Onionhead

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.

Cast

Andy Griffith

as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

Felicia Farr

as Stella Papparonis

Walter Matthau

as 'Red' Wildoe

Erin O'Brien

as Josephine 'Jo' Hill

Joe Mantell

as Harry 'Doc' O'Neal

Ray Danton

as Ensign Dennis Higgins

James Gregory

as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper

Joey Bishop

as Sidney Gutsell

Roscoe Karns

as 'Windy' Woods

Claude Akins

as Poznicki

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