Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer

Forest Whitaker as Edward Garlick

Tom T. Tran as Tuan

Chintara Sukapatana as Trinh

Bruno Kirby as Lt. Steven Hauk

Robert Wuhl as Marty Lee Dreiwitz

J. T. Walsh as Sgt. Major Dickerson

Noble Willingham as Gen. Taylor

Richard Edson as Pvt. Abersold

Juney Smith as Phil McPherson

Richard Portnow as Dan 'The Man' Levitan

Floyd Vivino as Eddie Kirk

Cu Ba Nguyen as Jimmy Wah

Dan Stanton as Censor #1

Don Stanton as Censor #2

Danny Aiello III as MP #1

James McIntire as Sergeant #1 at Jimmy Wah's

Peter MacKenzie as Sergeant #2 at Jimmy Wah's

No Tran as Vietnamese Student

Hoa Nguyen as Vietnamese Student

Uikey Kuay as Vietnamese Student

Suvit Abakaz as Vietnamese Student

Panas Wiwatpanachat as Vietnamese Student

Lerdcharn Namkiri as Vietnamese Student

Hanh Thi Nguyen as Vietnamese Student

Tuan Lai as Vietnamese Student

Boonchai Jakraworawut as Vietnamese Student

Joe B. Veokeki as Vietnamese Student

Wichien Chaopramong as Vietnamese Student

Kien Chufak as Vietnamese Student

Prasert Tangpantarat as Vietnamese Student

Tim O'Hare as Convoy Soldier

John Goyer as Convoy Soldier

Louis Hood as Convoy Soldier

Christopher Mangan as Convoy Soldier

Kenneth Pitochelli as Convoy Soldier

Jonathan MacLeod as Convoy Soldier

Gregg T. Knight as Convoy Soldier

Ralph Tabakin as Chaplain Noel

Sangad Sangkao as Viet Cong Leader in Jungle

Vanlap Sangko as Viet Cong Leader in Jungle

Mark Johnson as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)

John Marshall Jones as MP #2 (uncredited)