Harrison Ford
Colonel Lucas
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner
Francis Ford Coppola
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G. D. Spradlin
General Corman
Vittorio Storaro
TV Photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
R. Lee Ermey
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault
Colleen Camp
Miss May
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
Charles Robinson
Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
Jim Gaines
Extra (uncredited)
Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant
Joe Estevez
Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
Damien Leake
Machine Gunner
Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year
Don Gordon Bell
Soldier (uncredited)
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego