Martin Sheen
as Captain Benjamin Willard

Frederic Forrest
as Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall
as Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms
as Lance B. Johnson

Marlon Brando
as Colonel Walter Kurtz

Robert Duvall
as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper
as Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin
as General Corman

Harrison Ford
as Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer
as Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn
as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane
as Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall
as Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason
as Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood
as Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp
as Miss May

Linda Carpenter
as Playmate

Aurore Clément
as Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau
as Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken
as Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake
as Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola
as AFRS Announcer

Bill Graham
as Agent

Jerry Ross
as Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson
as Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson
as Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell
as Soldier (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman
as Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines
as Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro
as TV Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola
as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Herb Rice
as Roach

Joe Estevez
as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers
as MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard
as Gaston de Marais (Long Version)