Jean Gabin as Pépé le Moko

Mireille Balin as Gaby, the Parisian

Gabriel Gabrio as Carlos

Lucas Gridoux as Inspector Slimane

Gilbert Gil as Pierrot

Line Noro as Inès, Pépé's mistress

Saturnin Fabre as The Great Father

Fernand Charpin as Régis

Marcel Dalio as L'Arbi

Charles Granval as Maxime

Gaston Modot as Jimmy

René Bergeron as Meunier

Paul Escoffier as Louvain

Roger Legris as Max

Jean Témerson as Gravère

Robert Ozanne as Gendron

Philippe Richard as Janvier

Georges Péclet as Barsac

Fréhel as Tania

Olga Lord as Aïcha

Renée Carl as 'La Mère Tarte'

Franck Maurice as Inspector (uncredited)