The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Robin Williams
Hunter 'Patch' Adams
Monica Potter
Carin Fisher
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch Roman
Daniel London
Truman Schiff
Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott
Harve Presnell
Dean Anderson
Peter Coyote
Bill Davis
Michael Jeter
Rudy
Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall
Joletta
Barry Shabaka Henley
Emmet
Frances Lee McCain
Judy
Daniella Kuhn
Adelane
James Greene
Bile
Harold Gould
Arthur Mendelson
Bruce Bohne
Trevor Beene
Harry Groener
Dr. Prack
Steven Anthony Jones
Charlie
Richard Kiley
Dr. Titan
Douglas Roberts
Larry
Ellen Albertini Dow
Aggie
Alan Tudyk
Everton
Ryan Hurst
Neil
Peter Siteri
Chess Man
Don West
Instructor
Greg Sestero
Jaime
Jason Aaron Baca
Patch Pirate
Ismael 'East' Carlo
Hispanic Father
Diane Amos
Older Waitress
Andy Arness
Orderly (uncredited)
Renee Rogers
Receptionist
Dot-Marie Jones
Miss Meat
Ralph Peduto
Organizer
Norman Alden
Truck Driver
Sonya Eddy
Domenique Lozano
Passerby
Ken Hoffman
Big Texan
Roy Conrad
E.R. Doctor
Jay Jacobus
Jack Walton
Geoff Fiorito
3rd Year Student
Samuel Sheng
Kathleen Stefano
Margery
Piers Mackenzie
Dr. Hashman
Alex Gonzalez
Hispanic Boy
Jake Bowen
Bryan
Richard J. Silberg
Psych Patient
James Anthony Cotton
Michael X. Sommers
David Fine
James Carraway
J. Stephen Coyle
Wanda McCaddon
Woman in Lobby
Wanda Christine
Nurse Klegg
Lorri Holt
Pediatric Nurse
Stephanie Smith
Laughing Nurse
Mary DeLorenzo
Nurse
Vivis Colombetti
Hysterical Woman (as Vivis)
Donna Kimball
Waitress
Lydell M. Cheshier
Younger Man
Kelvin Han Yee
Orderly (as Kelvin Yee)
Doreen Foo Croft
Asian Woman (as Doreen Chou Croft)
Bill Roberson
Fred Jarvis
Randy Oglesby
Pinstriped Man
Vilma Vitanva
Maria (as Vilma Vitanza)
Bonnie Johnson
Walcott's Secretary
Karen Pavlick
Mrs. Davis (as Karen Michel)
James Allen
Ed
Katherine Fitzhugh
Mrs. O'Bannon (as Katherine A. Fitzhugh)
Kyle Timothy Smith
Davis Son
Jonathan Holder
Shannon Orrock
George Lee
Boardroom Doctor (as George Lee Masters)
Dan P. Hannafin
Boardroom Doctor (as Daniel P. Hannafin)
Roger W. Durrett
Boardroom Doctor
Ralph David Westfall
Gynecologist
Thom McIntyre
Michael Stanton Kennedy
Gynecologist (as Michael Kennedy)
David Acuff
Dr. Anderson (uncredited)
Tom Shadyac
Director
Patch Adams
Novel
Steve Oedekerk
Screenplay
Mike Farrell
Producer
Barry Kemp
Marvin Minoff
Charles Newirth
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Don Zimmerman
Editor
Daryl Tucker
Electrician
Jeff Carson
Music Supervisor
Debra Zane
Casting
Beau Bonneau
Kim Petrosky
Mary C. Lane
Costume Supervisor
Nancy Servin
Seamstress
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Frank Bennett
Carol DePasquale
Script Supervisor
Sam Richards
CG Supervisor
Julia Rivas Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Jenny Fulle
Scott Hill
Visual Effects Editor
Guy T. Wiedmann
Sheena Duggal
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Blitstein
Special Effects Coordinator
Ashley Fardys
Art Department Coordinator
James Nedza
Art Direction
Linda DeScenna
Production Design
Ric McElvin
Set Decoration
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Catherine Childers
Hairstylist
Karyn Huston
Judith A. Cory
Key Hair Stylist
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Mindy Hall
Butch West
Construction Coordinator
Patrick Loungway
Camera Operator
Kim Marks
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Rafael E. Sánchez
Gaffer
Gary Dahlquist
Rigging Gaffer
Paul Sanchez
First Assistant Camera
Patrick McArdle
Odin Benitez
Sound Effects Editor
Randall Guth
Piero Mura
Michael Hilkene
Supervising Sound Editor
Kirk A. Holland
Transportation Co-Captain
Dean Zimmerman
Assistant Editor
Joseph Gray
Construction Foreman
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Avram D. Gold
Dialogue Editor
Gaston Biraben
Christopher T. Welch
ADR Editor
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
John T. Cucci
Michael McGee
Special Props
Marsha Garces Williams
Executive Producer
Maureen Mylander
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