The Defiant Ones 65 years old

One of the great ones!

The Defiant Ones

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

Credits

The Defiant Ones Cast

Name Character
Lawrence Dobkin He was 39, 83 years old when he died as Editor
Theodore Bikel He was 34, 91 years old when he died as Sheriff Max Muller
Sidney Poitier He was 31, now 97 years old as Noah Cullen
King Donovan He was 40, 69 years old when he died as Solly
Cara Williams She was 33, now 98 years old as Billy's mother
Whit Bissell He was 48, 86 years old when he died as Lou Gans
Charles McGraw He was 44, 66 years old when he died as Capt. Frank Gibbons
Claude Akins He was 32, 67 years old when he died as Mack
Tony Curtis He was 33, 85 years old when he died as John 'Joker' Jackson
Kevin Coughlin He was 11, now 53 years old as Billy
Carl Switzer He was 31, 31 years old when he died as Angus
Lon Chaney (Sr.) He was 75, 47 years old when he died as Big Sam

The Defiant Ones Crew

Name Department
Sam Leavitt as Director of Photography. He was 54 (80) years old when He died Camera
Rudolph Sternad as Production Design. He was 51 (56) years old when He died Art
Frederic Knudtson as Editor. He was 52 (57) years old when He died Editing
Fernando Carrere as Art Direction. He was 47 (87) years old when He died Art
Joseph Kish as Set Decoration. He was 59 (69) years old when He died Art
Harold Jacob Smith as Writer. He was 46 (58) years old when He died Writing
Don L. Cash as Makeup Artist. He was 38 (now 104) years old Costume & Make-Up
Ernest Gold as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Sound
Nedrick Young as Writer. He was 44 (54) years old when He died Writing
Alex Weldon as Special Effects. He was 43 (89) years old when He died Crew
Clem Beauchamp as Production Manager. He was 59 (94) years old when He died Production
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The Defiant Ones (65 years)

One of the great ones!

  • Release day: Thursday, August 14, 1958
  • Runtime: 96 minutes