The Friday the 13th cast features Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King and Jeannine Taylor. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Sean S. Cunningham’s 1980 movie on AMC+, Paramount+ and Shudder. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Friday the 13th takes place in 1958. At Camp Crystal Lake, several counselors investigates a series of murders. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they learn the true identity of a local killer. Here’s every actor and performer and character in Friday the 13th, the first installment of the horror movie franchise.

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Friday the 13th Cast: Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Voorhees

Character Profile: A local woman. She seeks revenge for a traumatic experience from the past. Mrs. Voorhees targets various camp counselors because of their sexual promiscuity.

Palmer’s Resume: Kitty Carter in The Long Gray Line (1955), Lieutenant Ann Girard in Mister Roberts (1955), Virginia Bullock in Knots Landing (1989-90), Rhonda in Just Shoot Me! (1998), Trudie Tredwell in Penny Dreadful (2005)

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Friday the 13th Cast: Adrienne King as Alice

Character Profile: A Camp Crystal Lake counselor. She investigates a series of murders. Alice learns about a mysterious boy who allegedly drowned the year prior.

King’s Resume: Melinda in Inherit the Wind (1965), Dancer in Hair (1979), Rachel in The Butterfly Room (2012), Angela in Gabby’s Wish (2012), Detective Richards in The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 (2022)

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Friday the 13th Cast: Jeannine Taylor as Marcie

Character Profile: A Camp Crystal Lake counselor. She enjoys some personal time with her boyfriend. Marcie gets killed with an axe.

Taylor’s Resume: Stewardess in The Edge of Night (1981), Samantha Edwards in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)

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Friday the 13th Cast: Robbi Morgan as Annie

Character Profile: A Camp Crystal Lake counselor. She is a cook who learns about a 1957 drowning. Annie gets killed during the first act.

Morgan’s Resume: Natalie, Age 7 in Me, Natalie (1969), Rosalie in What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), Jerry in Forbidden Love (1982), Linda O’Hara in The Fall Guy (1983),  Margie Shaw in Dutch Hollow (2015)

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Friday the 13th Cast: Kevin Bacon as Jack

Character Profile: A Camp Crystal Lake counselor. He is a smoker who dates Marcie. Jack gets killed in a bedroom.

Bacon’s Resume: Ren in Footloose (1984), Sebastian Caine in Hollow Man (2000), Sean Devine in Mystic River (2003), Walter in The Woodsman (2004), Hub Halloran in The Bondsman (2025)

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Friday the 13th Cast: Harry Crosby as Bill

Character Profile: A Camp Crystal Lake counselor. He investigates various murders with Alice. Bill gets pinned to a door.

Crosby’s Resume: Albie Foreman in Riding for the Pony Express (1980), Cpl. Ed Stevens in The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981), Steven in Double Trouble (1984), Cute Rocker in Hollow Venus: Diary of a Go-Go Dancer (1989)

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The Friday the 13th cast also includes:

• Laurie Bartram as Brenda
• Mark Nelson as Ned
• Peter Brouwer as Steve Christy
• Rex Everhart as The Truck Driver
• Ronn Carroll as Sgt. Tierney
• Ron Millkie as Officer Dorf
• Walt Gorney as Crazy Ralph
• Willie Adams as Barry
• Debra S. Hayes as Claudette
• Dorothy Kobs as Trudy

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