Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G. D. Spradlin

General Corman

Harrison Ford

Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Kerry Rossall

Mike from San Diego

James Keane

Kilgore's Gunner

Tom Mason

Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood

Playmate of the Year

Dennis Hopper

Photojournalist

Colleen Camp

Miss May

Linda Carpenter

Playmate

Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken

Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake

Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola

AFRS Announcer

Bill Graham

Agent

Herb Rice

Roach

Jerry Ross

Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson

Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell

Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey

Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines

Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro

TV Photographer (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman

Soldier (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola

Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

William Upton

Spotter

George Cantero

Soldier with Suitcase

Joe Estevez

Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers

MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard

Gaston de Marais (Long Version)

Christian Marquand

Hubert de Marais

Michel Pitton

Phillippe de Marais

David Olivier

Christian de Marais

Chrystel Le Pelletier

Claudine

Roman Coppola

Francis de Marais

Gian-Carlo Coppola

Gilles de Marais

Robert Julian

The Tutor

Yvon LeSeaux

Sergeant le Fevre

Daniel Kiewit

Major from New Jersey

Hattie James

Cleans Mother (voice)