Kurt Russell

Character: Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef

Character: Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Ernest Borgnine

Character: Cabbie

Donald Pleasence

Character: President of the United States

Isaac Hayes

Character: The Duke of New York

Season Hubley

Character: Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton

Character: Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau

Character: Maggie

Tom Atkins

Character: Rehme

Charles Cyphers

Character: Secretary of State

Frank Doubleday

Character: Romero

John Strobel

Character: Cronenberg

George Buck Flower

Character: Drunk

John Cothran

Character: Gypsy #1

Nancy Stephens

Character: Stewardess

Steven Ford

Character: Secret Service #2

John Carpenter

Character: Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Jamie Lee Curtis

Character: Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

Nick Castle

Character: Pianist

Debra Hill

Character: Computer (voice)

Ox Baker

Character: Slag

Joe Unger

Character: Taylor

Garrett Bergfeld

Character: Gypsy #2

Wally Taylor

Character: Controller

Rodger Bumpass

Character: Dancer

John Diehl

Character: Punk

Ronald E. House

Character: Dancer