The Big Heat 70 years old

A hard cop and a soft dame.

The Big Heat

Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.

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The Big Heat Cast

Name Character
Gloria Grahame She was 29, 57 years old when she died as Debby Marsh
Glenn Ford He was 37, 90 years old when he died as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Lee Marvin He was 29, 63 years old when he died as Vince Stone
Willis Bouchey He was 46, 70 years old when he died as Lt. Ted Wilks
Sidney Clute He was 37, 69 years old when he died as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Lauter He was 39, 76 years old when he died as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Charles Cane He was 54, 74 years old when he died as Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)
Alexander Scourby He was 39, 71 years old when he died as Mike Lagana
Peter Whitney He was 37, 55 years old when he died as Tierney
Douglas Evans He was 49, 64 years old when he died as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Chris Alcaide He was 30, 81 years old when he died as George Rose
John Close He was 137, 147 years old when he died as Policeman (uncredited)
John Crawford He was 33, 90 years old when he died as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Lyle Latell He was 49, 63 years old when he died as Moving Man (uncredited)
Jocelyn Brando She was 33, 86 years old when she died as Katie Bannion
Carolyn Jones She was 23, 53 years old when she died as Doris
Dan Seymour He was 38, 78 years old when he died as Mr. Atkins
Jeanette Nolan She was 41, 86 years old when she died as Bertha Duncan
Byron Kane as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton He was 55, 83 years old when he died as Martin (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky She was 56, 82 years old when she died as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Adam Williams He was 30, 84 years old when he died as Larry Gordon
Michael Granger He was 30, 58 years old when he died as Hugo
Howard Wendell He was 45, 67 years old when he died as Police Commissioner Higgins
Ted Stanhope He was 51, 75 years old when he died as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
Robert Burton He was 376, 385 years old when he died as Det. Gus Burke
John Merton He was 52, 58 years old when he died as Man (uncredited)
William Murphy He was 32, 68 years old when he died as Reds (uncredited)
Ric Roman He was 37, 83 years old when he died as Baldy
Patrick Miller as Intern (uncredited)
Laura Mason as B-Girl (uncredited)
Phil Chambers He was 37, 76 years old when he died as Hettrick (uncredited)
Norma Randall She was 23, now 93 years old as Jill (uncredited)
Joseph Mell He was 38, 62 years old when he died as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Dorothy Green She was 56, 111 years old when she died as Lucy Chapman
Michael Ross He was 2, 53 years old when he died as Segal (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney He was 2, 37 years old when he died as Dixon (uncredited)
Paul Maxey He was 46, 56 years old when he died as George Fuller (uncredited)
Fritz Ford He was 25, 78 years old when he died as Sailor (uncredited)
John Doucette He was 32, 73 years old when he died as Mark Reiner (uncredited)
William Vedder as Janitor (uncredited)
Edith Evanson She was 57, 84 years old when she died as Selma Parker
Linda Bennett She was 10, now 60 years old as Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Donald Kerr He was 14, 37 years old when he died as Cabby (uncredited)
Phil Arnold He was 44, 58 years old when he died as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)
Al Eben He was 38, 88 years old when he died as Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)

The Big Heat Crew

Name Department
Jean Louis as Costume Design. He was 46 (89) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
George Cooper as Sound Engineer. He was 60 (122) years old when He died Sound
Mischa Bakaleinikoff as Music Director. He was 62 (69) years old when He died Sound
Charles Nelson as Editor. He was 52 (95) years old when He died Editing
Robert Arthur as Producer. He was 43 (76) years old when He died Production
William P. McGivern as Original Story. He was 30 (59) years old when He died Writing
Clay Campbell as Makeup Artist. He was 52 (88) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Helen Hunt as Hairstylist. She was 9 (now 60) years old Costume & Make-Up
William Kiernan as Set Decoration. He was 45 (65) years old when He died Art
Milton Feldman as Assistant Director. Directing
Sydney Boehm as Screenplay. He was 45 (82) years old when He died Writing
Arthur Morton as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (91) years old when He died Sound
Fritz Lang as Director. He was 62 (85) years old when He died Directing
Charles Lang as Director of Photography. He was 51 (96) years old when He died Camera
Henry Vars as Original Music Composer. Sound
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The Big Heat (70 years)

A hard cop and a soft dame.

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 14, 1953
  • Runtime: 89 minutes