Citizen Kane

Orson Welles
1941-04-17

Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.
8.008
119 min

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Cast

Name Character Team
Orson Welles Charles Foster Kane Unowned
Joseph Cotten Jedediah Leland Unowned
Dorothy Comingore Susan Alexander Kane Unowned
Ray Collins Jim W. Gettys Unowned
George Coulouris Walter Parks Thatcher Unowned
Agnes Moorehead Mary Kane Unowned
Paul Stewart Raymond Unowned
Ruth Warrick Emily Norton Kane Unowned
Erskine Sanford Herbert Carter Unowned
William Alland Jerry Thompson/Narrator Unowned
Everett Sloane Mr. Bernstein Unowned
Fortunio Bonanova Signor Matiste Unowned
Gus Schilling John Unowned
Philip Van Zandt Mr. Rawlston Unowned
Georgia Backus Bertha Anderson Unowned
Harry Shannon Jim Kane Unowned
Sonny Bupp Charles Foster Kane III Unowned
Buddy Swan Young Charles Foster Kane Unowned
Gregg Toland Interviewer Unowned
Don Ackerman Man at Party in Everglades (uncredited) Unowned
Gino Corrado Gino (uncredited) Unowned
Maurice Costello Extra (uncredited) Unowned
Demetrius Alexis Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Gene Coogan Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Art Dupuis Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Rudy Germane Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Mike Lally Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Lawrence Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
John Northpole Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Victor Romito Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Bob Terry Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
William Alston Man at Xanadu Great Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Gargan Man at Xanadu Great Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Bert Moorhouse Man at Xanadu Great Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Carmen Laroux Maid in Xanadu Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Ash Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) Unowned
Buddy Messinger Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) Unowned
Terrance Ray Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) Unowned
Sally Corner Woman at Boat Dock (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Bacon City Room Employee (uncredited) Unowned
Herbert Corthell City Editor (uncredited) Unowned
Harry A. Bailey Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Danny Borzage Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
J.J. Clark Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Coleman Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Carl Deloro Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Egan Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Haines Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Ludwig Lowry Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
John McCormack Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Hercules Mendez Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Paddy O'Flynn Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Rice Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Don Roberts Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Larry Wheat Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Larry Williams Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Joan Blair Georgia (uncredited) Unowned
Morgan Brown Servant (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Burkhardt Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Edmund Cobb Inquirer Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Coke Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Louis Natheaux Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur O'Connell Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Guy Repp Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Steele Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Wilson Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Louise Currie Reporter at Xanadu (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Sande Reporter at Xanadu (uncredited) Unowned
Jan Wiley Reporter at Xanadu (uncredited) Unowned
Milton Kibbee Reporter at Wedding (uncredited) Unowned
Buck Mack Reporter at Boat Deck (uncredited) Unowned
Alan Ladd Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited) Unowned
Thomas A. Curran Teddy Roosevelt (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Curtis Boss Printer (uncredited) Unowned
George Noisom Copy Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Gerald Pierce Copy Boy Delivering Message in Chicago Hotel Room (uncredited) Unowned
Dona Dax House Maid (uncredited) Unowned
George DeNormand Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Bud Geary Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Bert LeBaron Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Clyde McAtee Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Cyril Ring Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Roland Winters Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Lew Harvey Newspaperman (uncredited) Unowned
Herman J. Mankiewicz Newspaperman (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Dew Man in Projection Room (uncredited) Unowned
Perc Launders Man in Projection Room (uncredited) Unowned
John Dilson Ward Heeler (uncredited) Unowned
Walter James Ward Heeler (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Dudley Photographer (uncredited) Unowned
Suzanne Dulier French Maid (uncredited) Unowned
Al Eben Solly (uncredited) Unowned
Johnny Eckert Car-Driver (uncredited) Unowned
Carl Ekberg Adolf Hitler (uncredited) Unowned
Edith Evanson Leland's Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Carl Faulkner Hermann Goring (uncredited) Unowned
Juanita Fields Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Edna Mae Jones Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Leda Nicova Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Jolane Reynolds Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Suzanne Ridgway Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Olin Francis Expressman (uncredited) Unowned
Louise Franklin Susan's Maid (uncredited) Unowned
Renee Godfrey Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Gowland Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Jimmy Grant Man at Party in Everglades (uncredited) Unowned
Jesse Graves Joseph (uncredited) Unowned
Ernest Grooney Man on Hospital Roof (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Gwynne Man on Hospital Roof (uncredited) Unowned
Teddy Mangean Man on Roof (uncredited) Unowned
Henry Hebert Best Man at Wedding (uncredited) Unowned
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower Fish Driver (uncredited) Unowned
Mitchell Ingraham Politician (uncredited) Unowned
Philip Morris Politician (uncredited) Unowned
Francis Sayles Politician (uncredited) Unowned
George W. Jimenez Waiter at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Unowned
Ellen Lowe Ms. Townsend (uncredited) Unowned
James T. Mack Prompter (uncredited) Unowned
Mickey Martin Newsboy (uncredited) Unowned
Bruce Sidney Newsman (uncredited) Unowned
Major McBride Shadowgraph Man (uncredited) Unowned
Frank McLure (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Meakin Civic Leader (uncredited) Unowned
Edward Peil Jr. Civic Leader (uncredited) Unowned
Irving Mitchell Dr. Corey (uncredited) Unowned
Frances E. Neal Ethel (uncredited) Unowned
Lillian Nicholson Woman at Opera (uncredited) Unowned
Joseph North Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
William H. O'Brien Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Field Norton Opera Spectator (uncredited) Unowned
Dick Scott Opera Spectator (uncredited) Unowned
Frank O'Connor Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Unowned
Russ Powell Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Unowned
Bert Stevens Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Unowned
Thomas Pogue Man (uncredited) Unowned
Lillian O'Malley Woman in Front of Chronicle Building (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Raymond Stagehand (uncredited) Unowned
Gohr Van Vleck Stagehand (uncredited) Unowned
Myrtle Rishell Big Governess (uncredited) Unowned
Benny Rubin Smather (uncredited) Unowned
Shimen Ruskin Hireling (uncredited) Unowned
George Sherwood Hireling (uncredited) Unowned
Edward Ryan Man in Inquirer City Room (uncredited) Unowned
Landers Stevens Senate Investigator (uncredited) Unowned
Harry J. Vejar Portuguese Laborer (uncredited) Unowned
Tudor Williams Chorus Master (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Yeoman Speaker (uncredited) Unowned
Tim Davis Copy Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Bennett Entertainer (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Kay Orchestra Leader (Uncredited) Unowned
John Alban Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Finn Zirzow Audience Member (uncredited) Unowned
Sam Harris Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Dorothy Cleveland Woman in Front of Chronicle Building (uncredited) Unowned