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==Cast== [[Image:Dam Busters Gibson.jpg|thumb|225px|[[Richard Todd]] as [[Guy Gibson]]]] [[Image:Dam Busters Redgrave.jpg|thumb|[[Michael Redgrave]] as [[Barnes Wallis]]]] In credits order. {{Div col}} * [[Richard Todd]] as Wing Commander [[Guy Gibson]], CO of 617 Squadron and pilot of "George" * [[Michael Redgrave]] as [[Barnes Wallis]], assistant chief designer, Aviation Section, Vickers-Armstrong Ltd * [[Ursula Jeans]] as Mrs Molly Wallis * [[Basil Sydney]] as Air Chief Marshal Sir [[Arthur Harris]], [[General officer commanding|GOC-in-C]], RAF Bomber Command * [[Patrick Barr]] as Captain [[Joseph Summers|Joseph "Mutt" Summers]], Chief Test Pilot, Vickers-Armstrong Ltd * [[Ernest Clark]] as Air Vice-Marshal [[Ralph Cochrane]], AOC, No. 5 Group RAF * [[Derek Farr]] as Group Captain [[John Whitworth (RAF officer)|John Whitworth]], station commander, [[RAF Scampton]] * [[Charles Carson (actor)|Charles Carson]] as Doctor * Stanley Van Beers as [[David Randall Pye|David Pye]], director of scientific research, Air Ministry * [[Colin Tapley]] as [[William Glanville|Dr William Glanville]], director of Road Research, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research * [[Frederick Leister]] as committee member * Eric Messiter as committee member * [[Laidman Browne]] as committee member * [[Raymond Huntley]] as National Physical Laboratory Official * [[Hugh Manning]] as Ministry of Aircraft Production Official * [[Edwin Styles]] as Observer at Trials * [[Hugh Moxey]] as Observer at Trials * Anthony Shaw as RAF Officer at Trials * [[Laurence Naismith]] as Farmer * [[Harold Siddons]] as Group Signals Officer * Frank Phillips as BBC Announcer * [[Brewster Mason]] as Flight Lieutenant Richard Trevor-Roper, rear gunner of "George" * Anthony Doonan as Flight Lieutenant Robert Hutchison, wireless operator of "George" * [[Nigel Stock (actor)|Nigel Stock]] as Flying Officer Frederick Spafford, bomb aimer of "George" * [[Brian Nissen]] as Flight Lieutenant Torger Taerum, navigator of "George" * [[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]] as Flight Sergeant John Pulford, flight engineer of "George" * Peter Assinder as Pilot Officer Andrew Deering, front gunner of "George" * [[Richard Leech]] as [[Dinghy Young|Squadron Leader Melvin "Dinghy" Young]], pilot of "Apple" * [[Richard Thorp]] as Squadron Leader [[Henry Eric Maudslay|Henry Maudslay]], pilot of "Zebra" * [[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]] as Flight Lieutenant [[John Vere Hopgood|John Hopgood]], pilot of "Mother" * [[David Morrell (actor)|David Morrell]] as Flight Lieutenant Bill Astell, pilot of "Baker" * [[Bill Kerr]] as [[Harold Brownlow Martin|Flight Lieutenant H. B. "Micky" Martin]], pilot of "Popsie" * [[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]] as Flight Lieutenant [[David Maltby]], pilot of "Johnny" * Ronald Wilson as Flight Lieutenant [[Dave Shannon]], pilot of "Leather" * [[Denys Graham]] as Flying Officer [[Les Knight]], pilot of "Nancy" * Basil Appleby as Flight Lieutenant Bob Hay, bomb aimer of "Popsie" * [[Tim Turner]] as Flight Lieutenant Jack Leggo, navigator of "Popsie" * [[Ewen Solon]] as Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell, crew chief * [[Harold Goodwin (English actor)|Harold Goodwin]] as Gibson's [[Batman (military)|batman]] * [[Peter Arne]] (uncredited) as Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane * [[Edward Cast]] (uncredited) as Crew Member * [[Richard Coleman]] (uncredited) as RAF Officer * [[Brenda de Banzie]] (uncredited) as Waitress * [[Peter Diamond (actor)|Peter Diamond]] (uncredited) as Tail Gunner * [[Gerald Harper]] (uncredited) as RAF Officer * [[Arthur Howard]] (uncredited) as RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI * [[Lloyd Lamble]] (uncredited) as Collins * [[Philip Latham]] (uncredited) as Flight Sergeant * [[Patrick McGoohan]] (uncredited) as RAF Security Guard {{#tag:ref|This was McGoohan's feature film debut, playing a guard posted outside a briefing room where the crews are being told of their mission. His only lines are spoken to Gibson's dog.|group=N}} * [[Edwin Richfield]] (uncredited) as RAF Officer {{div col end}} '''Cast notes:''' * Sydney Hobday (28 January 1912 - 24 February 2000), the navigator of ''AJ-N'', was involved with the casting<ref>''Sunday Mirror'' Sunday 14 February 1954, page 14</ref> * Elisabeth Gaunt, Barnes Wallis's daughter in real life, appears as a photographer in the test tank<ref>{{cite episode |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06j66l4|title=22/10/2015 |series=The One Show |station= BBC One|publisher=BBC}}</ref> * The film featured several actors who would go on to be stars of cinema and TV. Robert Shaw was featured as Gibson's engineer Flt Sgt Pulford.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://johnnycat.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/robert-shaw-trivia/ | title=Robert Shaw Trivia| date=2010-06-03}}</ref> Anderson was struggling to find an actor who psychically resembled Pulford until he went to lunch with Redgrave and Shaw, who was one of his theatre friends; Anderson was impressed by the resemblance and Redgrave confirmed to Anderson that Shaw was an actor. The film was Shaw's first major film role. George Baker played Flt Lt Maltby.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2011-10-08/chief-inspector-wexford-actor-george-baker-dies-aged-80/ | title=Chief Inspector Wexford actor George Baker dies aged 80}}</ref> Charles Foster, nephew of Dambuster pilot David Maltby, said his family formed a bond with Baker. Patrick McGoohan had a bit part as a security guard,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://robhicks-films.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-profile-patrick-mcgoohan.html?m=1 | title=My Life as a Film: In Profile: Patrick McGoohan| date=2011-10-21}}</ref> standing guard outside the briefing room. He delivered the line—"Sorry, old boy, it's secret—you can't go in. Now, c'mon, hop it!", which was cut from some prints of the film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}} McGoohan and Nigel Stock, a co-star in the film, both played [[Number Six (The Prisoner)|Number Six]] in ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (1967–1968). Richard Thorp played Sqn Ldr Maudslay.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11036379 | title=Emmerdale star wants dam tribute| publisher=BBC News| date=2010-08-23}}</ref>
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