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)