They Were Expendable (1945) | Full Cast

John Ford

DIRECTOR

Robert Montgomery

DIRECTOR

Robert Montgomery

Lt. John Brickley

John Wayne

Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

Donna Reed

Lt. Sandy Davyss

Jack Holt

Gen. Martin

Ward Bond

'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.

Marshall Thompson

Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Paul Langton

Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

Leon Ames

Maj. James Morton

Arthur Walsh

Seaman Jones

Donald Curtis

Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long

Cameron Mitchell

Ens. George Cross

Jeff York

Ens. Tony Aiken

Murray Alper

'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

Harry Tenbrook

'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c

Jack Pennick

'Doc'

Alex Havier

'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c

Charles Trowbridge

Adm. Blackwell

Robert Barrat

The General

Bruce Kellogg

Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c

Tim Murdock

Ens. Brant

Louis Jean Heydt

'Ohio'

Russell Simpson

'Dad' Knowland

Vernon Steele

Army Doctor

Pedro de Cordoba

Priest(scenesDeleted)

Philip Ahn

Army Orderly(uncredited)

Steve Barclay

Naval Officer(uncredited)

Bill Barnum

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Betty Blythe

Officer's Wife(uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Al Bridge

Lieutenant Colonel(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Charles Calhoun

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

James Carlisle

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

John Carlyle

Lt. James(uncredited)

Jack Carrington

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Bruce Carruthers

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Tony Carson

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Commander(uncredited)

Fred Coby

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Roger Cole

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Officer's Wife(uncredited)

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Sailor(uncredited)

William B. Davidson

Hotel Manager(uncredited)

Marjorie Davies

Nurse(uncredited)

Patrick Davis

Pilot(uncredited)

Gary Delmar

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Larry Dods

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Ernest Dominguez

Filipino Boy(uncredited)

Frank Donahue

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

William 'Red' Donahue

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

George Economides

Bartender's Child(uncredited)

Michael Economides

Bartender's Child(uncredited)

Blake Edwards

Boat Crewman(uncredited)

Frank Eldredge

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

John Epper

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Jim Farley

(uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Leonard Fisher

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Lee Tong Foo

Asian Bartender(uncredited)

Art Foster

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

Officer's Wife(uncredited)

Mary Jane French

Lost Nurse(uncredited)

Jon Gilbreath

'Snuffy' Submarine Commander(uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Sailor(uncredited)

Duke Green

PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman(uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Marine Major(uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Bar Patron(uncredited)

Del Hill

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Robert Homans

Bartender at Manila Hotel(uncredited)

Vincent Isla

Filipino Schoolteacher(uncredited)

Dick Karl

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Michael Kirby

Boat Crewman(uncredited)

Michael Kostrick

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Stubby Kruger

Boat Crewman(uncredited)

Jack Lee

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Donald S. Lewis

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Jack Lorenz

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Officer's Wife(uncredited)

Trina Lowe

Gardner's Girlfriend(uncredited)

Jack Luden

Naval Air Captain(uncredited)

Ted Lundigan

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

James Magill

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

George Magrill

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Eve March

Nurse(uncredited)

Maurice Marks

Soldier(uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Airport Officer(uncredited)

Merrill McCormick

Wounded Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Frank McGrath

'Slim' - Bearded CPO(uncredited)

Leonard Mellin

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Minor Role(uncredited)

Karl Miller

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Henry Mirelez

Filipino Boy(uncredited)

Margaret Morton

Bartender's Wife(uncredited)

Jack Mower

Officer(uncredited)

Charles Murray Jr.

Jeep Driver(uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Navy Captain(uncredited)

Bill Neff

Submarine Skipper(uncredited)

Bill Nind

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Silver Dollar Bartender(uncredited)

Max Ong

Mayor of Cebu(uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Naval Officer(uncredited)

Frank Pershing

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Nino Pipitone Jr.

Bartender's Child(uncredited)

Dan Quigg

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Robert Shelby Randall

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Clifford Rathjen

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Joey Ray

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

William McKeever Riley

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Jack Ross

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

John Roy

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Harold Schlickenmayer

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Ernest Seftig

Naval Officer(uncredited)

Jack Semple

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Brent Shugar

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Sam Simone

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

Marine Orderly(uncredited)

Ralph Soncuya

Filipino Orderly(uncredited)

Les Stanford

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Larry Steers

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Sammy Stein

Sammy - Boat Crewman(uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Boat Crew Member(uncredited)

Robert Strong

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Bob Thom

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Roy Thomas

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Richard Thorne

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Pacita Tod-Tod

Nightclub Singer(uncredited)

Brad Towne

Man in Admiral's Office(uncredited)

Jack Trent

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

Tom Tyler

Captain at Airport(uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Naval Doctor(uncredited)

Eleanore Vogel

Officer's Wife(uncredited)

Hansel Warner

Officer at Airport(uncredited)

William Wilkerson

Sgt. Smith(uncredited)

Roque Ybarra Jr.

Bartender's Child(uncredited)