The Third Man Cast and Crew

The Third Man

Plot: In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna

Release Date: Wednesday, August 31 1949
75 years ago

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Cast

Joseph Cotten. Joseph Cotten was 44 in The Third Man as 'Holly Martins'.

Birthday: Mon, May 15 1905 –
Died: Sun, Feb 06 1994

Alida Valli. Alida Valli was 28 in The Third Man as 'Anna Schmidt'.

Birthday: Tue, May 31 1921 –
Died: Sat, Apr 22 2006

Trevor Howard. Trevor Howard was 35 in The Third Man as 'Major Calloway'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 29 1913 –
Died: Thu, Jan 07 1988

Orson Welles. Orson Welles was 34 in The Third Man as 'Harry Lime'.

Birthday: Thu, May 06 1915 –
Died: Thu, Oct 10 1985

Paul Hörbiger. Paul Hörbiger was 55 in The Third Man as 'Karl the Porter'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 29 1894 –
Died: Thu, Mar 05 1981

Ernst Deutsch. Ernst Deutsch was 58 in The Third Man as ''Baron' Kurtz'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 16 1890 –
Died: Sat, Mar 22 1969

Erich Ponto. Erich Ponto was 64 in The Third Man as 'Dr. Winkel'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 14 1884 –
Died: Mon, Feb 04 1957

Siegfried Breuer. Siegfried Breuer was 43 in The Third Man as 'Popescu'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 24 1906 –
Died: Mon, Feb 01 1954

Hedwig Bleibtreu. Hedwig Bleibtreu was 80 in The Third Man as 'Anna's Landlady'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 23 1868 –
Died: Fri, Jan 24 1958

Bernard Lee. Bernard Lee was 41 in The Third Man as 'Sergeant Paine'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 16 1981

Wilfrid Hyde-White. Wilfrid Hyde-White was 46 in The Third Man as 'Crabbin'.

Birthday: Tue, May 12 1903 –
Died: Mon, May 06 1991

Alexis Chesnakov. Alexis Chesnakov was 54 in The Third Man as 'Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 26 1894 –
Died: Mon, Jan 09 1984

Thomas Gallagher. Thomas Gallagher was 51 in The Third Man as 'Taxi Driver (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 31 1897 –
Died: Sat, Oct 28 1967

Herbert Halbik. Herbert Halbik was 4 in The Third Man as 'Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 10 1945

Hannah Norbert. Hannah Norbert was 33 in The Third Man as 'Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 25 1916 –
Died: Thu, Dec 17 1998

Eric Pohlmann. Eric Pohlmann was 36 in The Third Man as 'Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 18 1913 –
Died: Wed, Jul 25 1979

Carol Reed. Carol Reed was 42 in The Third Man as 'UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 30 1906 –
Died: Sun, Apr 25 1976

Annie Rosar. Annie Rosar was 61 in The Third Man as 'The Porter's Wife (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 16 1888 –
Died: Mon, Aug 05 1963

Frederick Schrecker. Frederick Schrecker was 57 in The Third Man as 'Hansel's Father (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1892 –
Died: Tue, Jul 13 1976

Hugo Schuster. Hugo Schuster was 62 in The Third Man as 'Waiter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 22 1886 –
Died: Sat, Jul 10 1976

Karl Stepanek. Karl Stepanek was 49 in The Third Man as 'Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 27 1899 –
Died: Thu, Dec 25 1980

Theodore Gottlieb. Theodore Gottlieb was 42 in The Third Man as 'Man on Street (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 11 1906 –
Died: Thu, Apr 05 2001

Jenny Werner. Jenny Werner was >> in The Third Man as 'Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Reed De Rouen. Reed De Rouen was 28 in The Third Man as 'American Military Policeman(uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 10 1921 –
Died: Wed, Jun 11 1986

Geoffrey Keen. Geoffrey Keen was 33 in The Third Man as 'British Military Policeman (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 21 1916 –
Died: Thu, Nov 03 2005

Robert Brown. Robert Brown was 28 in The Third Man as 'Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 23 1921 –
Died: Tue, Nov 11 2003

Crew

Carol Reed. Carol Reed was 42 in The Third Man as 'Producer, Director'

Birthday: Sun, Dec 30 1906 –
Died: Sun, Apr 25 1976

Robert Krasker. Robert Krasker was 36 in The Third Man as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Thu, Aug 21 1913 –
Died: Sun, Aug 16 1981

Jack N. Green. Jack N. Green was >> in The Third Man as 'Third Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Guy Hamilton. Guy Hamilton was 26 in The Third Man as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 16 1922 –
Died: Wed, Apr 20 2016

James Sawyer. James Sawyer was >> in The Third Man as 'Assistant Art Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ferdinand Bellan. Ferdinand Bellan was >> in The Third Man as 'Assistant Art Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Graham Greene. Graham Greene was 44 in The Third Man as 'Screenplay, Book'

Birthday: Sun, Oct 02 1904 –
Died: Wed, Apr 03 1991

Alexander Korda. Alexander Korda was 55 in The Third Man as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 16 1893 –
Died: Mon, Jan 23 1956

David O. Selznick. David O. Selznick was 47 in The Third Man as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Sat, May 10 1902 –
Died: Tue, Jun 22 1965

Hugh Perceval. Hugh Perceval was >> in The Third Man as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Oswald Hafenrichter. Oswald Hafenrichter was 50 in The Third Man as 'Editor'

Birthday: Mon, Apr 10 1899 –
Died: Fri, May 18 1973

Jack Drake. Jack Drake was >> in The Third Man as 'Sound Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Noreen Best. Noreen Best was >> in The Third Man as 'Editorial Staff'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Peter Taylor. Peter Taylor was 27 in The Third Man as 'Assistant Editor'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 28 1922 –
Died: Wed, Dec 17 1997

Anton Karas. Anton Karas was 43 in The Third Man as 'Original Music Composer, Musician'

Birthday: Sat, Jul 07 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jan 10 1985

John Hawkesworth. John Hawkesworth was 28 in The Third Man as 'Assistant Set Designer'

Birthday: Tue, Dec 07 1920 –
Died: Tue, Sep 30 2003

Red Law. Red Law was >> in The Third Man as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Vincent Korda. Vincent Korda was 52 in The Third Man as 'Set Designer'

Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1897 –
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1979

Ivy Baker. Ivy Baker was 33 in The Third Man as 'Wardrobe Supervisor'

Birthday: Sun, Jul 16 1916

Joseph Bato. Joseph Bato was 60 in The Third Man as 'Assistant Set Designer'

Birthday: Mon, Oct 15 1888

Edward Scaife. Edward Scaife was 37 in The Third Man as 'Camera Operator'

Birthday: Thu, May 23 1912 –
Died: Tue, Nov 01 1994

Bert Ross. Bert Ross was 45 in The Third Man as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Mon, Apr 25 1904 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1972

George Frost. George Frost was >> in The Third Man as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Wilcox. John Wilcox was 44 in The Third Man as 'Additional Photography'

Birthday: Sun, May 07 1905 –
Died: Thu, May 31 1979

Denys N. Coop. Denys N. Coop was 29 in The Third Man as 'Camera Operator'

Birthday: Tue, Jul 20 1920 –
Died: Sun, Aug 16 1981

Elizabeth Montagu. Elizabeth Montagu was 39 in The Third Man as 'Technical Advisor'

Birthday: Sun, Sep 26 1909 –
Died: Mon, May 06 2002

John Cox. John Cox was 41 in The Third Man as 'Sound Supervisor'

Birthday: Thu, May 07 1908 –
Died: Fri, Sep 01 1972

Peggy McClafferty. Peggy McClafferty was >> in The Third Man as 'Continuity'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes. T.S. Lyndon-Haynes was 36 in The Third Man as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Thu, Oct 17 1912

Stanley Pavey. Stanley Pavey was 35 in The Third Man as 'Additional Photography'

Birthday: Tue, Dec 23 1913 –
Died: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Joe Shear. Joe Shear was >> in The Third Man as 'Hairdresser'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday