After Psycho had established itself, as well as jump-starting the careers if Perkins and Leigh, both suffered from typecasting. However, when Perkins was asked whether he would still take the role knowing that he would be typecast afterwards, he replied with a definite yes.
- Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
- Janet Leigh as Marion Crane
- Martin Balsam as Detective Milton Arbogast
- John Gavin as Sam Loomis
- Vera Miles as Lila Crane
- Simon Oakland as Dr. Fred Richmond
- John McIntire as Sheriff Al Chambers
- Frank Albertson as Tom Cassidy
- Patricia Hitchcock as Caroline
- Ted Knight as the first Policeman
Until her death, Leigh continued to receive strange and sometimes threatening calls, letters, and even tapes detailing what they would like to do to Marion Crane. One letter was so “grotesque” that it was passed along to the FBI, two of whose agents visited Leigh and told her the culprits had been located and that she should notify the FBI if she received any more letters of that type. Norman Bates’ mother was voiced by Paul Jasmin, Virginia Gregg, and Jeanette Nolan, who also provided some screams for Lila’s discovery of mother’s corpse. The three voices were thoroughly mixed, except for
the last speech, which is all Gregg’s. A young Ted Knight appears as the security guard outside of Norman Bates’ cell in the end of the film. Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo is a signature occurrence in most of his films. In Psycho, he can be seen (seven minutes into the film) through a window, wearing a Stetson hat, standing outside of Marion Crane’s office. 3
