Great Balls of Fire! Cast and Crew

Great Balls of Fire!

Plot: The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public

Release Date: Friday, June 30 1989
35 years ago

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Cast

Dennis Quaid. Dennis Quaid was 35 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Jerry Lee Lewis'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 09 1954

Winona Ryder. Winona Ryder was 17 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Myra Gale Brown'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 29 1971

John Doe. John Doe was 35 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'J.W. Brown'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 25 1954

Stephen Tobolowsky. Stephen Tobolowsky was 38 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Jud Phillips'.

Birthday: Wed, May 30 1951

Alec Baldwin. Alec Baldwin was 31 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Jimmy Swaggart'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 03 1958

Lisa Blount. Lisa Blount was 31 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Lois Brown'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1957 –
Died: Mon, Oct 25 2010

Trey Wilson. Trey Wilson would have been no older than 40 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Sam Phillips'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 21 1948 –
Died: Mon, Jan 16 1989

Steve Allen. Steve Allen was 67 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'himself'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 26 1921 –
Died: Mon, Oct 30 2000

Michael St. Gerard. Michael St. Gerard was 28 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Elvis'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 22 1961

Mojo Nixon. Mojo Nixon was 31 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'James Van Eaton'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 02 1957 –
Died: Wed, Feb 07 2024

Kelli Clevenger. Kelli Clevenger was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Dancer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joshua Sheffield. Joshua Sheffield was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rusty Brown'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robert Lesser. Robert Lesser was 46 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Alan Freed'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 22 1942

Lisa Jane Persky. Lisa Jane Persky was 34 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Babe'.

Birthday: Thu, May 05 1955

Paula Person. Paula Person was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Sam's Secretary'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Valerie Wellington. Valerie Wellington was 29 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Big Maybelle'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 14 1959 –
Died: Sat, Jan 02 1993

Carol Russell. Carol Russell was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Mamie Lewis'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crystal Robbins. Crystal Robbins was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Frankie Jean'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tav Falco. Tav Falco was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'New Bass Player'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ryan Rushton. Ryan Rushton was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Young Jimmy'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bert Dedman. Bert Dedman was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Young Jerry'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

David A. Penhale. David A. Penhale was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Reporter #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Carl Bogan. Carl Bogan was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Reporter #2'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Crowe. Richard Crowe was 39 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Reporter #3'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 28 1949 –
Died: Fri, Sep 04 2015

Melisa J. Levine. Melisa J. Levine was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Kreme Cup Girl'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Cassie Pollard. Cassie Pollard was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Kreme Cup Girl'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mary Yeargin. Mary Yeargin was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Kreme Cup Girl'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mark W. Johnson. Mark W. Johnson was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Sheriff'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jody Lynne. Jody Lynne was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Party Doll'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joseph Woodward Jr.. Joseph Woodward Jr. was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Wedding Preacher'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Linn Sitler. Linn Sitler was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Real Estate Agent'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sara Van Horn. Sara Van Horn was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Minnie Belle'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Mulrooney. John Mulrooney was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Talk Show Host'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Peter Cook. Peter Cook was 51 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'First English Reporter'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 17 1937 –
Died: Mon, Jan 09 1995

Kim Smith. Kim Smith was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Second English Reporter'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

David Sibley. David Sibley was 40 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Third English Reporter'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 16 1948

Jamila Massey. Jamila Massey was 55 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Bystander'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 07 1934

Ryan Ward. Ryan Ward was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Heckler #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steven O'Donnell. Steven O'Donnell was 26 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Heckler #2'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 19 1963

Bejay Baddin. Bejay Baddin was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Teenage Girl #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kelly Marcel. Kelly Marcel was 15 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Teenage Girl #2'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 10 1974

Julie Balloo. Julie Balloo was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Female Fan'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ruth Kettlewell. Ruth Kettlewell was 76 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Dowager'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 12 1913 –
Died: Tue, Jul 17 2007

John Tordoff. John Tordoff was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Cockney Porter'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Keith McDaniel. Keith McDaniel was 33 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 29 1956 –
Died: Mon, Jan 02 1995

Stephanie Pope. Stephanie Pope was 25 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 08 1964

Lorraine Fields. Lorraine Fields was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rufus Thomas. Rufus Thomas was 72 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 26 1917 –
Died: Sat, Dec 15 2001

Maurice Miller. Maurice Miller was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Susan Lonergan. Susan Lonergan was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rebel Room Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bonnie Beutler. Bonnie Beutler was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rebel Room Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Snowy Winters. Snowy Winters was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rebel Room Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Priscilla Harris. Priscilla Harris was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Honky-Tonk Angel'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Bloom. John Bloom was 36 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 27 1953

Tike Kerby. Tike Kerby was 16 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rebel Room Dancer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 18 1972

Darrell Kiedo. Darrell Kiedo was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Haney's Big House Dancer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Scott Sumers. Scott Sumers was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Graceland Fan #1 (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Solari. Chris Solari was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Rebel Room Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jimmie Vaughan. Jimmie Vaughan was 38 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Roland Janes'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 20 1951

Crew

Jim McBride. Jim McBride was 47 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Screenplay, Director'

Birthday: Tue, Sep 16 1941

Affonso Beato. Affonso Beato was 47 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Sun, Jul 13 1941

Adam Somner. Adam Somner was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Third Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Nov 27 2024

Jack Baran. Jack Baran was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Screenplay, Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Art Levinson. Art Levinson was 55 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Co-Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager'

Birthday: Sun, Sep 03 1933 –
Died: Mon, May 04 2015

Karen Penhale. Karen Penhale was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Associate Producer, Production Coordinator, Post Production Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Adam Fields. Adam Fields was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mark Victor. Mark Victor was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Grais. Michael Grais was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lisa Day. Lisa Day was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Pembroke J. Herring. Pembroke J. Herring was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bert Lovitt. Bert Lovitt was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joe Mulherin. Joe Mulherin was 41 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Music Supervisor'

Birthday: Mon, Jul 28 1947

Buddy Joe Hooker. Buddy Joe Hooker was 47 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Stunts'

Birthday: Sat, May 30 1942

Dick Ziker. Dick Ziker was 49 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Stunts'

Birthday: Mon, Jan 15 1940

Tim A. Davison. Tim A. Davison was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Stunts'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steve M. Davison. Steve M. Davison was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Stunt Coordinator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lauren E. Polizzi. Lauren E. Polizzi was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Set Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ross T. Fanger. Ross T. Fanger was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Location Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Janet Brady. Janet Brady was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Stunts'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sally Jones. Sally Jones was 44 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Script Supervisor'

Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1945 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 2009

Benita Brazier. Benita Brazier was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Script Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kathy Sykes. Kathy Sykes was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Myra Lewis Williams. Myra Lewis Williams was 44 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Novel'

Birthday: Tue, Jul 11 1944

David Nichols. David Nichols was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lisa Fischer. Lisa Fischer was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Judith Holstra. Judith Holstra was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Casting'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Howard Gibbins. Howard Gibbins was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Location Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kathleen M. McKernin. Kathleen M. McKernin was 29 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Set Designer'

Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1960

Murray Silver Jr.. Murray Silver Jr. was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Novel'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tracy Tynan. Tracy Tynan was 37 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Mon, May 12 1952

Neal Thompson. Neal Thompson was 48 in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Title Designer'

Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1940 –
Died: Wed, Dec 01 2004

Jilly Gutteridge. Jilly Gutteridge was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Location Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jon Spirson. Jon Spirson was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jeffrey Posson. Jeffrey Posson was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Casting Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Susan Peck. Susan Peck was >> in Great Balls of Fire! as 'Casting Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday