Cast
Gary Cooper. Gary Cooper was 40 in Ball of Fire as 'Professor Bertram Potts'.
Birthday: Tue, May 07 1901 –
Died: Sat, May 13 1961
Barbara Stanwyck. Barbara Stanwyck was 34 in Ball of Fire as 'Sugarpuss O’Shea'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 16 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jan 20 1990
Oskar Homolka. Oskar Homolka was 43 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Gurkakoff'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 11 1898 –
Died: Fri, Jan 27 1978
Henry Travers. Henry Travers was 67 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Jerome'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 04 1874 –
Died: Mon, Oct 18 1965
S.Z. Sakall. S.Z. Sakall was 58 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Magenbruch'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 01 1883 –
Died: Sat, Feb 12 1955
Tully Marshall. Tully Marshall was 77 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Robinson'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 09 1864 –
Died: Wed, Mar 10 1943
Leonid Kinskey. Leonid Kinskey was 38 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Quintana'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 18 1903 –
Died: Tue, Sep 08 1998
Richard Haydn. Richard Haydn was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Oddly'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 10 1905 –
Died: Thu, Apr 25 1985
Aubrey Mather. Aubrey Mather was 55 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Peagram'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 16 1885 –
Died: Thu, Jan 16 1958
Allen Jenkins. Allen Jenkins was 41 in Ball of Fire as 'Garbage Man'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 08 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jul 20 1974
Dana Andrews. Dana Andrews was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Joe Lilac'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1909 –
Died: Thu, Dec 17 1992
Dan Duryea. Dan Duryea was 34 in Ball of Fire as 'Duke Pastrami'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 23 1907 –
Died: Fri, Jun 07 1968
Ralph Peters. Ralph Peters was 39 in Ball of Fire as 'Asthma Anderson'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 03 1902 –
Died: Sun, Apr 12 1959
Kathleen Howard. Kathleen Howard was 57 in Ball of Fire as 'Miss Bragg'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 27 1884 –
Died: Sun, Apr 15 1956
Charles Lane. Charles Lane was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Larsen'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 26 1905 –
Died: Mon, Jul 09 2007
Charles Arnt. Charles Arnt was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'McNeary'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 20 1906 –
Died: Mon, Aug 06 1990
Elisha Cook Jr.. Elisha Cook Jr. was 37 in Ball of Fire as 'Waiter'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 26 1903 –
Died: Thu, May 18 1995
Mary Field. Mary Field was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Miss Totten'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 10 1909 –
Died: Wed, Jun 12 1996
Alan Rhein. Alan Rhein was >> in Ball of Fire as ''Horseface''.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Eddie Foster. Eddie Foster was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'Pinstripe'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 04 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jan 18 1989
Aldrich Bowker. Aldrich Bowker was 66 in Ball of Fire as 'Justice of the Peace'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1875 –
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1947
Addison Richards. Addison Richards was 39 in Ball of Fire as 'District Attorney'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 20 1902 –
Died: Sun, Mar 22 1964
Kenneth Howell. Kenneth Howell was 28 in Ball of Fire as 'College Boy'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 21 1913 –
Died: Wed, Sep 28 1966
Tim Ryan. Tim Ryan was 42 in Ball of Fire as 'Motor Policeman'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 04 1899 –
Died: Mon, Oct 22 1956
Gene Krupa. Gene Krupa was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Himself — Orchestra Leader'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 15 1909 –
Died: Tue, Oct 16 1973
Pat West. Pat West was 53 in Ball of Fire as 'Bum'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 19 1888 –
Died: Mon, Apr 10 1944
Tommy Ryan. Tommy Ryan was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Newsboy'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Will Lee. Will Lee was 33 in Ball of Fire as '“Benny — the Creep”'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 06 1908 –
Died: Tue, Dec 07 1982
George Barton. George Barton was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Garbage Man (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Doria Caron. Doria Caron was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Girl in Subway (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken Christy. Ken Christy was 47 in Ball of Fire as 'Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1894 –
Died: Mon, Jul 23 1962
Eddy Chandler. Eddy Chandler was 47 in Ball of Fire as 'Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1894 –
Died: Tue, Mar 23 1948
Edward Clark. Edward Clark was 63 in Ball of Fire as 'Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, May 04 1878 –
Died: Thu, Nov 18 1954
Pat Flaherty. Pat Flaherty was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Deputy (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 08 1897 –
Died: Wed, Dec 02 1970
Otto Hoffman. Otto Hoffman was 62 in Ball of Fire as 'Stage Doorman (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, May 01 1879 –
Died: Fri, Jun 23 1944
Ethelreda Leopold. Ethelreda Leopold was 27 in Ball of Fire as 'Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 02 1914 –
Died: Mon, Jan 26 1998
Lorraine Miller. Lorraine Miller was 19 in Ball of Fire as 'Girl in Café (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 05 1922 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 1978
Ruth Clifford. Ruth Clifford was 41 in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 16 1900 –
Died: Mon, Nov 30 1998
Yvonne Duval. Yvonne Duval was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joyce Matthews. Joyce Matthews was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Patsy Moran. Patsy Moran was 38 in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 13 1903 –
Died: Tue, Dec 10 1968
Mildred Morris. Mildred Morris was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Edward Mundy. Edward Mundy was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Spieler (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Gerald Pierce. Gerald Pierce was 23 in Ball of Fire as 'Delivery Boy (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 27 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jul 28 2011
Lynne Roberts. Lynne Roberts was 19 in Ball of Fire as 'Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1922 –
Died: Sat, Apr 01 1978
Francis Sayles. Francis Sayles was 50 in Ball of Fire as 'Taxi Driver (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 22 1891 –
Died: Sun, Mar 19 1944
Helen Seamon. Helen Seamon was >> in Ball of Fire as 'College Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Sherwood. George Sherwood was 49 in Ball of Fire as 'Deputy (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 18 1892 –
Died: Sat, Feb 26 1983
Walter Shumway. Walter Shumway was 57 in Ball of Fire as 'Garbage Man (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 26 1884 –
Died: Wed, Jan 13 1965
Bert Stevens. Bert Stevens was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Nightclub Patron (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 26 1905 –
Died: Mon, Dec 14 1964
Russell Wade. Russell Wade was 24 in Ball of Fire as 'Nightclub Patron (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 21 1917 –
Died: Sat, Dec 09 2006
Chalky Williams. Chalky Williams was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Cop (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Martha Tilton. Martha Tilton was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John Alban. John Alban was 38 in Ball of Fire as 'Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 02 1903 –
Died: Wed, Aug 09 1978
Tex Brodus. Tex Brodus was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Passerby (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Chet De Vito. Chet De Vito was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Tollkeeper (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Roy Eldridge. Roy Eldridge was 30 in Ball of Fire as 'Trumpeter (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1911 –
Died: Sun, Feb 26 1989
Geraldine Fissette. Geraldine Fissette was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Hula Dancer (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Laura Gile. Laura Gile was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Golden. George Golden was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Nightclub Patron (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Catherine Henderson. Catherine Henderson was >> in Ball of Fire as 'College Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
June Horne. June Horne was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Merrillee Lannon. Merrillee Lannon was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Girl in Subway (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jean MacMurray. Jean MacMurray was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hal McIntyre. Hal McIntyre was 27 in Ball of Fire as 'Saxaphonist (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1914 –
Died: Tue, May 05 1959
Mike Morelli. Mike Morelli was 31 in Ball of Fire as 'Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 14 1909 –
Died: Sat, Aug 14 1976
William H. O'Brien. William H. O'Brien was 50 in Ball of Fire as 'Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1891 –
Died: Sat, Apr 18 1981
Jack Perry. Jack Perry was 46 in Ball of Fire as 'Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 07 1895 –
Died: Thu, Oct 07 1971
Crew
Howard Hawks. Howard Hawks was 45 in Ball of Fire as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, May 30 1896 –
Died: Mon, Dec 26 1977
McClure Capps. McClure Capps was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Assistant Art Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
William Tummel. William Tummel was 49 in Ball of Fire as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 05 1892 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 1977
Gregg Toland. Gregg Toland was 37 in Ball of Fire as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, May 29 1904 –
Died: Sun, Sep 26 1948
Marty Moss. Marty Moss was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Arthur Rosson. Arthur Rosson was 55 in Ball of Fire as 'Second Unit Director'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 24 1886 –
Died: Fri, Jun 17 1960
John Sherwood. John Sherwood was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'Screenplay, Original Story'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 22 1906 –
Died: Wed, Mar 27 2002
Charles Brackett. Charles Brackett was 49 in Ball of Fire as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 26 1892 –
Died: Sun, Mar 09 1969
Samuel Goldwyn. Samuel Goldwyn was 62 in Ball of Fire as 'Producer, Presenter'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 17 1879 –
Died: Thu, Jan 31 1974
Daniel Mandell. Daniel Mandell was 46 in Ball of Fire as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 13 1895 –
Died: Mon, Jun 08 1987
Alfred Newman. Alfred Newman was 40 in Ball of Fire as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 17 1901 –
Died: Tue, Feb 17 1970
David Buttolph. David Buttolph was 39 in Ball of Fire as 'Additional Music'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 03 1902 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1983
Edith Head. Edith Head was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Costume Design, Costumer'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 28 1897 –
Died: Sat, Oct 24 1981
Martha Tilton. Martha Tilton was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Vocals'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Mel Berns. Mel Berns was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Mon, Sep 27 1897 –
Died: Sat, May 07 1977
Howard Bristol. Howard Bristol was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Julia Heron. Julia Heron was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 20 1897 –
Died: Sat, Apr 09 1977
Perry Ferguson. Perry Ferguson was 40 in Ball of Fire as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 13 1901 –
Died: Fri, Dec 27 1963
Irving W. Sindler. Irving W. Sindler was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Property Master'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frank Maher. Frank Maher was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Sound Engineer'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 25 1897 –
Died: Mon, Apr 13 1959
Thomas Monroe. Thomas Monroe was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Earl Rettig. Earl Rettig was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Unit Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
James V. Murray. James V. Murray was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Gary Cooper. Gary Cooper was 40 in Ball of Fire as 'Professor Bertram Potts'.
