The Wackiest Ship in the Army Cast and Crew

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Plot: Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet

Release Date: Thursday, December 29 1960
64 years ago

Genres: Comedy, War

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Cast

Jack Lemmon. Jack Lemmon was 35 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Rip Crandall'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 08 1925 –
Died: Wed, Jun 27 2001

Ricky Nelson. Ricky Nelson was 20 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Tommy Hanson'.

Birthday: Wed, May 08 1940 –
Died: Tue, Dec 31 1985

John Lund. John Lund was 49 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Wilbur Vandewater'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 07 1911 –
Died: Sun, May 10 1992

Chips Rafferty. Chips Rafferty was 51 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Patterson'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 26 1909 –
Died: Thu, May 27 1971

Tom Tully. Tom Tully was 52 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Captain McClung'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 21 1908 –
Died: Tue, Apr 27 1982

Joby Baker. Joby Baker was 26 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Josh Davidson'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 26 1934

Warren Berlinger. Warren Berlinger was 23 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'A.J. Sparks'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 31 1937 –
Died: Wed, Dec 02 2020

Patricia Driscoll. Patricia Driscoll was 33 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Maggie'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 27 1927 –
Died: Thu, Jan 02 2020

Mike Kellin. Mike Kellin was 38 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Jack MacCarthy'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 26 1922 –
Died: Fri, Aug 26 1983

Richard Anderson. Richard Anderson was 34 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Dennis Foster'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 08 1926 –
Died: Thu, Aug 31 2017

Alvy Moore. Alvy Moore was 39 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Johnson'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 05 1921 –
Died: Sun, May 04 1997

Teru Shimada. Teru Shimada was 55 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Samada'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 17 1905 –
Died: Sun, Jun 19 1988

George Shibata. George Shibata was 34 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Captain Shigetsu'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 14 1926

Phil Adams. Phil Adams was 25 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Crewman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 14 1935

John Anderson. John Anderson was 38 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Sailor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 20 1922 –
Died: Fri, Aug 07 1992

Tom Anthony. Tom Anthony was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Crewman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Nesdon Booth. Nesdon Booth was 42 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1918 –
Died: Wed, Mar 25 1964

Naaman Brown. Naaman Brown was 44 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Cpl. Goroka (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 11 1916 –
Died: Sat, Oct 31 1981

Lysa D'Anjou. Lysa D'Anjou was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'French guide (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Fuji. Fuji was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Clive Halliday. Clive Halliday was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Australian Major General (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Gavin W. Harper. Gavin W. Harper was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Seaman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Dale Ishimoto. Dale Ishimoto was 37 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Japanese Pilot (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 03 1923 –
Died: Thu, Mar 04 2004

Roy Jenson. Roy Jenson was 33 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Shark Bait - USS Echo Crewman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1927 –
Died: Fri, Apr 27 2007

Richard Quine. Richard Quine was 40 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Narrator (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 12 1920 –
Died: Sat, Jun 10 1989

Hudson Shotwell. Hudson Shotwell was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Adm. Hathaway (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sid Tomack. Sid Tomack was 53 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Arthur, Bartender at Kangaroo Club (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 08 1907 –
Died: Mon, Nov 12 1962

Richard Torrence. Richard Torrence was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Horse (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ron Veto. Ron Veto was 27 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Native (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 24 1933 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 2005

Russ Whiteman. Russ Whiteman was 48 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'American Colonel (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 14 1912 –
Died: Sat, Jun 25 1983

Crew

Richard Murphy. Richard Murphy was 48 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Director, Screenplay'

Birthday: Wed, May 08 1912 –
Died: Wed, May 19 1993

Charles Lawton Jr.. Charles Lawton Jr. was 56 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Wed, Apr 06 1904 –
Died: Sun, Jul 11 1965

Sam Nelson. Sam Nelson was 64 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Mon, May 11 1896 –
Died: Wed, May 01 1963

Fred Kohlmar. Fred Kohlmar was 55 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Producer'

Birthday: Thu, Aug 10 1905 –
Died: Mon, Oct 13 1969

Charles Nelson. Charles Nelson was 59 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Editor'

Birthday: Mon, Apr 15 1901 –
Died: Sun, Jan 19 1997

George Duning. George Duning was 52 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 25 1908 –
Died: Sun, Feb 27 2000

Ben Lane. Ben Lane was 48 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Makeup Supervisor'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 23 1912 –
Died: Sun, Jun 10 2007

William Raynor. William Raynor was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Screenstory'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arthur Morton. Arthur Morton was 52 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Orchestrator'

Birthday: Sat, Aug 08 1908 –
Died: Sat, Apr 15 2000

Helen Hunt. Helen Hunt was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Hairstylist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Carl Anderson. Carl Anderson was 57 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Sat, Jun 13 1903 –
Died: Fri, Sep 22 1989

George Cooper. George Cooper was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Herbert Carlson. Herbert Carlson was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Story'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Louis Diage. Louis Diage was 55 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Sat, Jul 22 1905 –
Died: Tue, Oct 09 1979

Charles J. Rice. Charles J. Rice was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Recording Supervision'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Herbert H. Margolis. Herbert H. Margolis was >> in The Wackiest Ship in the Army as 'Screenstory'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday