"Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner."
Guy Pearce
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Russell Crowe
as Wendell 'Bud' White
Kevin Spacey
as Jack Vincennes
Kim Basinger
as Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
as Sid Hudgens
James Cromwell
as Dudley Smith
David Strathairn
as Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
as D.A. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy
as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle
as Mickey Cohen
Paolo Seganti
as Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli
as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Steve Rankin
as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel
as Dick Stensland
Allan Graf
as Wife Beater
Precious Chong
as Wife
Symba
as Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
as Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
as Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
as Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith
as Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen
as Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
as Sid's Assistant
Simon Baker
as Matt Reynolds
Shawnee Free Jones
as Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
as Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as First Mexican
Shane Dixon
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
Brian Lally
Don Pulford
Chris Short
John Mahon
as Police Chief
Tomas Arana
as Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager
as Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley
as Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter
as Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight
as Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans
as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande
as Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta
as Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo
as Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
as Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
as Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
as Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
as City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
as Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
as Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
as Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
as Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
as Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
as Mayor
April Breneman
as Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
Beverly Sharpe
as Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell
as Reporter at Hospital
John Slade
as Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
as Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
as Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
as Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Irene Roseen
as D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein
as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James
as Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
as Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
as Detective
Robert Foster
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Henry Marder
Monty McKee
Henry Meyers
Michael Ossmann
Dick Stilwell
Jess Thomas
Robert Thompson
Jody Wood
Jimmy Ortega
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
as Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
as Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
as Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
as Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
as Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
as Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
as Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
as Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
as Movie Star (uncredited)
William Arnold
Art Direction
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Curtis Hanson
Producer
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Arnon Milchan
Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Peter Honess
Editor
Michael G. Nathanson
Mali Finn
Casting
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Jimmy Romano
Stunts
Toby Holguin
Freddie Jin
Gary Price
Danny Costa
Richie Gaona
Gene LeBell
Norm Compton
Robby Robinson
Joni Avery
John C. Meier
Troy Brown
Joey Box
Danny Rogers
Tom Lupo
Gary Epper
Troy Robinson
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Richard Drown
Doc Duhame
Kevin L. Jackson
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Co-Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Eric Rylander
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
James Ellroy
Novel
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Anthony G. Schmidt
Fred Fein
Stand In
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Jeff Durling
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Mark Poll
Set Designer
Chris Grantz
Swing
Patrick McGee
Julia K. Levine
Kai Blomberg
Carlos M. Gallardo
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Mark Soucie
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Julie Beattie Iiams
Kenny Schneider
Doug Sieck
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Kenneth Hunter
Location Manager
John Panzarella
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Louisa Bonnie
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Thell Reed
Armorer
John Cales
Propmaker
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Steven Melton
Property Master
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
Rick Broderman
Painter
Dave Amberik
Driver
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
Robert Lamkin
Chef
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Linda Montanti
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Corwin A. Bibb
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Eric Yount
Carpenter
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
David Orr
Color Timer
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Andrea Horta
ADR Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Denise Horta
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Steve Mann
Cathie Speakman
Gordon Ecker
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Andy Nelson
John Roesch
Robert Deschaine
Glenn Hoskinson
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
G. Roger Abell
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Diane Linn
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Carole Henderson Harrington
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Stephen Fischer
Conductor
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Eric Smith
Bob Herron
Randy Berrett