Barbara Stanwyck. Barbara Stanwyck was 34 in Ball of Fire as 'Sugarpuss O’Shea'.
Oskar Homolka. Oskar Homolka was 43 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Gurkakoff'.
Henry Travers. Henry Travers was 67 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Jerome'.
S.Z. Sakall. S.Z. Sakall was 58 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Magenbruch'.
Tully Marshall. Tully Marshall was 77 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Robinson'.
Leonid Kinskey. Leonid Kinskey was 38 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Quintana'.
Richard Haydn. Richard Haydn was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Oddly'.
Aubrey Mather. Aubrey Mather was 55 in Ball of Fire as 'Prof. Peagram'.
Allen Jenkins. Allen Jenkins was 41 in Ball of Fire as 'Garbage Man'.
Dana Andrews. Dana Andrews was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Joe Lilac'.
Dan Duryea. Dan Duryea was 34 in Ball of Fire as 'Duke Pastrami'.
Ralph Peters. Ralph Peters was 39 in Ball of Fire as 'Asthma Anderson'.
Kathleen Howard. Kathleen Howard was 57 in Ball of Fire as 'Miss Bragg'.
Charles Lane. Charles Lane was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Larsen'.
Charles Arnt. Charles Arnt was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'McNeary'.
Elisha Cook Jr.. Elisha Cook Jr. was 37 in Ball of Fire as 'Waiter'.
Mary Field. Mary Field was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Miss Totten'.
Eddie Foster. Eddie Foster was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'Pinstripe'.
Aldrich Bowker. Aldrich Bowker was 66 in Ball of Fire as 'Justice of the Peace'.
Addison Richards. Addison Richards was 39 in Ball of Fire as 'District Attorney'.
Kenneth Howell. Kenneth Howell was 28 in Ball of Fire as 'College Boy'.
Tim Ryan. Tim Ryan was 42 in Ball of Fire as 'Motor Policeman'.
Gene Krupa. Gene Krupa was 32 in Ball of Fire as 'Himself — Orchestra Leader'.
Pat West. Pat West was 53 in Ball of Fire as 'Bum'.
Will Lee. Will Lee was 33 in Ball of Fire as '“Benny — the Creep”'.
Eddy Chandler. Eddy Chandler was 47 in Ball of Fire as 'Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)'.
Pat Flaherty. Pat Flaherty was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Deputy (uncredited)'.
Otto Hoffman. Otto Hoffman was 62 in Ball of Fire as 'Stage Doorman (uncredited)'.
Ethelreda Leopold. Ethelreda Leopold was 27 in Ball of Fire as 'Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)'.
Lorraine Miller. Lorraine Miller was 19 in Ball of Fire as 'Girl in Café (uncredited)'.
Ruth Clifford. Ruth Clifford was 41 in Ball of Fire as 'Chorus Girl (uncredited)'.
Gerald Pierce. Gerald Pierce was 23 in Ball of Fire as 'Delivery Boy (uncredited)'.
Lynne Roberts. Lynne Roberts was 19 in Ball of Fire as 'Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)'.
Bert Stevens. Bert Stevens was 36 in Ball of Fire as 'Nightclub Patron (uncredited)'.
Russell Wade. Russell Wade was 24 in Ball of Fire as 'Nightclub Patron (uncredited)'.
Martha Tilton. Martha Tilton was >> in Ball of Fire as 'Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)'.
Hal McIntyre. Hal McIntyre was 27 in Ball of Fire as 'Saxaphonist (uncredited)'.
William H. O'Brien. William H. O'Brien was 50 in Ball of Fire as 'Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)'.
Jack Perry. Jack Perry was 46 in Ball of Fire as 'Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)'.
Howard Hawks. Howard Hawks was 45 in Ball of Fire as 'Director'
Gregg Toland. Gregg Toland was 37 in Ball of Fire as 'Director of Photography'
Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder was 35 in Ball of Fire as 'Screenplay, Original Story'
Charles Brackett. Charles Brackett was 49 in Ball of Fire as 'Screenplay'
Samuel Goldwyn. Samuel Goldwyn was 62 in Ball of Fire as 'Producer, Presenter'
Daniel Mandell. Daniel Mandell was 46 in Ball of Fire as 'Editor'
Alfred Newman. Alfred Newman was 40 in Ball of Fire as 'Original Music Composer'
Edith Head. Edith Head was 44 in Ball of Fire as 'Costume Design, Costumer'
Tommy Ryan