Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie

Donald Pleasence as President of the United States

Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York

Season Hubley as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton as Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie

Tom Atkins as Rehme

Charles Cyphers as Secretary of State

Frank Doubleday as Romero

John Strobel as Cronenberg

George Buck Flower as Drunk

John Cothran as Gypsy #1

Nancy Stephens as Stewardess

Steven Ford as Secret Service #2

John Carpenter as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Jamie Lee Curtis as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

Nick Castle as Pianist

Debra Hill as Computer (voice)

Ox Baker as Slag

Joe Unger as Taylor

Garrett Bergfeld as Gypsy #2

Wally Taylor as Controller

Rodger Bumpass as Dancer

John Diehl as Punk