The Great Waldo Pepper
"The second greatest flyer in the world."
A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
Cast
Robert Redford
Waldo Pepper
Bo Svenson
Axel Olsson
Bo Brundin
Ernst Kessler
Susan Sarandon
Mary Beth
Geoffrey Lewis
Newt
Edward Herrmann
Ezra Stiles
Philip Bruns
Dilhoefer
Roderick Cook
Werfel
Kelly Jean Peters
Patsy
Margot Kidder
Maude
Scott Newman
Duke
James S. Appleby
Ace
Patrick W. Henderson Jr.
Scooter
James N. Harrell
Farmer
Elma Aicklen
Farmer's Wife
Deborah Knapp
Farmer's Daughter
John A. Zee
Director, Western Set
John Reilly
Western Star
Jack Manning
Director, Spanish Set
Joe Billings
Policeman
Lawrence P. Casey
German Star
Greg Martin
Assistant Director
Greg Bransom
Carnival Specrator (uncredited)
Marilyn Burns
Spectator (uncredited)
A.L. Camp
Farmer (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)
William Creamer
Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Kenny E. Bishop
(uncredited)
Cheryl Downey
Minor Role (uncredited)
Inge Erving
City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Todd Ezell
Carny Barker (uncredited)
John Guttman
Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)
Robert S. Holman
Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)
Elsie Julian
Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
R.C. Keene
Air show attendee (uncredited)
Patrick G. Koerber
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Ruby Leonard
Ruby (uncredited)
James Patrick Lockett
Boy from Poth (uncredited)
Richard A. Meyer
Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)
Steve Moriarty
Airport Mechanic (uncredited)
Wayne Nowotny
(uncredited)
Harold Offer
City Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Doctor (uncredited)
James Rosborough
Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)
Art Scholl
Red Baron (uncredited)
George W. Smyth
Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)
Robert W. Winn
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Crew
George Roy Hill
Director
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Scott U. Adam
Assistant Director
Robert J. Miller
Sound
Cheryl Downey
Assistant Director
Dean Smith
Stunts
Lorraine Roberson
Hairdresser
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Edward T. Clahan
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
James S. Appleby
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock
Stunts
Frank L. Pine
Stunts
Ben McMahan
Effects Supervisor
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
Sound Mixer
Bruce Wolke
Special Effects
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
Buff Brady
Stunts
Audrey Saunders
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Bob Harris
Stunts
John Kazian
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts
Art Scholl
Stunts
George Roy Hill
Story
William Goldman
Writer
Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
Ray Gosnell Jr.
First Assistant Director
Edith Head
Costume Design
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
William Reynolds
Editor
Jerry Ballew
Second Assistant Director
Charles W. Short
Camera Operator
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Robert Crawford Jr.
Associate Producer
George Roy Hill
Producer
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Lloyd Anderson
Unit Production Manager
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Peter Berkos
Supervising Sound Editor
Bernie Pollack
Costume Supervisor
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer