• People

Credits

Cast

Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Captain Patrick Hendry

Margaret Sheridan

Margaret Sheridan

Nikki

Robert Cornthwaite

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Arthur Carrington

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Ned 'Scotty' Scott

James Young

James Young

Lt. Eddie Dykes

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin

Crew Chief Bob

Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson

William Self

Corporal Barnes

Nicholas Byron

Tex Richards

Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Dr. Stern

George Fenneman

Dr. Redding

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Prof. Voorhees

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Prof. Wilson

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Dr. Lorenz

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Prof. Ambrose

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Dr. Chapman

Sally Creighton

Mrs. Chapman

James Arness

James Arness

'The Thing'

David McMahon

David McMahon

Gen. Fogarty

Bill Neff

Bill Stone (uncredited)

Art

Albert S. D'Agostino

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

John Hughes

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

William Stevens

Set Decoration

Camera

Landon Arnett

Camera Operator

Russell Harlan

Russell Harlan

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Michael Woulfe

Michael Woulfe

Costume Designer

Larry Germain

Hairstylist

Lee Greenway

Makeup Supervisor

Crew

Linwood G. Dunn

Special Effects

Donald Steward

Special Effects

Thol Simonson

Special Effects Technician

Sol Gorss

Stunts

Dick Crockett

Stunts

Leslie Charles

Stunts

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Stunts

Duke Taylor

Stunts

Bob Morgan

Bob Morgan

Stunts

Ken Terrell

Stunts

Teddy Mangean

Stunts

Russell Saunders

Stunts

Bill Lewin

Stunts

Directing

Arthur Siteman

Assistant Director

Christian Nyby

Christian Nyby

Director

Editing

Roland Gross

Editor

Production

Edward Lasker

Associate Producer

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Producer

Walter Daniels

Production Manager

Sound

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Clem Portman

Sound

Phil Brigandi

Sound

Writing

John W. Campbell Jr.

John W. Campbell Jr.

Novel

Charles Lederer

Charles Lederer

Screenplay

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