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They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable (1945)

Rating: 7.3 of 10

Below is the list of the top billed actors that worked in They Were Expendable. When you find the person you are looking for, click on the link to view a list of actors they have worked with.


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Robert Montgomery as Lt. John Brickley

Has previous starred with Harry Tenbrook (2 movies), Vernon Steele (2 movies), Jack Pennick (3 movies)

John Wayne as Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan

Has previous starred with Donna Reed (3 movies)

Donna Reed as Lt. Sandy Davyss

Jack Holt as General Martin

Has previous starred with Robert Montgomery (2 movies), Vernon Steele (2 movies), John Wayne (2 movies), Jeff York (2 movies), Reginald Simpson (3 movies), Russell Simpson (3 movies), Harry Tenbrook (7 movies)

Ward Bond as 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.

Has previous starred with Sam Simone (2 movies), Robert Montgomery (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), Jeff York (2 movies), Vernon Steele (3 movies), Reginald Simpson (4 movies), Louis Jean Heydt (7 movies), Jack Holt (9 movies), Charles Trowbridge (14 movies), Russell Simpson (20 movies), John Wayne (22 movies), Harry Tenbrook (23 movies), Jack Pennick (27 movies)

Marshall Thompson as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Has previous starred with Charles Trowbridge (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (4 movies)

Paul Langton as Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

Has previous starred with Donna Reed (2 movies), Russell Simpson (2 movies), Harry Tenbrook (3 movies), Charles Trowbridge (3 movies), Cameron Mitchell (4 movies), Arthur Walsh (4 movies), Marshall Thompson (4 movies), Tim Murdock (4 movies)

Leon Ames as Major James Morton

Has previous starred with Jack Holt (2 movies), Robert Barrat (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies), Charles Trowbridge (2 movies), John Wayne (2 movies), Robert Montgomery (2 movies), Russell Simpson (3 movies), Louis Jean Heydt (3 movies), Jeff York (3 movies), Tim Murdock (3 movies), Reginald Simpson (4 movies), Paul Langton (4 movies), Donald Curtis (4 movies), Ward Bond (5 movies), Arthur Walsh (6 movies), Marshall Thompson (6 movies), Harry Tenbrook (9 movies)

Arthur Walsh as Seaman Jones

Has previous starred with Donna Reed (2 movies)

Donald Curtis as Lt. 'Shorty' Long, Radio Announcer

Has previous starred with Alex Havier (2 movies), John Wayne (2 movies), Jack Pennick (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Cameron Mitchell (2 movies), Russell Simpson (2 movies), Bruce Kellogg (2 movies), Harry Tenbrook (3 movies), Marshall Thompson (3 movies), Louis Jean Heydt (3 movies), Tim Murdock (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (5 movies), Paul Langton (5 movies), Charles Trowbridge (6 movies), Alex Havier (2 movies), John Wayne (2 movies), Jack Pennick (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Cameron Mitchell (2 movies), Russell Simpson (2 movies), Bruce Kellogg (2 movies), Harry Tenbrook (3 movies), Marshall Thompson (3 movies), Louis Jean Heydt (3 movies), Tim Murdock (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (5 movies), Paul Langton (5 movies), Charles Trowbridge (6 movies)

Cameron Mitchell as Ens. George Cross

Has previous starred with Russell Simpson (2 movies), Tim Murdock (2 movies), Marshall Thompson (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (4 movies)

Jeff York as Ens. Tony Aiken

Murray Alper as 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

Has previous starred with Robert Montgomery (2 movies), Reginald Simpson (2 movies), Russell Simpson (2 movies), Marshall Thompson (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), John Wayne (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Tim Murdock (2 movies), Leon Ames (3 movies), Jack Semple (3 movies), Donald Curtis (3 movies), Jeff York (3 movies), Jack Pennick (8 movies), Charles Trowbridge (10 movies), Harry Tenbrook (10 movies), Ward Bond (14 movies)

Harry Tenbrook as 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c

Has previous starred with Donna Reed (2 movies), Marshall Thompson (2 movies), Jeff York (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (3 movies), Charles Trowbridge (12 movies), John Wayne (14 movies)

Jack Pennick as 'Doc'

Has previous starred with Jeff York (2 movies), Reginald Simpson (3 movies), Leslie Sketchley (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (4 movies), Charles Trowbridge (10 movies), Russell Simpson (10 movies), John Wayne (21 movies), Harry Tenbrook (27 movies)

Alex Havier as 'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c

Has previous starred with Louis Jean Heydt (2 movies), Ralph Soncuya (2 movies), Charles Trowbridge (2 movies), Paul Langton (2 movies), John Wayne (3 movies)

Charles Trowbridge as Admiral Blackwell

Has previous starred with Arthur Walsh (3 movies), Jeff York (4 movies), John Wayne (4 movies)

Robert Barrat as The General

Has previous starred with Jack Holt (2 movies), Louis Jean Heydt (2 movies), Cameron Mitchell (2 movies), Donald Curtis (2 movies), Paul Langton (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (3 movies), Russell Simpson (4 movies), Vernon Steele (4 movies), Jack Pennick (4 movies), John Wayne (5 movies), Charles Trowbridge (6 movies), Harry Tenbrook (10 movies), Ward Bond (11 movies)

Bruce Kellogg as Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c

Has previous starred with Ralph Soncuya (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), Paul Langton (3 movies)

Tim Murdock as Ens. Brant

Has previous starred with Harry Tenbrook (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), Jeff York (2 movies), Charles Trowbridge (3 movies)

Louis Jean Heydt as 'Ohio'

Has previous starred with Donna Reed (2 movies), Cameron Mitchell (2 movies), Bruce Kellogg (2 movies), Jack Pennick (3 movies), Reginald Simpson (3 movies), Arthur Walsh (3 movies), John Wayne (3 movies), Tim Murdock (3 movies), Paul Langton (4 movies), Russell Simpson (4 movies), Harry Tenbrook (7 movies), Charles Trowbridge (11 movies)

Russell Simpson as 'Dad' Knowland

Has previous starred with Jeff York (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), Vernon Steele (3 movies), Marshall Thompson (3 movies), Charles Trowbridge (5 movies), John Wayne (6 movies), Harry Tenbrook (8 movies)

Vernon Steele as Army Doctor

Has previous starred with Charles Trowbridge (2 movies), Harry Tenbrook (3 movies)

Brent Shugar as Officer at Airport

Ernest Seftig as Naval Officer

Jack Semple as Man in Admiral's Office

Has previous starred with Brent Shugar (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies)

Leslie Sketchley as Marine Orderly

Has previous starred with Vernon Steele (2 movies), Jeff York (2 movies), John Wayne (3 movies), Donna Reed (3 movies), Harry Tenbrook (4 movies)

Ralph Soncuya as Filipino Orderly

Reginald Simpson as Man in Admiral's Office

Has previous starred with Russell Simpson (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies), Arthur Walsh (2 movies), Jeff York (2 movies), Charles Trowbridge (3 movies), Harry Tenbrook (6 movies)

Sam Simone as Man in Admiral's Office

Has previous starred with Reginald Simpson (2 movies), Leslie Sketchley (2 movies), Donna Reed (2 movies)

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