Ben Gazzara
John Resko
Stuart Whitman
Principal Keeper
Ray Walston
Iggy
Vincent Price
Carl Carmer
Rod Steiger
Tiptoes
Broderick Crawford
Warden
Dodie Stevens
Resko's Sister
Jack Kruschen
Resko's Father
Sammy Davis Jr.
Wino
Naomi Stevens
Resko's Mother
Adam Williams
Guard
Jack Albertson
Teach
John Kellogg
Guard
Robert H. Harris
Commissioner
Carmen Phillips
Connie Resko
Timothy Carey
Nick
Myron Healey
Gunther
Lee Krieger
Stanley
Josip Elic
Vic the Barber
Arthur Malet
Storekeeper
Robert Christopher
Guard
Reggie Nalder
Greer
Kreg Martin
Guard
Susan Silo
Cathy (as an adult)
Tom Gilson
Lefty
Roland La Starza
Duke
Warren J. Kemmerling
Guard
Andy Albin
Inmate
John Close
Guard
John Dennis
Cell Block Guard
Billy Varga
Guard
Burt Lange
Gallery Man
Vincent Barbi
Painter (uncredited)
Peter Besbas
Sculptor (uncredited)
John Dierkes
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Sculptor (uncredited)
Sid Kane
Sculptor (uncredited)
Lenny Kent
Painter (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Convict (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Sculptor (uncredited)
Norman Nazarr
Sculptor (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Sculptor (uncredited)
Robert Swimmer
Guard (uncredited)
Robert White
Guard (uncredited)
Millard Kaufman
Director
Millard Kaufman
Screenplay
Edward Morey Jr.
Production Supervisor
Ralph Butler
Sound
Roger J. Weinberg
Wardrobe Master
Archie Dattelbaum
Sound Editor
John Resko
Author
Milton Olsen
Special Effects
James West
Construction Coordinator
Doane Harrison
Producer's Assistant
William Turner
Makeup Artist
Clark L. Paylow
Assistant Director
Mickey Lewis
Assistant Director
Ted Mossman
Property Master
John Resko
Technical Advisor
Jim Henderling
Location Manager
George White
Editor
Eve Newman
Music Editor
Robert Gary
Continuity
Howard Richmond
Art Direction
A. Ronald Lubin
Producer
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography