Laurence Olivier as Richard III

Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England

Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop

Ralph Richardson as Duke of Buckingham

John Gielgud as George, Duke of Clarence

Mary Kerridge as Queen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown as Jane Shore

Paul Huson as Edward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom as The Lady Anne

Wallace Bosco as Monk

Andrew Cruickshank as Brackenbury

Clive Morton as The Lord Rivers

Patrick Troughton as Tyrell

Michael Gough as Dighton

Michael Ripper as Forrest

Stanley Baker as Henry, Earl of Richmond

John Laurie as Lovel

Stewart Allen as Page to Richard

Russell Thorndike as First Priest

Norman Fisher as Monk

Richard Bennett as George Stanley

Alexander Davion as Messenger to Richard III