Richard Brooks Director, Writer Elizabeth Taylor Maggie Pollitt Actor Paul Newman Brick Pollitt Actor Burl Ives Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt Actor Jack Carson Gooper Pollitt Actor Judith Anderson Ida "Big Momma" Pollitt Actor Madeleine Sherwood Mae Pollitt Actor Larry Gates Dr. Baugh Actor Vaughn Taylor Deacon Davis Actor Patty Ann Gerrity Dixie Pollitt Actor Rusty Stevens Sonny Pollitt Actor Brian Corcoran Boy Actor Hugh Corcoran Buster Pollitt Actor Deborah Miller Trixie Pollitt Actor Vince Townsend Lacey Actor Zelda Cleaver Sookey Actor Walter Merrill Party guest Actor Jeane Wood Party guest Actor Bobby Johnson Pollitt Groom Actor James Poe Writer Lawrence Weingarten Producer William H. Daniels Cinematographer Ferris Webster Film Editing Charles Wolcott Original Music William A. Horning Art Director Urie McCleary Art Director Henry Grace Set Decoration Robert Priestley Set Decoration