Rachel Bedford (played by Charlotte Rampling) is a protagonist in Orca.
An experienced cetologist and colleague of Ken. She educates Nolan on the intelligence and emotional depth of orcas, temporarily convincing him to spare the male. Later joins the hunting expedition on the Bumpo and survives the final encounter. Umilak (played by Will Sampson) appears in Orca.
A Mi'kmaq hunter recruited by Nolan for the orca pursuit. He joins the expedition to the Strait of Belle Isle and tragically dies when an iceberg avalanche crushes him after he transmits an SOS signal. Annie (played by Bo Derek) appears in Orca.
A crewmember on the Bumpo. She suffers a severe injury, losing her left leg, when the enraged male orca attacks Nolan's home during the night. Novak (played by Keenan Wynn) appears in Orca.
Nolan's first mate on the Bumpo. He attempts to distract the grieving male orca by cutting the dead female loose, but is dragged underwater and killed when the whale jumps the boat. Ken (played by Robert Carradine) appears in Orca.
A representative for a local aquarium who originally hired Nolan's crew to catch a great white shark. After being saved by the orca, he joins the hunting expedition but is killed when the whale surfaces and grabs him over the side of the boat. Paul (played by Peter Hooten) appears in Orca.
One of Nolan's remaining crewmembers who joins the pursuit. He loses his nerve during the chase, attempts to flee in a lifeboat, but the orca smashes it, causing him to drown.
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Characters
Rachel Bedford
(played by Charlotte Rampling) — protagonist
An experienced cetologist and colleague of Ken. She educates Nolan on the intelligence and emotional depth of orcas, temporarily convincing him to spare the male. Later joins the hunting expedition on...
Umilak
(played by Will Sampson) — supporting
A Mi'kmaq hunter recruited by Nolan for the orca pursuit. He joins the expedition to the Strait of Belle Isle and tragically dies when an iceberg avalanche crushes him after he transmits an SOS signal...
Annie
(played by Bo Derek) — supporting
A crewmember on the Bumpo. She suffers a severe injury, losing her left leg, when the enraged male orca attacks Nolan's home during the night.
Novak
(played by Keenan Wynn) — supporting
Nolan's first mate on the Bumpo. He attempts to distract the grieving male orca by cutting the dead female loose, but is dragged underwater and killed when the whale jumps the boat.
Ken
(played by Robert Carradine) — supporting
A representative for a local aquarium who originally hired Nolan's crew to catch a great white shark. After being saved by the orca, he joins the hunting expedition but is killed when the whale surfac...
Paul
(played by Peter Hooten) — supporting
One of Nolan's remaining crewmembers who joins the pursuit. He loses his nerve during the chase, attempts to flee in a lifeboat, but the orca smashes it, causing him to drown.
