Bruce Willis
as John McClane

Bonnie Bedelia
as Holly McClane

William Sadler
as Stuart

Art Evans
as Leslie Barnes

Dennis Franz
as Capt. Carmine Lorenzo

William Atherton
as Richard Thornburg

John Amos
as Major Grant

Fred Thompson
as Trudeau

Tom Bower
as Marvin

Franco Nero
as General Ramon Esperanza

Sheila McCarthy
as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Reginald VelJohnson
as Sgt. Al Powell

Don Harvey
as Garber

Tony Ganios
as Baker

Peter Nelson
as Thompson

Robert Patrick
as O'Reilly

Mick Cunningham
as Sheldon

John Leguizamo
as Burke

Tom Verica
as Kahn

John Costelloe
as Sgt. Oswald Cochrane

Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Miller

Mark Boone Junior
as Shockley

Ken Baldwin
as Mulkey

Danny Weselis
as Blue Light Team

Gregg Kovan
as Blue Light Team

Don Charles McGovern
as Blue Light Team - Lt. Sherman

Danial Donai
as Blue Light Team

Jeff Langton
as Blue Light Team

Bob 'Rocky' Cheli
as Blue Light Team

Dale Jacoby
as Blue Light Team

Vincent Mazella Jr.
as Blue Light Team

Patrick O'Neal
as Corporal Telford

Ben Lemon
as Sergeant

Jason Ross-Azikiwe
as Second Sergeant

Anthony Droz
as Soldier

Michael Francis Clarke
as Northeast Plane - Pilot

Steve Pershing
as Northeast Plane - Co-Pilot

Tom Everett
as Northeast Plane - Navigator

Sherry Bilsing
as Northeast Plane - Stewardess

Karla Tamburrelli
as Northeast Plane - Stewardess

Jeanne Bates
as Northeast Plane - Older Woman

Colm Meaney
as Windsor Plane - Pilot

Steffen Foster
as Windsor Plane - Co-Pilot

James Lancaster
as Windsor Plane - Navigator

Amanda Hillwood
as Windsor Plane - Stewardess

Felicity Waterman
as Windsor Plane - Stewardess

Alan Berger
as Windsor Plane - Passenger

Vance Valencia
as Foreign Military Plane - Pilot

Gilbert Garcia
as Foreign Military Plane - Co-Pilot

Julian Reyes
as Foreign Military Plane - Young Corporal

Richard Domeier
as WNTW Cameraman

David Katz
as WNTW Soundman

Robert Lipton
as WNTW Chopper Pilot

Rob Steinberg
as WZDC - Victor

Paul Abascal
as WZDC Director

John Rubinow
as WZDC Producer

Bob Braun
as WZDC Newscaster

Dominique Jennings
as WZDC Newscaster

Carol Barbee
as WZDC Newscaster

Jerry E. Parrott
as Engineer

Martin Lowery
as Engineer

Robert Sacchi
as Engineer

Dick McGarvin
as Engineer

Edward Gero
as Engineer

Stafford Morgan
as Engineer

Robert J. Bennett
as Engineer

Jim Hudson
as Engineer

Nick Angotti
as Engineer

Tom Finnegan
as Engineer

Thomas Tofel
as Engineer

Earl Houston Bullock
as Engineer

Wynn Irwin
as Engineer

Rande Scott
as Engineer

Ken Smolka
as Engineer

Robert Costanzo
as Sgt. Vito Lorenzo

Lauren Letherer
as Rent-A-Car Girl

Connie Lillo-Thieman
as Information Booth Girl

Ed DeFusco
as Morgue Worker

Charles Lanyer
as Justice Man

Bill Smillie
as Custodian

Dwayne Hargray
as Luggage Worker

John Cade
as Lobby Cop

Paul Bollen
as Airport Cop

Joseph Michael Roth
as Airport Cop

David Willis Sr.
as Tow Truck Driver

Edward Mannix
as Tower Controller (voice) (uncredited)

Dru Berrymore
as Capt. Lorenzo's Secretary (uncredited)

Robert M. Bouffard
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Michael Luggio
as Police Officer (uncredited)

James Wellington
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Scott Cranford
as Airport Security Guard (uncredited)

Reggie Luck
as Airport Cop (uncredited)

Russell McConnell
as Engineer (uncredited)

Mickie McGowan
as Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)