David Bowie as Jareth

Jennifer Connelly as Sarah

Toby Froud as Toby

Shelley Thompson as Stepmother

Christopher Malcolm as Father

Brian Henson as Hoggle / Goblin (voice)

Dave Goelz as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)

Ron Mueck as Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)

Karen Prell as The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2

David Alan Barclay as Didymus / Firey 1

Natalie Finland as Fairy

Shari Weiser as Hoggle

Rob Mills as Ludo / Firey 3

David Shaughnessy as Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)

Timothy Bateson as The Worm / The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)

Frank Oz as The Wiseman

Michael Hordern as The Wiseman (voice)

Denise Bryer as The Junk Lady (voice)

Steve Whitmire as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)

Kevin Clash as The Four Guards / Firey 1 / Ambrosius (voice)

Anthony Asbury as The Four Guards / Right Door Knocker / Firey 5

Anthony Jackson as The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)

Douglas Blackwell as The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)

David Healy as Right Door Knocker (voice)

Robert Beatty as Left Door Knocker (voice)

Toby Philpott as Firey 1

Ian Thom as Firey 2

Charles Augins as Firey 2 (voice)

Sherry Amott as Firey 3

Danny John-Jules as Firey 3 / Firey 4 (voice)

Cheryl Henson as Firey 4

Kaefan Shaw as Firey 4

Alistair Fullarton as Firey 5

Rollie Krewson as Firey 5

Richard Bodkin as Firey 5 (voice)

Percy Edwards as Ambrosius (voice)

Michael Attwell as Goblin (voice)

Sean Barrett as Goblin (voice)

John Bluthal as Goblin (voice)

Peter Marinker as Goblin (voice)

Kerry Shale as Goblin (voice)

Marc Antona as Goblin Corps

Kenny Baker as Goblin Corps

Danny Blackner as Goblin Corps

Peter Burroughs as Goblin Corps

Toby Denver Clark as Goblin Corps

Tessa Crockett as Goblin Corps

Warwick Davis as Goblin Corps

Malcolm Dixon as Goblin Corps

Anthony Georghiou as Goblin Corps

Paul Grant as Goblin Corps

John Key as Goblin Corps

Andrew Herd as Goblin Corps

Richard Jones as Goblin Corps

Jack Purvis as Goblin Corps

Mark Lisle as Goblin Corps

Peter Mandell as Goblin Corps

Linda Spriggs as Goblin Corps

Katie Purvis as Goblin Corps

Nicholas Read as Goblin Corps

Albert Wilkinson as Goblin Corps

Penny Stead as Goblin Corps

Michael Henbury Ballan as Goblin Corps

Elfrida Ashworth as Ballroom Dancer

Margaret Foyer as Ballroom Dancer

Elizabeth A. Gilbert as Ballroom Dancer

Louise Gold as Ballroom Dancer

Moira Grant as Ballroom Dancer

San Lee as Ballroom Dancer

Janis Mackintosh as Ballroom Dancer

Penny Marsden as Ballroom Dancer

Kim Mendez as Ballroom Dancer

Wendy Millward as Ballroom Dancer

Leonie Palette as Ballroom Dancer

Caroline Pope as Ballroom Dancer

Sharon White as Ballroom Dancer

John Aron as Ballroom Dancer

Terry Dane as Ballroom Dancer

Derek Hartley as Ballroom Dancer

Douglas Howes as Ballroom Dancer

Christopher Preston as Ballroom Dancer

Peter Salmon as Ballroom Dancer

Peter Sim as Ballroom Dancer

Graeme Sneddon as Ballroom Dancer

Graham Tudor-Phillips as Ballroom Dancer

David Turner as Ballroom Dancer

Barrie J. Wilkinson as Ballroom Dancer

Jim Henson as Goblins (uncredited)