Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne

Tom Atkins as Nick Castle

Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley

Hal Holbrook as Father Malone

Janet Leigh as Kathy Williams

Nancy Kyes as Sandy Fadel

Ty Mitchell as Andy

John Houseman as Mr. Machen

James Canning as Dick Baxter

Charles Cyphers as Dan O'Bannon

John F. Goff as Al Williams

George Buck Flower as Tommy Wallace

Regina Waldon as Mrs. Kobritz

Jim Haynie as Dockmaster

Darrow Igus as Mel

John Carpenter as Bennett

Darwin Joston as Dr. Phibes

Fred Franklyn as Ashcroft

John Strobel as Grocery Clerk

Tommy Lee Wallace as Ghost

Lee Socks as Ghost

Ric Moreno as Ghost

Rob Bottin as Blake

Charles Nicklin as Blake (voice)

Debra Hill as Blonde Girl on Bleachers (uncredited)

John Allen Vick as Sheriff David Simms