The Towering Inferno - Cast

Cast

  • Steve McQueen as Michael O’Hallorhan, San Francisco Fire Department 5th Battalion Chief
  • Paul Newman as Doug Roberts, the Architect
  • William Holden as James Duncan, the Builder
  • Faye Dunaway as Susan Franklin, Doug Roberts' fiancée
  • Fred Astaire as Harlee Claiborne, the Con-Man who flirts with Mrs. Mueller
  • Susan Blakely as Patty Duncan Simmons, James Duncan's daughter
  • Richard Chamberlain as Roger Simmons, the Electrical Engineer
  • Jennifer Jones as Lisolette Mueller
  • O. J. Simpson as Harry Jernigan, the Chief Security Officer
  • Robert Vaughn as U.S. Senator Gary Parker
  • Robert Wagner as Dan Bigelow, the Public Relations Chief
  • Susan Flannery as Lorrie
  • Sheila Matthews as Paula Ramsay
  • Norman Burton as Will Giddings, Electrical Engineer
  • Jack Collins as Mayor Robert Ramsay
  • Don Gordon as Kappy, SFFD Truck Co. # 12 Fire Captain
  • Felton Perry as Scott, SFFD Engine Co. # 4 Fireman
  • Gregory Sierra as Carlos, the Bartender
  • Ernie Orsatti as Mark Powers, SFFD Engine Co. # 4 Fireman
  • Dabney Coleman as SFFD Deputy Chief # 1

Small parts played by actors who appeared in The Poseidon Adventure, which Irwin Allen also produced, include John Crawford, Erik Nelson, Elizabeth Rogers, Ernie Orsatti, and Sheila Matthews. The acrophobic fireman who was afraid to rappel down the elevator shaft was played by Paul Newman's son, Scott. Maureen McGovern was the woman singing at the party.

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