The Thing

John Carpenter as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) Wilford Brimley as Blair David Clennon as Palmer Charles Hallahan as Norris Kurt Russell as MacReady Keith David as Childs Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper Thomas G. Waites as Windows Adrienne Barbeau as Computer (voice) (uncredited) T.K. Carter as Nauls Peter Maloney as Bennings Richard Masur as Clark Donald Moffat as Garry Joel Polis as Fuchs Jed as The Thing (uncredited) Norbert Weisser as Norwegian Larry Franco as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Larry Franco Associate Producer, First Assistant Director David Foster Producer John Carpenter Director, Original Music Composer Todd C. Ramsay Editor John J. Lloyd Production Design Dick Warlock Stunt Coordinator Bill Lancaster Screenplay Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Rob Bottin Makeup Effects Designer, Makeup Effects John W. Campbell Jr. Novel Dean Cundey Director of Photography Alan Howarth Original Music Composer Jerry Wills Stunts Drew Struzan Art Designer Lawrence Turman Producer Ken Diaz Makeup Effects