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- C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Curtis. C. Thomas Howell, 56, played Ponyboy Curtis, the Outsiders’ protagonist. Ponyboy is a young Greaser who gets jumped by a rival gang, the Socs, instigating a deadly rivalry.
- Ralph Macchio as Johnny Cade. Ralph Macchio, 61, played Johnny Cade, Ponyboy’s friend who kills one of the Socs after they’re attacked one night. The Outsiders was Macchio’s first major acting role.
- Matt Dillon as Dallas “Dally” Winston. Matt Dillon, 59, played Dallas “Dally” Winston, one of the older Greasers who is hardened from his previous life of crime and poverty in New York City.
- Patrick Swayze as Darrel “Darry” Curtis. Patrick Swayze starred as Darrel “Darry” Curtis, the oldest Curtis brother who raises his brothers Ponyboy and Sodapop after the death of their parents.
C. Thomas Howell played the sensitive Ponyboy Curtis, the main character of the novel and the film. C. Thomas Howell in 1984. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images. Howell was 16 ...
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May 12, 2023 · After The Outsiders, Dalton starred in Red Dawn alongside Swayze, Howell, Jennifer Grey, Harry Dean Stanton, Charlie Sheen and more. He went on to make guest appearances on TV shows including ...
Oct 12, 2023 · Here's a look back at the unforgettable cast of the powerful coming-of-age story. The Outsiders cast (left to right: Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Emilio ...
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- C. Thomas Howell. The Los Angeles native was 15 when he landed the coveted starring role of Ponyboy Curtis, the soulful tagalong greaser through whose eyes we see the events of the 1950s-set film unfold.
- Diane Lane. The former child actress, who was hailed on a 1979 TIME magazine cover as one of Hollywood's "Whiz Kids" after starring in A Little Romance, actually appeared in two Coppola-directed adaptations of S.E.
- Rob Lowe. Since Lowe did get cast in The Outsiders as Ponyboy's second-oldest brother, Sodapop ("it even says so on his birth certificate"), he did not quit acting.
- Emilio Estevez. The Brat Pack-bound actor grew up in the Hollywood scene and had a little insight as to the director's ways, his dad, Martin Sheen, having starred in Coppola's Apocalypse Now.
Oct 17, 2024 · S.E. Hinton (Nurse) The author of the book, S.E. (Susie) Hinton, played a small part in The Outsiders. (She was Dallas’ nurse when he was in the hospital.) In the film version of her book Tex ...
Playing Johnny Cade in The Outsiders helped Ralph Macchio land the part that would define his career: Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid films. He would later costar as Joe Pesci ’s nephew — one of the “yutes” he defends — in My Cousin Vinny. Macchio’s career has seen a resurgence thanks to Netflix’s Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai.
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