Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

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Paul Newman

Rocky Graziano

Pier Angeli

Norma Graziano

Everett Sloane

Irving Cohen

Eileen Heckart

Ma Barbella

Sal Mineo

Romolo

Harold J. Stone

Nick Barbella

Joseph Buloff

Benny

Arch Johnson

Heldon

Sammy White

Whitey Bimstein

R

Robert P. Lieb

D. A. Hogan

Theodore Newton

Edward Eagan

Steve McQueen

Fidel (uncredited)

Stanley Adams

Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

L

Leon Alton

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

William Boyett

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Bart Braverman

Boy (uncredited)

J

John Breen

Hearing Specatator (uncredited)

Frank Campanella

Detective (uncredited)

W

Walter Cartier

Polack (uncredited)

Angela Cartwright

Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited)

George Cisar

Fence (uncredited)

R

Russ Clark

Zale Fight Referee (uncredited)

T

Tom Coleman

Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Captain Grifton (uncredited)

Gene Coogan

Bookie (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Captain Lancheck (uncredited)

Matt Crowley

Lou Stillman (uncredited)

Michael Dante

Shorty (uncredited)

Ray Danton

Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime

Training Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Corporal Quinbury (uncredited)

John Eldredge

George Niles (uncredited)

J

Joe Garcio

Radio Listener (uncredited)

R

Robert Gardett

Reporter (uncredited)

T

Tommy Garland

Referee (uncredited)

Sam Gilman

Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited)

J

James Gonzalez

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

H

Herschel Graham

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

D

Donna Jo Gribble

Yolanda Barbella (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Bern Hoffman

Fat Man at Hijacking Attempt (uncredited)

Allen Jaffe

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Dean Jones

Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)

Byron Kane

Reporter (uncredited)

J

Jackie Kelk

George (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

J

Jess Kirkpatrick

Chicago Reporter (uncredited)

R

Richard LaMarr

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

D

David Leonard

Mr. Mueller (uncredited)

Len Lesser

Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)

Robert Loggia

Frankie Peppo (uncredited)

J

Jack Lomas

Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

J

Joseph Marr

Customer (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Guard (uncredited)

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