Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest as Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall as Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms as Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G. D. Spradlin as General Corman

Harrison Ford as Colonel

Jerry Ziesmer as Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Kerry Rossall as Mike from San Diego

James Keane as Kilgore's Gunner

Tom Mason as Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood as Playmate of the Year

Dennis Hopper as Photojournalist

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

Herb Rice as Roach

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)

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

Jim Gaines as Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro as TV Photographer (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman as Soldier (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski as Bit Part (uncredited)

William Upton as Spotter

George Cantero as Soldier with Suitcase

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

Bo Byers as MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard as Gaston de Marais (Long Version)

Christian Marquand as Hubert de Marais

Michel Pitton as Phillippe de Marais

David Olivier as Christian de Marais

Chrystel Le Pelletier as Claudine

Roman Coppola as Francis de Marais

Gian-Carlo Coppola as Gilles de Marais

Robert Julian as The Tutor

Yvon LeSeaux as Sergeant le Fevre

Daniel Kiewit as Major from New Jersey

Hattie James as Cleans Mother (voice)