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Backdraft

1991 Action film Thriller film Disaster film Drama film Crime film

Backdraft is a 1991 film directed by Ron Howard. It stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn and others.

Top cast

14 people

Kurt Russell

Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

Scott Glenn

Senior Firefighter John "Axe" Adcox

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey
Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Fire Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale

Jason Gedrick

Probationary Firefighter Tim Krizminski

J. T. Walsh

Alderman Martin Swayzak

Clint Howard

Ricco, morgue attendant

W. Earl Brown

Paramedic

Irma P. Hall

Nurse

More cast

  • Jack McGee Otis Schmidt
  • David Crosby 70s hippie

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q499371), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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