The Great Dictator Cast and Crew

The Great Dictator

Plot: Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Release Date: Tuesday, October 15 1940
85 years ago

Genres: Comedy, War

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin was 51 in The Great Dictator as 'Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 16 1889 –
Died: Sun, Dec 25 1977

Paulette Goddard. Paulette Goddard was 30 in The Great Dictator as 'Hannah'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 03 1910 –
Died: Mon, Apr 23 1990

Jack Oakie. Jack Oakie was 36 in The Great Dictator as 'Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 12 1903 –
Died: Mon, Jan 23 1978

Reginald Gardiner. Reginald Gardiner was 37 in The Great Dictator as 'Commander Schultz'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 27 1903 –
Died: Mon, Jul 07 1980

Henry Daniell. Henry Daniell was 46 in The Great Dictator as 'Garbitsch'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 04 1894 –
Died: Thu, Oct 31 1963

Billy Gilbert. Billy Gilbert was 46 in The Great Dictator as 'Field Marshal Herring'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 11 1894 –
Died: Thu, Sep 23 1971

Grace Hayle. Grace Hayle was 52 in The Great Dictator as 'Madame Napaloni'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 23 1888 –
Died: Wed, Mar 20 1963

Carter DeHaven. Carter DeHaven was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Spook'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 04 1886 –
Died: Wed, Jul 20 1977

Maurice Moscovitch. Maurice Moscovitch would have been no older than 68 in The Great Dictator as 'Mr. Jaeckel'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1871 –
Died: Tue, Jun 18 1940

Emma Dunn. Emma Dunn was 66 in The Great Dictator as 'Mrs. Jaeckel'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 24 1874 –
Died: Wed, Dec 14 1966

Bernard Gorcey. Bernard Gorcey was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Mr. Mann'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 09 1886 –
Died: Sun, Sep 11 1955

Paul Weigel. Paul Weigel was 73 in The Great Dictator as 'Mr. Agar'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 17 1867 –
Died: Fri, May 25 1951

Chester Conklin. Chester Conklin was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Barber's Customer'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1886 –
Died: Mon, Oct 11 1971

Esther Michelson. Esther Michelson was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Jewish Woman'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hank Mann. Hank Mann was 53 in The Great Dictator as 'Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit'.

Birthday: Fri, May 27 1887 –
Died: Thu, Nov 25 1971

Florence Wright. Florence Wright was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Blonde Secretary'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eddie Gribbon. Eddie Gribbon was 50 in The Great Dictator as 'Tomanian Storm Trooper'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 02 1890 –
Died: Tue, Sep 28 1965

Rudolph Anders. Rudolph Anders was 44 in The Great Dictator as 'Tomanian Commandant at Osterlich / Robert O. Davis'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 16 1895 –
Died: Fri, Mar 27 1987

Eddie Dunn. Eddie Dunn was 44 in The Great Dictator as 'Whitewashed Storm Trooper'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 29 1896 –
Died: Sat, May 05 1951

Nita Pike. Nita Pike was 27 in The Great Dictator as 'Secretary'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 01 1913 –
Died: Mon, May 10 1954

George Lynn. George Lynn was 34 in The Great Dictator as 'Commander of Storm Troopers'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 28 1906 –
Died: Thu, Dec 03 1964

Wheeler Dryden. Wheeler Dryden was 48 in The Great Dictator as 'Heinrich Schtick / Translator (voice)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 30 1892 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 1957

Fred Aldrich. Fred Aldrich was 35 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 23 1904 –
Died: Thu, Jan 25 1979

Richard Alexander. Richard Alexander was 37 in The Great Dictator as 'Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 19 1902 –
Died: Wed, Aug 09 1989

Sig Arno. Sig Arno was 44 in The Great Dictator as 'Compact Parachute Inventor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 27 1895 –
Died: Sun, Aug 17 1975

William Arnold. William Arnold would have been no older than 56 in The Great Dictator as 'Tomanian Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 06 1884 –
Died: Sat, Jul 20 1940

