John Guillermin Director Irwin Allen Director, Producer Steve McQueen Chief O'Hallorhan Actor Paul Newman Doug Roberts Actor William Holden Jim Duncan Actor Faye Dunaway Susan Actor Fred Astaire Harlee Claiborne Actor Susan Blakely Patty Actor Richard Chamberlain Simmons Actor Jennifer Jones Liselotte Actor O.J. Simpson Jernigan Actor Robert Vaughn Senator Parker Actor Robert Wagner Bigelow Actor Susan Flannery Lorrie Actor Sheila Allen Paula Ramsay Actor Norman Burton Giddings Actor Jack Collins Mayor Ramsay Actor Gregory Sierra Carlos Actor Don Gordon Kappy Actor Mike Lookinland Phillip Allbright Actor Dabney Coleman Deputy Chief 1 Actor Scott Newman Young Fireman Actor Olan Soule Johnson Actor Stirling Silliphant Screenwriter John Williams Original Music Fred J. Koenekamp Cinematographer Carl Kress Film Editing Harold F. Kress Film Editing Jack Baur Casting William J. Creber Production Design Ward Preston Art Director Raphael Bretton Set Decoration Paul Zastupnevich Costume Design