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