Joe Bordeaux. Joe Bordeaux was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Ghetto Extra (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 08 1886 –
Died: Sun, Sep 10 1950

Don Brodie. Don Brodie was 36 in The Great Dictator as 'Reporter from International Press (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 29 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jan 08 2001

Gino Corrado. Gino Corrado was 47 in The Great Dictator as 'Sculptor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1893 –
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1982

John Davidson. John Davidson was 53 in The Great Dictator as 'Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 25 1886 –
Died: Tue, Jan 16 1968

Max Davidson. Max Davidson was 65 in The Great Dictator as 'Jewish Man (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, May 22 1875 –
Died: Mon, Sep 04 1950

Lew Davis. Lew Davis was 56 in The Great Dictator as 'Hospital Orderly (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 16 1884 –
Died: Tue, Jan 13 1948

Pat Flaherty. Pat Flaherty was 43 in The Great Dictator as 'Friendly Storm Trooper (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 08 1897 –
Died: Wed, Dec 02 1970

Bud Geary. Bud Geary was 42 in The Great Dictator as 'Storm Trooper (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 14 1898 –
Died: Fri, Feb 22 1946

Sam Harris. Sam Harris was 63 in The Great Dictator as 'Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 11 1877 –
Died: Wed, Oct 22 1969

Eddie Hart. Eddie Hart was 50 in The Great Dictator as 'Policeman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1890

Leyland Hodgson. Leyland Hodgson was 48 in The Great Dictator as 'Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1892 –
Died: Wed, Mar 16 1949

William Irving. William Irving was 47 in The Great Dictator as 'Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 17 1893 –
Died: Sat, Dec 25 1943

Charles Irwin. Charles Irwin was 53 in The Great Dictator as 'Banquet Butler (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 31 1887 –
Died: Sun, Jan 12 1969

Ethelreda Leopold. Ethelreda Leopold was 26 in The Great Dictator as 'Blonde Secretary (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 02 1914 –
Died: Mon, Jan 26 1998

Torben Meyer. Torben Meyer was 55 in The Great Dictator as 'Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 30 1884 –
Died: Thu, May 22 1975

Bert Moorhouse. Bert Moorhouse was 45 in The Great Dictator as 'Hynkel's Staff Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 20 1894 –
Died: Tue, Jan 26 1954

Nellie V. Nichols. Nellie V. Nichols was 55 in The Great Dictator as 'Jewish Woman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, May 05 1885 –
Died: Fri, Jul 16 1971

Manuel París. Manuel París was 46 in The Great Dictator as 'Dance Extra at Ball (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 27 1894 –
Died: Thu, Nov 19 1959

Jack Perrin. Jack Perrin was 44 in The Great Dictator as 'Jewish Man (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 24 1896 –
Died: Sun, Dec 17 1967

Lucien Prival. Lucien Prival was 39 in The Great Dictator as 'Storm Trooper Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 14 1901 –
Died: Fri, Jun 03 1994

Cyril Ring. Cyril Ring was 47 in The Great Dictator as 'Officer Extra (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 05 1892 –
Died: Mon, Jul 17 1967

Henry Roquemore. Henry Roquemore was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 13 1886 –
Died: Wed, Jun 30 1943

Tiny Sandford. Tiny Sandford was 46 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 25 1894 –
Died: Sun, Oct 29 1961

Hans Schumm. Hans Schumm was 44 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 02 1896 –
Died: Fri, Feb 02 1990

Harry Semels. Harry Semels was 52 in The Great Dictator as 'Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 20 1887 –
Died: Sat, Mar 02 1946

Charles Sullivan. Charles Sullivan was 41 in The Great Dictator as 'Prison Guard (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 24 1899 –
Died: Sun, Jun 25 1972

Carl Voss. Carl Voss was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Leo White. Leo White was 66 in The Great Dictator as 'Hynkel's Barber (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 09 1873 –
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1948

Harry Wilson. Harry Wilson was 42 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier in Field (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 22 1897 –
Died: Wed, Sep 06 1978

Hans Conried. Hans Conried was 23 in The Great Dictator as 'Undetermined Role (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 15 1917 –
Died: Tue, Jan 05 1982

