North By Northwest - Cast

Cast

  • Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
  • Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
  • James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
  • Martin Landau as Leonard
  • Leo G. Carroll as The Professor
  • Jessie Royce Landis as Thornhill's mother Clara
  • Philip Ober as Lester Townsend
  • Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend
  • Adam Williams as Valerian
  • Robert Ellenstein as Licht
  • Patrick McVey as Sergeant Flamm
  • Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee
  • Malcolm Atterbury as the man at the crossroads

Hitchcock's cameo appearances are a signature occurrence in most of his films. In North by Northwest he can be seen missing a bus at the end of the opening credits.

MGM wanted Cyd Charisse for the role played by Eva Marie Saint. Hitchcock stood by his choice.

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