Bruce Willis as John McClane

Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber

Alexander Godunov as Karl

Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro McClane

Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell

Paul Gleason as Dwayne Robinson

De'voreaux White as Argyle

William Atherton as Richard Thornburg

Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis

James Shigeta as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Bruno Doyon as Franco

Andreas Wisniewski as Tony

Clarence Gilyard Jr. as Theo

Joey Plewa as Alexander

Lorenzo Caccialanza as Marco

Dennis Hayden as Eddie

Al Leong as Uli

Gary Roberts as Heinrich

Hans Buhringer as Fritz

Wilhelm von Homburg as James

Robert Davi as Big Johnson

Grand L. Bush as Little Johnson

Bill Marcus as City Engineer

Rick Ducommun as Walt

Matt Landers as Captain Mitchell

Carmine Zozzora as Rivers

Dustyn Taylor as Ginny

George Christy as Dr. Hasseldorf

Anthony Peck as Young Cop

Cheryl Baker as Woman

Richard Parker as Man

David Ursin as Harvey Johnson

Mary Ellen Trainor as Gail Wallens

Harri James as Police Supervisor

Shelley Pogoda as Dispatcher

Selma Archerd as Hostage

Scot Bennett as Hostage

Rebecca Broussard as Hostage

Kate Finlayson as Hostage

Shanna Higgins as Hostage

Kym Malin as Hostage

Taylor Fry as Lucy McClane

Noah Land as John McClane Jr.

Betty Carvalho as Paulina

Kip Waldo as Convenience Store Clerk

Mark Goldstein as Station Manager

Tracy Reiner as Thornburg's Assistant

Rick Cicetti as Guard

Fred Lerner as Guard

Bill Margolin as Producer

Bob Jennings as Cameraman

Bruce P. Schultz as Cameraman

David Katz as Soundman

Robert Lesser as Businessman

Stella Hall as Stewardess

Terri Lynn Doss as Girl at Airport

Jon E. Greene as Boy at Airport

P. Randall Bowers as Kissing Man

Michele Laybourn as Girl in Window

Charlie Picerni as Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)

Conrad Hurtt as SWAT (uncredited)

Terry Ray as SWAT (uncredited)

Eric Kay as Fireman (uncredited)

Gérard Bonn as Kristoff

Mark Winn as Police Detective (uncredited)