Charlton Heston character Capt. Matthew Garth
Henry Fonda character Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
James Coburn character Capt. Vinton Maddox
Glenn Ford character Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Hal Holbrook character Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Robert Mitchum character Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Toshirō Mifune character Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Cliff Robertson character Cmdr. Jessop
Robert Wagner character Lt.Cmdr. Blake
Robert Webber character Admiral Jack Fletcher
James Shigeta character Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
Pat Morita character Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
John Fujioka character Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Ed Nelson character Admiral Harry Pearson
Christopher George character Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
Erik Estrada character Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos
Tom Selleck character Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard
Robert Ito character Cmdr. Minoru Genda
Edward Albert character Ens. Thomas Garth
Christina Kokubo character Haruko Sakura
Susan Sullivan character Ann (TV Version)
Larry Pennell character Captain Cyril Simard
Monte Markham character Commander Max Leslie
Biff McGuire character Captain Miles Browning
Kevin Dobson character Ensign George Gay
Glenn Corbett character Lieutenant Commander John Waldron
Gregory Walcott character Captain Elliott Buckmaster
Edward Albert character Lieutenant Tom Garth
Dale Ishimoto character Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Dabney Coleman character Captain Murray Arnold
Erik Estrada character Pilot 'Chili Bean' Ramos
Clyde Kusatsu character Cmdr. Watanabe
Phillip R. Allen character Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach
Sab Shimono character Lt. Tomonaga
Conrad Yama character Adm. Nobutake Kondo
Yuki Shimoda character Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu
Seth Sakai character Capt. Kameto Kuroshima
Kurt Grayson character Maj. Floyd 'Red' Parks
Alfie Wise character Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs
Steve Kanaly character Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey
Kip Niven character Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot
Dennis Rucker character Ens. Manson
Michael Richardson character Lt. Woll - Aide to Adm. Nimitz
James Ingersoll character Pilot, PBY 'Strawberry 12'
Larry Csonka character Cmdr. Delaney (uncredited)
Mitchell Ryan character RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
