Onionhead
5.9
“The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!”
An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.
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Cast
18 people
Andy Griffith
Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Known for
The Andy Griffith Show
A Face in the Crowd
Felicia Farr
Stella Papparonis
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
Charley Varrick
Walter Matthau
'Red' Wildoe
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Erin O'Brien
Josephine 'Jo' Hill
Also in
John Paul Jones
In Like Flint
Joe Mantell
Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
Known for
The Birds
Chinatown
Ray Danton
Ensign Dennis Higgins
Known for
The Longest Day
James Gregory
Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Joey Bishop
Sidney Gutsell
Known for
The Delta Force
Ocean's Eleven
Roscoe Karns
'Windy' Woods
Known for
It Happened One Night
His Girl Friday
Claude Akins
Poznicki
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Rio Bravo
Ainslie Pryor
Chief Miller
Known for
The Left Handed Gun
Karl Lukas
Agnelli
Known for
Emperor of the North
Watermelon Man
Norman Taurog Director · Nelson Gidding Screenplay Weldon Hill Author
Budget $960K · United States release October 25, 1958 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$960,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 25, 1958
Theatrical
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