Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz

Albert Hall as Chief Phillips

Frederic Forrest as Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Laurence Fishburne as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms as Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper as Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin as General Corman

Harrison Ford as Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer as Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane as Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall as Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason as Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood as Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp as Miss May

Linda Carpenter as Playmate

Aurore Clément as Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau as Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken as Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake as Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola as AFRS Announcer

Bill Graham as Agent

Jerry Ross as Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson as Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson as Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell as Soldier (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman as Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines as Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro as TV Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski as Bit Part (uncredited)

Herb Rice as Roach

Joe Estevez as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers as MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard as Gaston de Marais (Long Version)