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The Right Stuff
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66 cast members · 33 with popularity data
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Sorted by Buzz Score · April 29, 2026
1
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
6.1
#412 overall
2
Jeff Goldblum
NASA Recruiter
3.5
#1,168 overall
3
Ed Harris
John Glenn
3.2
#1,313 overall
4
Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
2.7
#1,786 overall
5
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
2.3
#2,154 overall
6
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
2.1
#2,565 overall
7
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
1.2
#4,789 overall
8
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
1.0
#5,737 overall
9
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
1.0
#5,834 overall
10
Harry Shearer
NASA Recruiter
0.9
#6,234 overall
11
Chuck Yeager
Fred
0.9
#6,472 overall
12
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
0.8
#6,596 overall
13
Royal Dano
Minister
0.7
#7,678 overall
14
Scott Wilson
Scott Crossfield
0.6
#8,553 overall
15
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
0.6
#9,319 overall
16
Kathy Baker
Louise Shepard
0.6
#9,503 overall
17
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
0.4
#12,345 overall
18
O-Lan Jones
Girl at Pancho's
0.4
#13,034 overall
19
David Gulpilil
Aborigine
0.3
#15,198 overall
20
John Dehner
Henry Luce
0.3
#15,326 overall
21
William Russ
Slick Goodlin
0.3
#16,470 overall
22
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
0.2
#17,323 overall
23
David Clennon
Liaison Man
0.2
#21,506 overall
24
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
0.1
#23,131 overall
25
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
0.1
#23,464 overall
26
John P. Ryan
Head of Program
0.1
#24,418 overall
27
Eric Sevareid
Himself
0.1
#27,623 overall
28
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
0.1
#27,910 overall
29
Jim Haynie
Air Force Major
0.0
#37,752 overall
30
Scott Beach
Chief Scientist
0.0
#40,078 overall
31
Darryl Henriques
Life Reporter
0.0
#50,935 overall
32
Edward Anhalt
Grand Designer
0.0
#51,639 overall
33
Mary Apick
Woman Reporter
0.0
#52,947 overall
34
Mickey Crocker
Marge Slayton
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35
Susan Kase
Rene Carpenter
—
36
Mittie Smith
Jo Schirra
—
37
Jane Dornacker
Nurse Murch
—
38
Anthony Munoz
Gonzales
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39
Drew Letchworth
The Permanent Press Corps
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40
Christopher P. Beale
The Permanent Press Corps
—
41
Richard Dupell
The Permanent Press Corps
—
42
William Hall
The Permanent Press Corps
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43
John X. Heart
The Permanent Press Corps
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44
Ed Holmes
The Permanent Press Corps
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45
Jack Bruno Tate
The Permanent Press Corps
—
46
Robert Beer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
—
47
Erik Bergmann
Eddie Hodges
—
48
James Brady
Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
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49
Katherine Conklin
Woman TV Reporter
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50
Maureen Coyne
Waitress
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51
Tom Dahlgren
Bell Aircraft Executive
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52
John Lion
Bell Aircraft Executive
—
53
Peggy Davis
Sally Rand
—
54
Robert Elross
Review Board President
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55
Drew Eshelman
Assistant Scientist
—
56
Robert J. Geary
Game Show M.C.
—
57
Royce Grones
1st X-1 Pilot
—
58
Anthony Wallis
Australian Driver
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59
Kaaren Lee
Young Widow
—
60
Sandy Kronemeyer
Cocoa Beach Girl
—
61
Frankie Di
Cocoa Beach Girl
—
62
Michael Pritchard
Texan
—
63
Ed Corbett
Texan
—
64
Mark Todd
Astronaut Trainee
—
65
Allen Gebhardt
Astronaut Trainee
—
66
Mimi Sarkisian
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
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