Martin Sheen

Character: Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Character: Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest

Character: Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall

Character: Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne

Character: Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Character: Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Character: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G.D. Spradlin

Character: General Corman

Harrison Ford

Character: Colonel

Jerry Ziesmer

Character: Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Character: Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Kerry Rossall

Character: Mike from San Diego

James Keane

Character: Kilgore's Gunner

Tom Mason

Character: Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood

Character: Playmate of the Year

Dennis Hopper

Character: Photojournalist

Colleen Camp

Character: Miss May

Linda Carpenter

Character: Playmate

Aurore Clément

Character: Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Character: Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken

Character: Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake

Character: Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola

Character: AFRS Announcer

Bill Graham

Character: Agent

Herb Rice

Character: Roach

Jerry Ross

Character: Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson

Character: Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey

Character: Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines

Character: Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro

Character: TV Photographer (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola

Character: Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski

Character: Bit Part (uncredited)

William Upton

Character: Spotter

George Cantero

Character: Soldier with Suitcase

Joe Estevez

Character: Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers

Character: MP Sergeant #1

Christian Marquand

Character: Hubert de Marais

Michel Pitton

Character: Phillippe de Marais

David Olivier

Character: Christian de Marais

Chrystel Le Pelletier

Character: Claudine

Roman Coppola

Character: Francis de Marais

Gian-Carlo Coppola

Character: Gilles de Marais

Robert Julian

Character: The Tutor

Yvon LeSeaux

Character: Sergeant le Fevre

Daniel Kiewit

Character: Major from New Jersey

Hattie James

Character: Cleans Mother (voice)