Dead Poets Society

8.301

129 minutes

6/2/1989

Overview

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Cast List

Robin Williams
as John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard
as Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke
as Todd Anderson
Josh Charles
as Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen
as Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman
as Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero
as Steven Meeks
James Waterston
as Gerard Pitts
Norman Lloyd
as Mr. Nolan
Kurtwood Smith
as Mr. Perry
Carla Belver
as Mrs. Perry
Leon Pownall
as McAllister
George Martin
as Dr. Hager
Joe Aufiery
as Chemistry Teacher
Matt Carey
as Hopkins
Kevin Cooney
as Joe Danburry
Jane Moore
as Mrs. Danburry
Lara Flynn Boyle
as Ginny Danburry
Colin Irving
as Chet Danburry
Alexandra Powers
as Chris Noel
Melora Walters
as Gloria
Welker White
as Tina
Steve Mathios
as Steve
Alan Pottinger
as Bubba
Pamela Burrell
as Directing Teacher
Allison Hedges
as Actor / Fairy
Christine D'Ercole
as Titania
John Cunningham
as Mr. Anderson
Debra Mooney
as Mrs. Anderson
John Martin Bradley
as Bagpiper
Charles Lord
as Mr. Dalton
Kurt Leitner
as Lester
Richard Stites
as Stick
James J. Christy
as Spaz
Catherine Soles
as Stage Manager
Hoover Sutton
as Welton Professor
James Donnell Quinn
as Procession Alumnus
Simon Mein
as Welton Vicar
Ashton W. Richards
as Phys. Ed. Teacher
Robert Gleason
as Father of Spaz
Bill Rowe
as Dormitory Porter
Robert J. Zigler III
as Beans
Keith Snyder
as Russell
Nicholas K. Gilhool
as Shroom
Jonas Stiklorius
as Jonas
Craig Johnson
as Dewey
Chris Hull
as Ace
Jason Woody
as Woodsie
Sam Stegeman
as Sam
Andrew Hill
as Senior Student
Kate Kearney-Patch
as Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited)