R.M. Richards Director Robert Mitchum Philip Marlowe Actor Charlotte Rampling Helen Grayle Actor Sylvia Miles Jessie Halstead Florian Actor John Ireland Det. Lt. Nulty Actor Jack O'Halloran Moose Malloy Actor Anthony Zerbe Laird Brunette Actor Harry Dean Stanton Det. Billy Rolfe Actor Jim Thompson Judge Baxter Wilson Grayle Actor John O'Leary Lindsay Marriott Actor Kate Murtagh Frances Amthor Actor Walter McGinn Tommy Ray Actor Jimmie Archer Georgie Actor Joe Spinell Nick Actor Sylvester Stallone Jonnie Actor Burton Gilliam Cowboy Actor Ted Gehring Roy Actor Logan Ramsey Commissioner Actor Jack Bernardi Louis Levine Actor Raymond Chandler Writer David Zelag Goodman Screenwriter George Pappas Producer, Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Producer Jerry Bick Executive Producer John A. Alonzo Cinematographer Joel Cox Film Editor Walter Thompson Film Editor David Shire Music Dean Tavoularis Production Design Angelo Graham Art Director Robert Nelson Set Decoration Louis DiGiaimo Casting