Superman

Glenn Ford as Pa Kent Phyllis Thaxter as Ma Kent Aaron Smolinski as Baby Clark Kent Rex Reed as Rex Reed Larry Hagman as Major Phil Brown as State Senator Noel Neill as Ella Lane (uncredited) Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor Ray Hassett as Officer 2 Trevor Howard as 1st Elder David Neal as 7th Elder Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent / Superman Vass Anderson as 3rd Elder Matt Russo as News Vendor David de Keyser as Warden (voice) (uncredited) Sarah Douglas as Ursa Steve Kahan as Officer 1 Susannah York as Lara John F. Parker as 4th Reporter Miquel Brown as 8th Reporter Marco St. John as Mugger's Arm in Alley (uncredited) Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen Diane Sherry Case as Lana Lang Vincent Marzello as 1st Copy Boy David Calder as 3rd Crewman Alan Tilvern as 2nd Controller Rex Everhart as Desk Sergeant Jackie Cooper as Perry White John Stuart as 10th Elder Maria Schell as Vond-Ah William Russell as 8th Elder David Baxt as Burglar Brian Protheroe as Co Pilot Paul Tuerpe as Sgt. Hayley Robert MacLeod as General Jack O'Halloran as Non Robert Henderson as 2nd Editor John Ratzenberger as 1st Controller Mark Wynter as Mate Richard Donner as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited) Alan Harris as Man on Daily Planet Rooftop (uncredited) Shane Rimmer as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited) Terence Stamp as General Zod Jeff East as Young Clark Kent Weston Gavin as Mugger Norwich Duff as Newscaster Michael Ensign as Newscaster Tony Selby as Hood (uncredited) Bruce Boa as General (extended version) (uncredited) Colin Skeaping as Pilot Margot Kidder as Lois Lane Ned Beatty as Otis Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher Harry Andrews as 2nd Elder James Garbutt as 5th Elder Leueen Willoughby as 2nd Secretary John Hollis as 4th Elder Billy J. Mitchell as 1st Editor Larry Lamb as 1st Reporter Kirk Alyn as Sam Lane (uncredited) Lise Hilboldt as 1st Secretary Keith Alexander as Newscaster Oz Clarke as 4th Hood Marlon Brando as Jor-El

Robert Lynn Second Unit, Second Unit Director Tom Mankiewicz Writer Richard Donner Director John Glen Second Unit Director Greg Powell Stunts Jerry Siegel Characters Paul Weston Stunts Roy Button Second Assistant Director Alex Thomson Additional Photography Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography Charles Marriott Second Assistant Director Yvonne Blake Costume Design Derek Meddings Modeling, Visual Effects Director John Williams Original Music Composer Colin Wilson Assistant Editor Peter MacDonald Camera Operator John Richardson Special Effects Lynn Stalmaster Casting Alexander Courage Orchestrator Alex Stevens Stunt Coordinator Alf Joint Stunt Coordinator Joe Shuster Characters Stuart Craig Art Direction Robert Benton Screenplay David Newman Screenplay Vic Armstrong Stunt Coordinator Stuart Baird Editor David Lane Second Unit Director Mario Puzo Story, Screenplay Pierre Spengler Producer