James Stewart
George Bailey
Charles Halton
Carter (uncredited)
Thomas Mitchell
Uncle Billy
Ward Bond
Bert
Adriana Caselotti
Singer at Martini's (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Henry Travers
Clarence
J. Farrell MacDonald
Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
Donna Reed
Mary Hatch
Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Potter
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds
Pa Bailey
Georgie Nokes
Little Harry Bailey
Frank Faylen
Ernie
Moroni Olsen
Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Elderly Man (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Real Estate Salesman
Charles C. Wilson
Charlie (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Man on Porch (uncredited)
Larry Simms
The Bailey Child - Pete
Tom Chatterton
Townsman (uncredited)
H.B. Warner
Mr. Gower
Ernie Adams
Ed (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Potter's Bodyguard
Danny Mummert
Little Marty Hatch
Ray Walker
Joe (Luggage Shop)
Stanley Andrews
Mr. Welch (uncredited)
Sheldon Leonard
Nick
Edward Clark
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Gloria Grahame
Violet
Frank Albertson
Sam Wainwright
Marian Carr
Jane Wainwright (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Hatch
Lane Chandler
Policeman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Mr. Martini
Eddie Kane
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Lee Frederick
(uncredited)
Effie Laird
Townswoman (uncredited)
Mary Treen
Cousin Tilly
Almira Sessions
Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
Mrs. Martini
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)
Netta Packer
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Man in Fantasy (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
The Bailey Child - Tommy
Garry Owen
Bill-Poster (uncredited)
Robert J. Anderson
Little George
Harry Cheshire
Dr. Campbell (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Man in Fantasy (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Cousin Eustace
Edward Keane
Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
Sam Flint
Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Sheriff (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man with Sheriff (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Mr. Partridge (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Nick's Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Young George's Friend (uncredited)
Mark Roberts
Mickey (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Horace (uncredited)
Frank Fenton
Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Carl Kent
Townsman (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Townsman (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph
Annie
Jack Lomas
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Harold Landon
Marty Hatch (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Nervous Banker (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Virginia Patton
Ruth Dakin
Karolyn Grimes
The Bailey Child - Zuzu
Jeanine Ann Roose
Little Violet
Franklin Parker
Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)
Carol Coombs
The Bailey Child - Janie
Arthur Stuart Hull
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Cedric Stevens
Townsman (uncredited)
Lew Davis
High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)
Art Howard
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Jack Bailey
One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Buz Buckley
Young Boy (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Nick's Waitress (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Louise Bates
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
George Noisom
School Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Acker
Townswoman (uncredited)
Bert Howard
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Carl Eric Hansen
(uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Townsman (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Townswoman (uncredited)
Irene Mack
Townswoman (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Beth Belden
Young Girl (uncredited)
Priscilla Montgomery
Student in Gym (uncredited)
Lynn O'Leary-Jameson
Infant Janie Bailey (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow
Uncle Billy's pet (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Bar Patron (uncredited)