Robert Wise Director Paul Newman Rocky Actor Pier Angeli Norma Actor Everett Sloane Irving Cohen Actor Eileen Heckart Ma Barbella Actor Sal Mineo Romolo Actor Harold J. Stone Nick Barbella Actor Joseph Buloff Benny Actor Sammy White Whitey Bimstein Actor Arch Johnson Heldon Actor Robert P. Lieb District Attorney Hogan Actor Theodore Newton Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan Actor Steve McQueen Fidel Actor Robert Easton Cpl. Quinbury Actor Ray Walker Zale Ring Announcer Actor Robert Loggia Frankie Peppo Actor Matt Crowley Lou Stillman Actor Judson Pratt Johnny Hyland Actor Donna Jo Gribble Yolanda Barbella Actor James Todd Colonel at Court Martial Actor John Eldredge Reformatory Warden George Niles Actor Clancy Cooper Capt. Lancheck Actor Dean Jones Private in Rocky's Tent at Army Base Actor Angela Cartwright Audrey Actor David Leonard Mr. Mueller Actor Charles Schnee Producer Ernest Lehman Screenwriter Bronislau Kaper Original Music Joseph Ruttenberg Cinematographer Albert Akst Film Editing Malcolm Brown Art Director Cedric Gibbons Art Director F. Keogh Gleason Set Decoration Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration