Airplane! Cast
Meet the Cast
Striker (Robert Hays)
EverymanMeet Ted Striker: He's incompetent. He's oblivious. And judging from the vacant stare permanently plastered on his face, we get the sense that he's not exactly the most emotionally stable g...
Elaine (Julie Hagerty)
Doe-eyed, soft-spoken, and utterly bewildered, Elaine Dickinson is our female lead and beautiful love interest of Ted Striker. Oh, and she has the mouth (and the personality?) of a sailor. Her wide...
Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen)
If you were to argue that Dr. Rumack is the most iconic character in Airplane!, we'd probably say something like "surely you can't be serious." Then you'd respond by saying "I am serious, and don't...
McCroskey (Lloyd Bridges)
Steve McCroskey is the gruff, fast-talking Chicago air traffic controller who does his darndest to help get the airplane on the ground. He also apparently really picked the wrong week to quit smoki...
Kramer (Robert Stack)
Grizzled, savvy, and no-nonsense, there's no one you'd rather call in a pressure situation than Captain Rex Kramer. A former combat veteran and military colleague of Ted Striker, Kramer has since m...
Captain Oveur (Peter Graves)
Captain Clarence Oveur only makes it about halfway through the movie before falling violently ill at the hands of the infamous fish dinner. But Oveur still gives us some memorable moments before it...
Johnny (Stephen Stucker)
Air Traffic Controller Johnny isn't an essential character in Airplane! He isn't crucial to the plot. He doesn't help advance the story in any way. But boy can he land a joke.In his limited screen...