Baumhauer Set Production Assistant Hunter Cain Set Production Assistant Channa Paz Cajero Set Production Assistant Jim Flowers Set Production Assistant Anthony E. Kountz Set Production Assistant Jill Tharp Set Production Assistant Kenny Vasquez Set Production Assistant Bonnie Daniels production controller Tim Tuchrello apprentice sound editor Brian T. Best apprentice sound editor Gino DiVitale Driver John K. Hill labor foreman Dave Krupnick construction medic Keith Dillin Transportation Coordinator Peter Bianco Transportation Captain John Bush (III) Transportation Co-Captain James Reynolds (III) Transportation Co-Captain Larry Stelling transportation co-captain/mechanic Mark S. DeRosa transportation office coordinator David Amberik Driver Richard Brasic Driver Richard Chouinard Driver Reed Cohan Driver Vince DeAmicis Driver Russ Della Driver Sandra Freeman Driver Stephen Hienrich Driver Jerry L. Knight Driver Rochelle Mellon Driver Jan Ostermann Driver Miles Pierno Driver Olin Rushin Driver Patsy L. Rust Driver Chester Sohn Driver Brett Stach Driver Charles Stepp Driver Steve Thompson (II) Driver Dennis Yank Driver Kelly Yon Driver Joe Durrenberger Stand-In Dariea Garibaldi Stand-In Justin Petretti Stand-In Fred Scialla Stand-In Sam Whitehead Stand-In Back to Top Other Crew Blaise R. Dahlquist chief electrical rigging technician Daryl Herzon (II) chief electrical rigging technician Thell Reed armorer John Hinkle stand-by painter Chuck Brooks stand-by greensman Sara Flamm production secretary Robert Lamkin chef Peter Schechtal sous chef Carlos Rodriguez sous chef Marie Hoke first aid Paul J. Stanwyck head scenic painter Andy Flores paint foreman Rick Broderman painter Ralph Clark painter Stephanie Cooney painter Rod Nunnally painter Alexa Shushan painter Patrick Thoms painter Michael C. Paolone laborer/tool keeper Sal Sanchez plaster foreman Neil David Pontecorvo head greensman Richard Neutra Special Thanks (The Lovell-Health House) Back to Top Worldwide Distributors BBC Worldwide TV Distributor (tv-United Kingdom) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Video Distributor Samsung Theatrical Distributor (South Korea) Roadshow Films Pty Ltd Theatrical Distributor (Australia) Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Theatrical Distributor Back to Top Other Companies Messenger Associates Casting extras casting Studio Animal Services Mickey Cohen's dog supplier Call the Cops police advisor Cajun Productions craft service Michelson Food Services Inc caterer Soundstrom sound editing facilities Todd-AO re-recording facilities Howard Anderson Company titles and opticals Title House Inc additional titles Framestore CFC digital composites Restless Records soundtrack Universal Clearances Production Credit Paramount Pictures Production Credit Associated Press archival footage and photos supplier Getty Images archival footage and photos supplier ARIQ archival footage and photos supplier Bettman Archives archival footage and photos supplier Budget Films Inc archival footage and photos supplier Fish Films Footage World archival footage and photos supplier 20th Century Fox Studio Facilities archival footage and photos supplier Hot Shots Cool Cuts Inc archival footage and photos supplier Image Bank archival footage and photos supplier National Geographic Society archival footage and photos supplier Producers Library Service archival footage and photos supplier Roan Group archival footage and photos supplier Streamline Archives archival footage and photos supplier UCLA Film & Television Archives archival footage supplier Video Tape Library, Inc. archival footage supplier WPA Film Library archival footage supplier Los Angeles Conservancy special thanks Lovell-Health House special thanks Bruce Loeb Security Inc special thanks Debbie Herrera special thanks Vista Group special thanks Film L.A. Inc. special thanks Los Angeles Department of Water & Power special thanks Los Angeles Department of Transportation special thanks City of Los Angeles special thanks Panavision, Ltd. cameras and lenses Technicolor color Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc. camera cranes and dollies supplier Warner Bros. Pictures International Distribution Sales (international sales/ USA) Back to Top