Sweet Bird of Youth: cast and crew

• Richard Brooks † 1992 49 at release Also in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Actors

8

Crew

2

Youngest at release

25 yearsShirley Knight

Eldest at release

61 yearsMildred Dunnock

• Paul Newman † 2008 Chance Wayne 37 at release Also in Cars (2006)
• Geraldine Page † 1987 Alexandra Del Lago 37 at release Also in Interiors (1978)
• Shirley Knight † 2020 Heavenly Finley 25 at release Also in As Good as It Gets (1997)
• Ed Begley † 1970 Boss Finley 60 at release Also in 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Rip Torn † 2019 Thomas J. Finley, Jr. 31 at release Also in Men in black 3 (2012)
• Mildred Dunnock † 1991 Aunt Nonnie 61 at release Also in The Nun's Story (1959)
• Madeleine Sherwood † 2016 Miss Lucy 39 at release Also in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
• Edith Atwater † 1986 Undetermined Minor Role 50 at release Also in The Body Snatcher (1945)

The whole cast 8

1. Paul Newman Chance Wayne
2. Geraldine Page Alexandra Del Lago
3. Shirley Knight Heavenly Finley
4. Ed Begley Boss Finley
5. Rip Torn Thomas J. Finley, Jr.
6. Mildred Dunnock Aunt Nonnie
7. Madeleine Sherwood Miss Lucy
8. Edith Atwater Undetermined Minor Role

Production companies

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Who plays Chance Wayne in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Paul Newman plays Chance Wayne.

Who plays Alexandra Del Lago in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Geraldine Page plays Alexandra Del Lago.

Who plays Heavenly Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Shirley Knight plays Heavenly Finley.

Who plays Boss Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Ed Begley plays Boss Finley.

Who plays Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Rip Torn plays Thomas J. Finley, Jr..

Who plays Aunt Nonnie in Sweet Bird of Youth?

Mildred Dunnock plays Aunt Nonnie.

Who directed Sweet Bird of Youth?

Richard Brooks.

Who wrote Sweet Bird of Youth?

Tennessee Williams and Richard Brooks.

How many actors are in Sweet Bird of Youth?

8 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Richard Brooks had already directed Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).

• Richard Brooks had already directed Madeleine Sherwood in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).

• Paul Newman and Mildred Dunnock have worked together on one other film: My name is Alfred Hitchcock (2023).

• Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock had already worked together on one film: Baby Doll (1956).

• Rip Torn and Madeleine Sherwood had already worked together on one film: Baby Doll (1956).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Paul Newman (30), Rip Torn (16) and Shirley Knight (9).

• The cast’s average age at release is 43 (of the 8 actors whose birth date we know).