Cast
The Life article described Wojtowicz as "a dark, thin fellow with the broken-faced good looks of an Al Pacino or Dustin Hoffman". Hoffman would later be offered the role when Pacino briefly quit the production. An 18-year-old actor was originally to be cast in the role of Sal to match the age of the actual Salvatore. The table below summarizes the main cast of Dog Day Afternoon.
| Character | Actor | Role | Similar person from Life article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Wortzik | Al Pacino | Bank robber | John Wojtowicz |
| Salvatore "Sal" Naturile | John Cazale | Sonny's partner in the robbery | Salvatore Naturile |
| Sergeant Eugene Moretti | Charles Durning | Police Sergeant who originally negotiates with Sonny | |
| Agent Sheldon | James Broderick | FBI agent who replaces Moretti in negotiations | Agent Richard Baker |
| Agent Murphy | Lance Henriksen | FBI agent/driver | Agent Murphy |
| Leon Shermer | Chris Sarandon | Sonny's pre-operative transsexual wife | Ernest Aron |
| Sylvia "The Mouth" | Penelope Allen | Head teller | Shirley Bell (Wojtowicz also called her "The Mouth") |
| Mulvaney | Sully Boyar | Bank manager | Robert Barrett |
| Angie | Susan Peretz | Sonny's estranged divorced wife | Carmen Bifulco |
| Jenny "The Squirrel" | Carol Kane | Bank teller | |
| Stevie | Gary Springer | Bank Robber | Robert left soon after John and Salvatore held up the bank |
| Howard Calvin | John Marriott | Unarmed bank guard | Calvin Jones |
| Doctor | Philip Charles MacKenzie | MacKenzie's debut |
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