Francis Ernest Drake. Francis Ernest Drake was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Storm Trooper (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Francesca Santoro. Francesca Santoro was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Aggie (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Leonard Walker. Leonard Walker was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Conductor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Finn Zirzow. Finn Zirzow was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Wyn Ritchie Evans. Wyn Ritchie Evans was 39 in The Great Dictator as 'Woman in Crowd (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 23 1900 –
Died: Fri, Apr 11 2003

James Carlisle. James Carlisle was 58 in The Great Dictator as 'Ball Guest (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1882 –
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1954

Oliver Cross. Oliver Cross was 46 in The Great Dictator as 'Ball Guest (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 18 1894 –
Died: Fri, Feb 19 1971

Herschel Graham. Herschel Graham was 36 in The Great Dictator as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 05 1904 –
Died: Wed, Mar 18 1964

Crew

Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin was 51 in The Great Dictator as 'Original Music Composer, Director, Producer, Writer'

Birthday: Tue, Apr 16 1889 –
Died: Sun, Dec 25 1977

Karl Struss. Karl Struss was 53 in The Great Dictator as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Tue, Nov 30 1886 –
Died: Wed, Dec 16 1981

Roland Totheroh. Roland Totheroh was 49 in The Great Dictator as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Sat, Nov 29 1890 –
Died: Sun, Jun 18 1967

Wheeler Dryden. Wheeler Dryden was 48 in The Great Dictator as 'Second Unit, Assistant Director'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 30 1892 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 1957

Carter DeHaven. Carter DeHaven was 54 in The Great Dictator as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Mon, Oct 04 1886 –
Died: Wed, Jul 20 1977

Willard Nico. Willard Nico was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Meredith Willson. Meredith Willson was 38 in The Great Dictator as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Sun, May 18 1902 –
Died: Fri, Jun 15 1984

Alfred Reeves. Alfred Reeves was 63 in The Great Dictator as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Sat, Dec 02 1876 –
Died: Sat, Apr 06 1946

Edward G. Boyle. Edward G. Boyle was 41 in The Great Dictator as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1899 –
Died: Thu, Feb 17 1977

Ralph Hammeras. Ralph Hammeras was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Carmen Dragon. Carmen Dragon was 26 in The Great Dictator as 'Orchestrator'

Birthday: Tue, Jul 28 1914 –
Died: Wed, Mar 28 1984

J. Russell Spencer. J. Russell Spencer was 33 in The Great Dictator as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Fri, May 10 1907 –
Died: Sun, Apr 20 1952

Jack Cosgrove. Jack Cosgrove was 38 in The Great Dictator as 'Visual Effects'

Birthday: Mon, Jun 09 1902 –
Died: Wed, Mar 10 1965

Buster Wiles. Buster Wiles was 29 in The Great Dictator as 'Stunts'

Birthday: Sat, Nov 05 1910 –
Died: Fri, Jul 20 1990

Ed Voight. Ed Voight was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Max Terr. Max Terr was 49 in The Great Dictator as 'Orchestrator'

Birthday: Sun, Nov 16 1890 –
Died: Thu, Aug 02 1951

Percy Townsend. Percy Townsend was 47 in The Great Dictator as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Sat, Jun 17 1893 –
Died: Wed, Nov 01 1967

Ted Tetrick. Ted Tetrick was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Costume Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Glenn Rominger. Glenn Rominger was >> in The Great Dictator as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

William Bogdanoff. William Bogdanoff was 42 in The Great Dictator as 'Construction Foreman'

Birthday: Thu, Jan 06 1898 –
Died: Mon, Jan 06 1997

Frank Testera. Frank Testera was 53 in The Great Dictator as 'Electrician'

Birthday: Tue, Sep 20 1887 –
Died: Fri, May 20 1949

Kathleen Pryor. Kathleen Pryor was 34 in The Great Dictator as 'Production Secretary'

Birthday: Sun, Jul 15 1906 –
Died: Sun, Jan 11 1987