North by Northwest 65 years old

It's a deadly game of 'tag' and Cary Grant is 'it'...

North by Northwest

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Credits

North by Northwest Cast

Name Character
Alfred Hitchcock He was 59, 80 years old when he died as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin He was 39, 83 years old when he died as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
James Mason He was 50, 75 years old when he died as Phillip Vandamm
Martin Landau He was 31, 89 years old when he died as Leonard
Cary Grant He was 55, 82 years old when he died as Roger O. Thornhill
Edward Binns He was 42, 74 years old when he died as Captain Junket
Robert Ellenstein He was 36, 87 years old when he died as Licht
Tol Avery He was 43, 57 years old when he died as State Police Detective (uncredited)
Bess Flowers She was 60, 85 years old when she died as Plaza Hotel lounge patron
Philip Coolidge He was 50, 58 years old when he died as Dr. Cross
Eva Marie Saint She was 35, now 100 years old as Eve Kendall
Patrick McVey He was 49, 63 years old when he died as Sergeant Flamm
Madge Kennedy She was 68, 96 years old when she died as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)
Ned Glass He was 53, 78 years old when he died as Ticket seller
Robert Shayne He was 58, 92 years old when he died as Larry Wade (uncredited)
Patricia Cutts She was 32, 48 years old when she died as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Baynes Barron He was 42, 65 years old when he died as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Leo G. Carroll He was 66, 79 years old when he died as The Professor
Carleton Young He was 53, 89 years old when he died as Fanning Nelson (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens He was 57, 85 years old when he died as Stockbroker (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe He was 55, 60 years old when he died as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Stanley Adams He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Jessie Royce Landis She was 62, 75 years old when she died as Clara Thornhill
Les Tremayne He was 46, 90 years old when he died as Auctioneer
Colin Kenny He was 15, 24 years old when he died as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Howard Negley He was 61, 85 years old when he died as Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)
Philip Ober He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Lester Townsend
Jesslyn Fax She was 66, 82 years old when she died as Minor Role (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett She was 44, 61 years old when she died as Hotel maid Elsie
Edward Platt He was 43, 58 years old when he died as Victor Larrabee
Malcolm Atterbury He was 52, 85 years old when he died as Man waiting for bus
Dale Van Sickel He was 51, 69 years old when he died as Ranger (uncredited)
Tommy Farrell He was 37, 82 years old when he died as Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Harry Strang He was 66, 79 years old when he died as Assistant Conductor (uncredited)
Walter Coy He was 50, 65 years old when he died as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer as Bald Bidder (uncredited)
Adam Williams He was 36, 84 years old when he died as Valerian
Carl Milletaire He was 47, 81 years old when he died as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sally Fraser She was 26, 86 years old when she died as Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)
Jeremy Slate He was 33, 80 years old when he died as Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)
Josephine Hutchinson She was 55, 94 years old when she died as Vandamm's Sister aka Mrs. Townsend
Jeffrey Sayre He was 58, 73 years old when he died as Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited)
Tom Greenway He was 50, 75 years old when he died as Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox He was 52, 66 years old when he died as Herman Weitner (uncredited)
Doreen Lang She was 44, 84 years old when she died as Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary
Ernest Anderson He was 1, 50 years old when he died as Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)
John Beradino He was 42, 79 years old when he died as Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)
Stuart Hall He was 27, 58 years old when he died as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Taggart Casey as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Jack Daly He was 44, 72 years old when he died as Train Steward (uncredited)
James McCallion He was 40, 72 years old when he died as Plaza Valet (uncredited)
Brandon Beach He was 1, now 63 years old as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Ralph Reed He was 70, 79 years old when he died as Bellhop (uncredited)
Wilson Wood He was 16, now 81 years old as Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp He was 51, 77 years old when he died as Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)
John Damler He was 40, 65 years old when he died as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson He was 42, 84 years old when he died as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
Helen Spring She was 60, 79 years old when she died as Bidder (uncredited)
Ken Lynch He was 49, 79 years old when he died as Charley - Chicago Policeman
Paul Genge He was 46, 75 years old when he died as Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes He was 75, 87 years old when he died as Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Harry Seymour He was 68, 76 years old when he died as Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood He was 57, 87 years old when he died as Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)
Robert Williams He was 64, 37 years old when he died as Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)
Olan Soule He was 50, 84 years old when he died as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson He was 8, now 73 years old as Waiter (uncredited)
Lloyd Williams He was 30, now 34 years old as Minor Role (uncredited)

North by Northwest Crew

Name Department
Robert Burks as Director of Photography. He was 50 (58) years old when He died Camera
George Tomasini as Editor. He was 50 (55) years old when He died Editing
Leonard Murphy as Casting. He was 87 (67) years old when He died Production
Van Allen James as Sound Designer. He was 55 (80) years old when He died Sound
Bud McNeil as Best Boy Electric. Lighting
Lee LeBlanc as Special Effects. Crew
William A. Horning as Art Direction. He was 54 (54) years old when He died Art
Edward K. Milkis as Assistant Editor. Editing
Franklin Milton as Recording Supervision. He was 51 (78) years old when He died Sound
A. Arnold Gillespie as Special Effects. He was 59 (78) years old when He died Crew
Alfred Hitchcock as Director. He was 59 (80) years old when He died Directing
Alfred Hitchcock as Producer. He was 59 (80) years old when He died Production
Ernest Lehman as Author. He was 43 (89) years old when He died Writing
Ernest Lehman as Screenplay. He was 43 (89) years old when He died Writing
Robert F. Boyle as Production Design. He was 49 (100) years old when He died Art
Bill Shaw as Gaffer. He was 73 (now 138) years old Lighting
Sydney Guilaroff as Hairstylist. He was 51 (89) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Saul Bass as Title Graphics. He was 39 (75) years old when He died Crew
William Tuttle as Makeup Artist. He was 47 (95) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Paul Stader as Stunt Coordinator. He was 48 (80) years old when He died Crew
Cliff Shirpser as Camera Operator. Camera
Charles K. Hagedon as Color Timer. Editing
Merrill Pye as Art Direction. He was 56 (73) years old when He died Art
James V. King as Camera Operator. Camera
North by Northwest poster
North by Northwest (65 years)

It's a deadly game of 'tag' and Cary Grant is 'it'...

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 08, 1959
  • Runtime: 136 minutes
  • Budget: 4000000.00
  • Revenue: 13275000.00