Martin Sheen
Role: Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Role: Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
Role: Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Role: Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Role: Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam Bottoms
Role: Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
Role: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G. D. Spradlin
Role: General Corman
Harrison Ford
Role: Colonel
Jerry Ziesmer
Role: Jerry, Civilian
Scott Glenn
Role: Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Kerry Rossall
Role: Mike from San Diego
James Keane
Role: Kilgore's Gunner
Tom Mason
Role: Supply Sergeant
Cynthia Wood
Role: Playmate of the Year
Dennis Hopper
Role: Photojournalist
Colleen Camp
Role: Miss May
Linda Carpenter
Role: Playmate
Aurore Clément
Role: Roxanne Sarrault
Jack Thibeau
Role: Soldier in Trench
Glenn Walken
Role: Lieutenant Carlsen
Damien Leake
Role: Machine Gunner
Marc Coppola
Role: AFRS Announcer
Jerry Ross
Role: Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego
Charles Robinson
Role: Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
Nick Nicholson
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon Bell
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey
Role: Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Jim Gaines
Role: Extra (uncredited)
Vittorio Storaro
Role: TV Photographer (uncredited)
Evan A. Lottman
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Francis Ford Coppola
Role: Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Henry Strzalkowski
Role: Bit Part (uncredited)
William Upton
Role: Spotter
George Cantero
Role: Soldier with Suitcase
Joe Estevez
Role: Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Bo Byers
Role: MP Sergeant #1
Frank Villard
Role: Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
Christian Marquand
Role: Hubert de Marais
Michel Pitton
Role: Phillippe de Marais
David Olivier
Role: Christian de Marais
Chrystel Le Pelletier
Role: Claudine
Roman Coppola
Role: Francis de Marais
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Role: Gilles de Marais
Robert Julian
Role: The Tutor
Yvon LeSeaux
Role: Sergeant le Fevre
Daniel Kiewit
Role: Major from New Jersey
Hattie James
Role: Cleans Mother (voice)