The Hunt for Red October (film) James Earl Jones in the United States Army. Baldwin and Glenn spent time on a "Los Angeles"-class submarine. Baldwin was trained to drive an attack submarine. Some extras portraying the "Dallas" crew were serving submariners, including the pilot of the DSRV, Lt Cmdr George Billy, commander of the DSRV. Submariners from San Diego were cast as extras because it was easier to hire them than to train actors. Crew from , including Lt Mark Draxton, took leave to participate in filming. According to an article in "Sea Classics", at least two sailors from the Atlantic Fleet-based "Dallas" took leave and
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