Marathon Man: cast and crew

• John Schlesinger † 2003 50 at release Also in Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Actors

11

Crew

3

Youngest at release

25 yearsTreat Williams

Eldest at release

69 yearsLaurence Olivier

• Dustin Hoffman Thomas 'Babe' Levy 39 at release Also in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Laurence Olivier † 1989 Dr. Christian Szell 69 at release Also in Trumbo (2015)
• Roy Scheider † 2008 Henry 'Doc' Levy 44 at release Also in Jaws (1975)
• William Devane Janeway 37 at release Also in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
• Marthe Keller Elsa Opel 31 at release Also in Hereafter (2010)
• Fritz Weaver † 2016 Professor Biesenthal Also in This Must Be the Place (2012)
• Richard Bright † 2006 Karl 39 at release Also in The Godfather (1972)
• Jaime Tirelli Street Gang Also in Carlito's Way (1993)
• Billy Kearns † 1992 Tourist Couple 53 at release Also in Patton: Lust for Glory (1970)

The whole cast 11

1. Dustin Hoffman Thomas 'Babe' Levy
2. Laurence Olivier Dr. Christian Szell
3. Roy Scheider Henry 'Doc' Levy
4. William Devane Janeway
5. Marthe Keller Elsa Opel
6. Fritz Weaver Professor Biesenthal
7. Richard Bright Karl
8. Jaime Tirelli Street Gang
9. Billy Kearns Tourist Couple
10. John Heard Columbia student on stairs
11. Treat Williams Central Park Jogger

Production companies

Paramount Pictures

Who plays Thomas 'Babe' Levy in Marathon Man?

Dustin Hoffman plays Thomas 'Babe' Levy.

Who plays Dr. Christian Szell in Marathon Man?

Laurence Olivier plays Dr. Christian Szell.

Who plays Henry 'Doc' Levy in Marathon Man?

Roy Scheider plays Henry 'Doc' Levy.

Who plays Janeway in Marathon Man?

William Devane plays Janeway.

Who plays Elsa Opel in Marathon Man?

Marthe Keller plays Elsa Opel.

Who plays Professor Biesenthal in Marathon Man?

Fritz Weaver plays Professor Biesenthal.

Who directed Marathon Man?

John Schlesinger.

Who wrote Marathon Man?

William Goldman.

How many actors are in Marathon Man?

11 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• John Schlesinger had already directed Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (1969).

• Treat Williams and Richard Bright have worked together on 2 other films: Once upon a time in America (1984) and Hair (1979).

• Dustin Hoffman and Roy Scheider have worked together on one other film: Spielberg (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Dustin Hoffman (50), Treat Williams (22) and John Heard (21).

• The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).