Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe

Charlotte Rampling as Mrs. Grayle

John Ireland as Nulty

Sylvia Miles as Mrs. Florian

Anthony Zerbe as Brunette

Harry Dean Stanton as Billy Rolfe

Jack O'Halloran as Moose Malloy

Joe Spinell as Nick

Sylvester Stallone as Jonnie

Kate Murtagh as Amthor

John O'Leary as Marriott

Walter McGinn as Tommy Ray

Burton Gilliam as Cowboy

Jim Thompson as Mr. Grayle

Jimmy Archer as Georgie

Ted Gehring as Roy

Logan Ramsey as Commissioner

Margie Hall as Woman

Jack Bernardi as Louis Levine

Bennett Ohta as Patron in Pool Hall

Jerry Fujikawa as Fence

Richard Kennedy as 1st Detective

John O'Neil as 2nd Detective

Mark Allen as 3rd Detective

Andrew Harris as Mulatto Child

Napoleon Whiting as Hotel Clerk

John Eames as Butler

Cheryl Smith as Doris

Stu Gilliam as Man #1

Roosevelt Pratt as Man #2

Dino Washington as Bouncer

Harry Caesar as Bartender

Bill Gentry as Hood

Cory B. Shiozaki as Waiter

Noelle North as Girl

Wally K. Berns as Father

Lola Mason as Mother

Joan Shawlee as Woman in Ballroom

Eddra Gale as Singer

Karen Gaston as Prostitute

Don Ames as Counterman (uncredited)

Jack Berle as Maitre D' (uncredited)

Elliott Carpenter as Ghetto Bar Piano Player (uncredited)

Dick Crockett as Hood (uncredited)

Olivia Enke as Prostitute (uncredited)

Raven Grey Eagle as Man (uncredited)

Lars Hensen as Party Guest (uncredited)

Kathryn Janssen as Party Guest (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers as Party Guest (uncredited)

Su Ling as Prostitute (uncredited)

Clark Ross as Ballroom Guest (uncredited)

George Simmons as Hood (uncredited)

Susan Stewart as Prostitute (uncredited)