Production Credits The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought The Slender Thread to life.
The Cast
47 Members
Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
Anne BancroftInga Dyson
Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
Steven HillMark Dyson
Ed AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
Indus ArthurMarian
Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
Dabney ColemanCharlie
H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
Robert F. HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
Greg JarvisChris Dyson
Jason WingreenMedical Technician
Marjorie NelsonMrs. Thomas
Steven MarloArthur Foss
Thomas HillLiquor Salesman
Lane BradfordAl McCardle
Janet DudleyEdna
John NapierDr. Alden Van
Stephen PellegriniPolice Cadet
Jerome R. BrandPolice Cadet
Kay DoubledayJinny
Jo HeltonRegistration Nurse
Richard DoorishPete
Charlotte StewartTelephone Operator
Viola HarrisTelephone Supervisor
George SavalasPool Player
O.L. HaavikPastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
Nicholas PrebezacChild at Beach
Drew EskenaziChild at Beach
Erin AlmondChild at Beach
Pam BagbyChild at Beach
William R. RhodesPolice Station Dispatcher
Charles C. AndrewsMotel Manager
Melody GreerZipper Girl
Sons of AdamDiscotheque Band
Walter Maslow1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
Allen Emerson2nd TV Newsman
Lou ClarkNightwatchman
David HarrisNightwatchman
Phillip BrowneOffice Boy
Archie SmithJanitor
Joseph R. DeniniFire Station Dispatcher
Fay BakerTelephone Supervisor (uncredited)
Susan BartelTypist (uncredited)
John BensonPatrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
Regina Carrolminor role (uncredited)
Karen NorrisMrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Sydney PollackDirector
Stirling SilliphantWriter
Loyal GriggsDirector of Photography
Thomas StanfordEditor
Stephen AlexanderProducer