Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway is an American stage and film actress who has won an Academy Award, three Golden Globes, and an Emmy Award. She is known for her striking and serious approach to dramatic roles and has worked consistently in film since her star-making turn in Bonnie and Clyde in 1967.
After making a start on Broadway, Dunaway starred in The Happening and Bonnie and Clyde in the same year, which catapulted her into the public eye and earned her an Academy Award nomination (for her role as Bonnie Parker). Other films include The Thomas Crown Affair, The Arrangement, Chinatown, The Towering Inferno, Three Days of The Condor, Network (for which she won an Academy Award), Mommie Dearest, Barfly, The Handmaid's Tale, Gia, and The Rules of Attraction.
Her turn as Bonnie Parker is perhaps her best-known performance, and she has been quoted as saying, in a rare interview, "Never have I felt so close to a character as I felt to Bonnie. She was a yearning, edgy, ambitious southern girl who wanted to get out of wherever she was. I knew everything about wanting to get out, and the getting out doesn't come easy."
Warren Beatty
At first, Warren Beatty was signed on to produce Bonnie and Clyde, not act in it, but soon enough he took on the role of the titular Clyde. Over the course of his long Hollywood career, Beatty has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning for Best Director (for Reds) in 1981. He has worked as an actor, director, producer, and writer in Hollywood, and his commitment to film has been widely celebrated.
Beatty's notable films include Elia Kazan's Splendoe in the Grass, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, Lilith, Bonnie and Clyde, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Fortune, Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait (which he also wrote, produced, and directed), Reds (which he wrote, directed, and produced), Ishtar, Dick Tracy (which he directed and produced), and Bugsy.
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman was recommended for the role of Clyde's brother by Warren Beatty, who had worked with Hackman on the film Lilith, and admired his talents.
Hackman has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and two BAFTAs. His breakout role was as a supporting character in Bonnie and Clyde for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Prominent film roles after Bonnie and Clyde include I Never Sang for my Father, The French Connection, The Conversation, Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, The Firm, Get Shorty, The Birdcage, Behind Enemy Lines, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Enemy of the State. He won an Academy Award for his performance in The French Connection. In 2004, he retired from acting.
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons is an actress, singer, and director, who won an Academy Award for her role as Blanche.
After getting a law degree, Parsons decided to become an actress, first working on Broadway in the 1960s and continuing to work extensively on stage throughout her career. Her films include Ladybug Ladybug, Rachel, Rachel, Watermelon Man, For Pete's Sake, Dick Tracy, Boys on the Side, and That Darn Cat. She is also known for playing Roseanne's mother on the television show Roseanne. She has been nominated for five Tony Awards.
Michael J. Pollard
Pollard is best known for his performance as Moss in Bonnie and Clyde, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His other films include Summer Magic, Jigsaw, Roxanne, Dick Tracy, Arizona Dream, and The Woods.
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder is a widely beloved comic actor known for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and with Richard Pryor. His supporting role as Eugene in Bonnie and Clyde was his film debut, and a memorable one at that. His other films include The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, and Another You.
