The War of the Worlds (1953) | Full Cast

Byron Haskin

DIRECTOR

Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Les Tremayne

Maj. Gen. Mann

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Lewis Martin

Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Gen. Mann's Aide

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter

William Phipps

Wash Perry

Vernon Rich

Col. Ralph Heffner

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentaryvoice

Peter Adams

Pine Summit Fire Watcheruncredited

Eric Alden

Manuncredited

Hugh Allen

Brigadier Generaluncredited

Ruth Barnell

Motheruncredited

Edgar Barrier

Prof. McPhersonuncredited

Russ Bender

Dr. Carmichaeluncredited

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogueuncredited

Oscar Blank

Man in Churchuncredited

Nick Borgani

Man in Churchuncredited

Hazel Boyne

Screaming Womanuncredited

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Churchuncredited

George Bruggeman

Soldieruncredited

Nora Bush

Woman in Churchuncredited

Tony Butala

Boy in Final Churchuncredited

Mushy Callahan

Burning Soldier at Pituncredited

Dick Cherney

Looteruncredited

Ann Codee

Dr. Dupreyuncredited

Edward Colmans

Spanish Priestuncredited

James Conaty

Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technologyuncredited

Russ Conway

Rev. Bethanyuncredited

Martin Coulter

Marine Sergeantuncredited

Vittorio Cramer

First Radio Reporteruncredited

Pierre Cressoy

Frenchmanuncredited

Oliver Cross

Scientistuncredited

Jane Crowley

Woman in Churchuncredited

Jim Davies

Marine Commanding Officeruncredited

Helen Dickson

Woman in Churchuncredited

Ralph Dumke

Buck Monahanuncredited

Jimmie Dundee

Civil Defense Officialuncredited

Al Ferguson

Police Chiefuncredited

Dick Fortune

Marine Captainuncredited

Alex Frazer

Dr. Jamesuncredited

Frank Freeman Jr.

Bum #2 Listening to Radiouncredited

Slim Gaut

Radio Listeneruncredited

Charles Gemora

Martianuncredited

Ned Glass

Well-Dressed Looteruncredited

Jack Gordon

Man in Churchuncredited

Fred Graham

Looteruncredited

Joe Gray

Looteruncredited

Herman Hack

Worker Listening to Radiouncredited

Nancy Hale

Young Wifeuncredited

Virginia Hall

Girluncredited

Ted Hecht

KGEB Reporteruncredited

Douglas Henderson

Staff Sergeantuncredited

Gertrude Hoffman

Elderly News Vendoruncredited

Tex Holden

Man in Churchuncredited

Jimmie Horan

Party Guestuncredited

Patricia Iannone

Girluncredited

Jerry James

Reporteruncredited

Michael Jeffers

Worker Listening to Radiouncredited

Dick Johnstone

Man in Churchuncredited

Carolyn Jones

Blonde Party Guestuncredited

Don Kohler

Coloneluncredited

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkinsuncredited

Ivan Lebedeff

Dr. Gratzmanuncredited

Freeman Lusk

Secretary of Defenseuncredited

Herbert Lytton

Chief of Staffuncredited

Wilbur Mack

Officialuncredited

George Magrill

Traffic Copuncredited

Mike Mahoney

Townsmanuncredited

John Mansfield

Manuncredited

Joel Marston

Military Policeman in Jeepuncredited

Sydney Mason

Fire Chief, Crew #3uncredited

John Maxwell

Doctoruncredited

Mathew McCue

Man in Churchuncredited

David McMahon

Minister, First Churchuncredited

William Meader

P.E. Officialuncredited

Lee Miller

Reporteruncredited

Ralph Montgomery

Los Angeles Red Cross Officialuncredited

Alvy Moore

Zippyuncredited

Rex Moore

Bumuncredited

Bob Morgan

Injured Civil Defense Workeruncredited

Charles Morton

Worker Listening to Radiouncredited

George Nardelli

Military Officeruncredited

Stanley Orr

Marine Majoruncredited

George Pal

Bum #1 Listening to Radiouncredited

Walter Richards

Reporteruncredited

Robert Rockwell

Forest Ranger at Crash Siteuncredited

Walter Sande

Sheriff Boganyuncredited

James Seay

Air Force Bomber Pilotuncredited

Allen D. Sewall

Man in Churchuncredited

Lucile Sewall

Woman in Churchuncredited

Cora Shannon

Old Womanuncredited

David Sharpe

Looteruncredited

Teru Shimada

Japanese Diplomatuncredited

Reginald Lal Singh

Military Officeruncredited

Bobby Somers

Deputy at Crash Siteuncredited

Bert Stevens

Man in Churchuncredited

Charles Stewart

Marine Captainuncredited

Jack Stoney

Looteruncredited

Gus Taillon

Elderly Manuncredited

Morton C. Thompson

Reporteruncredited

Arthur Tovey

Party Guestuncredited

Dale Van Sickel

Looteruncredited

Dorothy Vernon

Elderly Woman at Square Danceuncredited

Edward Wahrman

Cameramanuncredited

Anthony Warde

Military Police Driveruncredited

Bob Whitney

Military Officeruncredited

Chalky Williams

Worker Listening to Radiouncredited

Waldon Williams

Boyuncredited

Bud Wolfe

Rescuing Civil Defense Workeruncredited

Fred Zendar

Marine Lieutenantuncredited