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DRAMA

ROMANCE

WAR

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

name	character
Erville Alderson	Nate Tomkins
Murray Alper	But! Boy (uncredited)
James Anderson	Eb (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth	Marten - Bartender (uncredited)
Eugene Beday	Private (uncredited)
Noah Beery Jr.	Buck Lipscomb
Clem Bevans	Zeke
Ward Bond	Ike Botkin
Walter Brennan	Pastor Rosier Pile
David Bruce	Bert Thomas
Sonny Bupp	Boy in Sunday School (uncredited)
James Bush	Private (uncredited)
Nat Carr	Reporter (uncredited)
Lucia Carroll	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Lane Chandler	Corporal Savage (uncredited)
Clyde Cook	Cockney Soldier (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.	Piano Player (uncredited)
Ray Cooke	Orderly (uncredited)
Gary Cooper	Alvin C. York
Roger Creed	Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
John Dilson	Reporter (uncredited)
Donald Douglas	Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Charles Drake	Scorer (uncredited)
Roland Drew	Officer (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz	Prison Camp Commander (uncredited)
Carl Esmond	German Major
Frank Faylen	But! Boy (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	Sergeant Harry Parsons
William Forrest	Officer (uncredited)
Arno Frey	German Soldier (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann	German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert	Fat Woman (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard	General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
Eddie Graham	Reporter (uncredited)
Kit Guard	Soldier on Rifle Range (uncredited)
William Haade	Card Player (uncredited)
Creighton Hale	Associated Press Man (uncredited)
Henry Hall	Mountaineer (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood	Man at Church (uncredited)
Russell Hicks	General (uncredited)
George Irving	Harrison (uncredited)
Jane Isbell	Gracie's Sister (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson	General Duncan (uncredited)
Si Jenks	Man at Church (uncredited)
Edward Keane	Oscar of the Waldorf (uncredited)
Victor Kilian	Andrews (uncredited)
Joe King	Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)
Joan Leslie	Gracie Williams
Rolf Lindau	German Soldier (uncredited)
Al Lloyd	Reporter (uncredited)
June Lockhart	Rosie York
Ted Mapes	Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	Beardsley (uncredited)
Tully Marshall	Uncle Lige (uncredited)
Frank Mayo	Reporter (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.	Mountaineer (uncredited)
Sammy McKim	Boy (uncredited)
Patrick McVey	Spoldier (uncredited)
Charles Middleton	Mountaineer (uncredited)
Robert Milasch	Man at Church (uncredited)
Dickie Moore	George York
Jack Mower	Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Orth	Drummer (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton	Scorer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick	Corporal Cutting (uncredited)
Paul Phillips	Orderly (uncredited)
William Phillips	Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Porterfield	Zeb Andrews
Mickey Rentschler	Zeb's Brother (uncredited)
Stanley Ridges	Major Buxton
Rita La Roy	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Walter Sande	Sergeant on March (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer	Sergeant Early
Wallace Scott	Spoldier (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva	Lem
Dick Simmons	Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley	Editor (uncredited)
Will Stanton	Cockney Soldier (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens	Captain Danforth
Harry Strang	Sergeant (uncredited)
Kay Sutton	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Ray Teal	Marching Soldier (uncredited)
George Tobias	"Pusher" Ross
Sigfrid Tor	German Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge	Cordell Hull
Jean Del Val	Marshal Foch (uncredited)
Eddy Waller	Man at Church (uncredited)
Pat West	Sergeant (uncredited)
Lee "Lasses" White	Luke - Target Keeper (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox	Sergeant (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	Tom (uncredited)
Tom Wilson	Turkey Shoot Participant (uncredited)
Douglas Wood	Major Hylan (uncredited)
Margaret Wycherly	Mother York
William Yetter Sr.	German Soldier (uncredited)
Gig Young	Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman	Private (uncredited)

name
Harry Chandlee	screenplay
Abem Finkel	screenplay
Howard Hawks	director, producer
John Huston	screenplay
Howard Koch	screenplay
Jesse L. Lasky	producer
Max Steiner	composer
Hal B. Wallis	producer
Alvin C. York	writer (original)

year	award	category	name
1941	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Gary Cooper