Death Wish: cast and crew

• Michael Winner † 2013 39 at release Also in Death Wish 3 (1985)

Actors

12

Crew

4

Youngest at release

21 yearsLawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Eldest at release

55 yearsVincent Gardenia

• Charles Bronson † 2003 Paul Kersey 53 at release Also in The Great Escape (1963)
• Hope Lange † 2003 Joanna Kersey Also in Blue Velvet (1986)
• Vincent Gardenia † 1992 Frank Ochoa 55 at release Also in The Hustler (1961)
• Jeff Goldblum Freak 1 22 at release Also in Jurassic Park (1993)
• Christopher Guest Patrolman Reilly 26 at release Also in Night at the Museum 2 (2009)
• Olympia Dukakis † 2021 Miss Gemetti 43 at release Also in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
• Marcia Jean Kurtz Receptionist Also in Black Swan (2010)
• Paul Dooley Cop at Hospital 46 at release Also in Cars 2 (2011)
• John Herzfeld Train Mugger #2 Also in Cobra (1986)

The whole cast 12

1. Charles Bronson Paul Kersey
2. Hope Lange Joanna Kersey
3. Vincent Gardenia Frank Ochoa
4. Jeff Goldblum Freak 1
5. Christopher Guest Patrolman Reilly
6. Olympia Dukakis Miss Gemetti
7. Marcia Jean Kurtz Receptionist
8. Paul Dooley Cop at Hospital
9. John Herzfeld Train Mugger #2
10. Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Mugger in Park #2
11. Damien Leake Alley Mugger #2
12. Robert Miano Mugger

Production companies

Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica

Distributor in the UK

Cinema International Corporation

Who plays Paul Kersey in Death Wish?

Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey.

Who plays Joanna Kersey in Death Wish?

Hope Lange plays Joanna Kersey.

Who plays Frank Ochoa in Death Wish?

Vincent Gardenia plays Frank Ochoa.

Who plays Freak 1 in Death Wish?

Jeff Goldblum plays Freak 1.

Who plays Patrolman Reilly in Death Wish?

Christopher Guest plays Patrolman Reilly.

Who plays Miss Gemetti in Death Wish?

Olympia Dukakis plays Miss Gemetti.

Who directed Death Wish?

Michael Winner.

Who wrote Death Wish?

Wendell Mayes and Michael Winner.

Who composed the music for Death Wish?

Herbie Hancock.

How many actors are in Death Wish?

12 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Michael Winner has also directed Charles Bronson in Death Wish 3 (1985).

• Charles Bronson and Michael Winner have worked together on one other film: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014).

• Christopher Guest and Vincent Gardenia have worked together on one other film: Little Shop of Horrors (1986).

• Olympia Dukakis and Vincent Gardenia have worked together on one other film: Moonstruck (1987).

• Paul Dooley and Jeff Goldblum have worked together on one other film: The Player (1992).

• Christopher Guest and Paul Dooley have worked together on one other film: A Mighty Wind (2003).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Jeff Goldblum (36), Paul Dooley (18) and Marcia Jean Kurtz (17).

• The cast’s average age at release is 37 (of the 8 actors whose birth date we know).