Cast and crew
The Deer Hunter
Directed by Michael Cimino · starring Robert De Niro, John Cazale and John Savage
- 10 actors
- 2 in the crew
- 1978
- 3 h 3 min
The Deer Hunter: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 10
- Crew
- 2
- Youngest at release
- 28 yearsAmy Wright
- Eldest at release
- 36 yearsRutanya Alda
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Robert De Niro Michael
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John Cazale † 1978 Stan
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John Savage Steven
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Christopher Walken Nick
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Meryl Streep Linda
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George Dzundza John
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Chuck Aspegren Axel
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Rutanya Alda Angela
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Amy Wright Bridesmaid
The whole cast 10
Crew
Writers 2
Producers 1
Companies
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
Questions about the cast of The Deer Hunter
- Who plays Michael in The Deer Hunter?
- Robert De Niro plays Michael.
- Who plays Stan in The Deer Hunter?
- John Cazale plays Stan.
- Who plays Steven in The Deer Hunter?
- John Savage plays Steven.
- Who plays Nick in The Deer Hunter?
- Christopher Walken plays Nick.
- Who plays Linda in The Deer Hunter?
- Meryl Streep plays Linda.
- Who plays John in The Deer Hunter?
- George Dzundza plays John.
- Who directed The Deer Hunter?
- Michael Cimino.
- Who wrote The Deer Hunter?
- Michael Cimino and Meryl Streep.
- How many actors are in The Deer Hunter?
- 10 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Michael Cimino has also directed Christopher Walken in Heaven's Gate (1980).
Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken have worked together on 2 other films: QT8: The First Eight (2019) and War with Grandpa (2018).
Robert De Niro and John Cazale had already worked together on one film: The Godfather: Part II (1974).
John Cazale and John Savage have worked together on one other film: The Godfather: Part III (1990).
Meryl Streep and Joe Grifasi have worked together on one other film: Ironweed (1987).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Robert De Niro (85), Meryl Streep (58) and Christopher Walken (46).
The cast’s average age at release is 32 (of the 7 actors whose birth date we know).

